New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-08
THE ARMY AND NAVY MOVEMENTS HERE

demonstrate that the idle but nevertheless very gene
raj fear that the Administration bad no policy TO pursue
toward The traitors but suplney trusting ~ inc
chapter of accidents for favorable turn IN affairs was
quite groundless. 1t lie manifest that II the AdhniSfa
toa but 20 fearessly forward in the path OIL uu!,
must command and receive the suPpors oil the erea'
MISS OF law abiding citizens in all sectionsoi the oo'
Should it be obsructed in the discharge OF its iegi
mate duties the distractions must be removed Ai'
appears 70 be the prevailing sentiment.
! Tie destination Of the men and materLl smpPeu
from this port in process Of shipment, Is prop
lenatical. The Flying Artillery would appear 10 III
di,ate Texas the field of operations, the protecting
arm Of the Federal Power being stretched 1orlh 10
guard the borders Of that un2ratefu State from the
rayages Of MeXicans and Indians TO which they nave
been ruthlessy exposed by the Revolutionary COM
miitee. Our naval reporter writes Nothing definite
can be learned az to the destination Of the expedition,
but the following three programmes are gwen as nav
ing many believers among the best informed military
and naval people in the country:
Programme F6HTte Of the steamers for TEXAS
bose de They going there But they viii distribute tue
troops among the menowsr of Pensacola for reinforcing fo
Pctn then Br,o, and bring back Whatever scattered
troops have accumulated the be sd and recognized
here and subsequently sent to Pcken whers reyee' sh'
| render reenforcements necessity. .... f...
Programme Sccond.-The troops going TO Fort Sumter
The light drsugh steamers Water Itch Wyaudoe Mohawk
and Crusader will be lined with doublebanked bags aud
tais in many they hold, towing tho launches
which aso TO have the sandbsg protection, deyns hon
Island and oil other batteries This a. said to be ths plan that
Capt Ward Of the North Carolina has been advocating before
Cabinet Washington IL IL certain that be tried these
sand bag experiments in tbs tsrbOr weeks since
Programme ThdThc troops bound to TeIss TO sweep
the rebels OF the track ard cooperate with Cen Houston
This altogether the probable horses TO- Land service
have gone
On Saturday the United States steam-frigate Pow
hatan and the steam-transport Atlantic sailed with
large number of men, and the steamships Illinois and
Bahic loading yesterday at Canal street ard will
probably sail early to-day. The steamships Ocean
Queen and Philadelphia also to be got ready for
sea as speedily possible. Wo give below hodstails,
as gathered by our reporters
TIIY ARMY-THE HEADQUARTERS NOT FOND.
II there il one pon, in military about which
the public know less than another 1t is the fact that the
headquarters of the entire Army Of the United States
is not in Washington, but in this city. In an @sto-
cratic edkGee, far up town. the Offices OF Gen.
Scott the Commander.n-Chief Of the United States
Army aud his sonin-law, Col. Scott, the Executive
officer the latter lately vacated by the present Adu-
tant General of the Army Col Thomas, are situated
All orders Issued 10 the troops serving far and near
mus: emanate from these rooms. Even when at cle
National Capital Gen Scott is obliged TO date his M
sruc,ions from there All day on Friday and on Sat
urday large envelopes by mail teegaphic dispatches,
aud other significant documents bearing the signature
OF IS. Cameron Secretary of War, on official bu'i-
mess" were being handed in by postmen and special
messengers every ten or fifteen minutes. The sealed
oriers in obedience TO which the commander Of the
military portion Of the expedition must act and several
communication for " Lieut.. Senner, Fort Pickens,
Fla :" were sent from Col SCOTS Office The clerks
were kept going as fas, as they could write but what
they wrote, two or three persons only know.
rHr TRooPs-TRissPORTATIoN OF MATERIAL.
In the general hustle preceding the departure Of the
Powba;An and the Atlantic, the troops and ordnance
for the latter were drawn from Governors Island,
Bedocs Island, Fort Hamilton and Fort Lafayette.
where consequently, there great activity unsl the
orders Of the Government had been fulfilled. OwBg
10 the discreet silence Of those in authority there
necessarily much mysterious spreading in every
conceivable shape. The Ordnance Department Of
Goyer ors leland has been in state Of unexamplcd
activity for than month; but the destination Of
tie ordnance vessels at the docks could not generally be
asceriained On Friday il was evident, however, tina!
great portion Of the ordnance brought alongside OF the
Atlantic WAS from Governors Island. Steam tugsand
lighters were employed at the Island in Transporting
materials of various descriptions up TO late hour
and probably throughout the night, az they
were seen at work again quite early on Saturday
morning. This work continued Saturday up 10
late hour in the afternoon, the steamers Pope Cailin
S. 4. Stephens and Birkbeck being among the number
engaged and, in addition to the lighters there were
several large being loaded at the stone dock of
the island the destination Of which viii very likely be
the zane latitude as that designated in the sealed orders
Of the Atlantic and Powhatan.
FALSE RuMoRs OF DIRECTIONS AMONG THE
SOLDIERS.
Early in the morning, on Saturday a rImor became
current downtown, and increased with its repetition,
that panic had taken place among the troops ON Gov
errors Island In some localities the story took the
shape of mutiny Everybody mentioned 1t TO every
body else in the saloons in West street, and in Green
witch street. Even the passengers arriving by steam
boat knew all before they lett the plank The story
bad il origin and only foundation in the reported resig-
nation OF Major Iolmcs the Chief officer OF the Island
which took place the day before, bat was not accepted
until Saturday Governors Island il may he obseryed,
has been only recruiting station, and MAJOR Holmes Is
a deaf old gentleman, whose services Oh the lAand
were certainly never Of any active nature or public
benefit. Ayowedly the A2jOr is Of the opinion that the
Union intends TO assert itsAf, and being North Caro-
inian, he desires TO 20 home, and east his influence
there against the flag of the Unon he does not wish Le
SAYS TO train soldiers that to hang his friends.
DEPATURE OF TROOPS.
In general the troops OF the Island on Saturday were
in good spirits Companies left at different hours of
the day. for the steamer Atlantic, at Pier No. Al North
River and on board the transports there was usually
waving of hats and an appearance of reckless joty