New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-18
MARINE AFFAIRS.

SHIP NEWS FROM ST. THOMAS-THE
MYSTERIOUS EXPEDITION-THE BEN.
FRANKLIN AND THE CATHERINE Az
GUSTA.
Bv the arrival of the brig Ciudsd Bolivar, Capt.
Gibbs. we have ST. Thomas dates up to I'd October.
The brig Cronstadt of Boston arrived at St. Thomas
on the 2Jth September from Guadalupe having been
engaged at some of the islands gathering guano and
having lost by yellow fever Capt. Collins and his
also the chief mate She had three seamen sick when
che came in two of whom have died. the other is con-
valescont. The remainder of the crew have been
moved from the vessel to sloop lying in the neigh
borbood at the quarantine ground. They are quite
healthy. The brig is being purified and all conta-
gon will be specify removed.
The steamer Benjamin Franklin arrived out on the
Goth ult in eight days from New-York. She reports
that on the 25th Sept, lat. 260 ~, long 100 o. fell
in with the wreck Of brig Adele, OF Philadelphia, a
perfect wreck the sea making complete breach over
her The deck was broken in and the vessel aban-
doped Her sails and anchors were on board.
The arrival of the Benz amin Franklin and bark
Catherine Augusta from New-York in st. Thomas,
with SO many men on board. created considerable
,peculation a. 10 her intentions and the general opn
ION was that it was codneced with the expedition Of
General tuPZ, tuu ludl tuSi N'7bH"'''N WV WV
zuela II was Iumored that another steamer was ex-
pected with General Peez. The authorities at first
would not permit them to come TO anchor, and or
dered them to leave the port but on finding the bark
to be in damaged condition, permission was granted
her TO make the necessary repairs.
The schooner Echo, from Baltimore for Rio, put
into 81. Thomas on the ed September in distress
with loss of bowsprit and foremost; also badly in
iured and leaky, survey being held on the goth UT
Ordered her cargo to be discharged and condemned
She would be rugged as a brig.
The bark Mlly & Rachel, from Montevideo for
New.York, put into ST. Thomas in distress, and was
condemned and sold with all her appurtenances for
about 81 ,OO0
The brigs Kate Foster, Killum, from Boston for
Guadalupe. and Lnnett from Guyanila and Virginia,
sailed TO load guano. Bark Ellen sailed for Mara.
cabo. Brig HoIender, from New-fork, arrived
Sept o. cleared goth and sailed ls inst for st. Do
mirco. Schooner Juliet, Miller, arrived Sept % and
sailed TO load guano for Baltimore. Schooner Rcn'
mopd of Baltimore sailed for Turks Island Sept %.
SAILING OF THE BRENES SrEANER-The ste an
shin Hspsa, Capt Geerken sailed at IL O'Clock yes
terday from the foot of Harrson-st for Bremen via
southampton, with ffty-nine passengers She also
took out full freight and $4,000 in specie.
sHvwRrcKs.-Capt. Kiburn of the ship Eastern
State arrived at this port yesterday from Callao re-
pors tina, on the Sd inst, in lat 2a' long 63, he
passed a wrecked vessel bottom up. She was scut'
lied in two places and her bottom was not eopPeEed
The captain supposed her to be bark
Can't DYER of the sohr. Karei, arrived yesterd,y
from Saco Maine informs US that on the Ion INST
of Egg Harbor, be saw schooner sunk N ever
fathou. of water. Her foremast was gone ana Sne
sppeared to be losded with coal.