Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12

Uncle Ben. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800 IL
Empire City. ................... $50 50
Star OF tne w est. 500 81
Total. ....................16,5 sos 500
A CLUE TO THE DESTINATION OF ONE OF THE SHIPS
At the Troy Arsenal unusual hustle has been OBJ.
servaole within the past week Lieut. Balch,
stationed at that place, was on Friday last ordered
to repair at once to Port Pickens, and report him
self for duty Singularly enough, he arrived in
Baltic, and left next day. How and where he
went Immediately from here are mysterious
Maj. Mordecai, Of the North Carolina Ordnance
Department, who is now nominally comma nder
at Troy, being really absent In his native State,
Lieut.. Strong llls his place. There is only one
other commissioned oficer-Lieut Porter The
works ut the arsenal are vigorously prosecuted,
even on sunday The preparation Of cartridges
chleny occupies the employees at present
Several small sailing vessels are also reported 10
have been chartered by Government, probably for
the same purpose as those which have already
been dispatched.
THE NAVY YARD.
There Is no doubt that orders for the imme late
htting-out Of the United States ships Wabash,
Perry and Savannah, have been received at the
The housing Of the Wabash was removed yes-
terday, extra hands put to work on her and pre-
Parations We're made to put coal on board, which
shows that the authorities are in hurry to have
her completed for commission. From the ap-
Pearance OF things, her machinery will be finished
by Mr.. Ming very soon, and steam will probably
be applied on Saturday. The rigging, carpen-
ters work and ordnance, were taken In hands
| to be hurriedly got ready. The Wabash is i'm
line condition, rates 40 guns, but does not carry
more than 25 Is 300 tons burthen, and was bull
| at Philadelphia In 1855. Having been constructed
OF TIMBER, fresh and green from the woods, and
| subsequently sent to a warm climate, she was at
one time. deemed unsound, but is now all rig ht
She will be fl for commission in three weeks.
The brig Perry, whose state Of readiness Is to
be turned into condition for active service, will
be rugged to-day. SIX DAYS win suffice TO put
her In duty trim. The Perry is go tons burden
| carries guns and was built at Gosport in 1913
She has cruised on nearly every station, and was
last attached to the Paraguay expedition. She
can be made ready for sea In three weeks.
The corvette Savannah, now In the dry dock
- to be prepared also We should Judge. She
can beeput In tie commissioned state In FIVE
weeks The Savannah 10 a sailing corvette
l,726 tons burden, is rated for "a guns and 800
men, and was built at Brooklyn in 1912 She
was 5O-sun frigate until 1859 Her last duty
was performed as flagship Of the Home squad
ron, The Cumberland, now to be replaced by the
Minnesota relieving her.
The Roanoke lies at the wharf In course Of re-
pair, aIthoug b the work upon her not urgently
pressed The machinery has been taken apaft
and portion Of it removed to the machine shop
for alteration. With the utmost energy and oe-
lerity possible, she could not be made ready for
sea service In less than twenty days She is being
caulked. aud is receiving extensive repairs from
the bands Of the carpenters and joiners
Comm9dore Strngham, the newly appointed
conmander-in-chief of the Home Squadron was
to leave this city last night to join his ship at
boston. He could sail In less than ten DAYS FOR
Pensacola.
The marine garrison Of the BROOKLYN nayv.v,rd
was to have been paid of yesterday, Maj Russell,
the disbur:ng officer Of the Marine Corps having
been ordered from headquarters at Washington
Tor that purpose.
GOVERNORS LELAND
Everything was quiet and dull on Governors
Island yesterday, but 1t is evident that another
t saGah' OF troops Is Imminent The quarters are
diers.
The John n Genin is still receiving her cargo,
consisting OF gun carriages, ordnance stores c
The carriages are marked " Fort Pickens
MAJ J +. Heintzman, LIST Infantry will take
command Of the island, rtce Mai Holmes who
left on Tuesday evening, until 3ath Of June, when
Col. smith, previously detailed for the post, will
report for duty.
THE cHARLEsrowN NAVY YARD.
Il bout 200 men are under Government pay at
Ine Charlestown navy yard at the present time
Three hundred Of these are at work upon the bar
racks Eight or nine hundred men are employed
In getting the Minnesota and Mississippi In read
mess Tor sea. The machinists and backsm!ths
engaged In the yard work all night, in order 10
facilitate the business Of preparing these steamers
tor eservice assig ned them.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD
AT tne Philadelphia navy yard the steamer
w ater w Itch has just been put in complete sea
trlm She will probably sail the present week,
win an unusually large crew Of sailors and ma.
-
jamestown, 22 guns which could be prepared for
sea In ten days and frigate 81. Lawrence 50 guns;
IN case OF emergency she could be ready for sea In
Infee weeks There are IS men on the receiving
ship, and lOO marines in the barracks
THE TEXAN TROOPS.
Inc steamship Coatzacoalcos, Grimm, left Pass
Cavaiio Bar on the 3lst March; touched at Kew
west lth inst landed two companies Of Infantry,
ana, being unable to obtain water, proceeded 10
Havana. Sailed thence OH the afternoon Of the
0th. has experienced very heavy gales Left al
"a. Cavalio the steamships Empire City, for
t nsW OH IN eight days, waiting the arrival Of
troops from the interior; Star Of tie West, walt
Ing the arrival Of troops from the interior, in
twenty-five days The Coatzacoalcos sailed from
this port on the 10th March; arrived at Kew West
.lss ana arrived at Pass Cavallo Bar 18th; sailed
from thence the 3lst, via Key West Atm inst and
Havana 9th inst ~
me troops In Texas are in excellent health and
condition, and are abundantly supplied with pro-
Visions and Means Of transportation. The Empire
City would leave Indianola in about eie ht days
with the third detachment Of troops The Sta,
OF the West would probably he detained IS DAYS.
Inc number OF troops left in Texas is about 600
men, some Of whom have to perform a march of
700 miles to reach the cost