New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26
ARMY AND NAVY.

Col. Hooper, formerly most efficient and worthy
officer Of the United States regular army, has arrived
here from California, 20 tender his seryices to The
Government lie il well known as being frst-raie
tae,iean. and served in the field with Distinction lie
gocs 10 Washington 10 report hinseh personally 10 the
War Department.
Tn the California mail, which has just reached the
Government mention is made Of Lieut. hullans labors
In making the famous wagon road. He had leit on
the 18Th Of MAY with his party, consisting of 100
,iyiana detachment Of United States regular troops
and an a curt of 80 men, The Deer Lodge, Hell-tRte
and Ritter Root sections are reported by the oioer 10
he aruirbl, suited for pastunge aud rich in miuer ale
The health of the exJ edition Is good letter iron
diem says, 1--WE never know Of Disnn'"n until TIC
Iient. John Hamilton Of the United States I'd Ar
,erv Lar been deac cd temporarily IRON army Duty
10 drill the militia Of the Cohen state. IL worthy
81 remark that tbs is The only oneer Ia me army VI .e
Tinted Stntes who was born on the ocean. lie Was
annin,el 10 a Second Leuienancy "m tie ith, In
INV lsi7 and gave his nativity m "Neptune Q
Domain Sea" He ID considered the beet commander
Anon9 tLs casualties in the Western army, OF which
ntelhyepcs has lust arrived, is the resignation OF
;eut Iau,. L. Corl-v of the 9Th Infantry native
OF South Carolina. With bis regiment, be marched
during the unpaIall,ed time OF $50 dayr, eonsecn-
tiyely' from Camp Floyd TO Sacramento. lie says
family coppectione alone made him resign, and that he
"s;} go, serve anainst the United States flag. -
lie was the acting Assistant OF The Comnisery De-
n,rtu,ent Of Beneeia detachment al Unhed STATES
ngulrs IA h Fort Crook AT last adv ices for Beneca,
IN com,s.noe with orders from the Secretary of War.
IN. ioloNipg ca ddida;es have been examined before
h. BOARD OF Engneors nov 10 session at The BROOK
yn Nayv.YarI and viii be- admitted III tie Engineer
Corps, United States Navy:
a, ,,t 4,,,,,na-IAss Newton, John II. Log Philip L.
=. "a d...ss nls-TbOs A Griffin. R. A Copeland r f.
%' a. .,,sa,.-H w Scott Augustus Mitchell, John IL
Amss I'd R. Arnold, T. c. breeht oprmo AbdIrde henry
% NJ Evan bu y. Esri, lsa.c Oskiord hsSiiana AZ
o~ John H. Hunt Alfred Coia, Hugh a. Cline, Geo w w
Deo onsse' oS.I L,S ssp f Ms. Tson.. j. Mex
Dsniss.
TIE foylowipe Assistant Engineers Of the U. 8.
Navy have passed satisfactory examination Tor pre-"
motion: M,
Fi,t A...,o.,,-A.rand~r Henderson and Stephen D. Hi
s'T, 20 b Mecls.y to BE- Fir, A..n,
IN r .s sad Frsnc Lowering to be second Assistant En-
gneer
Chief Engineer A. C. stinns has been detached from
the Board Of Examiners, and Chief Engineer 1. Zeel
has been appoipted member in his place. The Board
now consists Of Chief Engineer w. h. schock, Presi
dent Chief Engineer Theader ZelIer, and ChefEngi-
n-er Is. +. Gsven.
The u. s. sleani gunboats Penguin and Albatross
were put formally in eossinn Yesterday at tie Brook
Np NAVY Yark. They carp each ~ guns and about
70 men, Owing to the scarcity Of marines they have
no guards The ofacers Of the Pengniu are:
ConmsDde ssrrips,on f.r' -; Wocd g.., H.r
M, Master. Matsa w. C. Antsron Geo W. Hood Amos
foster Eagnosr T. W. Warren. William Pa.'son and Milton
z. Randall
TIE oficerr Of the Albetross are:
Commander Geo. A. rrsnsi Firss Legt and Executive
Offer j. Neville, PsynAste O. n. Coolsy Surgoou Jas
Alien; Mss,ry Pruncis S. We EEL Masters Mates JOIN
YsTi Henry Donovsn fhinees d. sndel, Thomas Hsnkey
Engineers. A. D. Thrmss md joe Smith.
A disloyal demonstration having taken place OF
board the corvette ~. Marys, willie that vessel wa
| undergoing repairs at the Mare Island Mayfair
Cal portion Of her crew were replaced BY nstions
men. Capt John X. Mitchell Of the steam gunboa
Wyoming, now attached TO the Pacific squadron, ba
resiyned. He ID native of North Carolina, and Wa