New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-28
ARMY AND NAVY

iohSE hcng general muster Gay throughout tte
army, the troops on Governors Island aud Bedloe 6
Island VIII b. mustered and INSPECTED by Col G..
Looniis, 9Th inianrv, the commanding officer. Tie
trOops az For. Hamilton and Fort Lefsy cite will
also he mustered and inspected by Lieut.. Col. Mar
tin Burke, Sd Artillery. The men will not be paid
for week two as the rolls have TO be signed and
examined.
The following IL a correct list Of the officers OF the
Unfortunate eunboat H. Il. Forbes which, according
o one account, ia ashore on Nag's Head, south OF
Cape Henry, While another account states sne is q
total loss
ecutiyc Officer, WIN. n srde Acting Masters Foster H.
a sud T. h. i11mond; Actin Assi.tmt surgeon h. Mitch
,ssnt II encer. Win u Peters, Johu McCln.aey. and
VIM. T. smith; third Assist mt Daniel Sdison; Aciif Z
MsssIs Ms.es c. H. Lester, +. II. harris aid James Nc
The Il. Z. Forbes left this port on Sunday last, in
company with the gunbOals Wettiield, Clifton, and
jackson.
The new sloop-of war Oneida was ordered TO be
put into commission yesterday, but YVES lot quite
ready She will be commissioned to-day, together
with the sioop-of-war Octorara.
The officers tached from tie steamer Dawn have
been granted one weeks leave Of absence, and, on
The expiration OF that time, ordered to report
follows: Acting Masters, ON board the North Caro-
lima aud all other officers TO Com. Pdulding.
The gun'oat Massachusetts was put ont Of COM
mitsiOn Oh Wednesday afternoon, and her crow sent
on shore. 4 detachment of lue-jackets have been
frigate ~. Lawsence, ~ tie stream.
Col. Washington Seawell, 6th Infantry, and Major
William Austin, 81 Artillery, have been placed Oh
the retired hst Oh account Of incaraciy caused by
long and faithful service, exposure In the line Of
duty, Col. Seawell il q native Of Nirisa, and
after graduating at West Point, was pointed from
tbat ale tic lsi OF July, 1926 to brevet sec-
ord iieueuanicy in the 9Th Iniantry. Aiter over
hlrtyhye yesls service lie rose, by sgJOry. 10 the
colonelcy u the tth, which lie has held since Oct
IL, 1850.
Major Austin is a native Of Connecticut, and
graduate Of West Point. lie entered the army OF
The ls' 81 July, 1888 as second leniensnt the %
Dragons. He served with considerable distinction
hrougn the Mexican war, and was breveted. His
commission major 10 tic ID Artillery bears the
date ol I'D Jnly, 1861.
Ry these retiromcnfs,L ieut. Col Elec.us Backus
"a Infantry, succeeds 10 the COlonelcy of the 9Th
Infantry, vice Seawell. Major Daniel u. Whiting
10Th Infantry, becomes Lieut.-COl. Of the Sd vice
Backus: Capt. Julius Hayden, "a Infantry, takes The
Majority IL the 10Th. vice Whitney, aud let iheu,
Samuel j. Cushing, becomes Captain of Company
Captain aud Brevei- Major Joseph a. HasLin,
Conn any LIST Artillery, becomes uil MAJOR in the
81 Artillery, vice Autiiu, and let Lieut.. Samuel
Buct. IT,. Adjutant-General, with the
rank of Captain becomes Jul Captain OF Company
ID, vice Hastin.
Major llaskin was breveted for gallant aud meri-
tori51s conduct IN tie Mexican war. lie was Sc
er,ly wounded there, having lott an arm lie is at
plesent on day with Company ID at hey Wet.
The fret battalion OF the l2ih Infantry, stationed
A Fort Hamilton. Major Clilz in command, are
under mqrclno orders Out i il understood that they
viii not leave until the amy 81 the Potomac moves
forward, when they will 60 10 Washington for gar
Fi-On duty.
The c,iaboats Sachem and Currituck were put in
cornni- Jon On Wednesday a. ihc Brooklyn Navy
Yard. ihe o.fccrs OF the Sarheio ore:
Ao.inr Master 10 Crlne'd Leruei g. Crane Ac'nt VA.
i q 4aar I...e Ia .
seoD C.oss II. Van Ou.en Acting Assistant Fey nasler
Charles t. Taylor Second Asi'isut Lasinser coneiins
r stsa, Aci.ar N. "a Mu,, Chlrlrs coob. " ili'm
Pavcy sui fs1sis T. .ievtrl; lufgrs cctk william g!
Coit@ Capt l Clerk, Jane. CAD" e, Surgeons Assistant
g. :. tau Dasrn.
The Cun.cjuck's officers are:
Acting Msser.in coumard, WIN. r. sheftham; Acting
Ma,ie AID Executive OF ~; Join w Simm'esi AcIng
Asitlut Surgeon fiwa.i fbomssi sccoid A,si',rtt FIR
90. Goles d Acilrg ais.sTs aistes T. ". suons j.
Lin. ~ yard \. Barnet bas been appointed In
spectiug Oiiccrat tie Brooklyn Navy-iard, but has
not yet reported 10 Commodore Padding.
rfe oficcr- Of tie Monitor are as follows:
Ii.e'enaut sudng John :. Woden Lieutenant aud
5,eeae 81 ~ : D. en AG,Gs a.'e,- ~ s''p'
Keele Acns As,.,sut surgeon, C. Losae Iir,t Asi.'
m ih4ee oe AeNton hsS "a stan Ai T. s,,
uicn, Actin Ma .ttfs Mac, Geo. Fredericton
The new irou-claa waf-stsamer, whose arrival
from N site, Conn., We announced On iuetda., -
now a. Gtccuf0iIt, where she VIII be CgWptco
She VIII be- ready for lcr armament IN ABOUT n
month. This is ore OF the three iron-clad vessel
who.o construction wns provided for a. the last
ession OF Congress The Ericsson battery Is another
Of ihem and the tliid il building ~ Phladel hia,
and will soon be clad with iron phies similar to
those used on The British steamer Warrior. The
hy IL vessel, which l. not YET nlmci, hG- mot oi
er dlLol on; thc engince finished Ard partly H.
AID large number Of woiknen are emf ioyed OF
board.
! Tfe entire model IS ucw. Tie vessel hiss beep
constructed under contract Of Bashrcll y Go.
with ihe Navy Department aud waa de.gned by
Sarnel u. Pook, m eZl erieuced nasal architect
% h's'on, WHO nag trIciu'cnded the construction
on re laib OF Tue GoVfruMeL'. The de.ign Was tt
% cohstrC TIE -iCes that ia, should slote irWaia
from the Wfi-rH edge and TIN, cause ne missile
which ,hcni' sirkc them 10 'Iluce on. The sidcs
OF the vessel, aud even the upper Deck present none
but curved hnos-a point heretofore unattaiued t.
such occree IN naval prchitoctuIe. Itis believed
that with the con auliy,ly Cit iron mail. The
sides al be vessel vii be caiirely iureue,rble 10
The fnis-ilrr ow generally uscd.
Zoe bull - ibOI. 20 iect over Hli extreme
breadth s. feet and Gclth a. hold l2fs,f & jurle.
Her .,tre capsiiy 10 600 turs. Her fiGes ar, Of
sold white ok, about IL inches thick his thick
pe.s eNierds TWO l,ct above The gun deck Tho
wall e>lenoi1g The upper deck al the base Il
inches ick aud at the top - inebes-lne whole
b,ir, o,'f. a. flid ~ toe sides proper. The WIN
%: i,,,f * Is be-; y fcei. The bull ID pierced
lol guus, but shr III net carry large number
,.--s'-zraas.rr .sssg1s~zs-1
The eseael, al President Eeifon.
IsosfoN, Thursday, FEB. ~, 1862.
Tie death q President Ffrros, IL Chester. Pa.
Yesterday, created a profound sensation at Harvard
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