Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-08
The Military Movements at New yor.

FROM the Com. Advertiser Of Saturday Evening I
The vessels chartered by the Government as
transports the Atlantic and Baltic, late of the
Collins and the Illinois, Of the Vanderbilt line
The statement as to the chartering of the Ariel
appears to have been Incorrect. These vessels
will proceed TO sea under sealed orders and their
destination can only be conjectured
The Atlantic cleared on Friday for Brazos San
tiago, (rexas,) and the utmost dispatch having
been made In fitting her out, IL is understood that
she will sail this evening. The fact that she has
cleared for BraZos may be taken proof that she
Will go to that port She is coaltd and well pro-
visioned for a long trip, and accommodations have
been furnished for six hundred men and FIRE
| hundred horses. She lies at the foot Of Canal
street. and is still taking In freight rapidly as
possible. The dock is covered with barrels boxes
bales, sacks and all conceivable packages, while
twenty or more carts stand in line on the stree.
ready TO be unloaded. The main portion of the
freight to be taken comprises army stores OF every
| knd-beef, pork, flour, fish, &c and there is by
no means slight sprinking of material that will
go to the feeding of howitzers and columbiads
The utmost haste and energy is manifested In
getting the ship ready for sea, and she will
lading of stores, she will take out seven hundred
United States soldiers, including two COMPANIES
| Of flying artillery. These two companies row
| number one hundred and sixty men, but will be
made up to the full complement Of two hundred
/ by the addition Of recent recruits The addition
OF this army corps to the list Of passengers throws
some doubt upon the supposition that the Atlantic
| Is bound for Sumter or Pickens for fying u,tjl-
tsry could be quite useless for serrics at eitb,r
fort IL is possb BILE that Of these forts NAV be
| reinforced and supplied, and then the remainder
OF troops and stores be left at some point I'm Texas
| The Baltic took out a coastwise clearance. She
| Is held In reserve, and no preparations we been
made towards getting her ready for sea freight
Ing her with q cargo.
The Illinois lies at pier No. East River. Che
mas taken In full supply of coal for long yoy.
age, and has received on board all the freight she
| will probably receive, which consists Of provis-
| ions mainly. The crew are at the dock ready to
L moments notice he yUlIl saIl
this evening although her departure may be de-
| layed nntll tomorrow morning. Her freight is
quite light and II Is probable that she will carry
| large force of soldiers and marines
The srEAM-FRIGArR PowHArAN
III the Powhatan is to convoy the TRANSPORT
| steamers, and We are able to divine whittier she
was bound, we might, by simple rule of calcu-
laton discover the destination Of the entire feet
Sue Is the only steam-frgate in the United States
navy that was ever changed from the Giving up,,
| to the commission state within three DAYS; and
such rapidity OF execution could scarcely be ac-
compltshed In any other yard in the country. At
four bells, two O'clock on Friday, the ship went
into commission. She has on board an extraordi.
nary armament and immense quantities OF she'll
She carries ten nine-inch and one eleven-inch
| shell guns; but large portion of her ordnance
consists Of ten inch shell; consequently these are
probably intended for the reinforcement OF some
forts, or possibly for land service. There are
number Of gun-carriages on board which are only
| applicable to land service The Powbatan has
| about three hundred officers and men. She Is in
Il e MARYLAND.
From all appearances 1t is probable that the
PoWhatan, Atlantic, Baltic, or Illinois are all
bound for Brazos, Texas, and are not intended
| Tor the reinforcement Of Fort Sumter or Pickens
This impression is borne out by the fact of each Of
the transports being proyisioned for long voyages
and also that cavalry are being conveyed hence
zen. Houston may see these troops before either
Lieut. Slemmer or Major Anderson The ca ATTAIN
Of the Powha had two sealed Government
envelopes handed to him when leaving the Navy
ara 10 go on board his ship. One of them is to
De opened while the ship is under steam at the
Battery, and the other when she gets thirty-hve
miles to sea course indicated in the first Gis-
patch Not one officer of the yard or the frlea,e
know to which point of the compass she will
steer. The captain however. awaits another dis
patch from Washington, without which the ship
is not to leave Ills expected that she will call at
Fort Hamilton for troops
THE HARRIET LANE
This twill o. the wisp'i foated ont of the barbor
on Friday, returned In the afternoon and now
lies on the Battery. Every movement of a vessel
OF war now gives rise TO most extravapant IN rnors
and, although the Harriet Lane might have sailed
Yesterday on service purely Of revenue character
sui the fact of her leaving her mooring was suf-
hcient to give color TO tie rumor that she had
gone to sea. The cause Of her sudden movement
on Friday Is explained by Captain Faunce She
merely took short trip down the bay for the
purpose OF trying the engines and keeping them
In working ing order The vessel has not yet
IS at present no probability of ouch change in
her duty.
THE MINNESOTA
The steam frigaie Minnesota was in compliance
with orders already published, hauled alongside
the wharf at the Charlestown Mass J NAVY Sard
on Tuesday, and put in the hands Of a large force
OF caukers, hip-joiners, and laborers who are to
have her ready for commissioning on Wednesday
the 10Th instant at which time her officers are 10
report. crew for her will be taken from the
receiving ship Ohio, lying in the stream and IL
extra men are needed they will be sent on from
here
TEXAS TROOPS TO ARRIVE.
The steamers Coatzacoalcos and the General
Rusk are almost due here now, with over 500 u
). troops This morning the army authorities
Were employed c0unselling how they could be
best disposed of. There are 'slumbered quarters,
at Fort Hamilton, which, If cleared out could
accommodate couple of hundred men. Fort
Lafayette might be made to hold 30 and some
exertion could make room for another company
or TWO at Governors Island.
WHAT WILL BE KNOWN IN TEN DAYS
Capt Meigs, accompanied by lot Of mechan-
les and carpenters left the city to-day He brouo bt
on here from Washington some experienced arti-
ncers ana men accustomed 10 Qualifications On
being asked where he was bound he replied &. I'm
ten days you'll know all about It,"
AT GovERNoR's ISLAND
Az THIS military station the utmost activity pre-
vailed all day on Friday. Men were engaged in
ioaoins lighters with provisions, clothing, aud
large quantit ties Of she'll. On the dock besides
large quantity Of mortar shells were piles of
the smaller but more destructive balls with
which columbiads are loaded. Two Of these
$50, "oiSuiH iojoOU pounds edcn, were on an
adjacent wharf, at which lay the schooner John
Genin, which, II is conjectured Is to be laden
with munitions of war. Within month past
Two other schooners have been thus laden at the
same pier, and have departed for parts un known
In the vicinity Of the wharves were 81 600 shells
and large number Of gun-carriages, each OF
which are directed to Capt. Vogdes, at Fort
Pickens, Florida. Whether or not the munitions
OF war are intended for Capt. Vogdes is purely a
matter for conjecture.
Recruits are arriving dailyat the island from
the recruiting Offices in New York, Boston,
Rochester, Carlisle, pa } and elsewhere The
commandant has orders to fill up the companies
under his command to the war complement-si
men-as speedily posi- BILE
The troops at this and other forts in the harbor
are being prepared for instant debar kation and
some probably left last night, will do so to-day
or Sunday.
A large number of heavy transporting boats
from the navy-yard alongside the wharf at
Governor's Island. Troops are packing up at
Forts Columbus and Hamilton
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0%THE MEMBERS OF COMPANY A.
~ Union X Regiment, are hereby notIf I'd that
N. re vi be dress drill of the corps on TUES
DAY EVENING. April 9th IL Is expect that
e'ei{ member VIII be punctual at IL O'clock
BY order OF the Captain: