New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-06
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
The .POwhaiun Got Ready at Three Days Notice
HRpoar OF GOVERNMENT AGENTS
Fes;diou Of England and France
TROOPS PUT ON THE ATLANTIC,


being put aboard the Atlantic which lies at her dock
foot Of Canal street An enormous quantity of coal
was aIso taken on IL is believed that she has been
provisoned for q year. Alongside wGs lighter con-
timing arurs L was expected that during the night
40U trOops would be brought up and put on board.
hat occasions the greatest conjecture is the 500 stalls
for hoses which have been prt up deck 1t s sale
TINT sbo will rail to-day at ~ O'Clock under scaled
orders Her crew has been largely increased, ard
amounts nog to more iLan l0O The Atlantic cleared
for BrazJs and the provision for horses would seem to
lend pauliLiy to the belief that that ia her dos;ina
ton.
TIT STEAMER BALTIC.
TIE Baltic, lying 1t the same dock will Immediately
follow.
THE STEAMER ILLINOIS.
The Government has sso taken possession Of the
steamer Illinois, Of Vanderbilt New York and Havre
lnr. .or public purposes. Arrangements have been
made to forward the passenger and European mails BY
the steamer Civ of Baltimore leaving to-day noon
from pier No. -, North River for Liverpool, as will
be- seen by Advertisement in ano,Ler pat Of tbs paper
We understand that Gen. Miraaon contemplate eav-
ing on this steamer f0r France.
WHERE IRE THEY GOTSG1
The steamers 20 under sealed orders. and conjecture
n busy n regards their destination. Some sly Pensa
cola but The ore which gains most eredence is that
they are 10 proceed to the mouth Of o. Mississippi for
tho r1Tpose Of collecting The revenue.
ARRIVAL or TROOPS.
A de.acaren. Of Uuited States recruits arrived in
tdis city yesterday from Baiiao, and were immediately
cen. over TO Governor Island Tor regmentsl service.
Capt Barry : company Of Artillery, and Companies
II aud H. Second Inlantry. accompanied by some me-
eb1ies reached 10 Sn early yererday morning, and
Joined tie sgppers ond miners al FoF; Ia Fayetto.
company or two from Fot Columbus were aiso 10 have
goue up last night These troops are all under GINS
20 dsra soon Tor some desLaou too latitude Of winch
no a. can Gud oct. There are n0w ~ men az Fort
Hamilton.
A Board Of Arrly OGcais have been in sSaion for
three DAYS at The uArtera yrs Office in this city, for
the purpose Of d.siou,ing Tie sgaLA5.e t,oops sta
stoned in the Hurbor Of Nov-York. They have not yet
made any Official port. Col Harvey Brown Seconi
Artillery, pTead1s
DEPARTURE Oh TIE rGwHirAN.
! Yesterday morning Il wa decided in obedience 10
instructions from Washington. 70 POT the Powhatan
reafn f-iga,e in comrnirrn and send hor OF ~ sll
| hazards before nigt,hll. Capt Foo'c Lieut.. Amy,
and NJ BRADY havo 10, slspt for niyhis'owng 70 the
|
aav vcgeriay extra hands were working on her. Capt
| Brsyco-t OF the marine barracks cent down
! n frW fr.nfef guard a, o'clock; at J. o'clock the
crew were cent over in beats from the receiving ship
North Carolina and ctcercd their old vessel heartily on
reaching hor ard n; o'clock the ensign was hoisted
and ne Pow aan was turned over by Capt Foote 20
CAPT, Mercer, and biz oticors All hands then we're
uus.crcd on tie quarter deck and he ship duly de-
/ l. IL.
armament is likely 10 De used somewhat briskly
and strong prnss have been substituted for the old
ones under The guns. The boilers have not been
touched tut the cauhers aai carpenters made al ex-
cclleu. job Of the h.L in the brief time allotted to
I them.
! A. the general nssembage from the ship the follow
! i1g gentlemen appeared in Uniform Capt. Samuel Of
Maryland Lieut.. Egber, Thompson, New-Yorki
Lieut.. If. C. Perry, New-York; Lieut.. William b.
Whiting Eew.York Lieut.. William H. Gamble,
Penney wanna Paymaster John j. Gulick, Sew.Jeseyi
| Marine Lieut.. John l.. Broome, New-iork. The en-
gneers and others hose who retained in the ship
Some Of the parties namesupply the places Of South
| ern seceden.
TIE Pow hatan II frs-class siis.wheel steamer Of
24l5 turs burden and built at GcTPort in 1850 She
carries II guns and about 3O0oifcers and men. Her
service III. includes two general cruea and one specia!
cruise. She returned from China las. Summer, and
has since been hid mp in ordinary when she was or
deTed suddenly 10 the Gulf Of Mexico and had nearly
been stripped al Brooklyn, on Monday, when the In
g.ructons get her ready for sea came from Washing
ton. She il the only reamigate ever converted nom
the "lyng up" condition into the commission state in
the space of three days. This "a something that could
| be done in very few yards IN the world.
49, w0aAa "a
get the Powhatan away, 1t was evident ut o'clock
ias, night that her Departure should be postponed until
early THE morning Watches Were put Gu to pat
things rights during the night. The Powhatan hfs
board boat-howitzers for landing Pur'
poses, and exceedingly large amount of shot and
shell. she is quite ready for action
TIE HARRIET LANE.
One statement in regard n the Harriet Lane Is tina,
she !. living of Quarantine by orde; Of the Collector,
who has given Capt Fnunce information that may re-
suit 10 the seizure Of vesses bound 10 the coast OF
! Africa Another ia tia; sho hss sailed under sealed
orders, with foil complement; Of men and marines
Whether either of these rumois correct, the Harriet
Lane returned from sea yesterday afternoon and came
up 20 the city.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There no special orders 10 ~ on any Other man
of-wsr here Ut present. The corvette Savannah VIII
probably be put in hsnde to-day or early next week,
but II viii DO done m compliance with directions 10
have her placed IN state Of readiness, which the Com
rDaDdsnt received weeks ago. The WORK on the koan-
oke and Wabash is going ahead uninterrup,siiy.
There that the former will be taken OCT Of
the dock to bet other ship In The revenue and
surveying feet remain in the stream, IN sata qH0
large OF visitors assembled a, the Navy Yard
| yesterday.