New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-08

Rooms IN the University. Inc meeting was
largely attended-Hon. LUTHER BRADIsH, Pre-
ident, in the chair.
The minutes Of the February meeting having
been approved, the usual reports and communicA'
tions from officers of the Society were received.
Mr.. MAUNsELL B. FIELD, Recording Secretary,
announced the receipt of a copy of the late AID.
dress Of Judge Campbell. accomp Inied by a note,
which were referred TO the Executive Committee.
Mr.. CHAUNCEY, the Treasurer, announced the
financial condition Of the Society, as follows:
Balance in the Treasury, Az l. ls5l......e..sl55 80
Received during Jan. and Feb 80
Tota, .....;;...................... 258 80
Bis paid since January SOS 4S
Balance in Treasury March 574 81
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DOCUMENTS.
Mr. MOORE, Librarian, made his report OF Do
nations, etc, received during the month Amosg
these was a MS biography of Henry c. Van
Setback, donated by his son residing In Manllus,
n y under certain restrictions. Lieut.. B art
lett, Of the Coast Survey service, presented
set of Charts of the Survey on the California
Coast-published at the Coast Survey Office 10
Washington, in the remarkably brief period OF
tlrenty-tW0 days from the date of their receip.
from the Western Coast
A communication was received from Mr. George
Parker of Malone, n Y, relative to the Indian
name Of Lake Champan; q subject introduced
remarks that there Is now living, in the Southern
portion Of Canada, tribe of Indians known as
the st Regis Trbe-a branch Of the family OF
the Five Natons-one of whose chiefs states
that the aboriginal name OF the Lake was Moist
lone, pronounced, according to MIR. Parker NO
chee.u MI This, in Indian tradition, was the
name of a NEUROLOGICAL inhabitant Of an island In
the Lake, who was seen az distance, but dlsap-
peared when approached. The name signifies
lone who eludes pursuit" or cannot be encOun-
tered. Mr.. Parker proposed some queries re
gardng the proper photography OF the Grass
and Racket Rivers ia Canada. Should they be
spelt Gr0sse and R0c9uet Information Is re-
quested.
An interesting letter from Mr.. Benson J. Los
sing was also read by Mr.. Moore, transmitting
copy of an engraving of the mural monument
which was erected in the old German Church In
Nasssu-st to the memory OF Major General the
BARON DE STEUBFN, by his Aid the late General
William North This monument is nov in
small lumber.room in the German Church in For
syth st. in this City, in separate pieces, mutsted
and dis6gured. When the Baptist Society OF
which Rev Mr. sommers is pastor, succeeded the
German in the occupancy OF the building IN Mas
sau st. they cOurteOusy allowed the latter 10 take
the monument with them, as the Baron was
German and greatly esteemed by his country
men. NJ Losing suggests that the monument,
now neglected, be placed in the custody OF the
Historical Society, and that official application to
that end be made by the Society TO the Trustees
of the Church. The subject was referred to the
Executive Committee for action. We copy the
inscription on the Monument;
SACRED TO TIE MEMORY OF
FREDERICK WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, BARON
sTEUBEN;
German; Knight n the Order Of Fidelityi Aid de-
Camp TO Fvederick the Great, King OF Prussia Major
General and Inspector General in the Revolutionary War
esteemtd, respected aud supported by Wsshng1o ION lie
gave military skill and discipline 10 the citizen soldiers
per dence Of the United States The highly polished mAn'
n-rs Of the grsced by the most noble feeu gs
Of The heart His hand open as day Tor melting enarly
is inscribed by American who hsg I9 honor q be his
cid de-csmp, The happiness TO be his friend OO.l'5'
SHIPPING AND NAvIGATIoN-U. S. COMMERCE.
FITCH AND FULTON.
A paper on the Shipping and Navigation Of
New.York was read by Rev. B. @. @. PARKER,
of the Floating Church OF our Savior, in this CITY.
1t was an elaborate production, containing many
statistics relative to the Commerce Of the United
States, as compared with other nations, the Ship
ping Of the Port of New. York at different periods
etc We have only space for brief abstract Of
the more important portions of the paper.
Mr. Parker commenced by qsotlng Edmund
Burkes eloquent eulogy on America, from nus
speech in the British Parliament on the 22d OF
March MS on the occasion OF Introducing MS
resolutions for Cancellation with the Colonles.-
H. commenting OIL the prophetic nature oil that
sueech Mr. Parker introduced a great amount OF
statistical information, which we condeDse In
the wear 1870, the enrolled and licensed tunnage
of the United States doubled that OF the pre-
ceding year, and was 1900 t1nAmore beside -
The increase from 1891 until the Embargo OF l9lO
ard the War of 1914 was gradually progressive
when in 1914 it fell off Half Million. In l732,
II amounted 70 only l. 439 $50 tuns, when IN 1874
il was /, 600 629-or two hundred thousand more.
IN 1859 fortyfive per cent and SIX tentns' or
nearly half OF all the tunnage was foreign In
1889. twenty nine and seven tenths only were Tor
eigp-or little more than OHeqIarter. The whole
number of American vessels entered during the
wear ending June 30, 1889, was II, POS and OF
Foreign ggs. Total 20 200 vessels. The total
nun. Der of American and Foreign crews In that
wear was 1881.
In the month of July, 1907 no yessel had ever
been propelled by steam on the nayigaole waters
OF the United States or any other waters on our
globe. for the purposes Of commerce. Ia tue
99'ontb Of December 1850, there were on our XIV
ers and Lakes about 1000 Steamboats,, OF an az
ereoete Tunnage Of 100000 tuns; and on the
Wsfers of the coast and navigating the ocean aud
entering our ports, over - 200 sailing ana steam
vessels. Of an aggregate American tunnage OF
3 3343l4 tuns. 10 the year lo49, the WuOls nun
Der OF vessels built was 900, compHnng 'iO'UOO
tnns-of which 1863 900 tuns were added 70 tue
sbinpipe of New York alone. In 1850, 800 yes
sels Of 2ls272 tuns, were launched. VI the
Lake trade in $50, we have an aggregate Valqa
ton of SIs6. ASA 905-to which must be added the
passenger trade Of the Lakes, 100000.
In l757-not one hundred years ago, there were
entered at the Port Of New York only % ships -
briggs, As brigantines 81 sooPs and II schooners -
1872 vessels The number at the present time IS
NOT less than 20 600 within period OF 81 years
In the yearlslO the aggregate tunnage OF the - IL
arrivals vas 943 tuns. In 1920, the increase
bad reached only per cent. In 1880, there were
1886 arrivals. -. .,.ad
In 1920, the tunnage of vessels that entered
and departed from the ports OF II Massachusetts end
New.York were nearly equal; New YORK oeing
In 1s4s. there were lines of steam-packets,
with % steamships and IS regular lines OF sailing
vessels going to almost every part OF the world
comprising lss vessels-beside so line or i19 yes
sels. whose times Of sailing were not regular In