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Tlie JNevv York lliratd ot S:iturday furoishes the follcnving tabular stateniontof the naval preparationsdosigned for operations ia the South. Cocnmodore Peodergaat,, asoathern man, has been dotached lïotn the command ot üie Home Squadron, and Goiumodoru Stnagham lias been substituted in his place. The vessels hereafter named are either in commission or under ordere, and all of them will be ready for activo service within u week : NAM1ÏS. GUNS. Steam frigate lïoanoke, ] 40 Steain frigate Minnesota, 40 Steam frigate Wabash, 40 Steain frigate Merrimac, 40 Frigate Subine, 50 Sloop-of-war Cumberland, 24 Sloop-of-war St. Louis, 20 Steam sloop Brooklyn, 25 Steam sloop Misslssippi, 11 Ste;.m sloop Powhatan, 11 Steam sloop Pa w nee, 4 Steam .sloop Poohahontas, 5 Steam sloop Wyandot, 5 Stearn sloop Mowhawk, 5 Steam sloop Crusader, g Urig Pony, 6 Brig Dolphin, 4 Cutter Harriet Lane, 5 Steamor Water Witch, 3 'J'otal, 346 It is prcsumed that it vrill requira tipwarda of threo thousand five hundred men to opérate thia immense fleet. It must not bc supposed.however, that any of thia force wou ld bo available for land demonstrations of any character, as there services would bo roquired to opérate the guns of the several s::ip9. The Armstrong court-martlal has concluded its labors, far as the prosecution is concerned, and the argument for thu defenee would be mado on Saturday. Lieut Gilman testified that Lieut. Slemmer and himself had boen promised by Commodore Armstrong certain facilities for removing arms, ammuni ion and provisión, at a given time, from Barrancas Barracks t Fort Pickens for safety, but that Armstrong fuilcd to redeem his pledgef and thus became responsible for tho Burrenderof tho propcrty to the enemy He did not dony thia faot when confronted with Liout. Giman. It is generally believed that Armstrong did not willfully surrer.der the yard, but that ho was paralyzed with fear, and remained inactive.