New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-09

The II. s. storeship kTedOnia, stationed Tor some
time past at Valparaiso. with stores for the Pacific
SQUADRON. will 20 to Callao, which in future, will be
the South Pacific depot new office, that Of Grand
Sorekeeper and Parser has been created for the Fre
donia, aud !. H. McCOlly Of Pbiladelphis appointed
10 IL.
St Louis to inspect the machinery now being built IN
the Eastern States for the new gunboats.
The Waba-h has arrived off Charleston, and relieved
the Roanoke blocksdiDg ship. The Roanoke is now
off Fortress Monroe and the Quaker Ciiy coaling
there, preparatory TO eruse. The Harriet Lane has
arrived at Fortress Monroe, and will COM 10 hs
Brooklyn NavyYard for repairs She is much strained,
and her pumps and porte are out OF order. she
will require new armament.
Tue &. s. bark Gemsbock, Capt. foorhies, has LEFT
Boston 10 Join the blocksdiDg fleet.
The fIgnte Sabine at Portsmouth, Is ready for sea-
Her officers are:
BlaI. IA Lent W p Mccain Psyn s,,e O. Hsi.. Surg,
J b. Ah.n.ihy Asstsurs ~ 0berly Acting hssiet. J.
watson Sa' T. G n,sstcs " T. Jos1.oH and W.ses P.y
ISs, aIss. 1s H. wee kSSs csrpsSei O. l. BueRsn
Acting ssiaker. J. C. CksVser Lieutenant OF Marines W.
The old ship Vermont is to be fitted mp immediately,
for receiving ship to be stationed either Boston
Portsmouth. Why not send her 10 New-Bedford,
where tbe sailors are obtained
A correspondent Of The Bo'fon Journal, who was
on the Minnesota during the bombardment Of Fort
Hat,rras, says half dozen coptrabands' worked
''the after gun Of the upper deck and they worked
It we'll ss il they enjoyed the business.
The steamer State Of Maae from Fall River, arrived
at the Navy Yard at Charlestown, Saturday morn
Ing and took on board the 400 men from the Ohio,
detailed under an order from the Secretary Of the Navy
10 proceed directly TO Washiagon. She sailed about
noon.
The Young Rover went into commis sion on Monday,
with ~ men from the Ohio
AZ the present time there are nearly 800 men en-
ployed at the ChGrlestown Nsvy-Yard, and there
seens to he increase Of activity from day to day.
The work Of casting shot and shell Is now prosecuted
with all possible dispatch. Three tuns OF small shot,
such as are used for canister and grape cast evory
day beside about two hundred shells. The shells wary
in size from six 10 eleven inches The foundery has
large pit designed for casting cannon, and this work
may be commenced In q short time The curve Of the
pit twenty feet in diameter, and its depth Is thirty
feet In addition TO the work alluded to above, s the
castings used in the yard, both large and small are
made AZ the shop. In the foundery powerful crane
has lately been completed. IL is made entirely OF ion
and Las in eleven tuns Of cast iron and thirty tuns
Of boiler iron. II IL worked by hand. and will liit
sixty tuns Its cost was In the region Of sl0 900.
The Taunton Gazette pubsnes letter from on
board the u. s. steamer Massachusetts,, off Chandelier
leland Aug -. The writer speaks Of the recsptare
OF several Of their prizes by the Rebels by which some
of the officers and crew Of the steamer were taken
prisJnors but no names are given. Oaly one OF the
pIiLes succeeded Ia reaching Key West.