New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-21

The ship Albert Gaiot;n from Hsyrs gss OF Sandy
Hook l~t Friday 18th pilot on board She oSigs
gele for two csys
The ship Constitution from Liverpool wa. Off the Lgh.
Ship at Sandy Hook on 'he ih inst and blovs to
the south Of The Cages Of the Delaware In the north ,st
from the pilot boat Sylph OF Fire Island
The ship American Congress. Capt Williams, from Lon.
DON ~ The easterly gale Gnf storm Saturday
last bot received no Injury She b-ough, 2aO emgrants
There three births on the voyage
ICIBERGs IN TIE ATLANTIC.
We continue to reive accounts Of large quantities Of
floating ice and icebergs seen By vessels crossn. the Al
lansic Ocean this poh Csp. Saer Of the ship Albert
Gsllsn, large number Of these ice FOUNTAINS in
lat Al So Ion 80 the 9Th inst He also observed the
comet on the ID. bearing north by west.
Capt BuDce, Of the bark JeDny Lind from Antwerp
large lumber Of iceberes and field tee ia lat g. 49,
Ion He had to steer bis vessel 100 mles south q
avoid a collision
ARRIVAL OF The CRESCENT CITY.
Tie United Stats Mai steamship Crescent City. Capt
H. Wndle, arrived at tnis por yesterday morning from
New Orleans VIA Havana She left the former port the
ltb and the latter the sh Ls, with hundred and
nine passenger aid caIgoof mosse tobacco wheat &c
CALIFoRsA.
The George Law saied yesterday for Aspinysu With q
large number of passepger among whom Governor
Aberretby, Senator Gwln and family and Cspt Ws.er
, msn
The Star of the West sailed for Puens Arenas also aa
Of passenger.
LAUNCH OF The LARGEsT STEAMBOAT EVER Built.
The re. steamer Metropolis was launched yesterday
afternoon rom tie sbpyad Of Samuel Sneden at Green
Point 1t thought that large numbsr OF persons
would have been present to witness the aunch OF tbs tae
steamer but owing 10 the dsagreesbe state Of the weather
there were no, over two hundred on the ground
About q o'clock the order was given when the work
men commenced knocking away the props on each side
and et 81 clock the So amer cid from the ways into the
water in beautiful a. le
Metropolis left the ways the steamship Baltic.
lying the opposite side Of the strt am fired FIVE guns in
honor Of the event
Tie Metropolis ststso in yesterdays edition, is
the argts steemb at ever built She is 80 feet in length
- feet beam and l. et depth o. hold Her Jor tmbss
are Of white OAK % inches thick che has deep double
hsnes aided & inches making her frames l6 b. 90
ncles-eDd inches apart Besides bang heavily tim
bed SIZE diogonaly braced from kekon up top of
tmbrs with iron breces inches wide iDcbe thick aud
long crossing esG other transversely about feet
apart These braces secured to the flames with iron
bolts rveted TO The tmbers and alo ryeted where they
cross betxe the timbers She has seven nelson's made
Of white oak timber II inches wide and 81 feet high The
bed tnbers for her engine of whiteosk or feet wide
and feet high Over so tuus Of the best Ulster iron
used in her braciDg
This steamer il intended for the Fall River route, and
will run in connection with the Bay State and Empire Sse
Her engine which IL to be put in by the Novelty Iron
Works is Of nearly double the power Of any engine
now in use The cylinder is lO5 inches diameter by IL feet
shoko The Metropolis will about $500 tuns
burden Size will take her place on the Fall River line
about the LIT of August