New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Recruiting landsmen for the Navy commenced yes
terday morning, at o'clock. The Cherry street
dezyous was filed, and before noon forty men had been
equipped Seamen and ordinary seamen have been
added to the North Carolina from the city Office during
the week. and If applicants continue to appear as they
do now, the ship will be filed in a month or 50.
Recruiting for the Army was comparatively brisk
considering the weather. Men now being enlisted
at the rate of 30 per day 40 per month It is
thought the figures can be run up 10 900 without
modifying the necessary restrictions bounty would
increase it TO 2,O0 Bnt fOnr weeks enlistment at this
rate would overflow the regiments, which could not be
done without sDetial act Of Co gress.
TIE rain did not stop work at the Navy-Yard; cauik.
ers carpenters and Others were busiy employed all
day on re vessels preepsriI for sea.
The Wabash is rapidly approaching readiness. Her
masts nearly all right, and her machinery viii Do
in like manner in a few DAYS. The coal, ana otner
accessories are speedily going in.
Tue Savannah although still in dock s going ahead
with extraordinary RAJ idty Her rides ares nearly
caulked. The armament Of the slip will he ready in
few days. The brig not touched yesterday except
by rggers. She has lad her hull and battery put in
The North Carolina begins to fill up. After the de-
parture of the Powhatan she had very few hands on
board but the activity of the recruiting bnsiDess has
considerably augmented her crew. She may have o
ships company for u fri4ste On board before two
weeks Her marine guard consists of A men, all efii-
cient. The battery Of the North Carolina is in fair
order and il exercised three or four times week Dy
| the sailors and landsmen
Yesterday the Nayy.Yard was closed to visitors.
The u'mort establishment was expressed by the few
persons who applied for admission in the rain at the
uDex pected edict. Had the dsy been fine hundreds OF
people would have been disappointed. The order has
been issued with view to prevent great MANY an
noyanees caused by the crowd If yi-ilen.
The new CHEF Engineer II the station, Mr.. Garyin,
neer King. Nj. Garvn i Penn,yl vanian, and was
appointed from the District Of Columbia in ls47 He
will INN. datety give his attention to the machinery OF
the Wabash. Mr.. Kings next post has not been
named.
The number Of men enlisted in the city yesterday
was as follows: Army-Ceder street, 3; Chatham
street, 10; Hudson street, q NavyCherry street, 49,
totsl, %.
THE U. s. sTEAM-TUGs.
The steamer Philadelphia had steam up yesterday,
but was detained by the storm. She was taking IN
lumber in the morning.
The Charleston steamers are at discount. One OF
them has been taken across the North River, and is
anchored for the season of Hoboken wharfage.
The steam tugs which left this city for Charleston in
company with the late Southern feet have not been
reported at Charleston and appears nobody has
ever seen them there. They have been expected to
return to our harbor this day tomorrow but there
is more reason to believe that their destination in the
first place was more Souths latitude than Charleston
TIE man who chartered them for the Government
knows nothing about them.
Teegrapbic advces yesterday morning state that the
captain of British brig, about entering the port Of
Charleston hailed Of the Federal feet and inquired
if the port waspGer blockade. The answer received
was in tie negGtSks that the feet was waiting there
for ORDERS of the vessels having been sent north to
procure them. This Northumberland easel is thought
to be one of tie steamtugs Of which there were two
the Uncle Ben md the Yankee accompanying the feet
No vese has as yet arrived however, from the fleet.
TIE storm Of yesterday which was very severe on the
coast would materially delay the arrival Of any large
vessel and absolutely prevent the progress Of rteam.
tug, as ~ small craft would be compelled to make
harbor, and secure shelter until it abaled.