New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-12
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

Lieut.. Weed of the 4h Artillery reports from Shell
Creek Station L. t. under date of the 18th of August,
that the Indians away with the stock at his station
and wounded the Express rider. He failed to catch
the redskins The road to Caron Valley is, in the
opinion Of the Lieutenant safe for mails and passen
gers at present.
Lieut. Weed recommends Willow Springs Egan
Canon Dry Greek and Smiths Greek as suitable To-
cslities for environments. The same officer had
gagemen with Indians the llth of August. Corporal
Mitchell and Privates Joseph Henry and Thomas Comfy
were seriously wounded. One Indian was killed and
four were wounded Corporal Mitchell, and Privates
Armstrong Lsckey, Henry and Comfy are mentioned
in strong terms of appreciation for their conduct in
the fray"
detachment of troops, recently going from Camp
Floyd to Carson City, marched 545 miles. Grass and
fuel were tolerably good on the way.
Lieut.-Co Smith 10th Infantry, at Camp Floyd,
writes under date of 18th Augu: that the scattered
state of the troop under his command, and the many
interests TO be guarded at the regular Utah forts pre-
vent him from obeying that portion of the Secretary
of Wars order which directed the establishment of
several temporary military stations in the Department.
He hoped however on the arrival of the recruits and
Col Cooke, TO comply with Mr. Floyds request.
Capt. Sturges's report of a battle with the Kiowa
Indians states t5at accompanied by friendly red
skins he pursued the enemy for days in the
neighboIhoOd Of Fort ATbucke and Fort Cobb, and
finally had an engagement the result of which
the total rOut of the Kiowas of whom AZ were found
dead on the field The battle took place near Fort
Kearney. The soldiers who part sipated in the ell
gagement belonged to Companies A., b., c d. E. and
L. lst Cavalry, about 300 men all told. Capt. urges,
Oh the 9th Of August, was at Fort Riley X. T.,
where he arrived TO recruit " man and horse" Like
all other officers writing from the West, he complains
of the emacated condition of the horses of mis- regi-
ment owing to the desrh of grass, &C.
new military post, called the ella Copper
Mines, hss been established in New-Mexico. 1t is
situated in the center Of wild and sparsey populated
district not very coDgensl TO the of soldiers,
men are said 10 be defertng from already strong
force of the 9TH Infantry constitutes the garrison of the
new station. The troops of the ella have had no
fighting 10 do thus far.
We have a letter from the Paciic squadron, which
cave that steam-igae Saranac may be considered
virtually Withdrawn from active squadron duty until
1861. She is said 10 e 10 wretched state, and sur
vey held on her demonstrated the fact that it would
take egb; months aud cost some so OOo to put her IN
proper tIiu How her officers and men will be die
posed Of while she is undergoing repairs has not
transpiied.
n hdFd general Idl tpuFcica VI OOAiN
the corvette St Marys for the trial of delinquent Off
GERS and men. All hands on the Pacific squadron a-e
little troublesome az iss # offenders AMI desertions
are the chief items Of news receive from it.
The brig-of-war Perry, which wss attached to the
Paraguay Expedition not having been " cleared ont "
on her return WAS yesterday taken in hands at the
Brooklyn Navy-Yard, 70 be dsmasted and made ready
for further orders. The Perry Is in good condition.
The Americans il Southern Europe are again exer-
csed about the eh4bby figure cut 10 the Mediterra
mean by the American Navy" the little gunboa' Iro-
quois Icing It's only representative there. They ex-
pecied the Susquehanna a month ago; and are now
daily looking out for the Richmond. We have reason
to believe that the squadron in the strsits will
consist Of three vessels.
Applicants for admission 10 the navy are continually
Vifi'ng the Navy-Yard in dozeDf. When ship IL
ordered for the naval station at which che Is TO be
equipped swarms for days with all sorts of unempoy-
cd landsmen and mariners. 1t is believed by those
competent % Judge that in of necessity we could
muster 1900 seamen and ten times many AndEmen,