, 1861-01-23
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS...
FIFTY KILLED.
OTHER MATTERS or INTEREST.
Gfeot Excitement in New York md
RrooLIyu

GFent Excitement In New York and
Brooklyn.
New YonI, Jan. :33-DrooEiyn - was thrown
into fcrcrisl state Of excitement Inst even
Ing, by current rutnor that the Nayr Yard
WIS to be seized by the sympathizers with rhe
seceeslonists In this vicinity. Last night. ne-
cording to rumor, WAS the time at which the
descent was to have been made, It anpears
that Capt. Foot, who was in command OF tho
Yard during the temporary absence of Com.
mnndcE Breese at Philadelphia, deemed the
information Of sufficient Importance to war
rant him taklng prompt measures for the pro-
tectioa Of the Government property under bis
Charge.
A consultation with the Mayor was held, re-
sulting in the issuing ofan order by lfai. Gen.
Duyea to the 5th Brigade, Gen. Crooks, which
caused the prompt assembling Of that COM
maud under arms, ready for immediate action.
The 18th, 18th and 27th Regiments assembled
At tho City Aruory, end the It'll Regiment was
Ut the State Arsenal, they having before re-
eeiyca orders to meet there last night for drill
All the available Police force Of BROOKLYN,
about lao, were ordered to rendezvous at thc
Second Precinct Station and at hail near the
Navy Yard gate. Fifty Of the River Police
By water to the Navy Yurtl
In the yard the scnttnels were doubled and
the receiving ship North Carolina. Captains
Doughty and Reed, had under their command
about 1o0 Marines. who were in readiness for
duty at moments notice, and all the neces-
sary arrangements were made for active SER
vice. ~ thesc arrangements, ii nn attack had
been made, the assailants would have met with
. warm reception.
The runlors III 10 the number and exact plan
OF the attacking party were various. and rs
passed from one person to another, did not
lessen IN proportion or Importance. Some
had it that James Kerrigau vas At the head Of
MnVRmHnf hnf r3or1 tie i -
less than 20, men, and that the attack was
to be made simultaneously By land aud water.
The party expected by water was to come TO
the Yard in one or more steamboats,, and the
land forces were to possess the eastern district
ferries In small parties, SO as hot to attract At
tentton and force IN entrance to the Yard on
the Flushing Avenue side. a picket guard Of
policemen was thrown at different points to
prevent Z surprise from this Quarter. and on
the whole, the Navy Yard was In creditable
condition for defensive operations.
Up to late hour last night, however, there
Wereno indications Of any disturbance what
ever.
Information Of the anticipated attack was
sent to the police authorities in this city about
four O'Clock In the afternoon. 2upt Kennedy
Was out Of town, and the duty Of dfsposinE
the police in the emergency dcyolycd upo1
Commissioner Bowen and Inspector Carpcn-
ter. a plan Of operations was promptly de-
Of the telegraph it was almost immediately
In process Of execution, The harbor police
boats, fully manned with armed crews, were
ordered to rendezvous at WalIabout Bay, A
force Of 100 patfolucn from yarious wards was
concentrated at headquarters ready to march
at moments notice. One of the Catherine
street ferry boats was chartered to transfer the
forcc to the Navy Yard, aud at o'clock iafor-
nation was tele!raphel from The fourth pre-
c:nct that the boat was In readiness for that
purpose. The men were Immediately formed
in marching order, aud were to have taken up
their quarters OIL the boat, where they were to
remain til warned by a preconcerted signal
from the Yard that their services were ncces-
sary.
Just, however, as the force Was about to
take their departure from head ad-quarters, dis.
patch WIS received from President Bowen.
who had gone to Brooklyn, countermanding
marching orders md representing that every.
thing was quiet.
Capt. Foote expressed himself highly grati-
hcd with the measures adopted BY the police
authorities to render him assis taucc, but he il
Of opinion that the force OF Marines at his
command is amply sufficient to repcl any at
tack which may be male. The policemen
were dismissed about o'clock
It 10 stated upon good authority that among
those to be engaged in the threatened OUT
break arc number Of workmen, who were
recently discharged from the Yard, aud to
whom the Government is in arrears over two
months nav