New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-24

THE MONITOR LEiIIGH.


The Monitor I.chigh was towed 10 sea on
Saturday evening by the United States steamer Home.
The Home returned on Sunday morning and anchored
a, Quarantine. She subsequently proceeded to the
Navy Yard.
DEPARTURES or THE FLEET FOR CHARLESTON.
Since the attack on Charleston commenced,
The number Of vessels dispatched from our navy yards
with ammunition and provisions has been am"st
a, great As that sent to all the other squadron together
during the same time. In addition 10 the ships re-
ported a. having left within the last week three more
.f, ON Friday NJ | O'clock the United States ship
Aries filed with stores prov isions and nccesarle or
a crri.e ON active service the Adams Fyfress Com
pany steamer Mary SANFORD tie schooner Alethea-
the lnst.named were loaded with Ice iemoss pnta
toes and other dccaces ur tie sailors Of the cci The
Mary sanford had les than 2O iuns of ice and tie
schooner about 80 tuns more. Beside another vessel
left few days ago with another large cargo oi the same
valuable commodity. and In few days more sim
another is depart similarly loaded The care Of tie
Navy Department for the %, the ships now en-.
gagged IA the attack Is ample that even the -cutte-
butts in which water for ordinary drinking u Kept are
pro, ided with fair share Of lcc-a circumstance I'M
paracod IN the history Of the navy oithe United States
TnB HOME IL COMMISSION.
On Friday at noon the |. : steamer Home was put
formally IN commission, and received her officers ana
crew Lieut.. .ComWanicr HicbrOwn in tuning over
the ship To her officers, made brief but eloquent
speech on the hencS oeucc II the Navy Department III
lIAH llNhNihE - great "A luAhEN rs sihlib4"' ''h
doir or rs public se,ice A. soon as the officers an.
Mustered 6i1srs acre given 10 get mp steam
and prepare the vessel mmedii'"i, h,~ s"""''"''
as she Is very much needed az Charleston wedescribed
ne Home minnt.iy ON Tuesday. when she was pun.
chased She sailed on Saturday AT O'Clock for the nea
ct rendezvous TO the attacking squadron The following
Is Il mt III The officers Acting Master Commander
W III. Garfield; Acting Assistant Paymnster l. VI
Burger Acting Ensgns-A. r. Barnett j T. stick
ney. and w shackiord; Acting Masters Mates II.
Gould. r. X. ; Nyc. and +. Il Munroc: Enginecrs-
Acting First Assistant. h. y Denton: Acting second
Assistant, {. Dandrcan, Acting Third Assistants T.
Dandrean, e. X. Roeicr. and T W Dee
UNPRECEDENTED RUSH or BUSINESS AT THE
MAYNARD.
AT time since the war begun or ever before were
The authorities Of the BrooAsn Navy Yard 50 hard
pressed with work az Just now Capt Eudford Com.
mander fillebrovn, and Master Brady well as sey.
cia other officers have not been able retire Ia their
chambers before O'Clock In the morning any night
within the past week AZ night time the ward is almost
ns noisy IA IN the day The echoes of hammcring saw.
ing testing engines &c keep people In the vicinity ~
The yard continually awake. The attack Charleston
has added IN "a very great measure 10 this extreme I
hurry Almost every day beside the ordinary business
oi dsohafging sehooscrs and other small vessels laden
WIN provisions ammunition &C. and beside attending
Ia the HN or seven new men Oi.War In of
srncon vessels have be- equipped at the shortest
possible notice and dispatched to in perfect trim AL
though Tie time som,tics given for the execution of
the work renders 1t perfectly impossible to do 1t II
should BE- done.
There were. until Friday the iron.clad Lehieh the
steamer Home. the Mary sanford the schooner
Acthcn. the steamship Relief the steamer Aries. and
the sfcam-tuC Ajax all AT the very time EN-.
poying large number Of hands. and requiring inces.
sant and gnrcmitting toll Tho L. y steamer Mack.
nso fitted out and dispatched within the last
three DAYS and sailed on Friday for Baltimore in tow
of the stcamug Governor. 10 receive her machinery
The clerical department Is also worked a great cx.
tent beyond the usual business although no additional
hands have been given bv the Government The cony /
Ing, registering and issuing Of general orders dav
copy ing of acquisitions for every ship at the station ms
The may be. and variety Of other writing 10 he
lone is heavy that the clerks have sometimes within
he last weeks become exhausted with work Colonel
W llett. Secretary of the Admiral Mr. Charles Morse
md Mr. Wilctf IT,, are the only employees provided
the execution of the arduous duties in the Command
ints Office.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ALABAMA
Orders have been received the Secretary az the
Navy Ia discharge such of the crew of this vessel h
which Is now lying IN Quarantine with the yellow fever
N board as are cOnvalcsccnt and who have not more
han four months To serve. The remaining part of tho
rev IL 10 DO allowed on shore Tor such period of
liberty as thclr commanding officer may see tit TO give
~ ,o expiration OF their liberty they are to be trans
erred to the receiving ship North Carolina. Several
earns nave occurred since her arrival here, but the
nmber is daily diminishing The United States ii
feaincr Magnolia is stin tending the Alabama -