Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-10
WAR MOVEMENTS

| in the afternoon Some DELAY however occnr,ed
In the forwarding Of war material from Governors
| Island, and she did not leave till after 5 d m
| Freight from lighters lying alongside and from
the pier, was being transferred on board all day.
This consisted Of -four, pork. beef bacon con-
| densed milk, dried fruits, liquors, potatoes and
| almost every variety of eatables Among the ar
| ticles of waFlike nature were forges, ordnance
tools, shears consisting of long, strong poles and
windIasses; gunny bags, wheelbarrows, gun car
| riages, brass pieces, DC. Behind bales of hay,
| which occupied the outer edge OF the upper deck
was perhaps the most significant pa ri of the cargo
| unrevealed excep. to those who went aboard
| namely, some Is or 20 surf boats, with piles of
| oars. Coal In large quantities was piled up in
| sacks on deck. Smaller sacks, holding abost a
| bushel each, were said to be for the use of the
| nylng artillery; There were large boxes marked
gu. 8. Hospital Stores -
During the afternoon the steam tug c. p Smith
| Loaded with troops, came up the Bay, and re-
manned stationary In the middle Of the stream
| opposite Canal street. About p. m the tug.
| boat X. l.. Mabey, her deck covered with troops
came up, she passed the Smith, sturdy cheers, In
true soldier-like style, were exchanged between
| the pier where lay the Baltic As she approaches
| the crowd, which had taken position on the
| neighooring piers In order to get good view Of
| whatever transpired, began cheering. This was
| responded 10 by the troops, numbering apparent
ly about 200. IL Is said they were under the COM
| mand ofLeut R o. Tyler Of the Third Artillery,
| and Lieut. T. Nick. Hudson Of the Fourth Artil,
| lery, and that Lieut.. Col Thomas also accom-
| panied the expedition. number of heavy boxes
had to be taken off from the tug and il was nearly
O'Clock before the Baltic got fairly out into the
| stream.
The following. are the officers of the Baltic.
| Fletcher, captain; Pendleton first mate: Graham
| chief engineer; Fordham, purser; Bailey, steward
| The crew numbered about 40 men
The Baltic passed through the Narrows at D.
m, and procet ded out to sea-
| THE TRANSPORT STEAMER ILLINOIS
| tn f,eiSh bit Of the Illinois was much like that
| OF the Baltic. Later In the evening several boats
| were taken in, some Of which, 1t was said, were
| arranged for the mounting Of a small gun
| Among her cargo she has about . 1000 barrels of
assorted stores, 500 cases Of muskets several how
itzers parks Of artillery, large quantity Of am
| munition, and over 100 cords of oak and pine
| wood. One Of Herring's safe, said to be from
| tue sub Treasury, Wall street, and to contain
| $4,000 In specie, was also put on board About
| dusk the steamtug Catlin came alongside and
| discharged troops. One Of the soldiers who
bore little American flag, remar h ed that only
| death would part him from it, At the time Of
| the embarkGton the crowd cheered, and cheers
| also came from the boat South America that was
/ passing up the river.
| On account Of the length of time which II oc.
| cupied to finish loading the Illinois, but Il was
| deemed best To receive the troops from Fort
| Hamilton before the steamer started and thus
| evade the delay of stopping at that place. The
| to carry them
The steam tug c. p smith had been living on,
in the stream all this time and It was late in the
| evening before she had an opportunitv To dis
| charge. On board the Illinois were the ID Artil
lery Company y, and I'd Artillery Company K
which lett w ashtn9to on the 18th April There
were said to be 1oO men In the two companies
Besides these were the men from the tug-boats
ma king probably 300 more.
The officers Of the Illinois are:-Terry, Captain:
WinPenny, First Nate: Deagan, Second Mate;
| Hauxhurst Chief Engineer; Cook, First Assistant
Engineer; Smith, Purser.
The Illinois sailed after dark She carrie, y
large quantity Of supplies, and BILE assort-
technic signals.
THE STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT
huHof had This hne vessel, belonging to Com
modore Vanderbilts line Of Havre steamers char
tered by the United States Government 10 be
fitted out Immediately. This rumor upon inyes-
hgation, proves to be incorrect as the vessel has
been lying at pier No g. North River, all winter,
and her machinery Is all apart, and in such con-
dition that II would require at least two weeks
for a force of one hundred and twenty men TO mt
her In proper trim for extended sea voyage,
There are at present sixty men at work upon her.
ana the vanderbilt will not probably sail until
the beginning Of next month, and then only To
take her place In the Havre line
The quietude reigning around the pier does not
ocs,e any nasty preparation to get ready for sea;
scarcely any one except those having transactions
with the Boston boats are to be seen on the dock
THE OCEAN QUEEN,
another Of Commodore Vanderbilts yessels Ia
lying at the foot Of King St, North river and is
also undergoing repairs. Her engineer who seems
10 be the only person on bosrd, says the vessel is
not in condition TO proceed on a voyage at pres
ent, nor would two weeks suffice to put her in
such position few ship car penters on the pier
are the only indications Of life or animation
around the Ocean Queen.
THE sIEAM-TUG YANKEE
IL new sea boat Just built and capable of with
standing any sea voyage. She was launc he'd about
TWO months age, from Webbs yard at 6 reenpoint
ton Iron w orks
The Yankee is registered at 400 tons. is $50 fee,
long, 20 feet beam. and II feet hold She is COM
handed by Capt Germain The vessel is ovned
Of he boa "a
plot commissioners, from whom she has been
chartered by the Government
There were put aboard Of her 100 tons of fuel
besides large quantity OF provisions
She carried bout l50troops, but her destination
remains secret, ss the vessel sailed under sealed
ofaers on Monday evening at O'Clock.
The Thomas Freeborn, another steam ting Of
nearly the same dimension, was to have been a
consort OF the Yankee but the orders for her de-
Parture were countermanded
The NORTH CAROLINA.
200 tun line Of battle. shin looks very lime
some with only 100 men on board This isex
actiy the case with /" the North" She has so re-
can's, "A marines, and about 80 perman mt men,
who might be left out, they have done all the
auty providence gave them power to perform
Inc short watches Of the Powhatan were made
up On board the feceiving-shiP, and many Of the
on the LIST OF April, have gone to play more i'm
portant parts than those on the programme at the
scu'ie butt" The condition of the North Car
DINA Is not satisfactory. 1t is even doubted
whether she could be removed two rods with
| safety. She was built at Philadelphia forty.one
years ago, and has been so long at the NAVY Yard
that even green reporters know her from 'the last
arrival -
AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
MAJOR HOLMES is packing up, and will leave his
quarters Tomorrow. Meantime Lieut. Woods is
examining the stores for the purpose of rece pting
Tor the same to Major Holmes Last evening, the
band serenaded the Najor by way Of parting
compliment. 1t appears that he has been very
popular among his inferior officers, and the sol
uefs generally. Whoever of them venture In
express any opinion on the subject, manifest sor-
row at the event Of his resignation
large number of gun tresses carriages and
guns, marked fort Pickens, Florida" are lying
In readiness for shipment
The schooner ''JOhn N Genin, of Jamesport.n
is at anchor a short distance from the wharf She
was al the wharf yesterday taking in gun car
Ilages uesses, &c, but hauled off 10 make room
ior barge loaded with lumber. She is now re.
to sea. Pi0"0ou
There are about 500 soldiers now on the Island
ana recruits are coming on constantly Numbers
OF these are sent to Fort Hamilton, after being
duly examined and Quilted s
Inc little steam (propeller) barge which plies
between the Battery and the island is well patron
iLea and every hour takes new contri button OF