The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-12
The PREsrpnsT of the United States.
ARMY AND NAVY

Captain C. Grover, who has Just returned from Utah.
is now a visit at Bethel, Maine.
Captain Thomas j. Beaverton whose resignation has
been accepted to take effect the goth inst, has had
chargc(of the construction of Fort Carroll.
The Sixth Infantry, Col. Andrews, encamped ut
the mouth Of old Carson Kanyon when the last over
land mail came past there.
Col Hardee present at the parade of the Phila
dephia Gays the evening of the 7th and expressed
himself highly gratfed with the manner in which they
went through the 'Hardee Drill. "
The statement prporting to be taken from late let
ter from Fort Leavenworth respecting the murder of
Major Emory and eight of his command Fort
Arbuckle meets with credit whatever at the War De-
partment which has advces from that officer direct of
later date than could possibly have been received by way
of Fort Leavenworh. The department would certainly
have received much earlier intelligence by telegraph
such an event If it had actually occurred.
The national flag was hoisted at Camp Floyd, u r.
ON the sth of November with imposing military cere
monies, The 10th Infantry, Col G. f. Smith, and the
1sh, Major Lynde, formed side of square, in the
centre OF which the flag staff On their right
the 5th Infantry Major s. Eastman, and their left
Major REYNOLDS Battery, and the I'd Dragons Colonel
Howe. The square was completed by the staff and by
Capt Phelps Battery for saluing. Shortly before
twelve Gen johnson took his position and at noon Col
Morrison las commander of the camp, gave the signal
Az the stars and stripes up the bands played
Hail Columbia and the cannon pealcd forth salute
The Star Spangied Banner then given by the bands
followed by three hearty cheers after which the troops
marched to quarters to the tune OF Yankee Doodle
The Wabash arrived at Beirut the 26th of October
and remained al anchor in the roads until November !,
when she left for Tripo and Jaia The Macedonian is
expected there
Orders have been sent to get the steam soop-of
war Brooklyn at New York, ready for Captain Ear
ragut has been assigned to command her, She will be
sent to the Gulf She will leave about the LIST of Janu
airy.
The steam frgate Niagara arrived at New York the
morning of the 1lth having arrived at Monova on the
st November where she landed two hundred Africans
seventyone having died on the passage. She sailed
thence for New York ON the 10th.
The frgate Lancaster, which taken upon the dry
dock at Philadelphia short time since to be coppered,
to have been taken of at the close of this week. and
hauled into the wharf, where her machinery will be put
board 1t will require two or three months to fit her
ont for sea.
The following officers have been ordered to the o. g..
soop-ofwar St. Louis which lis to be fitted out for sea
with all convenient speed Leutenants B. p X Mygatt,
of the New York station; Josh. d. Todd Richmond
Aulio formerly an atache OF the Observatory at wash
ingon and lately in Europe whence he is daily expect
ed,) and NJ Patterson Jones Surgeon, OConnor Bar
clay
The Secretary of the Navy has awarded the contract for
the construction of the machinery for the steamship
San Jacinto undergoing repairs at Brooklyn navy
yard, to Messrs. Murphy Son, OF the Fulton Iron
Works New York. The shaft which is to be twelve
inches in diameter and thirty three feet in length will be
forged st the Washington navy-yard.
Two sloops-ofw war yet unnamcd) being built
at Philadelphia and is nearly ready for launching
Her dimensions arelength from tafrail-Ia 70 head OF
stem EOS feet beam 33 feet depth Of hold 16 feet she
will carry two eeven-nch pivot guns, and two car
yying 22pound shot. The pivot guns weigh 10000
pounds each with the trucks, $4,000 pounds each.
Good judges of naval architecture pronounce her to be OF
superior model both respects appearance and sailing
qualities
The new anohor.shop at the Washington navyyard ID
progressing fast towards completion circumstances
will permit One section of II Is completed as far ms the
stone and brick work concerned and only awaits the
action Of tho contractors for furnishing the heavy tim
bes necessary TO support its roof In view OF the late
of the season. it is not expected that the roof will
I've completed TO admit of occupation before early in
the spring. The old anchor shop will then be torn down
and the one extended far to be on line with
the eastern terminus Of the nsw machine shop and finish
ing department This arrangement will mpsrt uniform
ty to the appearance Of the several shops and afford OPP
portunty for extended operations in the manuac-
! ture OF anchors.