New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-08

FIRE on BOARD THE WEElIAWKEN.

FIRE on BOARD THE wEEIIAwKEN.
One Of the plumbers on board the iron-clsd bat.
terry Weehawken yesterday let slip Of lighted
paper fall among eome shavlngs on the lower deck,
which ignted come camphene. A dense macs Of
smoke Immediately filled the vessel, and the alarm
If fire was gi,en. Before the engines got to tho
wharf, however, the fire was extinguished, with no
damage.
DEPARTURE OF FOUR GUNBoATs FROM PHILA.
DELPHA.
The United States iron gunb0at Lodona which
has been fitting up at Philadelphia for the last two
months, left the Navy Yard on Tuesday afternoou.l
She was captured by one OF our gunboafs, last
Spring, and brought to this port, where her cargo
was discharged. She was then purchased w TO-
Government and fitted up at the Navy Yard. She
now ranks as an excellent gunboat, and will be very
swift. She is q new vessel and was built IN Hull
England in 1862. Her officers have all been ap.
pointed. She went into commission on Monday,
and her crew was received on board from the rec
ceivipg ship Princeton. The following il a correct
list of the officers: -
Commander L. r. Colhouni Lieutenant and Executive
officer Lewis West, Master John p csIIi Psymsser z;
Assistant Ensnssr f. a. Brennan; Second Asai.tsn. En-
sinesr T. B. Hewitt; Third Assistant ngneers s. d. Lor
Ksnnss, 4. w Rstsiban; Master. Mates L. G. b. Brig.
hane r. T. Broeh. W. A. Byrnes Psymasters Clerk, j.. g.
The United States steamer Pawnee left her an.
chorage the same evening about o'clock. Some
considerable time has been spent IN repairing tins
vessel several shot having passed through her IN
recent engad1ments with the Rebels She did not
70 out of commission the principal repairs, how
ever were 20 the machinery. The Pawnee vas
constructed at the Philadelphia EsyysYard Ghost
four years since She is very wide, and carries two
propeers. Both the Pawnee and L0dOna Will con.
voy the monitor Patapsco to Fortress Monroe. The
following is List OF the officers on board tho
! Pawnee:
Commander, James G. Maxwell; Lieutensnts John Weld
man. h. II. Lawson; Acting Masters, j. r. Lindsay Y.
nell Chief Engineer G. Kutz Third Assistsnt Engineers:
o. Brosushen, ". j. Clsckjo, Arthur Price, II. D. still
man, Alfred Adamsou Beoj bonce; Acting Masters hates
C. j. Rogers Carpenter X. Thomas Gunner, m borpice
PaymAstsrs Clerk. Wm J. Anderson.
Two gunboats have left Philadelphia during the
past week, viz, the Hendrix Hudson and Young
Rover. They have both been repaired and put in
thorough order and 20 to sea in excellent con-
dition Their destination is Port Royal The
Young Rover carries seven guns and the Hudeou
six The former was chartered by the Government,
aud the latter captured by one OF our cruisers
off the coast of the Caroinas. The following is
list of the officers of the Hendrix Hudson:
Acting Master john L. Giddpgs Acting Enngns George
Kirby G. w. Arthur; Acting Masters Mstes T. sones.
j. II. White II. q. Holbrook Acting assistant Paymsster,
Albert D. Bsche Surgeon John Flynn ihird Assistant En-
sineers ii. III. Little, James Ogden
THE NEW MAYNARD.
In conseGuence of the great amount Of work to 10
done in the Navy II is now probable that Secretary
Welles will yield 10 the advice OF many prominent
officers and commence operations at once IN prepar.
ing League Island for new Nsvy-fard.
MEN-OP-wAR IN PORT.
The following is yesterdays report Of men-of-war
NJ ths Rrooklyn NAVY