New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-06
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

The General Court Martial, the order for the Con-
venton Of which we published few days ago in
The TRIBUNE, assembled in State street in this city
on Tuesday, The first prisoner brought before it was
Major Osborn Cross who is charged with "disobedi-
ence of orders" and misapplication and embez-
element of public money intrusted to him." The
sum Of SO ,3l2 81, which Major Cross, as Quarter
master, should have deposited with the Assistant
Treasurer for the Department Of California in August
1857 not having been deposited, and the Major
reasons for his neglect being in the estimation OF the
authorities ill.founded and dishonest, the above
charges are preferred against him. Co.'s. Mans
field Craig, Tompkins, and Miles, Lieut-Cot Rip
ley, NJ aiors Eaton, Cady, Sedgwick, and Mordeeal
with Capt Jones as Judge-Advocate and the officers
Of the Court. The prisoner admits being guilty OF
two of the specifications of the first charge but says
he s innocent of the second charge and its specifics
tions. The proceeding which occupied the attention
of the Court on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
yesterday were altogether Of preliminary nature,
and ELECTED no facts to materially change the aspect
of the case. The Court will doubtless be in session
for some weeks before anything conclusive VIII be
done and the investigation, conducted in the verbose
phraseoogy characteristic of military trials, would
not be readable enough to justify us in detlllng it,
The armament, of the United States steamers Mys-
tic and Sunpter, detailed for the African squadron
are now complete and being put on board those YES
sells Each will carry six short 32-pOnnders on the
main deck, and two he witzers on the spar deck.
A detachment of United States marines left head
quarters at Washington, ID. C., on Wednesday, Tor
Boston, where they will join the United Ststes soop-
of.wsr Savannah, which recently returned from the
Gulf Squadron in consequence of her being sick
She will be newly commissioned and supplied with a
fresh ships company previously TO her departure tor
active squadron duty.
The crew of the United States steamer Vixen were
paid off and discharged yesterday at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. The Vixen will be Immediately put out
of commission preparatory to undergoing repairs in
the dry dock.
Advices from the Eat India Squsdron state that
Dr. Phillips of the United States steam frigate Mssls-
sppi had been appointed Deputy United States Con-
sui at Simods, Japan, during the absence of Mr.
Townsend Harris at Ksnagswa.
The ST Gamer Walker is being overhauled at the
Navy Yard ne foremast is aboul to be put into
her.
The United States frgate Congress, the new flag
ship of the Brazil squadron, hauled down from the
Philadelphia Navy Yard on Monday, AMI nov only
waits the final dispatches from the Department to sail
for her destination.
The United States storeship Release hauled along
side the wharf at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Tues
day, to be filed with stores, provisions, &c.
The following officers have been ordered TO the re-
spective steamers;
Steamer Crusader destined for the Home squadcast As
si,tant Engineer j. Ger; Sd Assistants L. Campbell D.
h. Lackey, and q. ID. Lining , -. -
Steiner Mystic bound the Coast Of Afhca-Lieut Wn r.
Lee Roy commanding Leutenants D. Men FairfaS' Milton
Haxton H. NJ Garland, il Acting Master Green; Passed
Assistant Surgeon W ID. Harrison Isl Assistant Engineer,
Nm. Roberts; Sd Assistants James Plunke j. 5 fnuey, H.
MoMmtre
Sesmer Sumter bound fo1 Coast Of Africa, Lieu. j. y.
Armstrong commsudng Leutensns w. T. Fitzgerald }. b.
stewsrt j. A. Greer Acting Master O. H. Perkins, Passed
Assistant Surgeon j. II. OTIS; lst Assistant Eneneer T. j.
Jones; Sd Assistants T. B. Liteh w Ii. Gadine, j. L. Plum
icy.
Mohawk designed the Home squadron LiesT Craven
commAndiugs Lieu;enants A BarbOu r. l. SPsddeni L l.
Carpenter, Acting Master c. Hatfield ls; Assistant Eusineer
j. Albert ID Assistant Engineers r. > DICK james sAce'
r. {. Pstien.
Nyaudoi designed for the Home SquAdrunlst Assistant
En ginser Wm h. CushmsD; 81 Assistant Engineers, NJ H.
Punkett. W. X Purse, james Morrison -
Storoship Release bound 20 the Coast # Brazil Lieut. O. w
Harrison eommandgg Liea;s J. NJ Bradford, g. H. Bier '"
4. Kirkland.
Promotions The following Assistant Engineers
have passed satisfactory examination and been pro-
NOTED in the following order:
secoud Asssu; Engineers Charles Schroeder, Charles H.
Bsker Roberts, John A GTer George hurtx. John
Alb-rt Wu H. Cu,hmsu. Andrew j. kieed Philip o. Petty
Mouer kellogg Thomas Jones to be first Assistant EnEi.
-, ~
Houston BY previous Board b. T. Chassaing after
d y Houston: samuel r. Savage b h. H. Whor;on, Thomas
C,o,;n ~ h. Second Assistant Engineers
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