New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-17

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The Navy Department was informed by telegraph
on Saturday. Of arrival at this por, Of the iroquos
the slave ship, and the Peryf prize The SLAYER 70
he this morning turned over 10 the United States Mar
shall and the prize and the Iroquos are 10 await orders
The Saratoga which captured the SLAYER Is only lew
months in conmson, having ssied from Phlladelphia
e time eince. She is second-chss corvette, about
700 uns burden. There eleven days later news To
hand from tie African squadron than those brought by
| the Saratoga.
The United States steam trgaie Roanoke, A, nearly
ready for sea- the receiving ship North Carolina 81
the old time-worn fgute Brndywine, 10, rctsDg the
corvette Savannah, 70, almost lit for comnsiot; the
Potomac, frigate 50, in dry DICK, fitting out; the
ftoresLip supply ready for orders; the steam gun
loaf Iroquos 5, needing OILY coal and provisions; Tie
gnubot Quaker City, A. repairing; the chartered We.
sells Penguin, Albatrors, Roman, and Bsdg1r all oene
opernter on are the Crafts NOW ut tie Brooklyn Navy
Yard. There is not movement to no'iee IN eohnee.
tion wi b any of them. We have already yaihiy
recommended hesirancy on The part OF the Govern,
nient before it pays The cash TOR the Roman ana
Badger They are utterly worthless for any sea duty,
aud vet some ga $50 have been phii or are 10 be ad
for them, and snme 5000 will be required to make
| them bt To take zeal Oh board, Arpr'ey should 10
held Oh tbese 81 ps 1T once, which would VI eouite re-
| suit in tner rejection. oo.
I Cl. Timothy Page, West Point grad las Of 1894,
and formerly Lieutenant Of the Fourth Infantry OF the
old army of the Union, Las arrived In this q from
Havana en- route ~ Washington, for The purpore OF
ten ing lis services tie President OF TIE United
States. lie il ja,t from Mexico. COL Paige or born
in Newli,m rliTe, but charaeteisliesiiy DESERVES
himreli nsiye Of tie old Unioh." There Is hardly
apy doub. that he will receive good appointments
very soon.
Az Already reported, the U. s. steam gunboat iro-
quiz, arrived here IRON The Medilerianeui' on sa'af
day. We append brief sketch OF lef cruise:
1HE fNOQlOh.
The Iroquoi- was the flint gunbuat ever bO Ior 'ne
Navy IL N.~-Yofk and the third put IN commission,
the Wyoming and Narragsnsatt having PRECEDED ber'
Tie dimen,ions Of he Iroquois are: length 10 iett,
breadth SO feet, burden ,OO tuDs. her ornament
consists Of guns, m.dum-rned thiry-'wor, 2.lsV-
enn,h and nine-inch bore. She has TWO On k-seiing
enpines wirh finders IS inches Ia diameter ara ~
stroke, and competition propeller i. feet ana ihehes
~ la, ei-r AID ~ feet Ich. She Was Fix mont on
the stocks. from September, 1853. " April, 1872, On
| the .Ih o. wlIch month she was launched
| She LES one OF the largest shaiis IN tie navy. ~
war manufactured by M,e.rr DsL-ll, Pei kibs Co.,
Brdgewater, Msss, for the Government eontraetofs,
| Me,s,r. James Murphy & Co. Of tbs y, and 10
bigi " finished piece of work IL OF wrought iron,
oi that description deuoninaed Swedish scrap iron,
work. in op.u charcoal ices; length, 10 feet hchee;
diameter of journal, ia inches; length across the
| throw, 20 inch.-, aud wrishs s,3o5 ponnds.
IL January la.t she struck rock on the southern
oosst of Europe and was near being lost The io'k
was but ,hori distance from the shore and Tie nieh,
was excessively dr.. Tie accident was the fault OF
| the lot, 10 nn1, 1lOul hOult unh
missed H.. entrance the harbor by hear three miles
10 10 the night and taking TIE overland route to
| Genoa. There pas dep water on each side oil the
rock The slip comne ced 10 leak me- but the wafer
| YVES easily kept down by the steam pump.
| Although lie wind War strong, II fortunately blew
OF The shore and there war much swell otherwise
the hip woui have suffered severely. By tn and oil
a., on lie 70, before morning, 10 tie
hnrbor Of Genoa. The divers upon fnt examination,
decided that tie damage Was riing, OILY pai OF the
4 4 II I'm, of. he'll 0sfa ted
after three four days work, u Wa found necessary
| 70 take the chip ito DRY dock for repairs, III
oder TO d. which II would be Necessary TO take out all
tie guns, shot, she'll stores, und COAL whice would be
| a serious ana tedious Job. .
She went TO Genoa to repair previous to which all
the stores coal broadtde guns, and ammunition were
transferred TO bark bired for tie purpo.e. AS Ill
luck would have it, the engines used for pumping out
the dock broke down just then: tie gates could he
opened oIly in certain condiils Of the weather, and
| il WAS only after numerous delays that ale cot
| of into hsrbor.
| The Iroquos ia the fastest vessel in the United
States service AID the admiration Of all the naval
| officers OF the Mediterranean squadron.
MILITARY STEAMER.
| The new steamer Gen. Arthur will commence her
regular tri, Camp Plymouth X kers Island, Fort
huyler, Willets Poiut, and Camp 1ammsny to-day.
She has excellent accommodations for Pas'enees, and
il the only boat which has authority TO land passen-
| gers.
ARRIVAL or A MICHIGAN COMPANY
| n
Michigan, under the command of Capt. Hugo arrived
ia thin city yertrrdny uonng ILey are hie Look,
ing body OF men, active and muscular in their red
flannel shirts present striking feature ia the Excel
pior Brigade, 10 " hich they attached. They ale
attached TO Col. Farmsn Fourth Regiment Exccl,ior
Brigade, and were escorted to Camp Scott by de-
tachmeut from the Brigade under command Of Lieut.
! Col Hayes.
TIE COL0yELCY OF THE 10Th REGIMENT
(HIGILANDRRs).
HsApauAKrEE, Arm Bsia.DE, ~ 4 g. ~,
General ors.r Mo- NswYoHH, Jsee II. pel.
the Office of Colonel of the 10Th Regiment oTcasoned
| by the resignation Of Col. McLeny. The same TO DO
bed the Deadquarter. VI tho 18Th Regiment, GEORGE
town College, ID. c.. on Thursday, 2Oth Of june inst,
| at II o'clock, noon. Leut..Col. Elliott will cause
COPY of thee orders to be Immediately served upon
each commissioned officer Of said regiment, and cause
return OF service thereof to be made TO the Brgsdier
| General ut the time and place Of election.
| JoHS EWEN Brig Gen, Commanding.
| JonS J. Thorn, Acting ABIDE Camp
| To Wilson's ZOUAyEs.
NEw-YORK, June Is, 1861.
All the remaining members of tie 9th Regiment
Volunteers, under the command VI Col. Wm Wilson,
| will report lbem,elves promptly al Headquarters,
TumIuany Hall, at 10 o'clock this, Monday morning.
to receive instructions for tie immediate embarkaiion
70 oin their regiment BY order VI the Senior Captain
A. 4. WHITING.
RECRUITS FOR TIE sICKIEs BRIGADE.
Tho steamer Empire State, which arrived yesterday
| the Si,kles Brigade. They lett IN u stsam-tuY ior
| Camp Scott, Staten Island
METROPOLITAN HOME GUARD.
The officers Of Regiments and Compai ies who have
reprsd their respective conmsld. :" the above A,'oes'op
al Others Who wish e d. 40 are requested - ' :. s.S
| busirr,s HENRY STORMS. General CommaLdaht-
JaVr House, Room va. Al Nsp' York. June IL, l~i
| PARK BARRACKS.
| The thorough renovation which hus taken place in
tbese auurer has wrought marvellous change from