The North-Carolinian., 1861-04-20
FROM TIIR =. Y. TMBUNE.
TIE ARMY AND NAVY NOV NEMENTS
HERE.

The vigorous preparation which have been
going at this port for some days pass, arc
hailed by majority our citizens as harbin-
gerS OF hope omens Of renewed peace and
prosperity in the immediate future. They
demonstrate that the Idle, but nevertheless
very general fear that the Administration
| had no policy to pursue toward the traitors,
! but was supinely trusting to the chapter OF
accidents for favorable turn IN atfi,irs, was
quite eroun,.lesS. 1t is manifest that ii the
/ lnistra-ion bat SO teaEless!y forward IN
The path of duty, it must command and re-
ce;vc the support of the great mass of law
abiding citizens in ali sections of the Union.
Should it be obstructed in the discharge of
its legitimate duties, the Instructions must
be removed. This appears to be the prevail
| ing sentiment.
The destination of the men and material
shipped from this port, or now III process Of
shipment, is problematc. The Flying Artll-
lery would appear to Indicate Texas as the
! field of operations, the protecting arm of the
! Federal Power being stretched forth to guard
the borders Of that ungrateful State from the
ravages of Mcxicans and Indians, to which
they have been so rlthlessly exposed by the
i Revolutionary Convention. Our naval repor-
ter writes Nothing definite can be learned
as to the destination Of the expedition, but
the following three programmes are gwen as
having many believers among the best in
) try:
f. PIoGr0nanae Eirst.-The clearance of the
steamers for Texas is bona Hle. They are
going there. Buff they Will distribute the
! troops among the men-ot-War otf Pensacola
for re-entorcng Fort Pickens then go to
: Brazos and bring back whatever scattered
! troops have accumulated on the coast, to be
tried and reorganizcd here, and subsequently
sent to Pichens, where reverse might render
ire-enforcements necessity.
i Proqramnae .Sacond.-The troops are going
to Fort Sumter The light drausht steamers
Water Witch, Wyandotte, Mohawk, and
Crusader will be lined with dauble- banked
sand bags and take III as many men as they
can hold towing the launches; which are also
to have The sand-bag protection, defyng
, Morris Island and ali other batteries. This
is said TO be the plan that Capt. Ward Of the
North Carolina has been advocating before
the Cabinet at Washington. 1t is certain
4 that he tried these sand-bag experiments in
J this harhor some weeks since.
e Proqran,z1e IAirl.-The troops are bounC
to Texas to sweep the rebels off the track
e and cooperate with Gen Houston. This i:
+ altogether the most probable, as horses fol
land service have gone.
On Saturday, the l lifted States steam-frig
= ate Powhato.l and the steam-transport At
lantic sailed with large number of men, an,
the steamships Illinois and Baltic were load
ing Yesterday at Canal street, aud will pro
badly sail early to-day The steamships OceaI
Queen and Philadelphia are also to be go
ready for sea as speedily as possible.
FORT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEsERTIoNS-TW'
OFFICERS RESIGN.
The most important news ofthe day is from
;, Fort Hamilton. On Friday evening the gar
crison was paid off, and its members told they
might go on liberty, ana that all hand
+ would be mustered at flag up'' on Saturday
= morning During the night knots of TIVE
: and three LEFT Brooklyn in the cars, from
tue. time, returning to quarters, and man,