The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-17
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These were put OF board the Atlantic, with
only So men from the Island.
The Sappers and Miners cheered lustily upon
leaving Lafayette. Companies II and K, which
arrived from the National Capital on Friday night,
were left at the fort last named when the May
bey steamed out, but were afterward, we under
stand, sent across to Fort Hamilton. The utmost
excitement prevailed in the vilage-knapsacks,
muskets, bayonets, uniforms, and other cOstuma-
~ appendages, lying here and there, in every
conceivable shape.
At six o'clock the Powhatan, having passed
without stopping, could be observed. with glass,
lying to under the shade of the Highlands, at
Sandy Hook, and it was supposed she would re-
main in that position until joined by the Atlantic.
The Atlantic, on leaving the Canal street wharf,
Immediately steamed down the bay, and was seen
as far as the Narrows, where the rest of the
troops, at least all that could be spared, were
probably also taken on board.
TRYING THE TEMPER OF THE TROOPS.
One of the officers who returned with the ar
tillery companies from Texas, in the Daniel Web
ster, had made a bet with comrade that they
would be ordered to sea before FIVE weeks after
their arrival here. He won the money on Sat-
urday, and declared that he knew all along that
the Government merely brought the officers and
soldiers here for the purpose of testing their
quality, and somewhat recognizing the different
companies, as disaffected men would be better
found out, and efficiency secured, in New YOik
than elsewhere. He said, further, that if the
steamers Coatzacalcos, General Rush and FASH
ion come to this port with soldiers, their (the
mens) mettle will be tried. The Government
has found itself compelled to adopt the recon-
mendatiOn of General Scott, to keep known men
watching suspicious characters perpetually; for
Zone villain could make ten batteries useless"
THE NAVY.
THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD-DEPARrURE OF THE
PowHArAN.
For months, and We may almost saw for years
past, the Navy Yark at Brooklyn has not been
the scene of 30 much interest, as during the last
two or three davs, and the excitement was brought
to a eliminating point on Saturday, upon
the departure of the steam frigate Powhatan.-
In accordance with special and important
instructions from Washington, to put this
vessel in commission, and prepare her forthwith
for special cruise, Capt. Foote, the Commander
of the Yard, on Saturday detailed a large mum.
ber of wOrkmen to prepare the frieate for sea
An effective gang of carpenters and caulkers
were Immediately set to work upon her hull,
which needed some repairing, while the process
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tinued.
Large quantities of shot, shell, grape, and
shrapnell were speedily transferred from the Ma
val Storehouse to the deck, and thence to the
hold of the frgate. A battery of FIVE twenty
four Founders formed portion of her cargo, to
getber with a large number of carriages ant
small guns intended for boats. Everything va.
in the greatest confusion on board clothes bag:
were crowded in the mess chests marines beltl
blockaded the passage to the ward room, mus
kets, cannon spikes, and gun gear generally
were strewed about the deck, rendering a pas
sage one way or the other extremely difficult
The precincts of the Yard and wharves wer,
crowded with visitors from New York and Brook
lyn-ofieers' friends, sailors and soldiers wives
and fanilies-and not few Irish town pirates
endeavoring to smugge rum on board Boa
howitzers were encased in oilcoths, and CAREFUL,
slowed away; the powder patches were cauike'
down, and centres posted on them; shot an'
shell, solid and hollow, were placed in rails behin'
! the "breechings" of the guns, and the stronl