New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-11

The NAVY YARD The United StGes surveying
steamer Corwn and surveying schooners Mad son and
GalIatin arrived OF the Navy Yard few days ago.
For several months pact they have been engaged 10
the survey of the eastern part of the coast The Cor
win requires repairs, ard will probably remain here
from -four TO Fix weeks when she will leave for the
South, and spend the winter in surveys there.
On Wednesday, draft of sixty-'wo men left the
receiving ship North Carolina for the Norfolk Navy
YHd 10 join The United States sloOpof war Falmouth
These were sent under the command Of Lieut..
Lynch, in the steamship Roanoke.
Hollins, of Greytown notorety, who was recently
sFpointed to the command Of the Naval Rendezvous
this station, has been detached from his Office. He
has been ordered TO report to Commodore Stewart,
for the command of the rendezvous at Philadelphia.
Commodore Timothy G. Benham has bsen ordered to
report to commodore Boormsn for the com nand OF
the New. York Rendezvous, just vacated by the late
commander of the sloop Of war Cyane. Capt. Atdi-
Garland has been ordered to the command of the
marine guard of the Pacific squadron vice Gillespie
resigned. John o. Payne lieutenant of srines, has
been detached from the Marine Barracks and ordered
az marine officer on board of the sloop ofwar Fal-
mouth, now fitting for sea at Norfolk Carpenter
Lawrence Moses has been detached from the recoiy-
ing slap North Carolina, ana is waiting orders.
The ship carpenters have commenced work upon
the live oak mbors for the steam frigate Niagara
Preparations are making for laying the Keel.
QUICKEST TRIP FROM CASTERS UNITED STATES TO
ArsIRALh.-The clipper ship Nightingale, belong
ing to Csueron's Pioneer Line, has arrived at Mel
bourne after a passage Of IS days from New-York
This we believe, is the shortest passage on record
from this country. The winds are so much more
favorable in the of vessels sailing from England
that though there is comparatively no difference be-
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TIE difference Vi favor OF voy age from Engand has
beo9, on on average, not far from 40 days. The Eng
hsh vessels generally 90 IN from 60 10 IS days whie
tie average Of American vessels hiss ranged from 100
TO ITO d%ys Ihe following Is memoranda Of the trip
OF the Nigh;ingsge
Sel,d on the 10th Of MAY, delivered the mail. in.
Guiding the New-iork papersl on the morning OF tue
Alb of August; took pilot os the I'd Of August;
making run in - days which is equal TO SO days
Gom Liverpool, and beating the clpper-ship Red
Jacl ct Elk Gays, the ffst mail vessel.
VESSEL AsHoRE.-Mr. George Hand eur eastern
correspondent reports, that the FreBeh ship Virgin
Mary, consigned 10 Messrs. Reischmuller Loescher,
No 20 Greens ieh ST., went ashore on the south eide
OF Lorg Island, about 70 miles cast OF Montauk
Light.
She started with l53 passengers, and had . deaths
during the passage.
She had eight feet Of water in her hold, bat the
weather was fair and there no doubt tia. all the
passengers would be safely landed.
No freigh; except Dutch brick Used 4. ballast.
The FLAGe.sTATF OF THE ARcTic.-Capt. Luke..
Of the clipper John Clemens sert By the L. ) Con
sui 81 - John n. F. to cruise for the Arctes boats
appears to have pefoi bis duty faithfully and 10
have cruised in The proper dlresion La addition to
tie India rubber mattress and the large chest before
reported seen by him, he picked up a dag staff An
oficer OF the steamship Baltic, spoken by tie Joan
Clemens during the cruise ognzed the hszstsf e.
having belonged 10 the Arctic Boston Dolly Adv