New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-14
ARMY AND NAVY.

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Recruiting for the regular army is d1ll "a 1t
possibly be- both in New-York aud other cities, ard
will doubtless continue 30 until Congress passcs
sone stimulating measure. The number of men Ell
listed here does not exceed ten, although there arc
seven Offices oren. The business done III the coun-
Try may be estimated by the fact that in Buffalo
alone, there regular rendezvous and that,
dmiDg The month Of December, ls6l, the total num-
Der Of men booked WAS only eight. In some in-
stances, country Offices have been open as long ~
three months without making more than two en-
| listmeDts.
Naval recruiting is very satisfactory. One hund.
red aud eighty n en- We're shipped here las, week,
the greater portion of whom was for the regular
navy, and the remainder for Capt. Porters expo
dition.
| TIE 2Sth Massachusetts Regiment, Col. William
Montieth, arrived here yesterday in the steamer
Connecticut and transferred TO Castle Will an.
Governors Island. There WAS some trouble on the
island With the last volunteer regiment quartered
there, caused is sd by suspicion Cd tie part OF
he Colon J. LoOniis that the men were supplied
with liquor at tie quarters Of the married sol iiera
Stringent Oriers have been given that the volunteers
shall be excluded from the quarters Of the regulars,
and TO prevent liquor being smuggled over, all the.
women belonging to the island are now required To-
get PASSES tigIed by the Colonel before they can
come 10 tte city. rangeissre not allowed TO iaLo
ON the leland uDess they are on official business
The III ,aie on the stocks at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard will be ramed LaekgvInna
The following are the names OF the yesse!s which
will form portion Of Com. Porters monster feet;
GubbostsOctosrs msggie, Weshed, Victory j. r. yscf'
isrig-sra Foam schoorer.--H Jcne. NJ j. csIvrr c p
William. Dss Smith J. X. seymore Racer United S;si,s
r. a. W.d NJ. C. iopims. Uriyrta s. c. Jone.-n I'll SS
With The exception CT the Octorara, which vs.s
ba at the Yard, these vessels have been purchased
TIE Steamer Sumter, bark Restless, add big B>bio
have left the NAVY Yard.
The new gunboats Owasco and Kanawha had
steam up yesterday, trying their engines, wbica are
reported to work well.
/ The schooners Racer and C. p. Williams tanled
down to the Long Dock for their stores and pro-
visions, which, since the tramwsy was lacI down
from The storehouse be put OH board With great
facility.
| Tie chartered schooner Hawkins has sailed for
Por, ROYAL with stores She also carries {. Number
Of mechanics WHO were selected from the employees
nj the Navy-Yard.
| The crew Of the sloop Of war John hSams will
he paid off aid discharged, ana her officers de-
tached.
The keel Of ,loop-of-war TO he called she Monon-
gabels VIII be laid at tue IN iadeipba Nsyy'iaId
this week. The new side-wheei steamer Miami 70
making rapid progress, an extra number OF men hav'
ing been put 10 work on her.
The steamer Powhstan, which was sent from hero
to Philadelphia a few weeks ago, there being no
room at the Brooklyn Nayy-lard, has been
strpped to the waters edge. Her planking is very
rotten.
The regular troops on Governors leland viii DO
pad Of to-day, by iaymasleF Colonel Stewart.
The fligale Sabine is dischargina her guns "a the
Brooklyn NavyYard, preparatory to soing into the
drv dock for repairs. Ii Is expected that sbs viii
carry heavier armament than heretofore when
neat in commission. TIE columbiads AID riied
Parrot. guns viii no doubt form an .ogtaa! feature
| in her rev arGau cnt.
The U. S. sloop-of-wsr join Adams Commander,
J. ". Bcrrieu, arrived a, this port on Sandag, FROM
China, where che has been stationed since the early
part of 1852 The following is liz, Of her officers;
! T. w. Berrieo ComusnderiJ J. C. Besnu ont Ihelt ~
u adaell Lieut. T. T. zone, Lieut. j. D. biaAe i,e.so
! w. Blodertt Leat p Lanslae, Surgeon n X. psy' ~
master; d. 81 Cohen. Msin. Oiacer; B r. u',9s asst
slr.e1n; j. G. SabAey, it,, Captains Cers u ~ $500
Ia, u,ser's Clerk; +. Smith, Bosswtini NJ L.ne Jun
uer; A. W. Cs,.sL sslmskeri B. kobneit. ,npel1e"