New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

SURVEY OF THE NEW YORK DocKs.-The United
States Surveying steamer Corwin is engaged in IN
specting the City Wharves and Docks. The northern
limits OF the City on both shores the eastern extemi
ty to BackweIls Isand and hewtown Creek have
been carefully examined by the arbor Commissioners.
Captain Craven L. s. ", and his able assistants,
have also re-surveyed that part of the East River I'M
m.diateIy contiguous to the port and CITY for the
Commissioners.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS OF THE WESTERN Yo
SOUTHERN wATERs.-Mr w. w. Gu hre, Seambost
Inspector at Cincinnati, reports that thry-nne steam
boats were totally lost on the Western and Southern
rivers during the six mon his ending on the 1Oth of
June last. The estimated dam4ge to boats eighty.
three in NUMBER was e573 700, and to cargoe. el,-
229, 500. Thirty one lives were lost
STEAMBOAT CoLLlsIoS.-As the o'clock boat from
Staten Island, the steamer Hdochbaek, was entering
the dock at the eastern extremity OF the Battery, yes
terday morning she came in collision with a small
boat. having in tow raft OF timber. The HuOch-
back 5 speed was checked as the dangers p-
peared but not in time to prevent the collision The
towboat was driven under the psddIewheeIs, anatst
starboard bow was STAYED in. Two men who were I,
in the smal boat sprung to the side of the steamer
and with the assistance of the passengers skss
on board.
MUrISY AND MURDER or Board A BRITISH SHF
Her Mejesty is brig of 22l tuns, belonging TO hrs
John RckonsOn Of Whltby, and sailed from Saonlca
a Mediterranean port, about the beginning Of Way,
with cargo of Indian corn consigned 10 Mcssrs Bar"
thai & Co LondOn and bound 10 Queenstown Tor
orders Including the captain, VIM. Wright OF Whit
by and the mate Samuel Cole, the crew amountedin
all 10 about nine. Among the crew was man namei
james Neale, a seaman, native OF tins cOuauy, woo
had conducted hmself ve,y badly on the voyage. sot
hah ma
the log-boOk On the 2sth of June, while the ve&d
was il lat "A north Ion IA 49, wes the captain cane
on deck about 10 o'clock al night aad found that hs
Neale not, as he should have been, on deck
IL being Lis watch. On searching for him 10 oand
him lying asleep in the galley, and 20, bucket o.
water and threw il him. Neale awOke In rage and
started up The captain walk ed toward the cabin ADD
Neae round at the other side of the mast drew out
rye case-kDife and stabbed him in several places:
The man at the Wheel George Bald, native Of
Fiji shire observing the transaction, called out 70 an
other man, Take the wheel till I 90 and cal ne
mate" Neae hearing these words, ran down the
companion and got into the state room Of the mae
and stabbed him three several times, eIela ming,
There. thereW The mate struggled family WIN
him but had only stIei 9Th 10 exlTicae himself hosa
his berh AID crawl up the cempal ion, wnen ne lea
upon The deck. Vile the murderer was engaged III
the attack upon the mate, Bali and en- Old man wenI
down the companion and into the state. room Of me
captain 20 LOOK tor firearms While they were ine1e
thee they shUt the staieroom door, ami only bafeY
10 tine, Tor Ntde, alter completing bl7 tcTfOF "vA
in tie cabin of the mate, rushed over and drove ~
knife through the alel Of The door they had sha1 ~
Effort 10 break il in Fooled in bis cesgn here, %
went again upon deck, and II Is supposed while PS',,
ing be threw overheard the bodies Of the mate ana
captain, they were never seen again. he thsn
went forward 10 the iOrecastle where two men wer9
sleeping al d stabbed them both ssvagely, klog QUO
Of hen tie cook samuel W. eks AMI hictisg aPon
the Other, George Bald the man who was take"
the hospital, 10 le-s than TX WOUNDS.
IL the gn time the two mel in tie captains sese-
room remained n state Of dreadful alarm AMI anu
y, until ct length hearing every hing silent Gt1lso
Bald stole up the companion with pair Of loaie1 p
tolls which be had got in tie staeroom Ut the csPes
A. be got the head OF the companion, hs -
beng IN a bent posture, be was met by fea'e le'S
lng from his work Of blood in the fOrecasue, s.u =.
ceiyed two stals-one in tue back and one 70 - =.
shoulder He fell the ladder, and one Of n y,
tolls went off in the fall Bald got iuto the sts'se
and uIed himself there ard remained there
time preparing musk I. After III le he nee a.
no 80 e. If Of scuiting be vessel which Neale
tempting with a. ak. aud he came up win w ny, L.
which he fired AZ Veee and wounded him IN tns -
This in all probability saved the vessel, a. there "A
found afferwafd in tie deck and IN the slde T" -
vessel holes about from eight inches TO foot y m
Veale retiested 10 the forecastle aud shu hn1ei ~
there ar Raid then came after him and secafy 80
scutlie. He then. il il said, broke me IA
eve ard fred enother shot at Neale on, "a "a sai
rot ht him. While Neae was below. pe aL rere
tie other man boosted signals of distress "haA for
al wered BY the Isabella, OF Llyerpoo, 80 men
Bristol and the mate James {. Hove sna lie and
Gaze on board. Howe went 70 me io'ss qose 70
Yeae called out from within, oegg'ns ="