Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-09

tes Messengers to and from Governors island
were calling at and leavngthe ONCE of the colonel
oommandant during the forenoon.
RESIGNATION AND DEsERTIoNs.
MAJOR Holiness resignation was read publicly
al dress parade on Governors island on Sunday
In presence of the entire garrison under arms
Inere has been some eQuivocaton about the
deseItons at Fort Hamilton. Fully oue-third of
the soldiers deserted. Company NJ, that came
hsre seventy men strong, mustered only twenty
for enbarkation.
There is a rumor that one or two of the recruit
ing omcers In town mean to resign. Some of
them are Southern men, but in various converse
Mons with them OF late no evidences were de-
tected OF intended resignation. There are four
recruiting rendezvous in the city at present
SAILING OF THE HARRIET LANE.
Ihls morning The revenue flag on the Harriet
Lane was hauled down, and the stars and stripes
run up at her peak.
At o'clock Captain John Faunce visited the
custom-house and babe adieu to some of his
friends, to whom he stated that he had received
sealed orders to sail Immediately.
The cutter is heavily armed and the crew in
creased to eighty men.
THK TRANSPORT STEAMERS
The steamer Baltic still LES at pier forty. two
az the foot Of Canal street, and is being loaded
WIN freight as expeditionsly as possible Orders
Were issued this morning that she should be made
ready Tor sea by three O'Clock this afternoon and
every nerve Of officers, ere ~, stevedores and all
engaged In the work Of shipping her cargo, has
Deen strained to the utmost to accompli the work
in time ~. -
Some delay has occurred, however, in the for
waIdlng OF some Of the war material from Cover
nors Island, which may DELAY her d enartu,e until
O'Clock, and posi- bly, until to-morrow, although
the general opinion among the officers and men
is that she will sail this evening In addition 70
.ne stores taken In on Saturday and Sunday, she
mas received this morning a miscellaneous assort-
ment Of flour, bacon, dried fruits LIQUOR. and
sill stores of a varied character
Uangs OF men Were at work in as large numbers
as Gouo labor 10 advantage and freig bt was ken
on board at the same time from the dock and from
TWO ghfers, one forward and the other aft Coal
was shipped in large quantities I'm gunny baUs
ana SACKS, which We're aftsrward piled on deck
against the guards Small bushef sacks Of coal
were placed on board also which our reporter
learned Were for the use of the fyiDp artillery
VINO on march always carry a portable black.
sinl'h's forge, and a supply Of coal 10 make any
repairs 'hat may be necessary to their battery wa.
CONS, or 10 supply lost horse shoe There wera
streWed about the dock, at the same time as n
Specimen OF the varied character of the Battles
cargo, hour, beef, bacon, condemned milk hiram
dy, rum, champagne, MADEIRA sherry olive oil
ngs' soda biscuit, carts, shovels cut nails i'm
hiehse coils OF rope and cable, scantling sDlit
peas nam, nav, wheelbarrows, bedding spikes
SAILS, ana an Indefinite number Of trunks boxes
ana bales, whose contents were unknown A
large quantity of hay, in bales has been taken on
board and now adds to the picturesque appear
ance OF the after deck
The following are the officer, of tho p,,,,o
Fletcher, Captain; Pendleton, First Mate: era.
ham, Chief Engineer; Fordbam, Purser; bailey.
Steward '0''
The crew OF the Baltic numbers about ono hmm
dred and forty men. The fires under the boilers
early start. "
THE ILLINOIS
The Illinois was removed on SUNDAY from, nier
- ana now lies at the foot Of Canal street occu
pylhS the side Of pier -, opposite TO the Baltic
me mas oeen taking in freight on one side from
ne dock, and on tue other from two lighters
From some Of the steyedores engaged in leadiner
mr., we learn that her freight will be nearly twice
The quantity Of the Atlantic
que mas about two thousand barrels of assorted
Stores, nVe hundred cases of muskets A LARGE
dNehtty or ammunition, and is Just receiving the
last OF one hundred cords of oak wood crdinaTv
cordwood length. This wood is stored forward
ana is OBVIOUSLY not intended for the use of tho
vessel. Among her freight is a park of artillery
WIN all Its appurtenances, and another mark of
lar character is yet to be placed on board.
Mo ndfges laden with guns. gun Carriages and
po1es OF various sizes. passed down the river this
morning, TO Governors Island 1t is supposed
that these war munitions were shipped from West
rolnt and are intended for the Illinois after being
inspected at Governors Island
conspicuous among the freiy bit of the IIlinoi. e
Id'se HerTlnSs safe, from the Sub Treasury
containing, 1t Is said, S50,OCO in specie Another
smaller safe is yet to be delivered, which will
TWAS intended that the Illinois should sail tbI,
evening and orders issued to that feet; but
.ne oeihy IN bringing up stores and especially the
.tN'|i VII Pioodoiy prevent the departure Of
We Fessei until tomorrow morning.
- ne loilowlng officers are taken from the ship,s
hst OF the Illinois: Mr. Terry, captain; Mr. Win
penny, tirst mnte; Mr. DeayTu second nat. ~
hauHhufst, chief engineer; Mr.. Cook first assist
engineer; Mr.. Smith, purser
az CLOCK her fires were not vet lighted She
Is In excellent sea condition, and when the Anal
portion OF her cargo has been received will he
READY 10 move down the bay at an hours notice
Inc Gre" OF The illinois numbers about 10 men .
SCENES on TIE DOCK
throughout the morning there has been a CON-
s.iit rush ana Jam OF carts, wagons goods
sailors officers, soldiers and laborrfs rhe gste
az tue entrance OF the pier was kept closed; OPEN
ing only 10 admit Cartmen and persons HAVING
passes. Near the dock where the chartered vrs'
seis We're loading, nearly five hundred citizen,
were inspecting the active preparations. as thew
supposed, for war. They sat ia long BLACK lines
on the edge of the adjoining p!ers-they blocked
up the way to the dock entrance-they squeezed
their curious faces through the bars Of the yat.
ihe Keeper Of that portal, aided by a policeman.
FOUND much difficulty In convincing the more in
qulsltVe that no volunteer inspectors were needed
duRTHER PREPARATIONS AT THE NAVY YARD.
ne steam frigate Savannah was hauled IN to
the dock this morning, and Il large force of men
set TO work upon her, orders having been received
10 nj her out for sea expeditiously as possible
Additional hands have been put To work on the
brig Perry, and men who have been working in
many OF the departments In the yard on half.time
Tor tue past few moatbs now all or full time
and seem likely to have work for some time TO
come.
MEETING OF AMERICANS IN HALIFAx-The