New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-28
MARINE AFFAIRS.

LArNt BFD The slap Wizard King vas launched on
"Wednesday last from tho ways cf T. J. scuhard Esq
at Richmond Me. Sac is iOc and owned by the
builder NJ j. Whittier. Esq Of this city and Capt. Cane
Of Connecticut, who will command her
The se@nshp Union for Southampton and IIavre sailed
at noon OF Saturday with ffyow passengers and S9o4,
232 in specie.
ACCIDENT TO 4 srAITy ISLAND FfRRY -B0Ar.-At
- o'clock Yesterday afternoon the steamboat Sylph.
her trip from Staten island to this City, when
OF Governor Island broke her shaft and towcd up
by the steam boa Iunchback Of the some line.
WRrCS OF , BrIrIsH BRlc.-Thc ship Humboldt
Paulson arrived Yesterday from Hamburg makes the
oIlowipg report
July "a lat So a. ion. i' ~ fell IN with wreck al
j. NJ Game alongside Of her II proved to be the Br.
brig BCisey Capt. Watson, from London for Oueboerl
with abou. 10 feet in the hold her fOremast
gone by the deck and the mairlnast about Sect below
tbe top. We boa; aongsde and took Capt. ".
and mine from the wreck and broUl ht them to this
port Capt W. reports that tc Eth July heavy
broke OF hoard Of The vessel while under close reeiCd
topso and foresa which took away fore sail and foetop-
sail and hove the vessel down with her lower yards in the
water stove ~ the hatcats aud 81 tio whole OF our fresh
water acrifl. AT a. NJ 18th. cut away the fcrema 10
right ship and punred sucoesslyoy until the lHih at
night. when we were taken of tho wreck by the Hum
boo Capt Paulson having then been without water two
days. The seq icing boRvy il impossible to
al thing from the wreck except what stood in. Capt.
W returns HE sincere thanks to Capt = and officers Cor
the kind treatment that himself and crow received while
on board The Humboldt.
WRrCK OF s Nova S,oTI\ SoHOoNER.-'rhe schooner
Henrotte Br Capt Hughes, from magma, arrived at
;hs port yesterday having touched at Mayaguana for
supply of water reports having at the latter place seen
the captain. mate and man Of the schooner John
Esson of Halifax Ii appears that the John Esson left
Port Antonio Jamaica for Fortune Island, but the cap
tain and Two men having been taken sick of fever the
vessel was managed entirely by the mate until the 9TH OF
August VIXEN she wrecked on May aguGna One man
died at sea the other shortly after the vessel became
wrecked. Capt Hughes states that the captain and sea
man Of the John Esson entirely under the hospitality
of the settlers Of the Island. The John Esson is total
wreck.
FAsT SuIISe The clipper ship FLYING Cloud. Capt.
Cressy arrived at Hong Kong June T. in thirtyseven
Gay passage fron san Francisco and only hundred
and thirty seven days from NewYork, stated to be the
quick est run ever made.
FROM rnT BN.-Several vessels have arrived from
the Bay Of ST. Lawrence this week. but they bring no
news Of importance. They all report mackerol scarce
The weather has been pleasant The Jersey merchants
at the north are much opposed TO the reciprocity treaty
The two vessels belonging to this port which were seized
were detained but few hours The New; ;BrInswickee
had not attempted TO enforce the law which they passed
last winter. lHloucester tMassl Ne"s' Hoh