New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, AUGUST i6. 1851

msde known. On Friday noon a,e feet returned, hav
| inc lefs Ncw.G.,did early sF1oay mcrei,g a"
ded Gen. iil.w and bis cc,nmss>o oi ive ;aousan
% memoSs, acon which hey could tan Ia. X ii necess
| Daring the time She bats were engage III t tn'
transportation Of tiese t'ocfs, the travellers wv ha'
tIr,, ,,sssagc upon tAem wcrs detained 10 Menrol.
aud saifrrec severely Six aud chiidrsa SsS e.
Iefs without caro- ard vrotecos, aud earectea 70 .u'
| insris of the lawess r,ob Of Datcb artillery, wccI
| under pretense Of examining passports- connis'ec
| mtny iDdigt;tiee On sstuoday tbc i6teroir,ioh W
| travel was removed aUn these bsuDd North wsre
perniued to leave. FROM Mempfis to Ch'rhsViiic'
Tenn.--beyond which poinkpatse are not giye1-the
passengers were repesiedly searched, and IN many
instaoees tres'sd IL nst bs'si manser igaOts
sodiers, With drawn swors pss'1ng through ne care
aud insang with foul angaass and routs treare'si"
the he'ploss passengers FrcDy Csrksvias, Tenn,
our informan,e pasred rapidly through the West add
| reached ttir city yesterday aiteFnccn.
The intelligence from New Orleans aud cifses along
the river ~ Mempbis Is lite ard important. NJ New
Orleans no Notifications have beeu erected, akhough
preparations afe being made to build them speedily.
Gut- tarriages have teen procured IN Considerable
hunters and fitted for the reception Of guns TIE
new CustomHousc hss been converted isto foundery
aud guns east for special use at New-Orlesiiy.
The armemeDt will coon lie completed, aud tie city
placed in eate of defense But few sohiers ave ia
arouud the city, the Lousiana troops having been
drafted tor servte et Pensacols or Virginia.
At Bsrwick's Ba, fotiiicah us have b en- thrown
~ Otffer tn'ntS between That ana NEW Or-
hans. s, undefended ia this lucaity however that
il is thought that Federal trccis could be landed
there and march to New-Orieaus with but little mo-
Ieststi N.
Az Algiers formidable nstru ment OF destruction Is
being prepared snd wac expected 10 be launched about
the 10Th 1t is intended to operate biterug ram,
aid will be diIected again the frgae Brooklyn or
any other bocksdTng vessels at New-Orleuns. The
tug boat Enoch Tr builS in Boston, aud OF the
most powerful tugs Of her class hae been convicted TO
infep pd-d hvb hutl
wbo-e name she bears. The upper portion OF the
boat has been covered with RAILROAD irOn and perfectly
,hieded from tie attack Of an ordiuGry oann0nsde.
At tue bow ram has beeu coostructe5. The bow hn.
cen built ont TO the extent OF Eve feet heavily framed
with timber and then covered with heavy wi0ught
metal.
AT the extreme end formidable mass of iron pro-
iects IN tho form OF knob. Beneath this KNOB a,o
bcnea the surface of The water t~o strong grspiss
bsvo been arranged fashioned that upOn cl'i. log
with ship the claws will fssten Into the side Of the
vessel and take finn hold. PROJECTED 10y these
les in manner not unlike an iDsecps lance or
ing, there projects an auger connected by means OF
shating, with an independent machine on the boat.
This instru " intended 10 operate follows:
Unn the attachment Of the grspples 70 the
eide Of the attacked vessel, the auyer VIII be
C, ia rapid motion and bore its way Into the side.
When one hole hss been forced through, the auger
can be withdrawn, and, by means OF au independent
axle the position will he changed 30 as 90 operate upon
another portion Of tue ship; thus boring holes npidy
ana tufko tnCu2n 10 hlnh tue Etoroi' iho ooos
have crew OF six men, who will be protected bone Ith
the rou roof the pilot observing she direction through
q tube or small telescope.
Tie Aleerines sanguine of the succcss of their
Iet invention, ard have spent large amount 0f mOey
to perfect IL. They evidently have eimated She
not very passive nature Of the object against which
will tie directed, the chances Of failure should the
Brooklyn decline 20 remain stationary long enough Tor
| this monster musketo to uiLx It's stiug.
Pa, sing up the river, iuforGiaDts carefully OBJ
served tue position OF batteries aud the number OF
| troops s'atOued at the vadous points. A, Baton
Rougo all wss quiet When they cft on the 3lsi ult.
| At Nstchez there were but few soldiers. An inte-
Iendeot company called the hatcher Rinemen under
Cawain Davis, left week before ts, and oined regi
ues. near Memphis. They refuted 10 go Aissouri,
but wero very anxious TO be 70 Richmond. Vicks
burg is quite detltute OF soldiers; there Is small
battery Of Fix pieces at this pout.
| AZ Lake Providence company Of soldiers are co.
rsmped; thres companies leit here lat week. Coi
Peck took large body of leveemen aud fattoatmen
from ailiksn's bend Virginia Captain, Major
York rlso rOok n largo BODY Of ftou Waterproof,
to Join poinh DIissde for Virginia company OF
artillery will leave Geenviiie ths week for htssoari.
Al Memphis there four batteries, two mounting
three guns facb four and the other ix guns. The
\ troops VI this place consist OF a few men only.
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE IMPENDING.
The Washington correspondent Of TIE Ph3adelphta
Pre. writes:
Z" Advices from Virginia assure as that the Conleh-
crate forces are preparing Tor desperate struggle
While tho Laiile at Mauassas pellcd to retreat
il shattered the Southern army. Whole regiments