New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-27
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE FRANKLIN AGAIN.
From Orr Own Reporter
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From Or OwB Reporter
MoRIcHIs, Wednesday. July %. 1854.
During Monday iO packages Of cargo were taken out
OF the steamship Franklin yesterday lGO more were
landed AZ the present time between 400 and 500 pack
ages are al that remain on board
All day yesterday there a heavy sea on and the
wind blew -treng from s. S. W. The seas now strike
the steamer broadsde without Slipping and 20 yiole,,
are the conclusions that the wreckcrs cam OF wihou;
great effort, keep to their feet upon her deck.
All last night the wind blew gale bowling and SHREK.
ing along the shore, like November than July aad
LiGHLets comfortable.
This morning very heavy breaks over the ship,
aud as thousands Of tuDs OF strike against her side
she leap out Of the The wreeke-s are a.
work, but are not expected to accomplish much to-day
violent are the shocks which the vessel ssstsn She is
badly strained aft her nainnast and forward She ha.
listed very much off shore. On her port side she is more
than thirty-two inches out Of line and inst abaft her
foremost her deck is bumped like huge cames back.
Her hold is full of water and her machinery frame and
all, works to and fro and every way fifteen inches
At the time write lacks two hours Of high tide AMI vet
the sea makes IRENE Ddous breaches over her
For the first time since the day the ship came ashore
the is breaking the outer bar. Two DAYS ago
you might walk on board her dryshod now deep guey
alongside Of her shore aud at low water che can
only be reached by means of boat. The approach to
her il 30 dangerous that oars cannot be used and the
surfbont has TO be hauled back and forth By means of
rope, and the ship boarded by clanberng up the
spokes OF her paddle-w wheel. Two of the boat
men thought to wade ashore YESTERDAY but whero
II had been shallow but short time previous the
SEQ had cut out the sand, and they got caugh by the
uDderow The consequence they were irred out 10
the stern of the ship and but for the Timely assistance of
plank dashed to rope they would have been born. out
to sea, and inevitably drowned
to zee what could be done to save the ship. In his
opinion heNp cannot stand long against the sea that i,
now and he says the only way her is to get
purchase ashore, and carry anchor out toward the
outer bar and werp her head off shore 50 to break
the force of the sea
Al present this would be impossible and in the opinion
of competent authority, it is likely to continue So
Much dissatisfaction has been expressed the rash
statements contained in late article in The Er9res by
Of the ltors OF that journal Instead of It's costing
thousands of dollars per day, the expense of getting out
the cargo has been less than thousand dollars day.
And considering the unfavorabe position of the ship and
the scarcity Of men, much has been accomplished
THAN might reasonably have boen expected will engage
that few cargoes haze been discharged and New.
York rapidly as this has been, urdcr more
favorable circumstances and that is also the opinion of
who have been engaged in wrcckng for twenty
years-men who could have no motive for expressing
biased opinion.
The greatest expense yet incurred was by the Under
writers in sending many steamers and chooners here
that could render possible assistance The agents
the beach and all engaged here have toed noby and
remitngy, and far as have SEEN there have been
possible grounds for censure.
The Navy Department is shipping boys tor the United
St@;es race Independence now fitting at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard for the Pacific. About forty OF the juveniles,
aSps % cen ara
already board of the receiving ship North Carolina.
The total number of recruits the ship yesterday
four hundred. Numerous applications daily received
from parents for the enlistment of their sons in the service
Making sailors OF boys to meet the appreciation of
the naval and mercantile marine. The Independence will
probably be ready for sea IN two weeks.
The little side-wheC steamer vixen, by order OF the
Secretary othe Navy has been taken out of commission
She had been fully equipped for and ready TO sail
Her officers appointed few days ago and her des
tination was supposed TO be the West Indies During
board in small boats and the steamer placed in ordinary
1t is rumored that Secretary DObbm has appointed a
commission of officers at Washington to examine into the
report relative TO the last trial Of the steamer Princeton
II is thought that the Navy Department will finally de-
eide to sell the steamer she is unfit for purposes
The Sandy Hook light boat, built by Mr. Hood has
been accepted by the Treasury Department. She is
in the naval dry dock undergoing some alterations pre-
parstory to taking her place at Sandy Hook.
for the construction of the steam gae. Mr.. George
Steers however has not made his appearance at the yard
for time past.
large quHntlN OF i've OK ulnDcT VIII ne stlt from
this ward TO Washington, for the building of the new
steam rgate at that place. The timber is at the
wharf awaiting vessel for It's transportation.
The anxiety of the merchants of New York to have
survey of the harbor induced Governor Seymour to in
terest himself in getting It done possible. Oar
Government promptly followed his accommodation, and
DR. Bache with his usual aacrtyAsen Lieut. Woodruff
TO this port with photographic patty to push the work.
Tie citizens of New FORK will be gra,ied to learn that
the survey of the harbor completed Tuesday last
The surveying schOoners Gaatin and Madison, with the
photographers board sailed from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard on Wednesday, for the eastern coast where they
will be employ ed field of operations.
Eve Post 25h
SAILING OF THE ASIA
Tie British steamship Asia, Captain Lott, sailed from
her wharf Jersey City al two o'clock yesterday az
ternoon for Liverpool with onehundred and twenty
passengers She also carried out full freight AMI
sssS 800 PC in specie.