New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-15
MARINE AFFAIRS.



Tho Inflated screw nmshp, with ts 40 souls on
bond Ia u, length given up A. may be remembered she
sailed from ii, orpoo on the IL, 81 March with Ill cabin
md snoon pnarcngcr~ and about storage her
numbering TO- including the commander Capt Morrison;
and from the period Of clearing the Mcey up 90 the pres
cn moment tidngs been heard Of her
Tho breaking of the immense fields of ice to the no-
ward Of the Bank. which borne down the Atlantic in
mnsscs IL is snd, Of 800 miles in length
doubt overwhelmed the vessel in aiiernp, to force
passage and caused her almost immediate destruction not
soul escaping. The City Of Glasgow ard her were
insured for $50 900.
ACCIDENT TO BARN.
The beautiful clipper bark Activity, unloading West
lndin cargo Of Sugars shifted her cargo yesterday morn
ing and carccned boadsdc TO the pier capszcd and
sunk in about three athoms water. She only par
tally unoadcd and her valuable cargo will be materially
damaged Probably there insurance, account Of
the nature Of the accident Gangs OF hundreds were at
employed in sending down her spars, otherwise light
cnng her and she will probably be raised in the course Of
to-day.
LAUNCH.
The new sicnm-tug Mercury will be launched from the
yard of William Colyer, at Green Point, to-day at 100
r. NJ The Mercury is a very powerful boat, being built
of very heavy timber, with unusually thick panking
ceilings &c. and is extra copperedf,stened and cop
pcred She has very powerful engine in her, built at
the Aairc Works Her boiler is under deck, and there
is heavy double bulwark enclosing the entire engine
that coming board endanger the safety of
the boat by swampng putting out the fires in the fur
nacos She will be fitted with independent steam
pump also hosting apparatus for the purpose OF
assisting vessels in distress to unload vessels ashore.
Gre at care has been taken in her construction adapt
her to towing in rough weather. She will be commanded
by Captain Richard Yates long and well known of
fbe SIX iful pots in fhe bgrbOr A :. DeDeyser
ESQ., well known among the merchants is her agent.
THE LATE CLIPPER-sHIP WHITE sQUALL.
The remains of this fine clipper, which nearly de-
stroyed last December, in the same confagraon that
disastrous TO the clipper Great Republic and the
Joseph Walker, and which has for time back been
living at Roberts, docks foot of Monigomeryst has been
towed Green Point to be built up into hreemasted
schooner. When completed she will register about 600
tuns,
RAPID VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD
The cpper-ship Fearless, Capt Manson left this port
with full cargo Aug. 80 for San Francisco proceeded
thence for Manila and home arrived off Boston Light
Saturday evening last having completed the round voyage
in nine months and ten days.
SAILING OF THE
The Cunard steamship Asia Capt. Lott left her wharf
at Jersey City at o'clock yesterday for Liverpool with
passengers. She also carried full freight and
S,67 ,972 ~ in specie.
LAUNCH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA scREw-srE.MER.
On Tuesday afternoon there was launched from the
building yard of Messrs. Tod 4 Macgregor the
Clyde another magnificent iron screwsteamer, INTENDED
TO the City of Manchesy. for the Liverpool
and Philadelphia trade. The Philadelphia has only been
six months on the stocks Some idea may be formed of
her capabilities when mention that the length of the
keel and fore rake is 300 fei her breadth 80 feet and
depth 90 feet She to be driven by engines of 460hOe
power and her tunnage is estimated 2I0O Ii
calculated that she will comfortably accommodate lsO
rst-cass and 400 Storage passengers. Glasgow paper