New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-03
MARINE AFFAIRS.

The GALE AVID ITS EFFECTS Since Sunday morn
ing. the Wind has been from tbe Northwest, and
bloc ing gale Most Of the vessels a. suce n In the
North Rivel have two anchors down, and several OF
the bave dragged and gone into tue set aiver but
without caDsee.
Stubborn. 2d.-The wind still continues from the
w. though not With 80 much violence. We have
lot heard OF any disasters OF consequences. Ga the
North River vessels lying outside the ends OF the
per. have bel more or less chafed. The slip at the
foo. o, Whitehall was en'ir,l, bare q; low water
The ferry. boats on the Hsulon-av. ana South Fer
RIGS were sground for tue, and only Continued
their trios by hauling one another out Of t1e alps
causing considerable delay 10 tue nany vehicles
crossing. There we're as many az four funerals wait
ing Tor passage at ole tine, al the Hani ton FERRY,
together With carts, wagons, and o:oer venicles
enough 10 fill Whitehall IN Waterst. la The middle
Of tie South Ftiry zip s a large rex upon "n'cn
the boats ground at ordinary Low tides; II wouli DC
great saw rg TO he Company 30 bow up toe ro'k,
col siderpg loss Of copper and wesr o. the ooas
bottoms ~nich il occasions. After every low tide,
small boats can be seen in the slip, graphing for the
cotde rubbed of by the rock.
The VOYAGE OF THE GREAT REPUBLIc -Cip''
Lin eturper, Of Ike clpper'ship Great hePuonc'
which lett fhs por, the 18th Feorusry, writes va
tie l2,h sncl or.d ip the Downs Z. III having
saled 3,24l mes. We h4d NJ obs,rvsn N Oh the
sun tor latitude u til tbe sth OF March We mas
the land in - DAYS from NeS-York Tne passage
has been rough one indeed. We made 3i2 miles IN
% hours then haO to bring The ship 10 on sccouot
of thick weather ard proximity 10 land The soip
behaves molly, and easily make 400 miles in %
hours We we're u days 10 Scuy since that t'me
light WINDS aud lup. We laid by eli Of the day sun
da,. 18th met about IL miles from Isle OF Wight
weati or thick aud oggy The shp Is ighr and srons,
and the best chip AT sea ! was ever 10. You would
barely knos ihet You we're at sea ia aeavy se' she
moves along easily making 10 fuss III tict splendid y,
and sieeIs Ike boat III a pond boy can steer her
EARLY.
About o'clock yesrordsY morning. the sloop
Chrstrae. OF Kugston, Capt MonDiog was sunk
by the so. ice Of tie gale the foot of Springst,
and is at,ta 50. Sne was loaded wiki plaster.
Tic Schooner Olive Brsnch, Gait CJoser, lying
a, he foot of King 81 ban Der foremost carried
away, and was otntr Size da nagcd BY the high wind
thar prev varied YESTERDAY morning.
DREADFUL GALEsIN THE ArLANTIc.-rhe American
vesse gbich arrived d1rio rho sex have 3lcJ1nt-
ero very severe <e,t1e dp10g heir vOy>ses The
MAJ hstao arrives br on ina l2'n lest enc"un'ere1
Viol-D, gale from n l. WIN = TREMENDOUS SEA 90
FEB 90 III lat 40 ION. 62 AID vote lyiOg 10 under
o cO,r.reeed top al, terrific burflcaJe sIu * me
ffio abcb blew 'be close reeG mslntop4all to me
yeld listed the chip n stsroOsrd Ni'n lee rail- IN
t'e water; the .teQnar-r boat Srd The ste n BOAT AZ
the dayita we're filled AID ct aud TIA lee bu vsrks
aud OF hey rat stove; the 2l-t, The Fiad m)de
rs'ed 81 d the sbiD righ ed considerably though st
with heavy last rhs grain having shitted sne then
slipped heavy o. me oort quNr'.r winch stpve
the beat binnscit aud TX Wight aud filled the cabin
with wser The James Wn'e, tro n Chafl9stJn anf
the New York from Ne Work euaouuters1 the same
huricaIe ~ the I,Lha'tan, bat 90 tho 1lst the
latter lsy for % hpurs with tsrpzul1 10 mZeu rig
pr p boais deck buuse. water c-rks, WIN odl Vaks
stove &c The sta of toe West, arrived yesterday
from New. loiB M - bsve 3ouutered ths most
seveye weather. Captain DosnNarC repprs havi9g,
or the 2st ult encountered hessy ale ifo r. ST.,
wtif iDcesttd ro bufricsre the n-St day. Va tn9
oath h gale still continued from w. 10 Lar. IL,
lou So psG her dtcke sSspt ths snp much stralnet,
ard making much water Passengers constantly at
The pumps, and crew thro Tiog cargo OVERHEARD III
tbt 2sih SId ende svOri'g 10 SOP the Leaks. About
$50 10 300 tc1 OF I0disu Core sud leather thr)
ov.rboerd; lost sails sqArs bulwArks stancheons &c.
lEuropesn fines
CHARGE OF MURDER on THE HrGH SEAs.-Caotain
Henry &. Burch muster Of the schooner susan Con.
nor, wos arrested on Tuurs1ey. by utshI " stkins,
on the charge of causing the cesto Of IA nss Bager
c"lor.d Of me 50 oonsr 90 the vOg age fcJn
Baltimore TO Charleston e, aud b4ck. The S1ssn
Cor nor is are pscset between the two pors and
il il cha that ibe age hen 10 Oh
be sailing the 22d Il Febru trS) the CAP
tain heat B-ker Nth b-la, Dgp'o aa1 stcS of oak
Woo in tee most severe m1LDtr, so IN AZ the blood
came OF bis nose ano cara Ga the 10Th Of H4rch,
Oh the return voyage Baker died. sbeu, o clock in
the norpirg from the jnrles alleged 10 have been
received at the hands # the C-ptaio. One Of the
crew ftstjfes that on the v0y ge me- additional
pu. isbn eDt to Baser the Csptain had backe's of
colo sst water thrown over him Baker was about
30 y+srs Of ee-, aod has q father eDd mo- her. he
stgtd living on Fells Point HIS body was bure 4
at sea. Capt. Birch committed in default
Of the sum of g. 600 for h,s sppearsnss at a
further exsmr a'i, before John HaDan Esq, United
States COmmissi.J A further examination was
bso before the CommissioLer yesterday, which re-
suited in Captain Burch being coDmltted 70 jiil in
default Of bail answer 'be charge Of msoslaus her.
Baltimore American, March 81.