New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-19
Naval Mevemenss.
IRON-CLADS READY POa sppv

IhOh-tLADS READY P03 SERVICE.
In comphanco with instructions from thu
Navy Department. thu ironelaa Manhattan will n.
turned over ~ Admiral Pauldng for active service OF
Monday next. Important duty hns been assigned Ler
the nature Of which Is contraband.
The now ironclad barlor battery Mahopac Will b.
launched at Jersey City on Saturday morning next
She too IA to be equipped for active work as soon a.
circumstaEces viii permit.
The dOuble.turreted iron.cad Miantoromah OF n,
first batch OF Navy. Yard ormorcd ships ia 10 bs
completed at this station with dispatch. As her draughi
OF water Is pretty deep. sae cannot be intended 10.
service IN shallow waters.
1t is aod that the European trip Of the iron clai
Dictator has been postponed By authority for tn,
present.
The ilonclad Puritan will be launched in ubou thrc,
weeks. # possible She has two turrct' although in
oil other respects resembling the Dictator
BRISK WORK AT THIS PORT.
The important operations now being per
formed by the Army nnd Navy render it improper 70 re-
port cnrrcnt events ns usual. II may however h.
stated that since the organization Of tho Unite
states Navy has much vigor aud energy been dis
played IN tic preparation and manning OF war vessei
magnitude and comprehonds variety of enterprises a.
new ~ important An entire fleet Of vessels larger
probably. than our entire Navy before TIE war began
now preparing at three four nayyyars to sail south
ward. ]! consists OF an immense number of ironcladi
Of oil kinds, and Of splendid wooden steamers the ma
Jority OF which have been built for warlise service
COMPLETION OF THE ITALIAN PRIGATg RR DE
LUXE DE- P0Rr0CALLo.
This splendid irgate. sister ship to the Re
JItalia built by Dir Webb for the Italian Government
Is completed and will DO ready for in few weeks
Steam will be- applied 10 her engines early the ensu
ing week and their power tested at the wharf Ths
vessel Is IN every respect s'ii Of the PC dI.alia
and her officers expected here In Italian of
war In few days TO take her home to Italy She
now lying at the Morgan Iron Works. in this city
where her machinery wa3 const Jctcd By Mr.. Georgs
Quintard One OF the finest steam srigates in tie
Italian Navy Is on its way here TO escort her homo
THB LIGHT DRBCGHT IR0N-CLADS TO BIZ HUR.
RIED UP.
Orders have been issued BIZ the Navy Depart.
ment 10 the different parties constructing the light
draught clad vessels of different parts u the
country ~ expedite their completion rapidly
cums.anccs will permit In compliance with these in
struetiOns extraordinary exeltOIs are now making in
this neigLborlooi TO hurry up the work. Brl the Diff
Guilty Of getting mechanics renders tho business very
difiioTlt The Naubuc COhOes. MOdOc and Others
building in this vicinity. Three four vessels oi
this class have already been launched.
THR" S. CORPS or ENGINEERS.
The following officers, having passed their OK
animation successfully. have been promoted by tn,
Navy Department Of tho United States the rank
opposite their names Third Assistant Engineer,
CLas. Jabez Conoy Jared X. Botsford. Henry Holmes
Jonathan NJ. Emanuel james Long. John FOmaBce
james Il. MoNamara. Robert A. Wright. aud JOIN
Franklin h promoted TO the rank Of Second Assistant
Engineers.
PUBLISHING CoNTRADAND INTELLIGENCE.
A certain gentleman connected with the New
York press who ought 70 know better is said TO be il
"dGrencc vile" by orders OF Admiral Lee for having
communicated TO enterprsing journal OF this ciJ
some cOntraband Intelligence relative to the movements
" feet in James River. Tie gentleman ~ ires
ton knew probably well anybody else IN Amsrics
the injury that the untmely publication OF his letteI
might have caused the Government end tie country.