New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-07

n 81. are nearly readyt TO be launched.
.ue mel steamer something like q ferry'0oat,
Sof hn;lt and is probably intended 10 De used
for conveying troops across rivers ana odys M
10 of water is only five feet. Inc g9nDoaI no
bican is being iehtted. Inc eoIp rei
shin az the present one, the Ohio has not sufclent
accommodation for the numbers OF biue-JacSets VINO
are daily Joining the Navy.
A new sloop, of about sixty tuns burden, is in
the course Of construction. She VIII DO urea az u
pOwder-lighter, 10 carry ammunition from the maea-
zines ASHORE TO the ships-of-war.
Business in every department of the Charleston
Navy-Yard seems to be carried on with uncommon
vigor. Already two splendid sloops OF war are
planked up and caulked, and could be launched, II
required, in few weeks-one of them, we under
stand will be put aaoat in fortnight rs her engines
are all ready-the other will have TO wait for her
motive power. A steamer with side.wheels, and
built upon the plans OF our ferry boats 10 IN frame
She is hat on the floor, sharp i'll the ends and has
rudder at each end, so that her course may De re-
versed at pleasure without putting her round as
she is of avery light draft Of water, not more per-
haps, than five feet che will be admirably adapted
for conveying troops across rivers or bays. -,
The gunboat Mohican, which arrived recently
from tie Coast of Africa, is being rehtted alott as
her topmasts and lower yards are down.
The brig Cronstadt, at Gloucestef, nass., Ir .
Snrinsm reports on the 18th of September, oil the
mort of Suinam, saw the United States steamer
Powhatan steering east, and in search OF the prlva-
teer steamer Sumter.
The steamer Fanny, which has been captured by
the enemy, was a small, inefficient iron propeller,
Of slow speed. On the trip from Fortress Monroe
to Hatteras she shipped much water, and rolled
so badly, that it was thought the vessel would cap
size and never reach her destination.
Another of the gunboats constructed for the Navy
Department WAS launched on Saturday forenoon IRON
the yard OF MesTs Curtis n Illden, East Boston
She has been named " ChOcura." She Is vessel OF
fine model, painted black, and was coppered before
launching She is OF 500 tuns burden, carpenter !
measurement lj8 feet in length on her load llne ana
40 feet on deck Her breadth on deck If - iee,i
and the depth of hold II feet. Her keel was hila on
the 9th of July last under contract that she War
| 10 be completed in 90 days from that time. The
time expires on Wednesday OF next week ana we
understand that her machinery has also been COM
peted four days before the specified time.
The United States storeship Supply, Commander
Colvoceessy from Hampton Roads, arrived yesterday
morning. She brings y seamen and passengers as
prisoners from vessels attempting TO run the block
ade al Hatteras Inlet. Her passenger prisoners are
G.. O. Van Amringe, G. w. Barnard, and George
Schackford, who Were taken from the British
schooner Susan Jane, and will be located at Fort
Lafayette.
The United States storeship Supply, Commander
G. NJ Ceyocoressy, from Hampton Roads, two
days arrived az this port yesterday.
Cnrert-G N. ColvocoTe,.y CommnndeTi Lieutentnt-A.
Howell Acting Mas.ersLenael Crane r. Gregory Master
Mate--to,eph Crane; Surgeon-W NJ. King PhJms'teT-
Charles h. Edridsei Csptain'a CleIk-C CoyocoIesy'