New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-19
MARINE AFFAIRS.
PAcxrr-sHIp xoSrEzrxA ASHORE.

The packet.,hp Mon.ezuma, Capt De Courcy, from
Liverpool 18th ult with 800 passengers and general
cargo went ashore during Wednesday night on Long Isl
and in the vicinity of Rockaway. The fog was very thick
yesterday morning and impossible to ascertain the
condition of the ship though she Is believed be in bad
situation Steamboat and lighters have been dispatched
to her assistance. letter the insurance agent to
Waiter X. Jones Esq. President OF the Board Of Under
writers SAYS What condition the ship Is in cannot
"say. shall proceed Immediately to her and, if posi-
bic. land her passengers. The Montezuma is fine
ship of go register, AMI owned by Chas. II. Mar
shall & Co.
SHIP WILLIAM LAYTON ASHORE
AT q o'clock yesterday morning the ship VIM Layton,
Capt Carpenter went ashore four miles south Of squan
Inlet. She lies the outer bar, broadside in dam
gerous position, heavy running. Up to the las;
counts she was perfectly tight having sustained dam
age The VIM. Layton is packctship from Antwerp,
with i95 passengers on board The Commissioner of
Wrecks has sent deputy to take charge of her and will
proceed himself this morning being for the present en-
gagged on the bark Corioan
BREMEN BARK ooRIoLAS ASHORE.
Tie bark Coriolan, Captain II. Wouf, cot and from
Bremen for New-York, with passengers, went ashore
on tie beach about three miles below Squau Inlet
during the dense fog Wednesday night. The
vessel lies within the outer bar head on to the beach
and is not considered in dangerous position The Com
missioner Of Wrecks Mr.. Foreman, with great difficulty
succeeded in boarding her l0i o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the at the time being very heavy IL would have
been attended with great danger attempt to land the
passengers Yesterday morning, and they in inn
med ate peril deemed prudent wait until the
moderated. When informant left the vessel tight
and lay in an easy position. The Corolan sailed from
Bremen the IN u with number Of passengers and
an assorted cargo gnel TO Hennngs, Muller Cos
ling.
sFA--A SHIP o. FIRE.
Cent. Eecnken of Bremen ship Bremen, arrived yes
crday informs ;ha the 2s; ut in lat A., lon. ~
he lotrded the British ship David of St. John, y. b.
Capt Fullerton from London for Quebec. Capt f. stated
The. be sailed from London April ., and on the I'm oenS
hrn in lat. 49, Ion. 81 3d. encountered tremendous
hurroance from the westward, which threw the Ves'ei on
her beam ends and shifted the ballast compelling them to
away the mas;s, leaving only part OF the ioremsst
standing and causing the vessel to leak very badly On
the 18th boat was sent TO them from another ship when
thirteen and the carpenter became mutnous ana de-
serted the David leaving twelve persons including apt
F. Lis wife and child, remaining board. Capt Been
ken supplied them with tools and other articles 10 en-
able them 10 rig urymas,s when they would try to get
back ia England On the 22d April the Bremen passed
large ship fire with vessels lying to close by her.
which supposed 20 have taken off the From
April g May p between lat 4G5 and "a, and Ion a.
and 10. passed than fifty icebergs.
ARRIVAL OF The cYANE-RETrRS or LIEUT.. STRAIN.
The United States sloopofwar Cyane, Commander Hol-
lis arrived this port Yesterday morning. She Aspn
wall the 25h of April and arrived at Havana on ue
9th inst whence she sailed the evening of the eh Inc
Cyano did salute the Spanish flag, owing to the BACK
Warrior affair being still ia abeyance
Lieut.; Strain with his party have returned having aer
tanned 10 his satisfaction that canal the lstnus oil
Derien is wholly mpracticabe. Capt Hollis ana Lieut.
Strain will it Is thought proceed to Washington name
da;ev and lay before the Department the result oil 'ne'
exroraton. Much valuable information may be eAecteu
from this report The officers and OF the oyaHe are
al well . oil,
LIST oF -Corraniel Geo y Hollis Lisea IA ~
w PickerilE J. Dorsey Read Charles VI ri NJ
Urban; >ura-on J. bfo
ter Nm II Wilcox Assistant Surgeon OeorEe fsc.
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Cht-,s GIbersop Purser's Cierk Barrels bos'an
Hewlett; Gutter. jas. \ si.-s'oh '4'le-'''' - "
zen oi ,frT srS,s ExPEDrroSLieu Cennnandinf
J. e. strap; Master. VIM ITu1oni ~ -Ae"''''' -
n Nsury, ey.l Engineers. MAYO and nett.s"sA
SHIP BLACK HAWK
The ship Black Hawk whose loss we reported !@tsria
vas -rl ibid vessel Of SO tuns register but az Black
poIt Connecticut in les owned by ness-s. sturges,
tTarrsn & Co OF this CITY valued at $4,000 and IN
sred IN Wsl-st a. Is also her freight money She hat
erv ctt cargo on board hich mostly insured IN this
City ....
SHIP WILLIAM H. HARBEcK
The ,hip William II. Iiarbeck, which toOs are on We'd
ne,dsy IN the lower bay burnt TO the water edge she
wa. an 4 vessel Of ~ register. bulk az iams
burgh l. L. in las, owned BY Messrs Herbeck Co.
end insured .or $50 600 II a-st The q" bales oil nay
are also Insured