Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-18

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NAvT YARD--Comparatively little Is being
done In the Navy Yard at present aside from the
work connected with the ordnance department
and the new sloop-of-war Pensacola. In the ord.
nance department the work Is hurried up to the
utmost activity new casting TASKS Of large sizes
having been cast, and portions of the machine
shops occupied, In order to prosecute the com.
pieiion Of shells more vigorously. The foundry
h turning out daily immense numbers Of 8, o, 1C
ana III inch shells, and brass field and boat how.
1tzers are being cast, bored and mounted with all
posiole dispatch. These brass pieces are terri
bic arm, particularly In the hands of cur gunners,
large force Of whom are at our navy yard, and
who can IRE q brass IL FOUNDER twelve times a
minute, making 20 discharges an hour, and
every clip. An estra number Of boys are engaged
In dressing the NJ inie balls just from the machine
sno several workmen preparing the brass castings
Ior bomb fuses with all possible dispatch. A
also being cast and fitted up. Taking into con-
sideration the immense amount Of these missiles
on hand this reased haste which exists In every
shop OF the kind through bout the country betoke ems
coming struggle Of no small ma gnitude.
. The Pensacola Is rapidly approaching compile
non, her engines having progressed with great
npiditJ towards completion, and the ugly hole
made a her decks for the admission Of her boil
ers siosed up. Her boilers are now receiving
MIR covering Of belt and sheet lead, and the
t>iston Of her ponderous cylinders being attached
70 10Th, the shan, some ides Of the power Of her en-
dsrs, four In number, each four feet nine inches
In diameter. Her calaboose In now used In cook
Ing Tor the Seventy. first regiment, and an agree
tnually, particularly tantalizing to the workmen
as the hour OF noon approaches.
Yesterday, about noon, the propeller g. Sey-
mour, OF Philadelphia, arrived, having on board
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equafortis, vinegar. $50 barrels of powder and a
ane carriage for Hon. Judge Wayne. In coming
up sne met at Fort Washington the screw steam,
ship Star Of the South and side wheel steamers
Delaware, OF New York
The little propeller Robert Leslie 10 most of
the time plying between the navy yard and the
Pawnee on Alexandria, and the Georgetown tug
Bellehaven 10 frisking about, jerking the coal
boats around with wonderful dispatch. Those on
board the Robert Leslie say that Alexandria has
the appearance Of desolation, and one can hardly
persuade himself that some terrible pestilence is
not abroad there. The streets are deserted, a
single sentry PAGES up and down the wharf and
all signs Of business animation are extinct
The schooner Ney, Of Philadelphia, Capt Robt
Mckeag, arrived yesterday with 1872 tons of an
thracite coal. The schosner William Hone came
around with her, and is now discharging 1856 tons
AT Fort w ington.
The Ney was at Charleston when 6, 900 captured
~ In Two days and night, and has with her a
f2-pound ball fred red hot from the famous Ste.
vens battery on Cummings Point Ii still has the
marx Of mortar and granite upon II where II
.uuek sumter The Captain says that Fort sum-
Ter was not preached at ALL and that had not the
nre broke out, Anderson could have held the fort
as long As he pleased, If he had been supplied
VIE provisions He says the fort looked as il 1t
smallp ox, being pecked and chipped all over.
but with this exception, the masonry and walls
are as good as ever. He confirms the abatement.
made by the Charleston papers with regard to the
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number were killed. He says there might have
been few, but he had ample opportunity of
knowing, at the time and afterwards, and hs il
POSITIVE mat the story Of 300 being killed Is false
IN every respect. Fort Moultrie was Knocked to
pieces terribly, the immense pile Of sand bags 20
feet high and 20 feet deep, being completely torn
70 pieces, and not vestiee of a bag left The
noauDg battery was struck twenty-three times
one ball going clear through This was anchored
behind point Of land, 20 that only about three
feet Were visible above the portfolios Had il
been placed In It's intended position, II would
have been blown TO atoms, a. Maj. Anderson
seemed TO owe IL special grudge, and blazed
away at the small surface 1t presented at terrible
Tbs flames burst out about O'Clock SATURDAY.
morning, and Anderson kept up his Are until L.
when the fames drove him from many of his
guns When the fire nrst broke out the Cheering
from the city was perfectly deafening; but az the
haroOr, some one suggested that IL might be A
Yankee trick, and that Anderson was burning tar
barrels to cover with smoke the approach Of the
nesti when the cheering dried up almost instantly
ana was not resumed again until they Were con
WINGED beyond doubt that the fire was real A,
soon a. Andersnn's flag came down the Charles
tonians boarded the Ney and pulled down the
Union Jack, remarking that the craft would
make splendid privateer. Fearing seizure of
bis vessel, he cleared with half cargo and with
out any bill OF lading, and sailed for Philadelphia
On the 18th. As soon az he was out of the harbor
be run up the national ensign again. and crossed
under tYip Dglc%
on board one hour, and charged him SIl for pilot
ing him out-his vessel only drawing seven feet
OF water. He says that one would be surprised at
the number OF Union men in Charleston even
after the battle, and that MANY were i'm pressed
into service Provisions were abundant; but with
all their preparation their supply Of munitions of
war was extremely limited. The prevailing sen
timent after the battle desire to get the Dor
der States out, and thereby remove from their
shoulders the war which they believed was inev-
liable.
ALEXANDRA ATFAIRs.-From the Alexandria
papers OF this morning we extract the following
items:
Owing to the seizure Of all goods destined for
this city, and points farther south by the forces
Of the Administration at w ashington Governor
Letcher has issued an order to prevent the send
Ing out Of the State anything to be used in the
North In consequence Of this order, a lot of to-
bacco, bound North, was stopped In this city yes
terday by the military authorities and is to be re-
turned TO where II came from
EOh1e isos In tnc nclRnDofn00d OF the dQueduct
few days since planted two logs Of wood upon
the BLUM near by, which the "engineersn with
spy glasses from the opposite side Of the river took
to De cannon. Two Virginia pickets In that vi
entity, last night, were fred upon by a body OF
federal troops, who, IL 10 supposed, came over to
zee the cannon
The Long bridge was not merely guarded, but
was occupied last night, by the federal troops as
far south az the Virginia end. whole COMPANY
OF infantry were stationed on the draw
The Orleans Rifles composed Of Young men
living near Orleans, Fauquier county, Va, passed
through this city yesterday evening, en- route 10
Leesssrg. They were commanded by Captain
The circuit court Of this county, Judge ]. w
Tyler, will open In spring term on Monday next
In this city. The principal business before the
court will he Commonwealth caSes an the Fl vii
docket will probably be quite small
The body Of soldier, supposed to have be-
longed to the Northern army. was seen Yesterday
evening floating down the Potomac, In the Wiz
ginia channel. boat was sent out and the BODY
brought TO the shore at Jackson City He had on
a blue uniform, and exhibited other evidence of
his profession. Col Stuart was notified 10 hold
an Inquest over the deceased. To appearance he
was drowned some time ago
shad 90, Herring 81 5Oas3. The supply and
demand are about equal. There IL no probability
% the Aah trade In sfinu