Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-13
WAR MOVEMENTS.
We take the following particulars from our
New York exchanges Of yesterday evening:

From the activity manifested at the Norfolk,
Philadelphia, BROOKLYN and Charlestown navy
Yards, IL 10 probable that the home 50 uadron will
be materially increased by the addition thereto Of
vessels now preparing for service at those Yards
AT the Cbarlestown navy yard, the Minnesota,
Mississippi and Colorado are rapidly approach.
ing the ready state, and soon as completed
will join the home squadron; the former as the
dag ship. The Vincrnnes, sloop-of-war, is fitting
out for the coast of Africa TO relieve the Ports
mouth. There are thirteen hundred men now at
work at the navy yard. On the return Of the
Niagara, expected shortly from Japan and the
China seas, il Is probable that Sue too will Join
the home squadron.
A crew OF eighty men has been transferred to
the Water Witch, which is ready for sea, at Phil
adelphia.
The ohicers a. the PhiIadelpbia and Brooklyn
YARDS have been ordered to report for active ser
vice within ten days.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
The soldiers from Texas, who arrived here on
Thursday In the Coatzacoslcos, are ordered to the
following points:
Company /, first infantry, Fort Hamilton, New
| York harbor: Capt Jas. H. King, commanding.
Companies and II, second cavalry, to Wash
| ington City. Ofncers-Capt I N. Palmer second
cavalry, commanding; first lieutenant, w p
Chambliss, second cavalry.
Companies L; 6, l and 4, second cavalry to
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Ofllcers-Maj
George II. Thomas, commanding Captains co
Stoneman, Albert g. Bracket; first lieutena MT
William II. Jenifer; second lieutenant NJ. M
Kimmel.
L
/ day, Tor the departure of companies and Of
the second infantry, to proceed forthwith to Fort
| Leavenworth. This will leave but one company
OF Dragons for the protection of the garrison at
| Fort Kearney.
An important order has just been Issued by the
war Department. Formerly, soldiers enlisted for
tne army Were informed, when joining, to what
branch Of the scrvice-cavslry, artillery or in
| fantry-they would be assigned. Henceforward
1ney VIII be told nothing whatever about 1t.
ihey VIII be enlisted for four years unless
| cd nd fhaG
the right to make them horse or foot soldiers ar
tllerisfs or sappers and miners, "a 1t may fee ht
| DkATH-DEALING MISSILES.
| In consequence OF orders received at the Troy
Arsenal, preparations are made for the supply Of
| 1900 columbiad bombs and a similar number Of
bomb fuses. This will give employment to a
large number OF women, girls and boys, for nearly
three months, as 1t will require nearly that length
OF time TO prepare them.
| AFFAIRS AT GOVERNORS ISLAND.
-Four or i've vessels were at the wharves Of Gov
ernor's Island yesterday: The Jahn ~ Genin
| schooner, which has been there for some DAYS
| taking on heavy cannon, shot, gun-carriaces &c ;
| the sloop Mary Elizabeth, the lighter Van Wyck
and ore or two smaller Ii hters The work In the
| ordnance department appears to be going on
nearly as actively IA ever, and the extent Of the
war material shipped las been SO great that now
only about bali of the original stock of cannon
| ranged closely in long rows over quarter of an
acre on the eastern part Of the island, are remain
| Ing. How much has been taken out of the shops
and ordnance buildings nobody has any exact
4 1 tue
! men were shipping several cannon of an enormous
/ siZe, and cannon balls to match
| The soldiers We're loungin9 lazily Oh the grass
looking at the reflection Of the sun in the water
| and observing the ferry boats and other passing
craft The gardens attached 10 the officers houses
are being spaded and planted quite out of keep
| Ing with the sullen aspect of things In general
| Every afternoon the troops are marched out
| upon the grassy slope to the rear of the south.
| eastern battery, and drilled in every conceiv-
aoie movement for the space of about one hour,
ana the success Of this rigid training is TO be very
satisfactorily observed in the precision and "a Did
| ity Of execution following any given order A
staff OF officers usually occupying the rising
! ground. Though much reduced In numbers since
IN. grand muster preceding the departure of the
| ldte southern fleet, the marchings and counter
marc hings seen daily on the Island are vet suf-
| clent 70 present quite formidable appearance
| When viewed at a short distance
| The new commanding officer FOR the Island Il,
| oaily expected to arrive. Lieut.. Woods the
| acung commandment, II is said, has been promoted
10 cap'aincy We are glad to hear it. Tor he is a
| man who Will never disgrace his epauIettes
On Bedloe's Island the troops NAV be seen under
the same sort Of training regularly at the hour
| the afternoon muster.
| Fort Hamilton is still lonely. The battery was
| Yesterday inspected, end some alterations in tue
| SITUATION OF guns are contemplated Sergeant
| Mcbflde, not by any means a gigantic look n,
person Is all that can be seen Of the 400 fight no
| men whose plethoric purses were such a god,
| send to the saloon men, these hard times For,
| nunuieu yatds rom the village strand, Is de-
| serted, the sappers and miners having gone to
| mine IN some belligerent latitude The anna
| Ihent oil Lafayette is in good condition and the
| quarters, which for years never barbored SOL
| der, seem altogether the better of having heen
| visited by the West Point troops
| At the Navy Yard there were considerable life
and business al day, officers and men rupnino To
ana io, reporters asking all sorts Of questions of
| ever yoody, and visitors crOwding tue premises
| IN scores One Of the liveliest part of the ward
| low, OF course, Is the ordnance department
| capt Gansevoort must that these twenty
pTunoefs, and thirty.two Founders, and sixty
| elsnt FOUNDERS are IN proper trim. There are
| pyramids OF shot and shell to be made mn for
tAese batteries guns, gear TO be tested SO that II
Nont aIiow the "barkers'' TO break loose when
! squaus blow and all the paraphernalia of arma-
mental efficiency to be completed None but
| people bred to the cannon law can understand
requires. p
The brig is hurrying up, too. Not an hour n
lost with her: great part Of her rigging was
Put In yesterday, and the final completion Of the
pig lor commission may be effected tomorrow
Fix days, and she is ready sea
The Savannah 10 still In dock but will soon be
out Her decks, sides, bottom, and tops swarmed
an day Yesterday with workmen. Caulkers COM
men. IN tne prepared yarn, Triggers tarred their
.SPes ana rove thelr jig2ers, carpentets tested
Pianks and replaced rotten by sound ones In
I'VE weeks the late flag ship Of the Home fleet
VIII he reported ready for sea
The work on the Wabash ard Perry ia r,nidlv
going on, and the former Of these vessels w II soon
De ready for sea The housing has nearly all been
removed and the masts are living on the wharf,
| ready to be raised
Tue Revenue craft Vixen, Crawford and Corwin
lie IN the stream. The North Carolina and Bran
dy"ine continue to rot away, and the Potomac
remains perfectly unaffected by the surrounding
The steamers Vanderbilt and Ocean q ueep
were lying quietly at their piers Yesterday, with
nothing to Indicate that either will be called into
iequlsltion at present On "wednesday evening.
however, the Vanderbilt warmed up her mac ne.
ry for a short time.
aGrlvIrY AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YAsn
Inere 1s more activity at this Navy Yard The
immediate fitting out Of the sloop-of war James,
town mas been ordered, which viii req uire fort
hiSht. Her destination Is supposed to be the Bra.
lillian station.
=, crew OF eighty men has been transferred 10
the steamer w alter Witch, which is ready for sea
All the officers at the yard have been ordered 90
De ready Tor active service within ten DAYS and 10
report to the fgates Minnesota on the LIST and the
mississippi on the 18th Of May.
THE CHARLEsTowN NAVY YARD
y, The working force at the Charlestown Navy
YARD has been increased to thirteen hundred
Men Rapid pro2re is made In fitting the Min
nesota, Mississippi, Colorado, and sloop-ofwar
slhcennes Tor sea. The latter is destined for the
coast OF Africa TO relieve the Portsmouth. The
Niagara Is shortly expected to arrive at this sta
uon The enlistment Of seamen Is actively nro