The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-13
MOVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT VESSELS AT
THIS PORT.


WHAT THE EMPIRE CITY AND THE srAE OF THE
WEST DID YEsTERDAY-wARLIKE APPEARANCES
AT THE NAVY YARD.
THE EMPIRE vK5r
The steamer Empire City now lies at anchorage Off
Quarantine No is admitted board Of her unless
by special permission from the army authorities here-a
fact ITSELF proving conslusively that she has been
chartered by the government II is true stated that
che cleared for ndianoa Texas having taken out her
clearance papers several days ago. At vie army head
quarters remarkable reserve was maintained
far as related to giving positive information
to her future movements and the precise
time when she will lift anchor and put
to 1t was known, as was asoertained before
she left her wharf at the foot Of varck street. that she
loaded with government stores. She is side wheel
steamer of 751 tons register and built in this city
in lS4s She has two decks. She has side lever
gne Her length gao feet breadth aS feet depth Of
hold % feet she carries three masts and is schooner
rugged forward She draws IA feet Of water Her
is Marshall d. Roberts She has had pretty hard usage
and although tolerabIe seaboat would not stand five
minutes cannonading, her sides not having been
structed to resist the ipngng weight Of hostile cannon
balls
true that the Star OF the West has been chartered
for two months by the general government The
still lies at her dock at the foot Of Warren
street. She cleared yesterday for Brazos Santiago,
Texas At shutdown she hauled of into the stream and
dropped down the bay It is highly probable however,
that reaching Quarantine she let 90 her anchor and
will remain there in company with the Empire City,
until joined by the Harriet Lane and Vixen. Her
cargo ID said to consist entirely of government
stores. This steamer has already achieved o
notoriety for having once attempted 70 make her
way up the Char oeton channel to Fort sumters DOCKS
She better prepared TO stand raking fire Of
than ct che time she received the unpleasant
salute rendered her from the masked batteries Of Morris
Island. She is lighter vessel than the Empire City,
being 1l72 tons burthen and drawing twelve feet Of
water She side wheel steamer, has two decks, and
built in this city nine years ago. Her dimensions
22S feet ength 80 Cee BREADTH and "a feet depth
She is also schooner rgsed forward. She 10 owned by
Commodore Vanderbilt. Captain MCGOWAN, who was In
command Of her the occasion Of her recent
cessful tlv to Charleston, Is still in charge Of her.
YARD.
( Al the Brooklyn Navy Yard things . busy as
pect although is authorasvey asserted that orders
concerning the movements Of the vessels stationed
here have been received from Washington with the
coption OF tine store ship Supply This vessel has jus
taken large stock provisions and will sail for the
Gulf Of Mexico today join the United States sqvadror
there stationed Commodore Bseese, the officer in com
mand Of the Yard is at esent in Washington attending
the Armstrong court mafA1 Captain Foote is acting
commander during the commedores absence.
Alongside the dock lie the gun boats Mohawk and
Both these vessels be got in readiness for
duty halt day notice They have heretofore beeC
attached TO the L. coast survey TheCrusader former
Is the Cromwell arrived last moeth at this station from
the West indian waters, where she had like the Mohawk
and wyondotte acted one Of the Cuban Coast fleet
whose duty il is to intercept slavers She not put
OF nsion but under went needed repairs
OF Az unimportant nature. Annexed is list Of her
officers Lieutenant Commander John N. Mafnt Lieu
ten anss James W. Duncan James {. Jewett "A T. r. Ben
ham; Master r. z. Wallace; Surgeon, j. W. B. Green
how; first Assistant Engineer J. A. Grier; Captains
Clerk, Vim. Littejohr.
The feowing is the force Of light d-aush. vessels