New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-24
MARINE AFFAIRS.

SCHOONER ASHORE AT LOsG BRAscH.-About daylight
yesterday morning the schooner Nicholas Bdde, Capt
Jas Sprague, from Stanford Conn., for York River Va
came ashore at Long Branch, the wreck of oA
Chauncey jerome. The schooner will prove a tot, lo,
being broadsde to- and and dry upon the beach, and
old witha that very little surf will break her up
The mete informed reporter that about dsylg gh aud
den squGl from the northeast carried away the b shee
and fore peak halliards Not having sail enough upof
her she became unmanagable, and though both Of ha
anchors hove out she parted their cables and came
ashore The schooner is sixteen years old and 20 uns
burden Three-fourhs of her value is owned in Bsros
gst snd onefourth by Mr.. Thorpe salnaker of New.
York. None of her insured. She left STAN
ford in baast-her bushes being the transportationd
wood from Virginia to Connecticut. This part Of The
visited by terrible gale Tuesday night and
many vessels seen passing to and fro in the oins
sunset it is unlikely that further south Others have
ashore.
MORTALITY AT SEA.-There were 10 deaths by choisrs
among 227 passengers in the Delaware, which arrived
pIosite Quarantine yesterday from Hsvre Six Of tbos
who died belonged TO family The sickness broke oa
when the ship was opposite the Banks.
The PASSENGERS OF The CossEcTIcUr.-Owng to .
claim Of two francs on each passenger being made by the
mate of the Connecticut before permitting them to land a
the island they did not get shore until about y
terday. The exacon was made, it is said TO indemnify
the chip against claim for expenses Of supportngm
emigrants while stopping the island - bounn
clean up after leaving unhealthy ship The passenge
though run short OF provisions held out the siege sn
came off triumphant
For EURoPE.-Tbe Arabia sailed yesterday for Liver
pool with III passengers.
The ARCTIC The steamship Arctic Of the Collins hoe,
will next week make trip to Boston, Newport &C., fd
the purpose Of testing important Improvement in bS
machinery just Introduced The plan of going south hs
b en- abandoned but the steamer will proceed TO sea-
Wednesday, to be gone three four days. She made
short trip Saturday which proved highly satisfactory.
Tie Improvement referred TO is which Mr.. Collins he's
been assiduousy endeavorng to perfect for the las, twa
yean. II consists in application Of steam, with
view TO greater power with less consumption
fnd So far as experiments have been made this oteh
seems TO have been at. ,ned but little, however, viii DC
lsid about H. until the result is finally and fully dete'
mined.
NAvAL.-The L. s. frigaie Columbia was at 81. DO.
nil go the 2lst ut, and the T. 5. steamer ater VICE.
Ann bad surveyed the river Jeju and found no, "
be nay able for than Is miles for boats Of Is ncae
dTi ught. a.
1gE CTAyE.-Ths sloopofwsr will remain for ps
present OF the Charestown Navy Yard. She has 20 g.
aId- s0 men IN ALL The CkroA Gle says that although
built at his yard IN 1881 and has been In acuye
v,o but three years she very much needs thorough
pshs. Her paLks aud beams are much decayed, asa
would rqurr long time 10 pat her 10 good order iorss
She ws slightly repaired IN New York last june ou'
mrIe 0n ysar has required great ATTENTION ~ n,s ns
ler To-, fs.frr a o. r f,rig ports. Sh. viii now 0e -
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