The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-24
Military and Naval Movements.

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Governors Island.
The general court-martial which convened
seine days sincc at Fort Columbus, adjourned
Yesterday size die, the evidence in the case Of
prisoners tried having concluded. The details
viii 10 forwarded to the War Department, and
tho action Of the Court approved Of, or nullifed
rRizr ARRIVED.
The schooner Sh,rh, taken as prize by the
team g,in-hoat South Carolina, oil Florida, has
anived at the Navy Yard. She is ono Of tho
,cvon whose names we printed some time since.
NAVAL MovEMESTs.
Tho Naval (vcseD Examining Board were
a the lard yesterday, in tho steam tug Saturn,
in which they visited several vessels in the Bay.
The H. s. steam Cun-hoat Connecticut was put
formally in commission yesterday. she goOa, it
:, believed, to tie Florida division of tho block
adc fleet. Her officers and passengers are as
follows Lieut.. Commanding, NJ. Woodruff
LIST Lieut., J. l.. Walker Acting Master G. T.
Marshman Assistant Surgeon, \. u. Flag
Acting rayma-tcr, T. W. Amcs lat Assistant
Engineer, =. l.. Maro 81 Assistant Engineers,
a. Mitchell +. Hnrson, j. II. Amcs, \. Crolins,
INV W IL i1AilhAeh AANNh'b -
Carter.
rRIzE ARRIVED At PHILADELPHIA.
The recapturcd prize schooner G.. G.. Baker
arrived at Philadelphia on Thursday, and is now
waiting orders. She was originally takon, like
the shark, by the South Carolina, and was then
captured by the privatccr York. The gunboat
Union soon seized her again. This is her histo-
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SLAvERS CAPTURED.
Two moro slivcrs have been captured on the
coast OF Africa, by British cruisers. One OF the
vessels was 400 ton brig, without name, taken
by IL. Il. NJ. gunboat Washington; the other-7a
spanish brig, by II. b. NJ. ship Prometheus.
The latter was burned at sea. Neither Of the
| slavers had negroes on board.
| sEcEDEp NAvAL OFFICER.
| Lieut.. Tattnall, Of the Marines, has resigned
lie is attached to the flag ship Constitution, on
the coast of Africa, and must pass through New
| York on his way to his adopted Georgia. lie Is
a near relative to Capt Tattnall, well known
a. the "blood thickcr-than-water man"-once Of
the steam frigate Powhatan. The Lieutenant,
| however, was born in Connecticut.
NEw JKRsEY.-The Second Rifle Regiment, Of
New York, Col. Beige, which has been quartorcd
at the L. :. Arsenal grounds on Bergen Hill, for
the past three weeks, will leave Jersey City this
SATURDAY, at |, T. NJ, for Washington. The
officers are all experienced military men, and
eleven Of the number have served under Carl
haldi
Captain Hughes and company left jersey City
Yesterday noon for Trenton
A regiment is to leave Trenton this Saturday
Tor Washington Three additional regiments are
to he sent on as soon a. the ranks can be filed.
PAYMENT or TIKI 69TH REGIMHNr.-The
members Of the Sxty-ninth regiment received
their pay yesterday at the regimcntal armory,
on Essex street The men received OH an aver
age S29,50 some receiving a few cents more,
and others less than this amount according to
| shoes and stockings they had received. A tele-
| graphic dispatch received yesterday, by Lieut..
| Colonel Nugcnt from QuarteTmaster Tully, who
il now in Washington, gives assurance that the
regiment will he paid extra for their twenty days
labor in building Fort Corcoran. This will be
| 81 90 or 81, additional for each man. The claim
for mileage has not vet been allowed, but pro.
| hhNlN Nll w. UNIV ~ uNl uAosl lOI Tue mon
u receive their extra pay.
| Tue FIRE ZoUAvEs TO 90 To FoRI
| SCmuYLER-Fort Schuyler is hereafter to be
| used AZ the quarters Of the FiHt Regiment Of
Fire Zouayes, until their reorganization is com.
| pleted. A portion OF the men went up there
last evening and all the men out on furlough
will he required to report themselves there.
| D.,
| DIST Regiment Of Massachusetts, Volunteers Col
More, will arrive here by the Norwich aud
| Worcester line, at an early hour this forenoon
Tho Seventeenth and Eighteenth regiments will
arrive on Sunday morning, Tho Nineteenth and
Twentieth are not vet ready 10 start. The latest
intelligence relative to the movements of MasSi-
,husets regiments may be found on the Aston
House bulletin, every day, posted by MIR. f. f.
| Howe, Massachusetts agent here.
TRoors To RI UNIFORMED AND EQrIPPEn
| IL WAsuNGroS.-lIcreaf regiments Vi vol
unteers going to Washington, will there be sup
piled with their uniforms and necessary equip
ments, For this purpose large amounts Of
necessary articles Of equipment are being shipped
from here to Washington almost daily.
| DETARruRE or REGMESTs POSTPONED. -
The Cameron Rifles, although ordered to eay,
yesterday, obtained an extension of their time
until TODAY. The regiment is full and its OH
GERS, from Col, Beige down to the Corporals
are all capable men, who have seen service.
Col, CoChrane's L. ). Chasseurs, will not &c
until Tuesday next.
has been determined that hereafter no exten.
sions of time will he given to any regiment,
and colonies Of regiments failing to start the
day ordered, will be held to answer before a
court-martial for dsobedience of orders In ad-
dition to those already noticed, tho following
troops will be sent on this coming week ;-Con-
tincntal Guard, Col. Perry, 8 companies; Fro
mont Regiment, Col. Rosa, companies; Third
Irish Regiment, Q companies.
Nor GONE To SEA IN A Bowl. Mr..
jeremiah Bradley informs us that he was not
one VI the British volunteers who dritted out t..
I A In thsir boat, day before yeaterdaY.