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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Official statement from Navy Secretary R. Smith on January 29, 1802, detailing the status, equipment, and assignments of US Navy frigates, including those in the Mediterranean, under repair, and in ordinary.
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Of the vessels now belonging to the Navy of the United States, with their present state of equipment, and the service in which they are respectively employed.
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The frigates, President, Philadelphia, Essex, and Boston, are cruising in the Mediterranean, for the protection of our commerce against the Tripolitan corsairs. Two of these vessels are expected home, in virtue of orders given the 15th of December last. The terms of service for which the crews of these vessels entered, will expire on or about the 1st of June next.
The Chesapeake, the Constellation and the schooner Enterprise, destined for the Mediterranean, are nearly in a state of complete preparation for sea. Every necessary order for officering, manning, provisioning, and otherwise equipping them, has been given; and it is presumed, they will be ready to sail on or before the 20th of the ensuing month.
The Constitution, at Boston, and the Adams, at New-York, are undergoing necessary repairs. The repairs of the Constitution will be completed in the course of three months; those of the Adams, will be effected in one month.
The frigates, United States, Congress, New-York, John Adams and General Greene, are dismantled and laid up, in ordinary, in the Eastern Branch. They are officered and manned, agreeably to the quota prescribed by the act entitled "An act, providing for a Naval Peace Establishment." These vessels are in such a state, that they might all be prepared for service, on or before the 1st of March next.
The George Washington sailed from Philadelphia in August last, with tributary stores for Algiers. On her return to the United States, it is intended to sell her.
R. SMITH,
Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Department, 29th January, 1802.
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Mediterranean, United States Ports, Eastern Branch, Philadelphia
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29th January, 1802
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Report on US Navy frigates: four cruising in Mediterranean against Tripolitan corsairs; Chesapeake, Constellation, Enterprise preparing for Mediterranean; Constitution and Adams under repair; United States, Congress, New-York, John Adams, General Greene in ordinary; George Washington delivered stores to Algiers and to be sold.