The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-07
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.

are intended TO act as gurbcss and lave been
purhased BY the government the former having arrived
u The yard yesterday morning, ard lays moored
alopgede the long dock order 70 have the necessary
Alterations MAZE. This vessel was formerly caledabe
John A. King; but having been burned down last winter
she Seems 10 be etauuch craft and is about tie same
build tee Harriet Lane. As room az the two vessels
ready to 60 ntothe service Of the government taey
lively 10 honor Of the States whose they Will bear
me tonnage OF bo.h s registered at 100 and they
reckoned very making fourteen knobs an hour
with consumption Of ih4iyfye tons u coal per day
Lieutenant nenchard, late Of the Keystone State, will
command the Rhode leland, and Commando, Maxwell
woodruff OF the Board Of Detail, tie Connecticut. The
morning, and anchored opposite the Battery,
yet entirely complete, and detachment Of eleven sea-
men was sent board Of her yesterday from the re-
10 PROHIBITING any but native born Americans rcm ion
ing the service has retarded the recruiting bueness
greatly Previous 70 ,hi. action the average of seamep
ordinary xeamen and landsmen per day, Joined the
nsval service was between thirty and forty Now The
average scarcely amounts to more than fifteen
The RcnMocd lays anchored in the stream opposite the
yard but viii be- brought alongside wharf
ready toTeceive her She VII have repairs made
10 her. when abe VIII be Immediately despatched 10 sea
again.
TIE Harriet Lane still remains IN the dry dock. She
has been thoroughly recaulked and lie receiving her
coppered bottom.
Ine supply chip Phelps ready for sea- and win pro-
baby be sent away 10 noriow. Lieut. CoooIesss nas
The Iroalos remains aorgeide the wharf. having
ceved new coat Of paint and requisite articles the
furniture line She IS yet in commission.
RE "o. ship North Carolina s having 80 ne repairs
mace TO her POOP deck and also her state cabin Captain
Meade RENAME Con- mander Of ,hii vesse.
rhe twJ new gunboats-Adrcnda and Oneida-a,e ad.
varclnE, snd the work oD Their frames Will soon be
men :e1
The great number Of vessels lying At the yard
las plunged the different departments another rush
TIE ordnance and foundry departmeL THE former under
control OF Captain Gansevoor aAd !eu'ensn, Suany
nf alad- tel pvr
large number Of gun carriages Of all zae pro-
cess of erection IN the ordnance department
Inc number OF hands employ ed as the yard will low
have to be increased instead Of dinin shed M Romeo
FugsDSs late masieT joiner has received an
lbs sascs NJ john < BaSe e S: shs
snd SseSecs.sSs q " has been n
he % H. RS spg
place actually terrific, and Mr. Balwer like Iscen
tlous msn dsdans 70 discharge other men who do heir
pointed under dinsreat poiti, head.
An accdent OCCURRED q The dry dock in the gard on
zosea IS piumSsr iOstsxS n spp,sIr Ia, lne
unfortunate man walking asIoss tho pank hsting
vesse Harriet Lane which a, presen undergoing re-
pairs there when the Frat Lieutenant the ship
hun The turned suddenly round and Loot his foot.
log, when be Pecipiated from the plank 10 the
Jagged bottom OF the dock causing terrible wound
the back part Of the head from VII CD died an honr
Afterwards The conclusion resulting from high te
rus have been terrible, the depth OF The dock is
about fifty feet and the whole bottom Ia lined with
FAD, taken TO the depensary, and from thence 10
the Naval Hospital, where he expired.
TIE WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
ANOTHER FiGHT-GBNERAL MORRIS ATTACKS DI.
VISION OF wIsEs ARMY--TwENTY.IHRHE KILLED
TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS AND sEvENrY.oNE
HORSES rAKBN-W Use AT LAUREL ELL ON TIE
FOURTH OF JULY, ETC.
SPECIAL Correspondence o. the Washington Star
GRAFTON, Va July 3, ls6l
Shortly after closed my letter 10 you OF yesterday
n 10 CHI nj Iaact
IN its results between General Morris column o! this
ShcCeiIan Nny and the enemy commanded by either
Henry Wee or Bob Garnet Gate OF the Dated States
army, in person 1t took place the right Of Buck.
hAphop Our troops engaged were almost entirely Ohio
by the way ei Csrkebprg The citizen bringing the
news here says he could not learn (at ClaIksburg)
whether Wise or Gatnsn commanded the dis-
unionists, who retreated az asstv as possible,
with The loss Of twenty. three killed, two hun.
bred prisoners and seventy one horses, that Nor.
rs captured On our slice not man Was killed.
The action took place on Sunday neh.-that is very
early on Monday morning, presime. sach lie the &c
count Of the affair reserved here, explained above
Our troops Immediately after tie fshs continued 10
pursuit o. the reTeating enemy. We have news from
across The country that General Mcclellan expects to
come up With the enemy az Laurel Hill norrow-the
4th considerable portion u wiaes force 10 posted
there and ss tia, force VIII probably by that time be
night near bgokhannon, Wise win venture nght any
where, y WIZ be there BE {Wise) win do his hes. 10
s.rs'nAns who ran ~ Philippe recently most shame.
w. Ut PO.sns1s and cowsrd5, mot once, bat
! aostn impronaPsa speeches II hts command, there.
lore, continues 20 run after b. has eelected hi,
own ground Tor ha!e, his denanoaaton Of bis feiends
epgsssd a. Philippe win come Ia X upon hisa 20
inai he M be the laughing etook Of The whole couniry
His t'tst force Is 6sut LOooo OF WHOM but COO nay
as they ans the voluntsars he brought VIZ hr, M ro
stsnhson 1oe rest ero nearly all men erafYed 10 the
Sey and hhs seemingly forced into service a tho
point the bayonet None lhan han Of them nre doubt
ess Union men rather than seseesonets at heart The
fcres with ~hics;enera Acaslan operates eosssts n
"a I afA mod
10000 men, IN three divisions under himself Brase,er
General Morris, OF Inna, acd Brgadier General Eo1en
crhntz, OF Ohio. The latter is Q Wes. Poiu,er yho
graduated at the lead o. his class a0d is therefore
thoroughly educated and con petept solder an he,a n,o