The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-18

the former yard, 3 sailmakers, 20 carpenters, 90
ringers, "a csulkers, A psinters, and 4s9 laborers
and others, have been discharged this week, max.
ing total Of 1s5. About 1900 have struck, leaving
only some 400 men At work, cut Of about 2, 100,
who were on the rolls ten days ago. II the Brook
Ign men give heed 70 the oounsels Of the Philadel-
phia men, u Is 10 be feared thst the Naval De-
partment Of the service win suffer very consdera-
bly,. Although the purchase Of vessels by the naval
authorities has ceased, there Is yet an immense
amount Of work ~ he got through, which ought n
be completed within the next six or eight weeks,
but which cannot he done Il any disturbances occur
among the employees
AZ the Brooklyn Navy Yard, yesterday, the
schooner T. A. Ward was put into commission.
This vessel Is the flag ship Of the second division
Of Commodore Porter's mortar Ao,ills, Lieutenant
commanding, W. W. Queen. The Racer s. r.
Williams and J. Grfiths, bl4o belonging 10 this
hotills will be Commissioned tolay, and will sail
shortly.
Tho new sunbost Ktnawha, having received her
armament and stores and being otherwise ready,
VIII he put into cumnis., n t..i,v
Tho steamers s,chen, Uncas and Curaoo, b,uled
down the yard h the long dock, 70 receive their
aimaments, stores, &c. They are pierced f,r four
3s-pounders and will carry q rifed Ptrrott gun on
the forecastle.
The steamer varuna arrived at the Yard vcs,er.
day ~ he armed aud commissioned shc is pierced
for two guns and appears n be fine useful vessel
The frigste Sabine has len the dry do.k and has
commenced 10 take her armament on board, which,
a- we previously reported, will he much more for.
midNble than the old one. She Is at present receive
ing Some Columbads. The sloop Of war Richmond
will take the sshinc's place In the dry dock.
The ship Onward has hauled out into the s,rc,,,
aud is now at anchor there. She will probably re.
ceiye her powder while In the stream instead of g,-
ing T. Ellis Island fpr IT, It Is reported that the
Onward will 80 10 the China station, n tako the
place Of the vessels which have come home.
The employees ut the Yard we're paid Of ye,,or.
day IN Treasury notes.
Payinaster Day, Il the John Adams has gone IN
Washington with the ships accounts, vbcp h.
% the crew will be paid of.
k House Committee on Naval Ar,ir, b,vs b.
- them the subject n the employment Of work.
,.sn and aboreis in the several navy y,rds. ,ho,r
pay ETC., ,nd Will SOU report whether any further
legislation IL necessary.
The 10th regiment, Cpl. Green. AMI tV, ,r,il,-,
e"mpLlos, Captains Won Pull,kamer and Ellis. ian
Albany for New York at o'clock las, evening.
and addressed by Governor Pierce, o., Ulster, before
their departure. They are a fine huIy Of men, and
number l,3OO strong.
The 2sth Massachusetts, regiment, Stationed on
Goyc,n'r'- Island, are having - hard time of il.
The regiment, numbering thousand men. are sta.
toned In Castle William, which was built for ,,r.
rson Of only three hundred. The court yard ofthc
font IL ruol Of water varying from six inches 10 two
feet In depth, aiording two or three limited spaces
for tho company. fires over which the r,ions are
cooked. Tho men occupy both the upper and low
er tiers u cusemstes. The lower tier IL cold, with
no arrangements - which Are Is rendered y ,-4i-
ble. Tie soldiers are not supplied with extra
blankets. The walls and guns are covered with
thick frost and ice, which the warmth afforded by
tie presence Of nIsdy o men Il c- not melt. The
to"r is mass Of nth md damp, lett iu that cpudi-
unu Us the regiment previously occupying the
place The upper tier of ct-empte4 have been fur
ulrhcd with stoves, which kept heated To- rod
ness. These casrmntes quite limited in size,
and ventilated only by the door and sin al window
above IT, frum GU t. 30 mon occupy each of these
ruon-. Gov. Andrew, of Miss,chtisrtts, VISITED the
regiment ~ their quarter un THURSDAY In comp my
with CD. Frank l.. Howe. The Governor will on.
tpts,r t. elect a speedy removal Dl the trslb4