New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-22
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

Considerable trouble has occurred about the deser
ton to Canadian territory of some soldiers of the
United States Army. The Court at Victoria refused
to give up deserter, whersat Capt. Woodruff be
comes indignant If deserers to be sent back from
this country TO Canada and vice vera, Courts will
have more to do in the premises than thoss OF our
Canadian neighbors as soldiers from he British Army
are constantly running TO military posts and naval
sta IONS where they enlist in the service Of the United
States.
The headquarters of the Third Infantry, accom-
panied by the band Of the Regiment, had left Santa
Fe at lGtest dates.
Advises from detachment of United States troops
at Pyramid Lake, state that a breastwork being
rapidly thrown up at the fort. The command was
we'll
Various complaints having been made by soldiers in
some of the Western army stations relative to the
supply of coffee, given to them, the ration of that
article has been increased poets from six to ten
pounds to every hundred men.
There is large number of men ofwar at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard at present In order to give an idea OF
how many are useful, and how many worthless, we
put them in tabular form, as f,llows:
Receiving ship ne North CaIolnaTunnase, 1888; built in
1920 Condition; Useless for sea o ryice 80 ,- . :,
Frigae BrapdywiHe-Tunnsse l26i built In 1925 cOndi-
figate Tunnage 126i built in 1871 Condition.
Sailing corvette vsndssTunnsse 7sa; built in 1879 Con-
dition: Good for another cruise
Sailing bGg PenyTunDsge built in ls4s. Condition. In
fair order 49,. ,, >,
Steam isste ~Tunnsge 5000 built in 1885, cOudi
stesmirigate Susquehanna-Tunnsge 24Oi built In 1850
Condition: Efficient, and ready for sea
Beside these, there small crafts connected
with the coast survey in the stream The Perry and
Vandalia which have been locked to receive copper
were foated out yesterday, and are waiting orders To
be equipped and manned for sea- The Wabash will be
for toe next six months undergoing repairs. The
Roanoke could be finished in few weeks less time
The Brandywne and Potomac in their present cond
ton, are perfectly useless.
Nearly thousand men are employed now in the
Navy Yard. The stone foundation of the western
ship house lie progressing rapidly and the new Marine
Barracks on FlushiDg Avenue, will be completed 10
little while. The old garrison at the gate is manned by
over so soldiers who have recently donned the new
uniform of the Marine Corps The guard of the North
Carolina is almost daily drilled la Zouaye, on the
Parade Ground Capt Reid (of Chiustrap fame and the
Falstaian Lilly directing their movements. The guard
assigned TO the Susquebanna is composed Of splendid
oct of men, snd is commanded by Capt. Smms. whose
friends the maiues at Washington are so happy at
his appointment 10 first class vessel outward bound.
Commodore Breese and Captain Foote are the chief
officers of the Navy Yard, which was never in such
well organized condition as under their management.
The surveying vessel VarDa returned yestesday from
cruise, and took her place in the bay. Several de-
serons are already reported from the Snsquehanna,
many of which facilitated by the gang of rowdies
located at "Irishtown" They smugged man OF in
scow the night before last and prevented boat from
the North Carolina from capturing him. Although
there will be tring diminu ion in the NUMBER OF
employees at the Navy Yard the Roanoke and Wabash
are in hand. and will insure steady work for large
force. On the whole, matters seldom more brisk
in Wallabout Bay than at present.
Chief Engineer King was yesterday engaged at the
Navy Agents, in examining some machinery to be
forwarded 10 the steamer Water Witch.
The engines of the steam-sloop Richmond
have undergone trial at Norfolk They do not seem
to have justified the high opinion formed of them.
More experiments are TO be made.