, 1861-03-19
The Now Naval Coast fauard

During the continuance Of the euowgtorm
yesterday the steamships Empire CITY. Star of
The West, ths st:a,a gun boas Mol,1wk. and
ths storeship Supply, remained off Quarantine
READY ior departure on their respective vow
QkEa fist two veG1aH sre Indian.,
ola and BrAEas. Eaxas; thkSeupp1H goes Is:
join the HqA1e sqgbFon In nhe Guif;5f MpE:
:31co, while t64ne5ttntion ofxne MohswI re-.
mains uncertain, , @ReESaFgo @ c9hastinSof stores,
amm9ni.lon :eii1 ~ d se 1t daY1ig they
ssels detachment OF sozgh viii be taken
from Governors Island. -
A number Of other steaners- -.nl shortlv
leave this port under orders from tie Govern.
ment. The steamships Philadelphia, Ariel and
10 Uoanaeoaicos, hare al been chartered, and
! Ehtlade1phia lies at No 50 North River. the
Ar1el at the foot Of Eleventh street. North
htFeE, and the Coatzacoalcos at Pier No. 4G
aA4Eta -Rl{eE. .==1ha=1att Ito ba-TaadFfoE
eaat9g 9gI3y n; Saturday; -
as soon as required. During Yesterday and
he:day before, the Vixen and Harriet Lade
Kara lying off the battery waiting 0ri]ers
lhe cEuzader, the PerrE,:1he OorwiR and tic
H!o5, the Two latter being smart little costing
sG.a1rSeySrs now drafted TOR naval service, me
likewise in 9 state Of readiness Tie -splen-
did fElgste Roanoke will be taken out Of tie
dry dock in q week.. - -. ).
At Governors Izhnd, the ordnance dens1f:
ment lg ina state Of activity, though Lhs com
paHy employed 10 loalIng the guns ana MIL;
tary stores Is not very large. A brig, a schoon-
er, and sloop were yesterday lying N moor4d ia:
the wharves Of the Island; one of the1n..-11;a:
gshiary Porter-beiug ubout full, and rcadv
to sta:t-1o Tor key West Qa Monday 1ast 1
schooner LETT the island with. .or,lnance. her
; oeStnat1on telng likewise southwark.
BetTeen Governors Island and fhe Ratta-v
q neat Little propeller, entitled The Winfield
scott, Is now making hourly trips; at0rIJ,n5
cohven1snt accommodations for the officers Ard
Soldiers, as well as ther friends, who aTe cnn.
tlanauy 20 going to and from the Island.
=. me steam fEIgaee Powhatan hauled ND to
the Navy Yard yesterday. Her arrival wa
;telegrapned TO the authorities at Washinotnn
Who have comm andad her to remain az she IL
for. the present. Neither -o1Ilctra nor men
have been detuehed, and it is thought she viii
remain N commission. Not having been over !,
naaieu N 1our years, since she was fitted ont
1or ~. 1ne East Indies, she cannot adyisedly he
has been. brought home In pursuance Of fhc
poilGy OF establishing coast st-guard, which WAS
resolved upon by the late administration. md
WILL be adhered to BY the present, The ad.
wees by tlis arrival from the homs soundron
are Interesting. Threa ships-o only vii
oe lefr IN tue Gulf OF Mexico until political |
affairs become moro settled here. Tie yIaee-
u uoh1in Is the only ncwly-commfsstpued shin
70 remain out No officers have been razetfAi |
10 repIace thoge whuSe designations fan, the |
eeet 4aVe oeen rendered: The craft that LETT |
Tor Norfolk had no provision or stores IN
spafe !. A5 the establishment of the naval
coaal-gCarl il. q most important, movement |
Ye print for the irss time q tabular anaIysia of:
It's strength, rs follows. ..-....' 'N' ~