DEFENSES OF BOSTON HARBOR. The plan of defences for Boston harbor, when completed, will make it a perfect Sebastopol. It embraces a fort to be built on Nantasket Head, Fort Warren, a Fort off Long Island, Fort Independence, Fort Winthrop, and a Fort at Jeffries' Point, South Boston. HEAVY GUNS RECEIVED. The Navy Department is receiving thirty Dahlgreen guns of the heaviest calibre every week, which are immediately mounted on board the new gun-boats and other war vessels. The House has passed the following bills :-Providing for the construction of twenty iron-clad steam gun-boats, which are to cost over half a million dollars each; a milion of dollars for gun-boats in the Western waters; one hundred and fifty thousand to complete the defences of Washington. USES OF THE TELEGRAPH IN WAR. Gen McClellan sat by the telegraph operator at his head-quarters; Gen Buell did the same at Louisville, and Gen Halleck at St. Louis; and the circuit being made complete between the three, they conversed uninterruptedly for hours on the pending battle at Fort Donelson, and made all the orders and dispositions of forces to perfect the victory and pursue the broken enemy. The battle was ought, we may say, almost under the eye of Gen. McClellan. remarkable an achievement has seldom adorned science. So PAY OF THE NAVY. Per annum. .... CAPTAINS, the senior flag officer.. commanding squadrons... all others on duty at sea. on other duty... 66 64 66 on leave or waiting orders... COMMANDERS on duty at sea.... 1st 5 yrs. after date of commiss'n. 66 1st 5 yrs. after date of commiss'n.. 2,662 66 66 66 2d 66 66 all others.... on duty at sea after 7 yrs. sea service in navy. 66 66 9 66 66 "11 66 66 After 7 years' sea service in the navy 1,000 LIEUTENANTS, after 7 yrs. sca service in navy 1,266 66 9 SURGEONS FLEET 3,300 SURGEONS on duty at sea, 66 1st 5 yrs. after date of commis'n. 2,200 66 20 years and upwards 1st 5 yrs. after date of commis'n... 1,600 66 2,800 ASSISTANT SURGEONS on duty at sea. 1,250 66 on other duty.... on leave or waiting orders.. PAYMASTERS on duty at sea... 1,050 800 20 yrs. and upwards CHAPLAINS same pay as Lieutenants.... PROFESSORS Of Mathematics, on duty... on leave or waiting orders.. MASTERS in the line of promotion.... 2,250 1,800 960 PASSED MIDSHIPMEN, on duty as such at sea. on duty at sea.. 1st three years sea service.. 2d 3 yrs. after date of warrant 1,150 12 years and upward... .... 1,000 66 1st 3 yrs. sea service after date war. 800 1,200 1,100 825 1,000 800 650 550 500 450 SAILMAKERS, 12 years and upwards aft. date war, 1,200 1st 3 yrs. sea service, after date war. 600 SAILMAKERS, 2d three yrs. sea service, after date war 700 1st 5 yrs. after date of commis'n.... 1,800 66 66 15 years 66 2,200 2,450 2,600 On leave or waiting orders.... For 1st 5 yrs. after date of commis'n. 1,200 After 15 years from 1ST ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, on duty... leave or waiting orders. 66 .... 2D ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, on duty. on leave or waiting orders 3D ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, on duty.. on leave or waiting orders.. 66 900 1,000 750 750 600 ....3,000 .4,000 ..1,500 3,000 .2,600 NAVY AGENTS, commissions not to exceed. NAVAL STOREKEEPERS... Officers of the navy on foreign stations. ENGINEERS IN-CHIEF .... NAVAL CONSTRUCTORS.. ... ... when not on duty.......1,800 AGENTS for the inspection, &c., of hemp......1,000 for the preservation of live-oak timber..1,000 SECRETARIES to commanders of squadrons when commanding-in-chief.... Not commanding-in-chiof. .1,000 .... 900 |