New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-01

Tho Widce n is Commodore Edgars new yacht.
Hs sailing capacities ore not yet known, but Judging
hn her model, she will equal in fleetaess that master
nee of her builder, the America
IN the last Reeata the Julia took the first prize OF
lr class. We learn that Mr.. Grin0el has since al
ned the trim of the Haze by tightening her some five
tbes forward so that the Julia viii iud her more
jmidable competitor than before. 1t was obvious In
n former contest that the Haze was trimmed too low
the head, and she might have dispensed with her
ING lib TO advantage. The Ray took the prize IN
ssecond class, and the Alpha won the third.
SALE oY THE YACHT ULTRA This yacht was sold
We. II. Ludlow at noon, yesterday, at the Merchants
hchange. She is about 100 tuns burden, and was
vrchssed by JOS NJ. Stark for $4,000.
DpY.nyuI. TRAGEDY on BOARD SHIP AT THE
hnlgy-TgRyE Men ship Colchls,
Co. Douglass left this port ON Tuesday LOT fhliadei
"a with crew of eleven green hands. On arriving
rAe Head OF the Passes the Cep am found ne coud
M 20 70 sea with the he had and teegraphea 10
ae city for more men.
On Saturday evening the bodies of two men were
kurd floating in the rver by vessel lying near me
Cchi and were identified belonging 10 tue iat'er
zip. One Of them had horrible WOUND eH!ehI,o
Gear round the lower part OF The BRAN, when hau
ben given from appearances, with heavy, shafP
Dece Of wood or some other instrument, ana also
yay severe wounds on the back, the thighs ana the
hg ..;, On
beng nieros aied as to the matter the mate of the
Cechis, whose name is Peterson, stated that that
morning be had sent five men Out to tur the lio, anu
ma by rope giving away they had iaen in'v ~ 1no
water, and but three OF them had been rescued LUIS
Story accepted but the following day circum-
ssses uenspntd which gave rise 10 strong suspicious
isai icy together with another of tue crew had been
most foully murdered.
On Sunday tie officers of the Colchis, having con,
suoSu 70 70 ori TO sea, despite the nefhceney anu
suai NUMBER Of their men, The commanding Oihcer Vi
sstn'ehne cutter stationed at the Balize came on
p0sro Tor Tie purpose of examining the list OF the crew"
asa on examining the roll found that three men "ere
W PtsebL Ine absence OF the two above neuIiohou
seeounied for but the mate said he did not kho"
'sS Lac become Of the third man.
Ins led TO suspicion In the mind of the commanle1
ueeu'er that there was foul play somewhere, auu
aHsuied viglent inquiry. That evening Span
1?aohan was found, who informed nun tns' q
- TWO prtvi0us a sailors chest Containing
Cls Dad been given to HIN 10y the mate OF tng
1s % take ashore and bury-;hat he had in'siiou
| ieva! and was ready 10 denote tue place anu CA
Tsn upon an order from the proper authoil t.
asNet me best OF evident reasons 10 suppose u''
1 re 30 NE body Of the missing man. -
| rs~aae same facts having been made puohc, .ne
4 srn,uW ne Parish of Plaquemine repaired 10 'h9
ls ~ 2d an inquest on the two bodies when hdl
sss.t ,0tld and verdict rendered that taei1
a. g. Hsq been caused by some one or more OF me
SSJefs Of the Colcbis The names of those men were
| ~. schmidt and Carl David; that of the missing
r. Anthony.
Informant states that the greatest excitement IS
Is among the pilots at the Baize IN REGARD 70
emcer and that the commander of the revenue
has refused to allow the ship to go to sea- But
s1ies's had yet been made. At the time OF these
Snnences, Captain Douglass, it is stated wa SICK
m5 pon Capt. Douglass, it will be ~ =.
o1 bonds TO appear before the First District Court
easrge Of granddaughter, in having caused inc
b. ;rx9 q lopg shopman named Potnck Cahahei' :"
u ,ard District, few weeks since.
MI may here add that the captain OF the ooessa .,
t.l ives towed down by the same steamtug tn a'
- oown the Colchis stated that he had never seen
more brutally treated ON shipboard than were