New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-01
ARMY AND NAVY.

ARMY AND NAVY.
Tie recruiting roiggrs for last weeare most uEsat
isfactory TheleEas lot teen such q lack Cf business
during any period within the last six or seven years
Until recently tie difficulty has been 70 se.oCt few
Of The best men from the large LunteH who pre-
scented themselves fer enlistment. but now the off
fculty s 70 get men If any kind. The standard Eas
lcen reduced from five feet four aud bali 10 five
feet three inches without effect. Tie next Step will
probably be the suspension Of the regulation prohb-
itirg the eulisimel, Of married men. This reguIa-
ton forlids ol.cers to enlist married men or men
with children EXCEPT in time Of wal" bn 10 IL now
observed even more rgijly than It was twelve
months ago; or rather the officers are more paric-
u.ar their inquiries ~ 10 WHEELER an applicant ~
married or not. IN New.YoTk there nie three prn-
eiyal recIu'ing rendezvous aud one branch, wLere
men are enlisted ;Ur general service. lie reOiuu-
ing party ~ each Irinc lo'ce coussts a orc CON-
ussi0ned Off er. one sergeant, and i've uen, making
total O! three OH aud eighteen enlisted men on
recruiting ferNl,e here. The io;d number OIL re-
crni.s enlisted q: these ofcos last week was Only
Fix. or 10 the rate Of two recruits 10 each party
ArgareriIy there was nothing dong az Boston or
ll.lsderbia, % 10 ce;achmeuIs arrived IRON. ttose
clt.c, Guiirg lte Neeh, AG yet ifom hCthester and
Bn'ao.
perrrrf.a re wanted row for the new battalion
which IL being Organized on Governors Island uu-
Der ,he supervision Of Cap alD Neil, filL Iutr'T!
L. A. i. j. battalion viii CCugs' Of CONF allies q
tie Fin, and Eighth Regiments q Infantry. All
Cs'0s.l. q ,rc.r!,F On Tie FilUG va, lie a.s|nec 10
H. ardrearl.,rC rGr'ief. consisting Of enc lieutenant
and TWO men. lave Teen rent TO bnGgsrrEi Conn
Reading. F..; hlUnuy, n. J., and Wilmington, Del,
% recruit sTee.a.!y 'or =.
The ririasis o. Fort Hamilton Iresent scene Of
wagl.Ee activity every Gay. The Ilrd kh,de
Island Regimen, now stationed At ttat :oit, u M
C,rlo.rg llCro4lH course % artillery oEl, and ne
services OF a.. the LCn.CCmmlstoneG officers 81 The
rcr.lsr army located there are called Into FeGGsiton
far dn lGsp0tes Even the Ordnance SeTgelntaLd
C.ar,cruastCr Sergeant are noi exempt
Recruiting Tor tie Navy, though DG; 80 Ink az 1t
lac been, j. ell IrCCCairg vo7y hvoiab.y. One
bundled ard twenty men were ct pfed last week n
this Ci.v
The United States foop.ofvar Brooklyn has
arrived ~ tie Philadelphia Navy-fard for rerhlIs.
She lct' tie mouth Of The M.esifsTli rver On me
ltlh met, and l4a Lad heavy weather dnTiug iCe
"a sage . b.0wilC a gale Tor 'wo or three days.
Ttc Brooklyn comes home Tor extensive ielhis 10
both ri In and machinery. considerable pat o. me
,,orC work is been affected by the dry tDi au1 Lt'
,,,fres lave leeu Ia,ehed on IatCE mill they a!-
uc.t refu,e 70 90 ,Leir o.oe. Sac war really N &u
unsc.wCT,hv condition when soIt Ia NAV s'"i'n!
having Leen exposed 10 tie rot VINE 81 CLt.tu,
Lagoon Gh!s .s ,le reason that sEe was comle..eb
20 abandon tie chase q ibe IrIyGeer Hom'ef Wi',u
slipyeG ty EC~ while the Brooklyn Was cNeih"uhpS
another tUsI .cOuE ve6se IN the Otfng. lie caiiau
officers, aud crew were yeXed 70 deepaur when the
order tad 10 lie given 20 Ie.iuqUhh tie chase.
'cw dGvs before starting the Brooklyn CAPTURED
fDe rgize tie BARK MeacC, from Rio, with cargo oil
coffee while trying 10 run the blockade. ltIze
crew was VUi on tOasa q her under CoMu"hd OF
LleG'. (uaokeLbush, LLd tie was sent 70 fiI'"',!-
lLla. -.
Tie Brooklyn eft at the month q the Mississippi
the United states eloCTs-Ci-war Richmond ana Tio-
ceuues and the Savannah steering for The Soutf west
Pass TIE =. Lou!s sailed tue same day for Htl!l-
de.phid .or repair. No GppTeheusons were l.it IN
req 10 20 the nOudGeCIut fitting out ~ New Di,eals
10 ran down Crr sLlps, il beng ihoCrLt that each
purpose wGs only bind the real intention beng To
Ireyeat the gunUoap that are building from coming
down The river.
TLeft.,emeuts that are made about vessels run
ming the blockade in the New Orleans pagers are
fimI!y absurG aud in'oLLed 20 CIerale "a tie Ep-
rlisn AID treuCL markets.. NeilAer o. the iaSses
are wider than snip threc-lengbs, and yesse 81
w.r gOmInaLCf them completely. Tie bnoyb are a.!
removed and tie LG-s .Ie IN wore ccuG!'ioL tb"h
ever.
Tie secoud.cla.s steam sloop McLicau lCl, Com
GoGon arrived ~ Boston, Sept 2, lStl, OF ter re-
urn from the African SguadIon. Tie Nohlran wac
launched az Portsmouth N 1889, and sailed Dec. q
FOR New-NCrk where the remained unit. TIE lsth O
January following, wien sle departed iCr Africa
She tas done eXCelleut service thee, having made
several capiurcf. Tie MoAlcan io:t Doanda on tie
Eth ult., ard experienced somewhal rough pas-
sage. TIE (. \. ttc.mcrS Mystlc, Sumter, and nan
Jktlhlo ei' i"t F''' Va -i'O '''N "'' ~ - ~.
Sia'es tie lfst .wO via Cape 80 Verdi and Tie a'-
Ter via Fernando 70 arc Care dc Verde. The Con-
s,eilou sailed On the llih tor hCme and the store
shin Relief would leave in q few days for the sane
desiiualion. Tie Saratoga would leave in lew
days OF IL cruise. The following is ligI OF the
MOI leans Cficen:
Conm1rdsr, sylvanas W GCdou Of Pennsylvania Lieu
ten.Ls T. H. Petersen Of LotsiaLs Alexander r. CrJ'
# Pcuu,yyluia, X. Owen Of ll4uOs II. W. Miller Of
Ne~Je,ey; Passed Assistant Surgeon, Chaes Fans Of
feuLsy Chef Engineer Thee a. Shock Ct MWyaud
Ir.p Of d
Wm Uyde 81 New York; First Assistant - giIer A. J.
K.eIfed of Mar Wand Third Assistant EuGDsers Il. n.
Fitch and Edward Farmer Of Massachusetts James Akls Cf
Maine Geo'ge W. Rogers Of Come tct Captains CLERK G..
o. LowIdts Acting Payu asttT w. Hsunessy
Tie forces i'll this vicinity are distributed az fol.
lowe:
Men Men.
Governors I,tHd...... CoI North Carolina 600
Fort itou....... go Marine BaTTscks...... 100
Fort Bs5yette........ tOl Etssels ~ haOOT,',. $50
BediCe't il .aLd.......,.. Dl -
i.Ih|'''''''. =, 80 ,h'I'