New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-29
MARINE AFFAIRS.

SHIP. BUlLDlyG.-Ths branch of industry is grad
usly recovering from the stsgnsion Of the past fall
and winter and, from the indications in this City,
Maryland, Massachusetts, and elsewhere it Is sntci-
pa,ed that before long the business will resume some
what Of its usual briskness Nine Of the ship yseds
in this City are in operation, and it Is runored that
other builders will shortly commence laying do vn
keels, 30 that the gloomy aspect Of this hsndcraft
bids fair to brighten before long. The following work
il now under way:
In the yard of VIM. q. Webb, the keel Of 500
tun bark, for Wakeman g. Dimon, for the Texas
trade, was laid last week. Her dimensions will be
l32 feet keel 80 feet no d, and l4 feet beam. Mr..
Webb is also just inshDg the propeller Astoria for
house in San Francisco, to sal for Der destination
in May next She is 100 feet keel, IL feet hold pa
feet beam, and 500 tuts burden.
A ship of eco tuns, for VIM. Tyson, hB been
commenced by Messrs. Westervelt, Sons e. Co. Her
90 feet beam. The builders have also commenced a
schooner Of 2oO tuns, on their own account.
The keel of the schooner James Holcomb has just
been laid by Abraham G. Bell. she will be CON-
manded by Capt Goslee and will form one Of Scran-
ton & TsllDans Savannah packets.
The improvements to be made on the Peoples Line
Ste smers New World, now lying a. me yard of Mr..
English, E. r., will cost about 10000
The New.Hsven stsambo,t Em City is now at
the foundery of Guyon & Boardmrn, nearly CON-
pleted. She will cost about $3.50 900, and will run
between this City and New Haven this summer.
Mesas. Smith & Dimon have recently received
orders from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to
90 forwsrd at once with the Company large steam
err, which for two years past has RENAMED on the
stocks in their yard. A considerable number OF men
are at werk on her. She is wholly in frame and the
timber for the warehouses are b-Iog erected.
Her measurement is 900 tuns. She will run be-
tween New York and Hsvre the consoft OF the
Arsgo. Several alterations are being made to adapt
her for the navigation Of the Atlsntic Ocean, aud
among other improvements, che will have an extra
bottom placed over her present plarks, and running
I'D 10 four feet above the load line. She Is an
tremely shsrp chip OF the shsrp,st of her TIM
mage ever constructed. Her engines are to be SINH
lar to tbose Of the Arago-!wo osclators, with
cylinders 65 inches in diameter 10 feet stroke The
machinery is being made at the Morgan Works. The
vessel will be ready about next December.
The new steamer for the Collins Line will be con-
structed under the direction Of Mr.. George Steers,
who is now engaged at the Navy Yard upon the
steam.frgate Niagara provided the General Govern.
ment does not object
The famous " six day" steamer Ocean Bird is
within Fix weeks Of completion. She Is 1000 tuns
Measurement, and is to ply between New-York,
New. Orleans, and Texas
At Gretppoint Mr. Erkine is building lso-tun
schooner; EDWARD Lupton has nearly finished vet
eel of 600 iuns. and Ecktord Webb has about CON.
pleted another Of $50 tuns burden Mr.. Jeremiah
Simonsop has laid the keel Of large ocean steamer,
for Commodore Vanderbilt. She is said to be $50
feet keel, AZ feet hold aud 80 feet BEAM and it is
designed to prope her by engines unusually powerful.
The improved condition Of the ship building bust
ness is shown by the fact that the Eleventh Ward
Relief Association, after a useful career Of three
months, intends to bring it's operations to close, and
make public the details Of lite proceedings.
The STEAM FRIGATE MIssEsoTA.-The dimen-
sioDs Of the steam rigsfe Minnesota, in course
Of construction in the Washington Navy Yard, are:
Feet Inchss