New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16
MARINE AFFAIRS.
CHOLERA on sHIPBOARD.


The pscket-ship Admiral, Capt Billions, which arrived
yesterday from Havrc had fifteen deaths from cholera
during the passage. She brings three hundred and fifty
passengers.
LOSS or BRIG MARY ADELISE OF NETWORK.
The British schooner Flora, Brown, which arrived yes
terday from Bermuda brought the captain three passen
gers and crew Of brig Mary Adelne Of NewYork which
vessel lost the esd ult in lat 3o 3O lon 72o 30
having sprung leak They picked up by the British
brig Mary Ann from Cuba bound TO Glasgow after having
been two days in the boats.
COLLISION.
The propeller Osprey which sailed from Boston
Saturday evening for PHILADELPHIA put la k Yesterday
having been in contact with British brig Fanny in the
NanOws, LOyells Island The brig badly
damaged. The steamer will be Detained three four
days repair She does not Leak and therefore her
is not damaged.
MARINE MEMORANDA.
The packet.ship Admiral arrived yesterday morning
from Havre, with 80 passengers During the passage 10
died Of cholera
The ship Herschel arrived yesterday morning from
Hamburg, with 2jl passengers.
The bark Hohenstaffen, from Bremen, with 1913 pas
seDgers.
The brig Hollander from Hamburg with 90 passengora
sHIP-BUILDIEG ~ HoBoKEN.
Business is exceedingly dull 1.-THE Hoboken shipyards
Capes Allison have had their yard closed for many
weeks, and there ia possibility that they will not resume
business till TALL The increase in the cost of timber and
labor and the low rates at which contracts taken by
the builders it sad have almost ruined tho different
firms. There is but one vesse building, and That Is
schooner in the yard Of Isaac G. Smith Il Son. She is
partly framed, and will be of the following dimensions
Length deck 10 feet; breadth of beam, 49, depth OF
hold 9; and ga tuns burden She is intended for the
New.York and Savannah line Of Van Brun Saght a. Co.
PORTLAND sTEAn-PAcKET COMPANY.
The new steamer Forest City, bul expressly for the
above named company has commenced her regular trips
She is a splendid boat. Her keel was laid at the yard OF
Mr. EDglis at New-YOrk in February lat, aud she has
been built under the strict supervision of Capt John b.
Coyle and is rsclass boat in all that relates to build
strength fastening and workmanship Her machinery
manufactured at the Neptune works, and appears to
AHA nd
gao tuns is pa feet long over ALL has 2i feet
depth of hold, and comfortably accommodate $50
passengers, although she can take many more She IS
commanded by Capt. Studivant.
THE U. S. STEAMER SAN JAcISTo.
Mr.. William Fuller, who was the pilot board the u
s. steamer San Jacnto during her run down the river
on Thursday morning, a. 20 minutes past O'clock ana
reached the CaPes at ~ eock r. Drlng inc run Sn
fully III order for going TO sea- The last hour between
Brand, wine Light ahd the Capes she ran 10 miles, and
s, we're in high spirits so satisfied were they
with the ,hnery and anticipated short run to the
Baltic There has impression got abroad
with regard 20 the San Jacno getting shore and losing
number of her crew by desertion, Wednesday. She
was not aground than an hour and not deseron
occurred. lrmi Leuger'
The u. S. sloop of war Albany was to sa from Grand
Turk, T. l.. for the United States on the 9Th inst
LIGHTHOUSE EGG ROCK.
Congress- at it's late Session, having appropriated
$1,000 for light house Egg Rock, the work is to be
commenced Immediately Egg Rock stands about three
fourths of mile eastward from Nahan 1t is eighty-6ve
feet in hight and contains three of porphyc rock
on which is about half of luxurant SOIL enriched
by the guano and decayed vegetables OF many thousand
years quit-clam deed will be obtained from the Safe
and from the cities of Lynn and Salem and the construc
on of the light house, long demanded for TIL pro-
lection of this dangerous coast will then be put IN pro-
gress.