New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-29

Civ. at the sbip yards of Michael s. Allison, the
we'll known ship.carpentcr She Is to be constructed
in the most substantial manner and every attention
Maid 40 great strength; to be furnished and fitted
tbrouolout in the most elegant style. Iessrs. Cobb
& Fields of jersey City are building her engines.
The VIRGiyIA FEVER AND TIE SoLDIERs.-Drs.
Parker and Worster, eminent physicians OF large
practice in this city, say, with emphasis, that 1t 10
difficult, and 10 many instances impossible, for tho
sick and wounded men to get well, 20 long as they
are exposed the malaria arising from the swampo
in Virginia. Several times the neighborhood Of
Yorktown has been depopulated by the poisoned At
mospheie that hangs like the wing Of death over thar
section of country. The feyers that visit the camp OF
the soldier arise from various csuses-exhanstion.
brought Oh by long aud rapid marches the use Of un-
Wholesome water, sleeping On the damp ground,
weakness resulting from bleeding wounds, &c.-but
they all arc aggravated by the poison nthe air; indeed,
the maa il, in niue out Of sen tho sole cause
OF the feyers thar have fearfuy depleted our army
in yir,iuia The gentlemen quoted as authority N.
t THAI Lurition tonics, and smu!ants, arc the cu-
ati,e 10 he employed in removing this disease in all
II, phases. Let tho patient be removed beyond the
,nasrions atmosphere place hin in comfortable
quarters, where he eau obtain hearty food good ned
zeal assistance, and tender nursing-suppy him gen.
eronsly with slinuants and tCLcs, and he VIII prob.
ably regain bis health. The fever usually runs Il
days; iu some instance, where TIE patient has been
very much exhausted aud enieebed it may require
much longer time for the system TO recuperate.
There il 10 in the New-Englaad Rooms a Of
typhoid fever, brought on by dysentery; another
case Of milder type, caused be oyer-exer,ion in
marching over rough roads in the hot sum another
III had its origin in the exposure Of camp life. A
Er,e majority Of the cases OF sickness among the
men who came TO TINS city on board the X B. Spanld-
in. were caused by low and exhausted condition
OF the system
The half hundred physicians who VIII, the hos
pitos in this city, all concur in the statement tina;
nutrition toncs and stimulants the remedies 70
be employed in removing these feves, and thar hsrs
il little prospect of the sound healing Of wounds, Or
the spccdy recovery OF health so long as the patient
remains in the vicinity of the malaria They recon-
mend home-nursing in pare atmosphere, IN Pfei'
erencc to crowded hospitals. lmmediatey AFTER the
arrival If sick ard wounded men AZ the Park Bar
racks and other hospitals here, they begin 70 improve
4 GOOD cleansing clean linen, plenty Of stimalsn;s
and hearty Diet, operate Ike magic upon them.
Aso1uEn NEW MAg-or-WAR.-Thc new steam
sloop.of.war Adirondack has just been completed at
the Brooklyu Navy-Yard and tie Navy Department
have been informed that size 10 ready for her arma-
ment, and may be put in commission at once II re-
cnired. Her rigging and external decoration were
finished las, week, and she now lies in the sream
perfectly beautiful model
Tie Adirondack lie one Of the new steam corvettes
ordered by the Government. and was built at tie
Brooklyn Nsvy-Yard, and launched on Wsshingtons
birthday. the 22i OF February last. She lie wood-
IN vessel, having been far advanced toward cob
s,ruciion before the advantages Of ironclad ships
were made 90 manifest. She is 237 feet inches
long. over all, has breadth of beam Of 80 feet,
depth of hold 10 feet III inches, and vii! draw
when laden IL fee, of water. Her machinery is Of
the first CHASE and was constructed At the Novelty
Work. in this city. /, consists of two horizontal
baek.acting engines, with cylinders ~ inches in
diameter and 80 inch stroke. The boilers, Of which
two splendid ones have been 70, up, are Martins
patsu provided with the latest Improvements oil the
inventor Tho propeller is true baded, true screw,
II feet 3 inches in diameter, with propo.ilonsie
pitch Sewalls surface condenser is attached to tie
machinery, and disiilhng apparatus, capable oil
disilling 800 gallons of water IN "a hours. ihs
armament of the vesse. is prepared but must not be
described now.
Officers for the Adirond OK Will be appointed IN
few days, and it is expected that fhe Will msSe nor
trial Tip in the first week OF jane. Her model wa
designed in Washington by the United States Con-
structors. SO that she is regular nayy-bait man
of-war."
D-En,rn1SG A SnLpIEM OF THE UNloN.--James