New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-25
MARINE AFFAIRS.

For ErRoPE.-The steamship st. Louis, Capt e.
bridge, for Havre via Southampton, and the British
screw steamship Glasgow. Capt. Craig, Tor 'iass'"'
sailed on Saturday. The former cares l'O passsn'
gers and 2s specie the latter about 10 pas
sergers.
LArNcH At WEBS YARD.-The fine freghhng
ship Aurcrs 700 tuns burden, was launched ss'ur-
day morning from the yard of Wm. H. Webb, foot
Of Sixth It East River. She is intended for Mr..
Cornelius Gripnells line of Liverpool packets an
viii be commanded by Capt. r. L. Bunting
ACCIDENT TO one OF TIE FRENCH BoAT'.-"hile
one Of the boats Of the French fdgate Penelope
named by eight men, was is way from Castle
Garden to the fgate i, was accidentally run over by
the stesmer Wyoming, Captain Bri;sted, about
Al O'Clock Saturday afternoon Those in the boat
we're Of course precptated into the river bat by the
e1erors Of Capt B. and several bostmen all but one
Of the eight were rescued; the eighth is missing but
he may have ben picked up bya passing vessel.
Capt Bfsis,e ed accompanied by officer Coven of the
First Ward Police Immediately went on board the
Penelope and were assured BY We French officers
that the affair was purely sceids>ssl and they a.
taohcd no blame 70 Capt. h.
MIRACULOUS EscAPE.-On Saturday morning, at
II o'clock as the tow-boat, Alex. Mason was going
down the Bay, Captain Bio odgood heard some per-
son baooing for assistance. He immediately stopped
the boat and picked the poor fellow up, who was al
most gone. He said he fell from pier No. at II P.
NJ. When pickedup he was about two miles below
Governors leland
The NAVY AGrycY 1t is stated that Joseph Smith
of South Boston is to be appointed Navy Agent at
b ston in place Of Isaac II. Wright, whose commits
SION expires on TIE 2hih INST $40
LAUscHED.-1be fine ship Weymouth, OF 1850
tuns. was launched from the yard OF the MesTs
Boole. at JefYIies Point Eas; Boston, on Friday. A
fine ship Of 1000 tuns called the Shakspere, Will De
launched at Chelsea on Tuesday
AsHoRE.-The brig Isabella, owned by VI. II. Scott,
Of Cleveland. went ashore in the gale Of Tuesday
night near DuDkirk, having on board COO bbs. SAT-
The vessel was insured in the Commercial Insurance
Company Of Cleveland for -, OOO
BrFFkLo Sept. 23.-The steamer Illinois, hereto
fore reported ashore in Lake Huron, has been got Oft.
Her cargo, however, which was valuablsone was
total loss.
CUIoRoFoRN VESSELS FOR ANERIcA.-A letter from
Paris, it IL stated, reports that two vessels OF two
thousand uns burden each in course of cons,ruc-
ton at Nantes to ply between Havre and New York,
the engines of which are be worked BY chOroform.
by Telegraph
The FRIycH WAR STEAMER cHIMERE.
NORFOLK, Saturday, Sept %, 1854.
Tie French war steamer Chimere sailed this morn
ing for New-York 20 JOIN the squadron there. Good
health now prevails on board
Loss OF THE BRIG MARcELLUs.
NORFOLK, Friday, Sept %, 1854.
The brig Marcellus, from Alexandria, with coal,
bound to New-York, went ashore yesterday on the
Rip.Raps ard tits supposed she will prove total oss
STEAMBOAT COLLISION.
BRFFALo, Saturday, Sept %, 1854.
Early this morning the steamer Northern Indiana
ran into the propeller Oliver Cromwell twenty miles
below the Detroit River, sinking she propeller In
s,antly. No lives were lost. She was loaded with
wheat and now lies in twelve feet water.