New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-16


susricious Statements abou he Loyalty of the recently
appointed CouimaDdant OF tie MaIo Island CAL Ma
w -YaId. Bs son Is known 10 bea Sscessionist; bat
boyoud tits fact there does not appear TO outsers any
tangible Foundation for The charge AGAINST he father
Capt. Gardner IL a native OF Mary land, bot, we be.
Ieve, citizen Of Virginia. He has been considered
sonnd.
Tho Boston steamer Joseph Whitney, which has
been for time conveying troops bo and thitber
for the Government has been purchased. She IL OU5
tuns burden II feet dugt and ordered 10 this port
VESSELS PURCHASED FOR THE BLOCKADE
The agent for the United States Government in this
city, Geo. ID. Morgan, ESQ.,, has purchased wiIhm
few weeks 25 vessels for blockading purposes. They
include steamships tile-wheel and propeller), ships,
lars A. and fue-boais. The following are among the
latest rnchares: The steamship Mississippi, formerly
owned hy s. L. Mchill; she 10 a side-wheel vessel,
repi,iered AT 800 tuns draws II feet OF water has
two decks, is built OF white oak, copper and iron
fastened was but lat, year. has a beam engine '9s
horsepower cylinder so inches stroke II feet, built IN
New.York by w. II. Webb she is go feet long, S
i, ct beam, anc deTth OF hold y feet.
The steamship Eagle, formerly the John 2. King,
and owned by spofford g. Tieston, is sde-wbeel
vessel Of $50 tuns, drawing 10 feet of waer has two
decks, ia built Of white oak, has beam engine with
I2-nch cYllnuer, ~ NNrnN' 'o'
3s feet beam 81 feet hold; was buit in 1860.
The seamsbp De Soto sids-whee, l,615 turs, dran
IS feet. decks, white oak built in 1852 beam engine
400 horse power, 6j inches cylinder, ii feet stroke
She was built by Lawrence e. Foulse, and was owned
by the New-York and New.Orleans steamship CON-
pany. -,
The side-wheel steamer Benvle, LOU tuns, orais
Is feet decks built of white oak butt In ieoo, beam
engine 6 inches cylinder, III feet sEohe, anu buis oy
Lawrence g. Foulke. Formerly owned by Lvinpion'
Crocberon g. Co. Length 80 feet beam 80 iee eep'h
of hold % feet inches.
TIE side-wheel steamer James Adger, l,l5@ tuns,
draft l2I feet decks, built in 1851 OF white OAK ana
live oak engine side ver 240 borsc power, 10 inches
cylinder, feet stroke. Built by w. ii. Webb and
owned by spofTord, TilesoD & Co. Length 20 ieet'
80 feet beam, n feet depth OF hold
The sde-wheel steamer Augusta, 800 tuns, IL zoe,
draft deeks built Of white oak and live oak IN Ie'2
by w. H. Webb. Engine. oscillaiing, o'-lnch gym,
der. 8 feet stroke Formerly owned by s. L. htchil
& Son. Length 80 feet, IS feet beam, dep'h !" hoid
q feet inees.
The side-whoel steamer Florida POI tnns dSft 10
feet, two decks built Of white oak 10 1851 by w. H.
Webb, and formerly owned by s. J.. Mitehill q Son.
Engine sde lever, II inches cylinder, 8 feet stroke
OF hold 20 feet.
The side-wheel steamer Aabans, ,26i TINS, built
Of white oak and chestnut, in 1850, by w. ii. Webb
formerly owned by s. L. Mtehil Son Engine,
side lever rs inch cylinder feet stroke. Length 2l1
feet, beam IS feet inches. Depth Of hold ~ feet
The propeller +. X. Hale, 800 tuns.
The propeller Stars and Stripes, $50 tms-
The propeller Valley City, 100 tune.
and
NJ. Petit.
The ship Pampero, i,37j tuns, draf 20 feet, built
in 1853 al M(sic, Conn. by McCurdy Co., owned
by J. Bishop g. Co., New-York, length 2c2 feet 2
inches beam 3s feet inches depth Of hold n feet.
The ship National Guard, I,oi6 tune, drnft 10
feet built ia 1857, by J. T. Foster, at Portland,
Conn. and formerly owned by J. II. Brewer & Co.
The shp }. G. kghn 900 iuns.
The ship Nightingale, lo66 tuns, draft 20 feet built
in 1851 at Portsmouth, N H., and formerly owned ~
y. Bowen; lsna,h I77 feet, team 36 feet, depth OF
hold 10 feet
The bark Arthur, 5ji tuns, drsh IL feet; was built
at Amesbury, Conn, and formerly owned by G. A.
Gardner Of Boston.
The Bark Brarena, $40 tunf drat IL feet, bni, n,
Baltimore, in 1856 and formerly owned by kirkland
e. Won Sachs N. "; length l1 feet, beam z5 bet,
depth Of hod IS feet 10 inches
The bark Dawn 3S tnps draf II feet, built IN 1857
at New.York, and formerly owned by Reynolds and
Cushnsn lepgth I2 feet beam% feet 10 inches depth
Of hold ~ feet ! inch.
The bark Roobuck, As tuus drsft IA feet, buli in
New.York in 1856, formerly owned by Reynod, and
Cu.man, length l35 feet beam q feet nehes, ispth
OF bold IA feet inches.
The bark Gem OF ue Sea 81 tuns draf. Is feet,
built at Warren, X. l., In 1883, formerly owned by
Galway, Cassdo, Teller. length ll6 feet, beam &c
feet inches, deyth Of bold Is fee, 5 inches.
Also the bark Amender.
RYcApiruLAToS
sDams,ipa-M"isipPi Eagle, De Soto, Bisn,lls, Jsnes
Prog'Hos- B. b.le. sisp and stripss Valley Cty-a
7pSbJe..-sstlie Putnam Mercury " is,h-A
SAips-rsmpers Nst"n-, "nsd ,. =. knhn' nsh'rise-f
B.1ks-AItkar Bszii,is, Dawn @eipek otm oi uH seas
Am-nd.r-6.
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ropeiers
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Negotiations in process for the pnrchase Of other
ye,sels Meantime, the yessels referred 10 having
h"-- n ,.... sc.:. b, -, ,ae Government are in
forward state Of preparation, many Of them nearly
ready for sea- Il ID expected that by The time Navy
ent tball have decided upon the appointments
Of commanders and Gc,ng shp-mssers that meet II not
ALI Of these vessels will be ready for sea.
Tue god work ia going on
THE THIRD RHODE ISLAND BATTERY.
Tne Third Rhode Island Battery arrived about II
O'Clock on Thursday morning, at Pier No. ], North
River, Oh their way 10 Washington.
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