The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-16

nish the Following list of the vessels about to
sail from that port for the South
The Empire City Is hired steamer, of |, ,75l |
tons burthen. She has taken out ciearanee
papers for 1ndianola, Texas, and Ia to bring
back the troops of the U. 3. Division recently
disorganized there.
The Star of tho West is we'll known for her
unsuccessful trip to Charleston and rapid
retreat. Her clearance is for Brazos Santa
go, Texas, and her duty is TO bring back II. s.
troops-a duty similar to that of the Star O.
me west Her supply of stores. doubtless
intended Tor provisioning the men dnring their
passage 10 the North, consists Of about two
hundred barrels of meat (beef and pork, three
hundred barrels OF bread, two hundred bar
reis OF Hour, several barrels of sugar beans
whiskey, and such like store $, a wv Ia rye hays
Oh potatoes, supplies of coffee, tea &c. Yes
terday her tanks were filled With water, and
,resh provisions for the cabin table shipped.
IN addiaion TO the foregoing, several hundred
teet OF scantling and planks, for the purpose
OF erecting berths for the soldiers, were placed
on the two upper decks. There was small
supply OF coal on the lower deck and in the
noid, Dut apparently not more than would
nave been required by the steamer for her own
use during an ordinary passage from this city
10 lncianola and back. She is no better pre-
pared now to stand u raking fire of cannon
than at the time she received the unpleasant
salute rendered her from the masked batteries
OF Morris Island. She is Il lighter vessel
than the Empire City, being l,172 tons bur
then, and drawing twelve feet of water.
The Crusader is screw propeller of the
third class. She is rated as being of $40 tons
burthen, and on the present trip has a full
complement of one hundred and ten men lin
Gliding officers } Her armament has been in
creased to ten guns tnine thirtytwo Founders
and one brass twenty-four pounder) and
ammunition to match. She has ON board
full cargo, consisting of stores, powder aud
other ammunition, coal, &c, which was
taken on at the Brooklyn Navy-Iard. She
was expected to sail this morning for Charles
ton TO bring away the soldiers from Fort
S.It,l tar and hn foil arytar IL 1iSf nf hD
names Of the officers Lieutenant Command
ing, T. A. NJ. Craven; Lieutenants, james
NJ. Duncan, J. NJ. Breese and A. f. r. Ben
| ham Master. II. X. Wallace; Surgeon, j .
| W b. Greenhow. The Overwhelmingly
| the well-arriyed last month at this sta
| tion from the West Indian waters, where she
| had, like the Mohawk and Wyandot, acted as
| one of the Cuban coast fleet, whose duty 1t Is
| to intercept slavers. She was not put out of
| commission, but underwent some needed re-
pairs of an unimportant nature.
| The Mohawk is also a third class screw pro-
peiIer. She Ia rated at 464 tons burt then, and
| is expect ted to have full complement OF
| men as theCrusader-viz one hundred and ten
Her armament has also been increased, she
now having eight suns-six thirty-two poun-
dp.S, one twenty -four and one twelve. she
has been nearly ready for sea for some few
| days having on board the greater part of her
cargo, consisting OF stores, ammunition ana
| ccal, and only requiring n small supply of of
| ficers' provision and water. She was engaged
yes terday taking on board the remaining por-
| tion of her coal and the general hustle OF get
| ting ready for sea was to be observed, although
| actual orders had not been received. Ihe fol-
| lowing is list of the officers for the present
| trip: Lieut.. Commanding, j. IL. Strong
| Lieutenauts J NJ. Arnold, g. G. Carpen ter,
| &. Hatfield Mas ter, not yet on board; Sur
geon, Delavon Bioodgood
| The Harriet Lane has recently been placed
in perfect order for active service. Her origi-
nal armament consisted OF four twenty 1--WE
| pound Dahlgren guns and thirty VIC
| Rappp tly she received addition
| 10 her powerful batteries in the shape of three
long thirty-two Founders. The larger guns
| are placed in the port about the paddle boxes
| the twenty -four Founders are fixed aft. Hel
| complement of small arms are very strong ant
| of the best kind 1t consists of Minnie rifet
muskets, Sharpes improved pistols, CoitS
navy reyolyers, navy boarding pistols and th'
| improved navy cutlass. There Is also OF
board twelve pound boat howitzer, fitted fo
the launch This piece of ordinance has ;
| field carriage attached, SO that the gun can b.
| removed from the launch and instantly htte'
on TO the carriage, to be used for land service
| The following is list of her officers JOIN
Fauuce, Commander; ID. B. Cons table, FRS
Lieutenant; ID. d. Thompkins, Second Lieu
| tenant; III. 0. Porter, Second Lieu tenant I
Thomas NJ Duncan, Third Lieutenant j NJ
EAaIsher, Third Lieutenant; Horace Gamble
Tftd Lieutenant.
The Supply has been in commission 70
| some few days past, and having all her carg
| on board, is expected to sail upon very shol
warning 1t is not expected that Commando
! Wake will take charge of her during the IN
7 tended trip.
The Coatzacoalcos has been chartered b
1 the Gov ernment, and Is now coaling. In
vessel is rated as Az, ,953 tons bur therI
eight feet draught, has two decks Is built
oak copper and iron fastened has a walkin
. beam of engine, with stroke of twelve fee
l and seventy inch cylinder; was built in n
agara City in 1854 for the lake trade and Wa
q, | then known by the name of the America
y She WAS brought down the rapids of the )
I Lawrence with the Canada, another vess
0 of the same line, and was then, after great a
q teration, fitted out for the Havana trade.
= The Philadelphia has also been chartert
Il by the Government, and will shortly be go
5 ten ready for service.
e The destination of the foregoing vessels
u supposed to be Fort Sumter, but we shou
: | not be at all surprised to find that they :.
i | every one to be sent to the Gulf of Mexico f
t the purpose of reinforcing Fort Pickens al
: the other forts along the Florida coast.
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