New-York daily tribune., 1861-04-30
MILITARY AND NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

"a. of the most important changes in the reguIa-
lions OF the Army and Navy of the United States IL
now being effected. The signal books must, It is
thougLt be- destroyed, and new ones made out.
soutbern officers who have been in the Federal service
NAV have kept some signal books, and many know the
chief signals at glance. Indeed, rmor has it that it
was Commodore Cunningham, late Commander.n,
Chief Of our Mediterranean squadron, who prevented
the supplies tom reaching MAJOR Anderson, oy inter-
prctiug bic 81 Aials TO the ileet.
II h- been decided garrison the forts and arsenal-
in Northern cities Accordins sy all the neglected for
bordering New York, Boston, Phiihlelphi ana
esey will nave troops and arersls stan lued III
them Volunteers viii be drafted, when practicable
for the positions and thrs have opportunity afforded
them to he soldering in soii'rs' quarter.
Gen. scott il about 20 call on the country Tor cav
airy aud ariierisr. Ten regiments OF infantry are
sent FROM one district, III many cscs, but no mounted
trools and no canoners Tle proportion should be,
in An ordinary war, one regiment of torse 10 five Of
foot; but our volunteer army seems likely 10 nave
tgeuty.fvc r. gmcnts Of foot 10 one mounted.
Recruiting for the Army and Navy at this station for
tbe p,st week figures up thus Monday, Army ~,
Navy 30; Tuesday, Army 5, Navy 2o "Wednesday,
Aruy 4, Navy 80; Thursday, Army u, Navy 3ii FRI
day Army Z Navy a.; Saturday, Army none, Navy
20: total Army 90 Navy i0l. rum0red increase of
the Army will probably double the enhstmenis.
The Federal lrcgularD forces i'll this neghborhocd
II |. morning are follows:
Goyornors Island .......O5 Marines (ihcIidlnS 'hps -
Bedloss lsAr
Fort uaMltOn...... ...'..sflsI
Toal................ls5J s5J
Work AT the Navy-Yard was continued all day on
sunday and all last night. The Savannah aod Wabash
arc almost ready for sea. The chartered steamers are
rropres inc rapidy. The following vessels will be nj
ibe ward this allernoon: Steam-irilaies Niagara,
Wabah Roanoke; sailingvessels Constitution Savan-
nah Brandywine North Carolina, and Potomac
chartered craft Dawn, Cuyler, &c.
The authorities tclegra he'd to Wellington for in
ructons as to the disposition Of the Constitution and
her midrhipueu. They sent 10 Newport, X. l.,
or Ncw-London, Conn. The most advanced class may
De Eept on i ips in active seryice.
The Huntsville left the dry dock at tie Navy Yard
Yesterday and came over to New-lorA 70 coal. The
steamer Cuyler went up To the yard 10 be fitted ont.
The NiapaIl is not 10 core further mp than The i}.
tery if il be found possible 10 rclit her there. Her
crew will be reinforced from the North Carolina.
A detuchfnent of L. ). Marines left the Brooklyn
barracks for Boston, to aid Is guard II the new steam
aag ship Minnesota.
Recruiting Yesterday was very dull. II sums mp as
ss foows: Army Cedar etreet, D; lludson-street, :!
Cbatham-street, Navy, Chery-st, -. Total, !S
Dir. Bzough, the vigilint chei Of the Maryland
Watchmen made Il seizure yesterday Of goods contra
band Of war.
Four schooners detained which carGe to the Navy
Yard for trying to carry powder down South, were
sent away again.