New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

The military force of the Department of Utah will
be reduced to three companies of Artillery and four OF
Infantry Col p. St. George Cooke is assigned TO the
command Col. Smith remaining in Utah. The rest OF
the force will be withdrawn coon as possible this
Spripg. Three companies of the 10th Infantry have
taken post at Fort Laramie and three with two COM
papies of the I'd Dragons, at Fort Garland, New
Mexico,
The transfer of detachmente Of United States troops
from this city and Newport to Oregon is not Intended
fer special service in the field but will be transferred
to the different companies their arrival at Portland,
Oregon. The detachments viii number 300 men, and
will leave this city on the Dist inst. Five companies
Sd fantry go to RiDggold Barracks Texas and four
to Fort Clark Captain Barton is relieved from duty
in Texas Gen. Palmer is at Dallas, preparing to open
the wagon road to the Similkameen mines
The United States corvette Savannah, Captain
Palmer commanding, arrived at Pensacola Navy Yard
Oh the 5th inst al well She will replenish her stores,
and return to Vera Cruz forthwith. The corvette
Brooklyn is at Vera Cruz all well. The United States
steamer roquois Captain Palmer, was at Gibraltar on
TIE Doth Of MARCH, all well. The United States steamer
Water Witch sailed from Penfacola for Cienfueeos on
the I'd inst. The United States steamship Crusader
sailed on the Sd iDst. for Cardenas.
free fight between American and Spanish Sailors
took place at Cienfuegos on the 2sth of March, The
police of the tewn seeing the latter get the worst OF
the fight, rushed in with charged bayonets on the
Americans, and wounded several of them; and one
man has since died from wounds received in the fight
The Americans belonged TO the United States steamship
Wyandot.
c. c. Davis Chaplain In the U. s. Navy, has been
ordered to the receiviug-sh, Pesnsys~enis.- =
Msior-General Joshua p. Haven and Brigsdier Gen
eral Henry A. Cobb and Staff visited the Japanese
war.steamer at San Frsncisco the 10Th of March.
They were received with great pomp by the japanese
Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy.
The new steam Corvette Pswnee, row in course Of
completion at the Philadelphia Navy Yard is nearly
completed, and viii make her first trial trip next
week. In model this new and beautiful vessel is much
sharper than any ship-ofwar heretofore built. Her
chief dimensions are as folows extreme length over
all $40 feet; on line of main deck 233 feet BEAM AZ
feet displacement of load line, 10 feet burden,
1888; propulsory power, steam; sail, auxHary indi-
Gated horsepower, LOO, to be developed by two
screws Of % feet in diameter each, with pitch of IL
feet; when the engines make 40 revolutions the pro-
peleI viii make 100. There two boilers, each "a
feet 'front.' 10 feet deep, II feet high, with oo square
feet of CRATE surface and 800 feet of heating surface
The machinery and boilers made in substantial
manner, and weigh altogether 26S TONS The officers
cabins are very nicely fitted up and are as follows
Captains cabin, with one stateroom and bath; Ward
room with eight saerooms and one bathroom together
with mees stolertoms both for wadroom and seerage,
and two bathrooms, for marines and one for the
Eremep. Her berthdeck is spacious and airy, and
would accommodate more than twice her complement
Of men, which will number about 200 all told Her
armament consists Of four Dahlgren shell guDs-two
Of the four which che to carry are in their places
They each weigh with their carriages II tuns, and
cary shells weighing $50 lbs. each.
The U. S. steamer San Jacinto was at Cadiz on the
18th Of March. She was undergoing some slight re-
pairs She reports that the squadron all continue in
good health.