New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-29
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Point ComEsct which continued all the afternoon.
The United States surveying schooner Howell Cobb
arrived Yesterday from Baltimore. Or her way she
landed at Fort Carol, some eight miles below BAH
more reinforcement of twep;y roos aDdtwo canrou.
Thu, United States steam siga,e Niagara, Captain
McKe an, arrived from Boston. yea erdsy afternoon.
and az chcred at Quarantine.
The British steamer Kedar, Of .the Cunard line,
charter ed by the Government sailed from the eiiy AZ
D. H. yesterday, with the 9Th New York RegimeN,
who bad been encamTed on the Bait sry. In conse-
quence Of the fog which set in she aneha red at Qd'n
tine and got under way again q. p. l., and crossed
the bar nj 81 with fresh and fair wi I'd from n. w.
4 She left ZONE 800 volunteers o. che egipent 10 ec
I thoroughly drilled.
The Columbia, Il is s,id will sal on II iesday.
The Arie !, at pier No , North River, i coallng.
The Baloc will ea today with the Gren zen Zouayes-
The Mon Mt Vernon is at the Nsvy-Y, nd, and has
! her supply Of coal en- board
The Roanoke has steam on and = ready at any ms
! mont
The steam ship Quaser City ssi.odyes's rday under
sealed orders, ard passed the Hook abO II sun
! down, headed TO southwark.
The L. s. st, amer Harriet Lane Capt JON s"nee.
arrived from nnapos and anchored of the Bluery
The n. l.. pas ed by Quarantine as usual he aoyeT
stops for visit FROM tbs Health OfHcer a, III If roper
che should.
The steamship Montgomery, Berry from An NJ poiis-
arrived lag. night, bringing Mrs Cap. Rodgers hs-
Lieut. Upsher, and several OF the sh Reg of Masss-
ohusets, returned guard to the steamed (. sue
passed the ships b nyile ard No nt,sllo going ny tho
Chesapeake, at 3 p. ,n on the 2'ul.
The health generally Of the ren was e1ces t7yfy
rood every nan being able 10 emf ark and marrl with
he regiment NJ. VIM. II. Halls ~ has been Al :gned
a. Second Lieu;euins Of Company II, Capt. Greg ~,
The L. s irigste Cons'i,gsion, frbm hnnapoi H. ~.
rived last night in of the Sssamer Coz lsiiu-
ton bringing IJl mi,aEpaen from the Naya! Aca icny.
and - seamsn She sailed II rdss =. H.. Az I'D las
mad sJlui,5 s,NI,sply winds 30 the lar.
After the secessio, of Virginia, the deuonsr ssons
Of the See sionis;s bccs 70 Apparent, thsti vas
deemed OF the rsasst importance 8 get her or
the bar Her crew of - men AMI officers, had been
AZ their quarters with shoed gums n.h aud de g. for
four DAYS Troops were drilling the shore, annals
between them were constantly made Large II artiess
were around the chip to find hos aszsilble point.
Soc had oar anchors snd seven chains OUT wi en tho
order came al a. m. 10 get her over he A., tho
steamer Maryland in Gen. Buffers charge. came
alongside one anchor hove 40 fer use, s the
ether chains slipped, and the ship s;ass' ~ "a
n, drawing -, feet.
There was llssn but 70 fee; tho hcF aad: is
time va dou btfrl if she would g, but BY reat
ertion--by Ggsng and csreeniDg her-she vi forced
over. The captain, pilot, and engineers oi Mary
land which had been seized by Gea. Bu ler, werc
very ayerse do their duty and was only byputng
them under guard with reyolvers that ley would
proceed with the vessel After dragging hcr the
bar the shp gruaaied the onter spit at about 10
O'Clock p. III. Information having bu en- broughs
shortly after tha the channel oI;sids the ship would
be o.s,Iuetod kodges were laid oat aD il wac eu-
deavored to WHY Inc ship the spit, part Of ihe
me heing NJ the guns.
The Mary land having been IN 2yToSwi BY her oEi-
cers during the warp.ne, quail cane ip and drove
the ship sshore again. Al d., light st6 tug from
Hayre De Craze came in sight and WAS taken to tow
the ship out She WISE then taken IN oS by tho f. 4
Cuyler and brought TO this port.
Two companies OF Gen. Butler Re- n'en, Of Massa--
huscs Volunteers the Salem 1ousres, and part OF tho
appcrs are OF board TO protect the snin Zoo all Tho
vllowing is . list Of her officers:
Pss,s; \ sois ,is, te g. s n..ss. : B GPs r.
4. K,uuy, bs4iswlr; T P. Yeu-be, Gunner
The Naval Academy being closed aid tie Cousiiz
ten being the Sohoolslip, she hiDys 10 this pert Ia
aidshipnsn of the Ist :lEd, ID, rand Igl classes.
The Augusta steamship MS sshu:e at Annsps lie
Bar.
Tue Alabama and Marion had arrived.
.ERl,AL on rHr UNITED STATES srEAs..auArr
NIAGARA,
On Tuesday last the 23d., he United States cam
flig.e Niagara arrived Boston from the East Indies
and Japan where sire has bstai with the la aness,
Embassy On Thursday dc co<nmsSder If tho frigate
was ordered to ill up Nth md prpyiss ms and
! proceed immedia,el, 20 this lily.
Accordingly The inSsIss bru,suA fs.A the Fat
India sauadro. were Transferred to Oh. sess Hospital
| tug taking them The Niagara taen Commenced
10 take IA provisions and stores ilei Friday and
reached the Lower Bay yesterday aftsInosn She win
coipe up to che Navy Yard today and l, fitted out
once transport, for Which ssryico ahts is emiieny
J qualified
The Niagara is u srew -;ricsa Of I3t tuns, and Tho
first vessel Of her eass in the United States Navy.
She Was bnt in Braoklyn n V, IN lSS5, from mcdeh
designed by the iie George Steers ahe vessel Ii 3Es
fee, long 10 feet Aean 80 ieet bold, aud il propei4
by three engines, which bs worked singly ~ to-
gethsr, up $40 horse COVER 1Ber greaiest speed
unier steam bas bsen l.! knSta yer hour, and under
sad alone u knots.
She carries $40 men, exahpSse Of officers. Her
armament is the most formidable and effective Of any
| ship III the Navy. X eoDsiSs. OF IL inch guns for
throwing saslk wei, hing ls0 pSande and shos weigh
ing 40 pounds distance dtosr miles. The suils arc
all the oar deck, and. worspy traverse ptstess
can be discharged from either side Of the ship.
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Mr.. Richie Of Tie Riessoad IVA;g was in Phih-
delphia yesterday on his way to Europe 10 parchass
arms fer Virginia. Government viii, undoubtedly, go
that he does not leave TIE country for ANY, such p-
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