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

here, I understand that turrets are henceforward
TO be done away with. So far as New-York Is con-
cerned, it il dgDfded to remove Chief Engineer
Sinners, and t6send in his place Chief Engineer
William r. King, one Of the abest officers IN the
Engineer Corps, and who was spoken Of for the
oilice OF Chief Engineer Of the Navy" Mr.. King
il now in Cincinnati.
DEPARTURE or TRANSPORTS.
The U, s. steamer Union sailed from The South.
West Spit Yesterday evening for Pensacola, carry
ing an immense cargo OF stores pfoVriohs, ana am
m1nition. and large mail for that portion of the
fleet cruising in the neigbborbo0d of Florida. The
n 4 steamer Newbern, recently the United States.
sailed last evening for Charleston, taking also n
LARGE cargo Of necessaries tor ADMIRAL Dahlgren =
sonadron These vessels take out several officers
snd ,ome hundreds of seaInen for different men-of
war. They are TO return Immediately with inva-
lids 10 be reloaded. The next batch OF letters 10 the
South Atlantic fleet VIII be forwarded in a few
DAYS from tue Navy-Yard, where transports are now
fitting out.
GREAT FEAT IN NAVAL ORDNANCE.
Within the past fe y days there Save arrived at
the Brooklyn Maryland two 2JOpound Parrot
uuns rinsd The Is the first time ordnance Of this
csliber has been submitted to the rling process III
thus country. The gnns resemble the lOl-pounders
in every respect, save tina! there Is "fe-eDiorce
about the breech which materially strengthens them.
The Parrot foundery has now 3lev-puund gun
ritiing, and naval circles anticipate its successful
operation. One OF the iron.clads attached TO the
South-Atlantic feet, under Admiral Dahlgren, ia
said to be armed with weapon Of the latter kind,
but which one is not known. The Target gun IN
the navy before the advent Of this piece was the
Dahlgren" 450-pounder, which required thirty.
five pounds of powder. GUS are now in courte Of
construction which will require sixty pounds OF
powder to q CHARGE and 1t is said that the srrna-
men: of the Puritan and Dictator. Mr.. Ericsson 3
new ocean rou-cads will consist of pieces invented
by that gentleman each of which Will be able 10
burn frem seventy to eighty pounds Of powder
While the fize of the guns ID increasing III nhghi-
tude every day IN our navy, 1t is fact worthy oil
notice that the number Of men needed TO work them
is decreasng-four sailors being able to handle a
l5-ineh gun more readily than twenty men could
manage an old 32-pounder.
WHEREABOUT OF THE REBEL PIRATES.
A letter dated from Bahia, July 20, on board the
limited States steamer Mohican which Was sent III
search of the pirates, states the Florida was al the
isaud Of Las Rocas on the ith inst, where bel
surgeon and paymaster were drowned ny ths
swarnpng If their boat. Here she got ~ tuns OF
coal and left Oh q cruise. We can hear nothing or
see notnlng Of the Alsbama, from when we con
cude she has left tins coast entirely. AZ Tor the
Georpia, We think she is in some secluded bay on
the coast, awaiting her guns by the Castor. IL IL
some satisfaction 10 know that she VIII have to wall
"a very loug time.
American vessels are taking out Brazilian regis
tess, availing themselves thereby OF the BraAhau
/ fog This IL hard. There should lie more American
men. al. war here.