New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-10
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

We have news from Fort Arbnckle, G. NJ, TO the
2th of October. The troops at that station well
and making preparations for spending the Winter COM
fortaby The post is now garrisoned as follows:
Company Z, LIST Infantry; Company A, LIST Cavalry
and Company Is, do. The camp at the new site Camp
Cobb consists of Companies K and ID, lst Cavalry
Companies b, c, ID, and t, LIST Infantry.
By TIE lst of January our military forces in the
West viii be considerably augmented In addition to
horse and foot solders recently from Governors
Island and Fort Hamilton, the entire garrison at New
port, r. l., has been dispatched to the sparsely popu-
lated districts of Texas Arkansas. New-Mexico, and
other States and Territories.
The detachment Of non-commi--ioned officers and
privates Of the United States Army who were sent
from Fort Ripley Minnesota, to keep order among the
Indians the Chippewa Agency. had at last accounts
arrived there and received in a peaceful man
ner.
Several soldiers have been recently arragned before
Courts- MARTA! on Governors Island for various Of
fenses The decisions OF the Courts have been for
warded to headquarters for approval.
The United States steam gun-bort Narragansett is
about 10 make her trial trip from Boston, successful,
che will be reported ready for sea TO the Department
and sai Immediately for the Pacific Squadron to which
she has been assigned with the Wyoming and Lancas
ter.
The gun-boat Mohican, at Portsmouth, has undergone
preliminary trials which have turned out atisfac-
torly that it is presumed she will leave for the coast
OF Africa in week. Letters and papers for the San
Jacinto Constellation, Sumter, Mystic, and Marion,
if forw arded free to Boston, will be ont Moth
ing should be dispatched the Vincennes she is or
dered home
Advices from the East India squadron state that
opthalma had broken out extensively the station.
The American ships suffered little but several of the
British yeses regularly deeimated by the disease.
Nc lee than 2c0 cases reported her Majesty
ship Chesapeake. The Mississippi and Germantown
were fitting for home, WHITTIER they expected 10
steer in a short time.
The L. s. steam sloop Richmond, the only new steam
vessel OF the last lot the stocks, is 10 be launched,
report says, in a week or two. The gun-boat Dacoah
is progressing gradually, and will be finished about the
commencement Of the new year.
The rumors Of illness being on board the sloop 81
Marys Of the home squadron contradiced IN sev-
erll letters from the ship. The report originated in
country paper.
A storeshp left the Brooklyn Navy-Yard yesterday,
with stores and provisions for the L. 3 squadrons on
the Pacific and home stations Her destination AS
pinwall, where she will discharge her cargo
Our correspondent, writing from the Brooklyn, of
Sandy Hook, says:
Relative 10 The death Of one Of our sailors from
the effects OF severe punishment il may be well TO
sav that there il no law in the naval code which di-
rects or limits the Of gags, double irons, per-
,r.,op boxes tricng lines with which all our men,
ofar are 80 plentfully supplied. Sometimes the
0eon interferes, but you remember the manner in
which one Of these humane gentleman treated
some time ago the African Squadron for protesting
Court Martaled by order Of his Commodore and hu-
inflated by his Government. You also remember the
suicide ON board the Barber Shop, Atlanta, the
OF lhs seaman stihed TO death the ~. Mays and
the account OF the Minnesotas cruise"