The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-14
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH H. 1861

ofufly she received addition 10 h powerful batteries
in the shaps Of three long thirsyswo pointers The
larger guns placed In The ports about the paddle
boxes ths twenty -four Founders ere fixed aft. Her
complement Of small arms very strong and Of the best
kind. Il consists Of MIME RI cd musksts Shapes i'm
proved pistols Colts navy revovers navy boarding PTS
tos and the improved navy cutlas. There Is also on
board twelve pound boat howitzer nttsd for launch
This piece Of ordnance has field carriage attached SO
that the gun be removed from the launch and in
stanty fitted To the carriage 70 be used for land ser
vice. The following Ia list Of her oesn and crew =:
John Faunce Commander D. B. Constable, First Lieu
tenant; D. D. Thompins, Second Lieutsnant; H. O. Por-
ter Second Lieutenant; Thomas n DUNCAN Third Lieu
tenant; n Thatcher Third Leutenant Horace Gamble,
Third Lieutenant James R. Drybesg, CAief Engineer;
Walter Scott First Engineer Charles @. Dale Engineer
r. F. Pusifer Engineer; ssaen, nramsn, coal passerS,
stewards, &C.; in ali ninety four persons.
THR coRwN, BIBB AND VIXEN.
All three are steamers, formerly belonging 70 tho
coasDg SERVICE but which have beentakes into the navy
at the present time The Corwn 10 about three hundred
tons burthen, carries eighty and ofhce and four
guns-swenty -four Founders. Tho Hbb Is about three
hundred and twenty tons burthen, carries like
mont and about eighty-three mon and officers. The
Vixen has been somewhat noted ID the service during
he Mexican war, Is Of three hundred and sixty tons
burthen, Is similarly armed, and carries ninety men.
THE Percy
brig Of two hundred and eighty tons burhen carries
six guns-thirty two Founders. She ID moi yet Manned
but with the Wabash Is expected shortly TO be gotten
ready for service
THE SUPPLY
Has been In commission for some sew lays past, and,
having all her cargo board, expected to sail upon
very short warning 1t is not expected that Commander
Wake will take charge OF her during tho Intended 1iP
noArnAooALcOs
Has been chartered by the government and coang
This vessel is rated Az 9b3 tons burhen eight feet
draught has two decks is built Of oak copper and iron
fastened; has walking beam engine, with stroke Of
twelve feet, and seventy inch cylinder built in
Niagara City in 1854 for the lake trade, md then
known by the name OF the America. Shewas brought
down the rapids Of the St. Lawrence wththe Canada,
another veescl Of the line, and th after great
alteration, fitted out for the Havana trade.
THR PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia has also been chartered " the gov.
eminent and will shortly be gotten ready fol service
THE DESTINATION
OF the foregoing vessels Is supposed to be brt Sumter
but should not be at all surprised TO flint that they
are every to be sent to the Gulf Of MEXICO for the
purpose of reinforcing Fort Pckens and the other forts
along the Florida coast As these forts mt built
the protection Of do they belong to any particular
State the intend holding them FIR the pro-
lection of the Gulf trade and will their bsst TO rein
force them, lest such valuable stracgca key should
fall into the hands OF some other power.