New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-26
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

The United States steam.gunbOat Pawnee 10 now
outward bouLd from Philadelphia her fret cruise.
She takes Mr.. McLane to Vera Cruz and gill then in
orr fleet in the Gulf of Mexico. The Pa~nee lie $50
feet long AZ feet vide and carries 100 officers AID
men, Tie formidable 1l-inch guns originally designed
for her have been removed and replaced by eight OF
S.i1ch calber. We append list of her officers:
COmmsnder Hart-tenei Lieutensnt Marcy, r B LaaLy
R. l. Chaplin PaymasteG C. ". Abbott Surgeon NJ Ggnuel
William Bumll; Li,utenant Of MARINES, f. NJ d. Rel mold.
Chief Engineer George Gitecni Assistant Engineers NJ
fTiiI. D'p '"'D ''''' ''''D''' -
The new Commander.in-C Chief Of the Home Squad
rom Com. Prsndergast, also goes OUT in tie Pa~n7e
An instructive ard somewhst interesting re les of
naval experiments weie made In New York ha Dor On
Friday and Saturday last. Their result ID rather An
evidence of sonbdn,ss in an old principle tna dis
Coyery OF 2 new ore Captain Ward, accompanied by
Orderly Sergeant Lilly, Sergeant stevenson and go ne
Efficient ms ines atiac ed TO the North Carolina ON,
barktd on the 20 Sder boat Of the Navy ard, and
proceeded down the Bay for the purpose OF trying What
material such sand oakum, &c. offers the gretess
resistance 10 a discharge Of Shot. The wespors go
were the new (rihe groovedl MIME musAet recently
introduced into TIE Marine Corps; and III order 70 yes
the reliability Of conclusions drawn from the use 10
the iT pretty thiok board placed 5OO arcs ais
tant and fired az. Every ball perforated IL, Wlhout
leaving suy sign Of exhaustion in ls track nag oi
oAkum the compressed hters OF VIII % ale supposed 10
pended frc triar GUAR frame 500 yards oil, and the
marines ordered to fire.
The shot passed through the bag with remarks9ie
precision and obliquely entered the board outside
which demonstrated the inefictncy Of oakum AS pro-
tectiye commodity. Sand next tried 10 similar
manner, at distance Of 700 yards but the conse,
Qutnces were totally different. The balls not only ia
not pass through the bag, but were, at depth OF FIX
inches fstteBtd into shspelets forms satisfactorily
estabshir the superiority Of sand for the purpose IN
tended. IL therefore believed by Capt. Ward tina
bags Of moist srd gre the most effective guards against
destruction during fire ship or fort an inference
not at all new, although frequently comba ed Sun
gular fact developed in the experiments was the GER
tainy with which the slightest impedimtn thrown In
the path Of tie ball. rendered il comparatively harn-
lees. thot paefirg through breestwork, bearing
the same propOt lion to the weight OF metal Discharged
az an ihlh boaId does 10 three-ounce mutketDsl
would twist and turn in its aud almost nvsrls
bly, prevent sous injury TO tho real object a. neu a.
The party having had pleasant tine reurheu W
"the North on Saturday, and are perfectly sa.snou
with their investigation. The firing OF tue uA' ~
was very accurate, and proved beyond question ''o
many admirable qualities Of the new muske''
We have several days later news from .he westsrh
| Army Departments by the California man. Lander
wagon road party had completed ito operations ana re-
turned to Marysyls and sacramento Wnere 'ne st'cA