New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-21
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

marines, and naval sailors from this port. Tne SOL
ders from Governors Island, whose preparatory
movements We rotced on last Saturday were yester-
day morning equipped at the Island, and in the alter
noon vert on board the steamship Atlantic for Cali
forns, accompanied by staff of officers. Crowds Of
people congre gated to wtress their departure The
troops number 20. men, Off :sred a. follows:
Msjor AOemsre Csdy in command srevs. a.o, Andtev.
Captain. A. J. Smith Hatcher, and Foye L'e1ensn"
John T. Mercer, Ben y. sm'gh and A. g. hAccasae
These soldiers are on their arrival in Oregon, to be
equally ,ssgned TO the ith aud och Regiments OF
United states Infantry. Those officers belonging to
stations in the Department of California, who accom-
psny the recruits, will, when they resch San Fran
cisco, report for duty to the CommsndsntGeneral OF
that Department and the rest of them will continue
on duty with the recruits at Fort Nsncouvre, w. T.,
until further orders. Governors Island looks very
desoate row that 60 large portion of its garrison
has been detached. There men for duty except
the permanent party, tue members OF which have
been duly exercised With the recruits for some months
The last detachment Of troops sent from New-fork
left come months since for Camp Floyd, u. I. The
places for existing st Centre and Cedar streets are
still open, and al available candidates will be accept
ed in order 70 fill up the regiments which are short
handed. Recruiting, notwithstanding the fact that
Winter is rapidly approaching cannot be called brisk,
as the weekly average of healthy and perfect adults
who apply for admission is very limited.
Companies +, G, III, and X, lst Cavalry, arrived ct
Fort Riley on the I'd inst A company of the ith
Infantry has been transferred from Fort Vancouver to
Stelscoom.
The officers and crew Of the United States steam
frigate Sararac, numbering in al about 22O persons
embarked yesterday board the mail steamer North
Star, bound for AspinwaD, whence they will proceed
across the Isthmus to join their vessel at Psnams
where .heSis anchored, awaiting them. The Sersnsc
has been in commission about two years, and a. she
is reported TO he in good order there will be no ne
cs..ily 4. present for sending her to Navy Yard to
be overhsuled. She il . second-olsss sids-wheel
steamer the only one in tho Navy of her class ,4i6
turs burden, was built at Kittery, Maine, Year, ago
ard carries 9 guns The following is List Of the OIL
GERS going out to her:
RaI,on ard d. Blake; hassr Armstrong; Passed A's'-
an. seIs.On .m aOses' pups, C. s.o Fist A a:
aot. b b. Wharton, b. A. ChAsssins A. B. campbell aud
Fitch lD GanHer' Andrew Wilson G.psassi, james
ii. Oven.
The officers now on board the Ssrsoac are:
Atood, Andrew W Johnson and Gavin T6o... D.o,or,
John WsrS and G.rnet, Pucer, J.ha Guics Ld.usu
iofe Zsiier A..isans William Lambd.n II. a Ramsay W.
Hunt G. Du Psne. NIB Littey T. l. Ely and Elijah LA~s
Capt. Wllian.on, who commanded the Fulton
when shs was wrecked, lie dead.
Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.
NORFOLK, Tuesday Oct. 10, 1889.
Since my last, naval affairs have assumed q some
what brink attitude ct tn place. There are fully
l. 200 men working in the Navy ard, and al the shops
display considerable activity.
The new steam.sloop Richmond is quite ready for
launching. She is a second class steamer, ,g3i
tuns burden, 2J9 feet long, " feet vide, and wl draw
IL feet of va en- Her machinery is TO consist of Zen
sIes with cylinders 80 inches in diameter, snt proper
Tomato stroke. She has not yet been detailed for
squadron duty.
The steam er Water Witch is undergoing anal preps-
rstops for sea- and will be in trim for service 10 few
weeks The Department recently ordered the author
ties here TO be expeditions with her. as the Govern
uent seems TO be DESTROYS Of having Home squad
ron a. strong and efficient as possible.
The Pennsylvania receiving ship, still " the biggest
craft III Southern waters, has gOodly ships company
of sailors ard marines board, and her officers daily
drill them in the various evolutons Of csonosry and
uuskeuy which they viii soon be called upon ~ exc
cute Oh the squsdrons needing Reimbursement.
Tie little steam tender Dispatch ia in course OF re-
uciion almost She Day not DO finished for some
weeks.
The Dacotsh Is stl in hand, and is probably one of
the prettiest gun boats 10 the Navy.