New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-13
MARINE AFFAIR $
GALES AND IcEBERGs AT SEA.


The ship l. Gicbris arrived yesterday morning from
Liverpool experienced succession of westerly gaes from
the 2ist of March TO tho 18th of April On the 2st Ill, in
lat 40 A. Ion. 4jo seamsu named Lyman Robinson
fell from the mszen topsail yard overheard and was
drowned
Capt Young of the packet ship Yorkshire, arrived yes
trdsy forenoon from Liverpool reports that the 3lt of
March in Let 40 80 lon 40 w, he fell in with onu
msabe iceberg and continued among them for four days
The ship ice bound for thirty hous and in endesvor
ing TO Get clear carried away her cuwater
DEPAETURE OF THE EMPIRE cIrr.
The United States Mail steamship Empire City Captain
windle tad from the foot of Warren st yesterday afoer
noon for New Orleans via Havana. Among her passsn
gers were Col Abepeiby OF Oregon, Captain Waeiman,
and the family Of Senator Gwn.
DETENTION or THE KNOXVILLE.
The new steamship Knoxville advertised to sah yes
terdsy afternoon will not leave for Savannah till Saturday
SHIP LAUNCHES.
The new packeship Knickcrbocker built under the su
pernendence of Captain Peabody, formerly OF the ship
Ebert, will be launched from the yard Of Thomas Coyer
al the foot of Twelfth East River at high water on Sat
urday forer DON This fine ship is closely framed and
strongly built copperfasened and has Locust top ana
treenas Her poop deck is unusually large and extends
forward of the mainmsst She IL feet in length on deck
IS feet BEAM 2I depth Of hold AUD 1000 uns burden
Her figure head consists of scroll and the stern squ're
and ornamented with carved eagM. flags, &c. She is
owned by Messrs Stanton & Thomps Of this City and
will be employee in the trade between New York add New
Orleans Capt Peabody, whose talents aud supervision
have combined 10 produce good ship, will command the
Kpick erbooker
Mr. Colyer will also launch, next week propeller
steamer built for the Corporation of the City of Charleston
South Carolina She is $50 uns burden, and designed to
assist in digging out the bar at Charleston harbor She
was constructed under the supeIn;endence OF Major
Fraser
Jacob A. Weservelt Co at the cas-, side OF Houston
ST will next week launch the new packet ship Robert
CaTnley. 1000 tuns burden.
Messrs Roosevelt Joyce Co. at the south side OF the
foot Of Houston st. launched Monday last the three
asted schooner Penguin She is Coo tuns burdeo owned
byA A Low & Brother, and intended for the California
and China trade She was built under the superintendent
Of Can't Palmer and will be commandedby Capt Wheeler
Roosevelt Joyce & Co will launch on Tuesday next a
schooner Of 800 tuns built for ID. c. Freeman Il Co. of
this City.
THE NEW STEAMSHIP. oRIzABA.
Harris & Morgans steamship 0rzaba will make an en-
ginoer trial trip down the bay Saturday morning She
will leave the foot of Ninth East River and pro eed as
far to sea as the Light Ship about 25 miles from this City,
and return in the afternoon She viii sail from the North
River on Der first voyage TO New Orleans ON the ped ns
and upon her arrival out viii commence her rpsso Vera
C,pz The Orizaba the second vessel built by Jacob
A ~
Morgan She is finished in the same style as the steam
hp Ch4res Morgan One OF her attractions rs the dining
saloop which 10 niney-fve feet long. Captain James
Iawess Il command this ship to New Oreans and after
ward exchange commands with Capt Forbes of the Charles
Morgan
STRUCK LIGHTNING.
Can't Bird Of ship Universe, from Liverpool, reports
On the s4th u when lat 40 80 Ion 49, the ship was
struck by lightning which melted the copper at the N ass
head and the conductor along its whole length then
passed forward along the rail- ripping up the copper in its
track taking piece out OF the deck and carrying 1t
through the venator. AL the men on deck at the time
we're thrown down with violence. Both topgahsnt sheets
were burned off two large holes made in The man:aL and
the sbip flied with dense smoke which rendered every
thing invisible for few minutes The lightning was iot
lowed BY severe squat of wind and hail On HS'h SUN
and 3ls nit from lat 4e' to 49, and lon 4'o to A. saw sew
eral large ioebergs.
wRECK-CASUALrY.
Ship Celestial from London when in lat 90 70 I'M 90
~ date not given fell in with the wreck of British amp
Ronsder of Liverpool wateriogged aud abandoned on
,he 18th ult j. Jorgansen. fen from aon and was
Lost April l. lat $50 &C. Ion So o. spoke ship Cons'a
ton. from Liverpool for this port