New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-23
MILITARY AND NAVAL NEWS.

IMPORT Ant CHANGE IN TIE ADMINISTRATIONS or
THE ARMY.
To-day, New-York City, beside being the hsadquar-
ter. Of the regular army Of the United States will be
also the headquarters Of the Department Of the East
Major-Cieneral John +. Wool Of the staff, the next in
rank to Gen Scott himself, arrived here yesterday,
and sill meye his headquarters to this city from Troy
Hen ,eorward, therefore, all orders and instructions
directing the movements Of regulars located In the
country east of the ssissippi will be iseued from
Major Woods Office here. The following are the pres-
ent forts and barracks Ill this Department and the
regiments Of which detachmente garrison them:
Fort Hsckinsc, Mieb-2d Artillery.
Piitsbu.g Bsrseks-2d Artillery
Wc.t Point n: Y.17United state. Engineer.
For Hs@ltOn;N u; Artillery and ID Infantry g.,u,
f si coi SsSel GdyerDop s Island Y~Recfu
Fss Soni S VS. "a ID and sth Artillery
rsyet.yills. \. c12d Artillery;
The following, having been captured by the Seces-
sioniss are for the present blotted oil Gen. Woors
books:
Bsrrancss bsuacks Fla, and
Baton Rouge barracks, La
CAVALRY.
The Government has M its disposal at Carlisle
nearly $50 wehmounted Cavalry soldieis, who could
do more In opening tho streets OF Baltimore than
l. 800 foot men. The lance could be speedily attached
70 heiI boots for temporary use, especially when no
regular UOuIlIcO troops WOuIO DC iucTc
nearly 40 Cavalry at the National Capital lso
and these not recruits Tie most Of them
have returned from the field, where they iDces
sanity employed for six months. Texas Is the beet
Cavalry school in the world
Recruiting was.icomparatiyely brisk yesterday. AT
Chatham street, IL we're enlisted, at Hudson street,
A. at the Navy rendezvous, in Cherry street, 40. No
more aDdsnen or boys will be taken ri TIE latter.
Troops trat were under orders to leave Governors
Island have Jeen detained until further notice.
The aiming of the hght-drait fleet for the coming
blockade cola ulenced yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Guns from tie North Carolina were put on
board the Cyrwin and the Bib will he also provided
with battery. The Varnd and Crawford are still in
the stream waiting recruits.
The United Slater brg-of-war Perry was reported
ready for sea OIL Friday and IL 10 go in commission
immediately She is rugged, equpled, and armed
The Wabash got steam up yesterday, and her engines
were kept working for some hours, with satisfactory
results The Savannah has been hauled sloDglde The
wharf. "
The United States fiigste Potomac, which hrs been
living at the Yard for years be prepared for SER
Vice. The Savannah having been taken out OF dock,
the Potomac will be floated on She is splendid yes
sell 726 tuns burden, rates 50 guns and carries ooV
men. She. too, will be one of the blockade feet.
All the band Of the North Carolina have volunteered.
Wives families and friends are behind country IN t1eir
estimation Their pay will run on. The 2oo sailors
ordered from the North Carolina on Saturday returned
that night went board tue steamers next Gay, ana
back again to their vessel. r,
Yes,e rdsy was pay day ut the Navy Yard. ihsre
being over 200 men employed, the semimonlny "S-
bursements must have been nearly tloVOo'