New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-26
MARINE AFFAIRS.
FIRING INTO an AMERICAN SHIP.

FIRING INTO AN AMERICAS >liif.
The following is the report OF Capt Aen of the ship
Minnesota: At II AM MGy @5, lat. 53o lon TO-, saw
H.BM. steamship Gladiator which fred guns for us
TO heave to- The steamer then us, aud sent a
boat on board and ordered the ship be hove to nme
daely; also demanding the ships papers. Capt Allen
injured of the officer in charge Of the boat by what
authority he demanded them. The officers reply was by
the orders of his Government and stated Capt A. that
il was an unpleasant duty for him. but that was mpera-
tive The papers produced and examined, AMI after
an hours delay the vessel allowed 70 proceed We
are informed b. tie FIRST officer of the Minnesota that the
midshpmsn in charge of the boat elonge stated TO him
that had not the ship been hove after firing the second
gun shots would have been tired 20 compel her.
FOR EUROPE
Tie steamship Pacific Capt. Nye sailed at noon Satur-
day. for Liverpool with 207 passengers and s43O,sel in
specie
LAUNCH OF TIE MEXICAN WAR STEAMER.
TIE war steamer Santa Anna built for the Mexican
Government was launched at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing from j. A. Westervei Il Co.'S iouson-st yard. She
is q steamer, and had moo, OF her machinery on
board vixen she entered the wafer and was Immediately
atorward lowed around to the Farren Iron Works to
oeiye the balance Of her machinery Her propeller will
be worked by two osclatng engines with thirty-sx inch
cylinders length of stroke ihirtythrec inches. She is
live oak vessel substantially built and pierced for fourteen
guns. Her length deck Is 100 reef Ofedd oi oeah ~
feet with 70 feet depth Of hold She registers 500
She will leave in three weeks for Mexico under
command of Capt VIM. Hunt. Her consort, the General
Iiurbide of the same Dimensions, will be launched by
Messrs. w. in week or two.
REGATTA At NEWPORT.
grand regatta IS to come off al Newport in August,
open to all classes Rules and regulations viii be promul-
gated in due season. Silver Plate valued at $780, is to
be the prize.
Az ERROR CORRECTED
ne Editor Of The v. Tribune.
SIR In The TRIBUNE Of the 9Th inst, or hereabout,
published letter from correspondent at Genoa, dated
nth May last relative the encounter OF the steamer
Sicily with the Hercuaneum Off Nice, wherein he states
that Mr. Edward Knight, an Englishman, whose wife and
two children pershe1 has since died Of gangrencresu
ing the bite of his wife durng their last struggle
the seaNr Knight having proposed 10 abandon the chill
and down with them, in the desperation of tho
moment biting of Of his fingers
The above statement is untrue and, "a you easily
imagine has caused great deal of pain the friends and
relatives OF Mrs. Knight, who my sister.
Mrs. Knight killed instantly in her berth by the
collision the Sicily striking and cutting through her cabin
Mr.. Knight being deck at the time, was not able
TO her. the vessel going down in four minutes He is
dead and we have letters from him Of late a date
a. the goth May last.
your paper making some contradiction Of the above
slater remain your obedieni servant,
London Canada, I'd June, 1884 JOHN =. j. HARRIS.
OSPREY.
This steamship has been purchased by Messrs Stote-
bury Il Linton, and will be employed IN the Boston trade
and will be under the command OF Capt, Fon.aine She
receiving repair. Her machinery il at present at
Wilmington but she will be ready to operations ia
three or for weeks. Phil paper