New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-03
WAR STIR AT THE NAVY YARD
MARINES TO SAIL FOR TIE IsTHMUs.

MARINES TO SAIL FOR TIE IsTHMUs.
PROMPT MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AMER
ICAN INTERESTS AND HONOR.
The long dormant energies of the Navy Yard
were aroused to their fullest activity yesterday.
Early in the morning dispatches were received
from Washington to prepare a naval brigade Of
blue jackets and marines to send to
the Isthmus to save the American flag
from further insult and to protect American inter-
csts there Then began the work of preparation
which continued all day and all night, for the
marines were ordered to proceed to Colon by the
City of Para that sails Mt noon to-day. The night
before as the City of Para was nearing
Sandy Hook, tug came steaming down
in hot haste, signalling the steamer to stop. Then
a dispatch was handed to the captain ordering him
to return to Gravesend Bay and lie there until he
should have received on board the marine bat
talon which had been ordered to Colon. 1t was
short notice to prepare body of men for active
service in foreign country, but so thorough is the
discipline at the Yard that at the marine barracks
and on board the receiving ship Vermont the casual
visitor would not know that anything unusual was
in the wind Commodore Chandler was at his office
all day constantly sending and receiving dispatches
and issuing orders to the various departments
of the Yard To TRIBUNE reporter who called on
committal. The horrible example Of Admiral Jouett
seemed to be ever-present with him.
The force of marines which will go from the Navy
Yard will number nearly 400 men and the contin-
gents which arrived last night from Portsmouth
and Philadelphia will make total of about 800
officers and men who will go by the City OF Para
to-day. The steamship will stop at Fortress Mon
roe and take on board 100 men or 80 from Annap-
oils and Norfolk. The battalion Will be COM
manded by Major Hayward. now Commandant
of the marine barracks. First Lieutenant Henry
on tho Vermont, will be his adjutant. The bat
TALON will be supplied with provisions, tents and
camp utensils. When the order arrived al the yarSd
Yesterday directing the provisions TO be supplied,
the commodore had already ordered them, 80 that
no time was lost The men will leave behind their
undress and full dress uniforms and take along
their blouses, onei pair of blue trousers ana
several pairs OF white trousers and white helmets.
The contingent Of blue jackets VIII follow
the by the hrDo ASapSacd Snpparsd
sailors on the Vermont have been put In readiness
to 20 at moments notice.
The officers on the Vernont were 0Iuefed 10 re-
main aboard all night, as additional dlspatcnes
at any moment. Iu the afternoon the
sseG Say to Se%YorE sTa and bring the Philadelphia and
Portsmouth contingent of marines to the Yard i'm
mediately on their arrival All the officers on the
Vermont and IN the Yard were anxious to be or
dereei TO the Isthmus and many OF them sent IN
Their appcatlon for detail to duty with the expe-
dition. Up to dark workmen were busy on the
Brooklyn and the Taapoosa. which can be got
ready for sea in a short time. coal-barge came
aongside the monitor Nantucket in the afternoon
and coaled her up. The commodore. however. said
there was Significance IN that fact. Altogether
il looked like war at the Navy Yard.
IL was n little after sunset when chartered tug
steamed up TO the Navy Yard "lth drait OF men eN
from philadelphia on board. At 10 o'clock the
Catalina came IN with marines from Portsmouth.
1hey were all marched to the marine barracks and
quartered for the night. All nlght az the barracks
lights cleaned on the uniforms OF officers as they
completed, while the men slept, the final prepara-
tions t9r the departn,Isi
From the marine barracks, 20 men, Major and
Rrevet- icutenant- Colonel Hayward commanding
the battalion. Captain u r. Meeker ana Lie1tenants M
under H. g.. Ellsworth. First Lieutenant and
Adjntant; from Philadelphia. Captains Pagan and
sti Felts ps nnd benny with % SO %en
Commander b. II. McCalla. Lieutenant-C Com
m ,nder Noel and Lieutenant Mason arrived at
midnight from Washington; Cominanoer T Smnrad Mu1hd
more marines 1t is expected, will follow on Monday
by the Acapulco. ,.,
rived from Colon Wednesday night SAID yesterday:
when we left Colon the city was IN possession OF
the rebels who were carrying things with hlgh
hand IL was not safe 10 be out IN the streets after
dark We had 10 load onr ship by day, as we could
not get the negroes TO work after dark. lhe reDel
leader had threatened TO burn the city II an at
tempt was made to dIsiodge nun, put hc ohc ~ pc
lieyed that he would do So as he owned two houses
i'm the city hmself Just as we steamed out OF the
harbor Of Colon large French frigate came in IL
looks as If the French were going 70 take hand
About fort five marines and all the officers OF
the Marine Guard stationed at the Navy Yard, ex-
cent lieutenant Porter who will be retained to
command the remaining marine guard; are under
orders 70 be in readiness To start for the OF
ths Central American difficulties.
serious loss of mail occurred in the destruction
of Colon 10y fire, according TO the telegraphlc
messages 10 Postmaster Pearson. The entire mail
for the south Pacific dispatched from New-fork
on March II by the steamer Colon was destroyed,
and also the registered mail and. ordinary paper
mail for Colon sent by the same steamer; lie
letter mail was nearly all delivered before the hre
broke out. AS accurately as can now he stated the
mail for Central America aud the Pacific Coast OF
south America that was burned consisted OF ! 90
packages of registered mall ten sacks OF ordinary
letters and ffty-three sacks of papers