New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

LAUScH.-A fine clipper schooner OF 600 barrels capa-
city will be launched to-day from the yard OF Mr. James
T. Crowel at Amboy, j. She is said 10 be a very fine
model and one the thorough built vessels of her
class She is to be called the "Catharine Johnson will
be commanded by Capt. Ezra W. Cranner aod is
owned by Dessrs johnson & Saght, and others of this
CITY and Dir. Geo Harris OF Wilmington, n. c. She
will be imIloyed in the Southern trade.
STEAMBOAT FOR SHASGHAI.-Messrs. Pesse ~ Mur-
ply Of the Fulton Iron Works have Just completed low
pressure beam engine 30 inch cylinder, 10 feet stroke
with duplicate machinery for the steanboa Yankee for
Mossrs Low Co. of ths City intendef for the Shang-
bai barbor trade In the introduction of this feature
of steam whose port has so recently been opened for
trade great credit is due to her enerprsing She
will have her smoke pipe down. beam and wheels taken
apart and viii soil out under
The packet ship Palestine, Tinker, heuce for Lon
don in tow of steamer Achilles got ashore Flynn Kuoo
near Sanoy Hook, yesterday aornoap She was Owed
of by tie Gamer Leyiahan Capt Hazard, at p. NJ
and anchored in the Southwest SPIT without receiving any
dan age. She will proceed TO this morning
SUBMARINE OPERATIONS oS THE WRECK OF II. B. W.
SHIP TRIBUNE. From 81. johD N b., and Halifax pa
peIs we learn that the St. John Diving Company, who
have been employed searching for sunken treasure along
the Nova Scotia coast have with good success snd
engaged in raising pig iron from the wreck of
Her MajesiyS ship Tribune lost off Herring Cove in
1893 Tie NJ T. Commercial Advertiser gives the fol-
low ng account Of her loss:
"La 1iibure, at the time she lost consiiered
as fine vessel then belonged to tho British Navy She
captured by lie Br,ish during the with France.
The place where she lost is Herring Cove Head,
about miles the westward of Ha.iiaG, and but rT
miles from where the remains of the Inflated steamship
Humboldt lie The loss of La Tribune was melan-
chOly When coming from a, II being hazy at the
tine she struck Thruupcap Shoals to the eastward Of
HaoX where she unshpped her rudder; the wind thea
began TO blow from the southeast and during tie day III.
creased to gale. After while the ship came Oh the
rocks but having lost her rudder she unmanageato
and drfeo toward the western shore opposite an immense
bluff of rocks aid of the dangerous spots along
that iron bound coast. During the afternoon the fisher
from the surrounding villages a'seHbied IN large
numbers Hing 10 render any assistance IN Their power
to the unior,u of the ship, which then whia
speaking distance of the shore but her commander and
his ,fcers with draw swords forbade the TO leave
her expecting that assistance would be sent from iax
by the Govern mtnt which was done, but too late. la
the meantime the g,e increased and night coming the
Cover men vessels could not reach them and the people
the shore could do nothing. Thus the ship was lost
ard her officers and consisting Of over three hun
dred souls all peshed except seven who saved by
young fisherman il small Hat he taking only per-
time in IL and landing them behind cluster Of
Ioeks In the last attempt his rai bark was dashed 10
pieces but he sueceeded D gaining the shore aud next
morning he and bis companions rescued by the pso
pie whom tie gale suhsded. The dead bodies and the
re mens OF the vessel found strewn along the shore
The British Government acted hInds0mely toward
the young fisherman who nob.y rsksd his life 10 save
Itbers when it thought impossible for any human
being 10 aid them. He appointed midsbpman in
the Britsh navy and received pension for life.
"Tho materials saved from La Tribune said to be
almost soft cheese This vessel hld large quantity
OF specie board. She dou0le.banked higats,
and ratea "a gurs.