New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

The steamer Star of ths South has been engaged to
cary 10 Teas U troops from the al recruiting
places adjoining the Newfork district, the 3Is inst.
The final preparations for their departure will bs COM
rkted in dsy OF two Col Chancellor having been
reviewed from outy, Capt. Hill, Isl Artillery will COM
psnd. Capt Ssoket mas been relieved from accom-
tar) rg the detachment to LeavenwOrth, bat will join
th,m AZ FoIt Smith, Lieut.. Costello, 9Th Infantry,
goes with I Calfon ia troops.
Col Fauutlerdy had hardly gsrrisoned the new Mil
ta,y station named after himself in New Mexico when
i, became bis Guy to report an Indian fgnt On The
3O.n Of September, while quietly attending TO tue or
d,rs Of their ports sentinel guard Of 80 u. ). troops
were notified by of their number Of the proximity
Of band OF msrauiing indiana. herd of mules and
oxen wtIe grazing between tue soldiers euard-poin
al the camp. The red.skbs plnngsd vigorously into
he fray and made raordibary efforts capture the
bird which fail-d, seven mounted having gal
sLtly repUlseo them. They tried again. however, and
succeed.d in feizDg u cir prey, w.h soon rec)v
eIeo y tie soldiers T1Ies in Succession did the
determined IpoilDs Obtain their coveted booty ana lose
il, Trey we're finally rou ed bnt owing to the sup
.osed fact that they fat=ned their sa1dss
dead BODIES remained on tho gfonnd. Five Of sbe
even sol iers we're wounded. A gallant sergeant,
abo on .ht to get commission, comm tnded tnem.
lh7 construction Of MIA, pr)mls - b. Of the
most interest ~ te.tnres OF rhs BrOoslyn NavyYard
IA jus, en- comlnol i'd Tis b gs grass lo' 'front.'
ny The l., crUm aud urirg ABOUT 700 feet in
length mo 100 in wi1h is 70 DO a. on3s tlrned iato
sph ndid avail gnn-fIocnd OH which more than 300
pieces f c,nuon will be- arranged in regular bagls
IL hion. For years q1 d Large quantity Of U"cle
Sam guns have been ridden from public we 8 near
L. I'LL. l,t a.. -y,.,. 6
% OF AN. ID the shoe portion of tle Yard Fifty
OF six l,borors sere !e,terjy epgagsd eAc40etiog
eds FIR the 81 q, lie hi Oh @h;o hs odllnce Is 20
rs-r ana before i've weeks the whole asps;t of the
Navy Yard will re al eF,d by the adiiion TO it Of
warse 'orlaHeDal sq1a'.
We hsve a1cror5l advi.rs % ths II h Of Septem-
btr from the b, szil squadron. Tee U steim gun
boat Dakota, which Is Tpj'ted az qnlte successful
arrived at RIO Jao.iru IN the I'd ull. FRI Madeira
where che stopfed t. coal and oliver mails fr tbs
v,tfel. on the African Nsii The D,kot Is one of
ibe ne snDboatf, and Is her way rec force
our last Iudi4 Sqnsdrou. She wooli SAL from Rio,
Hong Kong, on the Is h OLD The Intelligence OBJ
tsped AZ Ma eira from the African fl et reported the
ships omI airs in gooi hes'ih generally Toe brig
OF Baiobfidge entered Rio she Stb and tne
foll' ing day mmeoced takifg in stores for her
b0mswarc hound ysge. Sie wo1li sal before the
20tb, that her arrival a. Brss,n ~hioh has been
expected for weeks, may take place very soon. The
Dol bin bad arrived at Blenos Ayres Tom Monte
yioeO, 30 .bas the news, via England sing her
departure for bOms was p mature. She is ordered
TO return, no ever, which may account for the mis-
teke The Seminol, ~as % procs up the La Plaza;
bnt the location Of the CODgress aud Pulaski vas not
named
Mails for the African sluad'ou will be rwnried In
The corvette Saratoga, to sal from philadr phi4 in
few week. for the East II du Squad on in tho soop
Of.wnr Vsl dAlia now preparing At Brooklyn, to sail
about the 10 Proximo. IL isprcbaoy too lts to ssnd
any corespon iencs for the Mediterranean feet
by tie soresbip Rsea'e that vessel will sail fiom
Boslon with the fret fair wind. Tne Cumberland,
vette viii take rom this port in about three weeks
let ere, pare ls &c for the Home aud Pacific squad
rons. if they left properly directed at the Navy
lmd.