New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-19
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

News has been received FROM a detachment of United
States troops who had temporarily encaped at Laredo,
on tie Rio Grande, during d chase after some Indian
marsudeIe. The soldiers are artillery men, but had
SECUTED the country from Fort Clark foot. Up to
the latter part October they had not caught any hos
tile redskins Another company Of infantry, which
had previously returned 70 the fort equally In
dustrious, and quite az unsuccessful. Twenty-nine
head Of horses, left behind by the red men, had been
taken care Of by the authorities of the army.
Brig. zen Haven has been receiving inequalities
from TIE troops at San Francisco, where he was so
journing at lastaccoun
Important information relative to our military eStab-
Eshmenis in Oregon and California which will, tits be-
Eeved, be productive Of changes in the manage
ent of affairs in those regions, expected to be con-
tibuted in the report of the General-in Chief whose
intended tour of inspection we noticed time since.
We presume the subject OF military posts, the judi
eous location Of which seems TO be a matter not al
ways happily accomplished in the West, will be treated
at length in the forthcoming report.
Commodore Cunningham bas inspected the new U.
s. side-wheel steamer Saginaw, in California, and re-
ports fayoraby of her. The machinery Of this vessel
viii cost $50, 600.
Orders were yesterday issued to the officers Of the
United States steam lyun-boat Iroquois 10 be ION
deck at an early hour Monday forenoon, when
the vessel will probably receive her ships company
II has been found necessary change the armament Of
the Iroquois from long 32pound guns to those OF the
medium sze. The long could not be conveniently
worked in the space allotted TO them. The IroquoiS
has been fully described by us already.
TIE various shop gangs at the Navy-Yard have been
still further reduced in nsmbers. The stone foundation
Ofthe western shiphouse progresses slowly; the sus-
ouchanna's engine-room has been newly ioored; The
propeller and new reversing machine of the Niagara
are in forward state and the gate Of the dry-doek,
having been overhaued and repaired Is in its place
again. The surveying steamers Walker and Vixen lie
NJ the wharf waiting orders from Washington; and
che Brandywine, Potomac, and North Carolina occupy
their Old berhs in the stream. On board the latter
portion of a crew for the lroquos has jus been told
of, and are considered fine set of The marine
barracks is not very strongly garrisoned, and recruit
ing Is dull The barracks for the sea soldiers Z"
l. going ahead briskly Flushing avenue, and will
probably be ready for its occupants before the end Of
Spring. 1t IL good building, and well adapted for
garrison.
Chief Engineer Ring has been ordered to Lake Erie
BY the Navy Department, 10 report the machinery
of the United States steamer Michigan, constructed at
Erie in 1884, for navigating the Lakes. This vessel is
now getting old that it's probable new one to re-
place her will soon be put the stocks. She has done
good service for craft Of $50 tuns burden and seldom
sroubles the ship-carpenter or maehnist