New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-02
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TRIAL TRlr--The rev piot-toa< ydsin Fofre.s
No. IL, made very successful. 'risi n 10 Yesterday
She was got ander way hom hsr sn sos sse "a .hs
Battery about 10 A. NJ, and proceeded dv~n the
Bay and out to sea as ia, as the nshssnisD With q
sroog breeze from the n W. On her rstarn. thu
wind freshened, and the pilots were enabled 10 test
her speed and stifness, close hauled. She ress he'd
he City at p. NJ, thus accomplishing tho dhtsses
Of forty eight miles half of it being dead heat -
wndward) in seven hours. There were nauber u
guesis on board, some Of whom, no doubt consider
irg the high wiz would have been as much 1t their
esse at home. The Z. + Is Of los tans burGen, -
feet long, 20 feet beam, aud fee. depth OF hold.
sac wss built by Westervelt Sons & Co, ard VIII
sail to-day on her first cruise under Captain Henry
Haxbinson.
TIE STEAMER CosNoSwEALru.-Ths nauy uras
TIP oi this new steamer viii be made toner o..
WHEN she VII leave With party Of invited gsesss'
for Norwich On Friday she will take her regular
place on the line in connection with the CosnsoicuL
This is the third Mammoth steamer which hss' bses
placed ON the Sound this ss.son.
NAv.u The United States brig B-,asrdse, Lieut..
cor,snan6ingJ ~. Rowan, for RIO Jarsuo, whivs put
bscl, to Noytolx in dsaess, aDchored cd the Noyl
Hospital, Ncrfblk, on the ceA inst, 20 sail Oh fac
NAVAL AT Shanghai. Jan l. the L. 9 schooues
Fepimcre Cooper, OF the Survey ng Sq-sdron. and
the L. s propeller Join Hancock were re-tng. The
L. S slo,p vandalis was the station.
The u. S s. Portsno..h Captain Dorpi2, viii sail
from this port in few days for home.
The L, 8 ,tore-ship Ses,hampton, uDius =. Boyle.
Commander, arrived ct his port y,sterdey, from
Tahiti whence she seiled Dec. 81. 7 DC following is
lst Of the Southanptons officers Julius J Boyle.
Lieut. Commanding; Geo. A. Stevens, MASTER Ar
thur NJ. Synah Assist .Sargeon; James ii Rcehele.
passed Midshpmsn Thomas T. Houston DO , Fred.
A. Boardman, Midshipman; Samuel Lsnahao Cap
tain Clerk; Francis G@rson, Acting Masters uste,
Anse L. Burton, Puntr's Steward; William W.
Newton, Hospital Stewards Theodore Qass,of.
Passenger.
IL LucK.-The ship James Chester, from Bal
tnore with valuable cargo ofaour, beef pork, &c..
has teen fallen in withat se,, abandoned, By ths
British chip Marathon, the captain of which put the
mate ard six Of the crew Of the NJ. on board, whs
succeeded In getting her into Liverpool. This viii
be capital Prize for them as she Is nearly a new
vessel built in Baltimore In 1854, and 10 1913 tuns
burthen-yslued at so, 900. The cargo. whom shs
left Baltimore, was worth at least tl5o 900. There
is insurance on both vessel and cargo in this City and
Baltimore, and in Europe.
NEW MARINE RAiLwAY.-The Long Island City
Marine Railway Company have completed their
works and on Saturday la,t hauled up the ssea ner
Commonwealth, of the Norwich and Boston line.
This was accomplished with ease, and notSith'tand-
ing the grea. size Of the boat, the railway sppsrstus
was not strained in the least The ways are on
larger SCALE aid provided with mo:e power than any
heretofore built In this country The water is out Of
tide.wsy and very deep, acrdng comfortable bsrsas
for vessels Of the deepes. drafts and also adj hitting
vessels on 10 the ways drawing is feet.