, 1861-01-23

come 10 them as = last resort, : =,
The destination Of this people is Hayti in
most Gates but where they Atand good chan-
ccs foEprocurins work at their frsde in Nor
thern eitiet, they renatn, Some oI theti afc
the best order Of mechanics, The Ha1t1ap
Government offers them Tree hr1ns and q
weeks proviaiops aher arriving In that coun-
trJ. -'--
IMPORTANT NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Il Is now becoming evident to nayal people
that, Whatever course political events may
take, the home squadron will b. called on for
mn efficient coast guard Tho arrival at Vern
CEux, anuouuced "a Tuesday, at the Cumber-
land, was the signal for ,ha return Of the
There Is also reason 10 believe that the e1oop
st. Louis will come bone, The Mohawk, Cru
eadcr, Wyaudot1e, Pocakohtae, and Water
Witch, are likely to be detailed as tenders for
the bFooklyp, Sabine and st, Lonfs, II the
fleet shoulu be called Into requisition On our
seaboard. The newly commissioned oosyettea
Macedonian aud Cumberland would be cuff
cfens to protect our national interests in the
Gafk for while. Thus the ships avai9stle for
home duty wonld carry IN aggregate Of ,46o
men, ana 1Gq gous-' sea- ,.
It IL said that tue virsinians HIVE s,snifled
their intention TO resist the removal from Nor
folk Of any United States ship not in commits
sion BIZ the Federal authorities. The intelli~
gence comes from a naval officer at that place.
Annexed IA list Of cur men-of-war nuw At the
Goeport Yard: Liner Pennsylvania, rated $50
guns, but carrying only few, not worth any.
tAing outside aer pr sent berth liner Coluin-
hus, lying up, and unfit fos present duty; liner
bulls; frigata Columbia, needing rtpa1re: in
ordinary, trigate Raritan, do, do; corvette
Germautown, undergoing repairs in dock /;
steam fri,ate Nerrlnlac, Ia ordinary. Except
In regular naval lunls, al these ships would
be worthless for auy aerFtce.
VESSELS OF THE uoaiE SQUADRON.
It is stated that dispatches have been sent
to the Commander Of tho Home Squadron,
with the intention Of having s1 those chips
concentrated In the Gulf and at other South
eru points menaced By the secessiopi.rs. The
following List Of these and other vessels Of the
Navy now III active service, will be- interest.
ing:
BROOKLYN, f1rstcl4ss steam sloop, Is guns,
Capt ~. y. Walker, pow ut Hampton Roads
Crusader, third~class screw steamer. guns
Ltcnt: commanding ]. N. Aatflt, at Mobile Bay
JAu. 6.
Falmouth, store sailing ship, Lieut.. COM.
mandug Charles Thomas, moored ut Aepin-
WALL
Mohawk, thira-class eerew steamer, guns,
Lieut.. commanding: 7. 4. u. Craven, cruising
of Cuba and Key West.
AnGta0nlan, lret-ela68 s31l}ng aloop, - gnnE,
Capt James G!s m, called from Portsmouth,
Jan. Is, probably for the Gulf
Pswllee, third class screw steamer, guns,
Com. 8. c, Rowan, at PhiladelpAia, rvpairtng
engines. -.
Pocahoatas, eecond.class screw a1oop, &
guns, Com. s. e. Hazard, at Vesa Cruz De
cemberA
Powhattau, 1rst-class steam sloop, {paddles1
II guns, Capt. Samuel Mercer, ut Vera Cruz
Dec %,
Sabine, sailing frigate, 20 guns. Capt H 4.
Adams, at Sacrilicios, v. C., Dec 20
St. Louis, frst-class sailing sloop, 70 guns,
Com. Charles H. Poor, at 5acri1cios, Y. G.,
Dec. 2a
Supply, ttore-*hip, guns, Com. Henry
Walker. sailed from Pensacola, Jan L, fo1
Vera Cruz
Wynndotte, ti,ird class secrew.teamcr, Lieut..
Commanding 0. H. Bergman, oil Pensacola
Jan. 10.
The other vessels arc distributed as fol,
lows:
MEp11EnaAsEAT souAnRox.-Ther er1roquois,
Release, Richmond, und Susquehanna.
BnAziI soUADHoX-Congress, Pulaski and
Seminole. -
AFRICAN SeuApRoy.-Cous:eilat Mohi.
eau. Msstic, Portsmouth, Relief San Jaciuto,
Sumter aud Saratoga.
PACIFIC SQrADHoN.-Cynne, F7cdouia, Lar,
caster, Levant, tlnis*ing.l Narrasa@sett, St.
Marys, SaEauae, Wyoming anu Warren.
EAST INDIA SQuADRoS.-Dacotah, Hartford,
John Adams, Saginaw aud Vandalia-
Annapolis, the Niagara lust ut Hung Kong,
and Pensacola fitting cut Ut Washington Nary
Yard.