New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-28
MARINE AFFAIRS.


LArScH-Tho White Foam a now schooner Of 255
an built for TIE Baltimore and Providence line of
Jackets was launched at Patchogue on the 23d inst
Se Is 70 be commanded by Capt. Miken.
rP-BUuDiNG IN NEw-Y YoRE.-The business OF
Aip-builaing in New York has become much bisker
within few months, and although not go fully en-
,oyed o. is customary at this Of the year, the
baiiders are with few exceptions at work again.
There arc now on the stocks seventeon vessels with
aggregate capacity Of 90 900 tuns which distrib
u,ed through the various sbip-yards as follows: In
Wm II. Webbs yard large ship Of 100 tuns for
wiisns & Guion, for the Liverpool traie is building
upder The superintondence Of Cept- Edwards She
les three full decks similar TO the ships Australia,
John Bright and Thornton, already launched from that
,srd lie is also bui ding bark of zoo tuns for the
Noble trade for Post, Smith 4 Co. In addition Mr..
Webb will commence this week large ship, 10 mOas
ure 100 tuns for the same parties for the general
feighting business, with two decks and poop, like
The old gty le OF packets. The same builder will launch
next month small steamship of 10 tuDs TO g to the
Pacific for b. c. Sanders Of San Francisco.
Next week Abraham G. Bell viii launch the schooner
ThUs Holcomb, Of 400 tuns, for Scranton rdllman,
or Savannah packet.
On the stocks, in the yard Of Roosevelt, Joyce &
Co. Is thne-mascd schooner OF $50 tuns called the
Mauv. for A. A. Low s Brothers, 70 trade TO China
ports. and TO be commanded by Capt. Fletcher, for
mery Of the Oriental She IS l3o feet keel, % bean
and s hold and viii be launched in four weeks. The
came builders have just laid the keel OF ship OF 900
iuns for Wm. Neton Sons, 20 be commanded by
Can't Nelson Of the bark Rover She Is foT tae New
orleans trade Dimensions: 100 feet keel, % beam
and % fot inches hold At the same yard The ship
Sareie. Capt Cole, owned by WIN. Nelson Sons,
IS undergoing a thorough repair.
At Westervclts yard, at O'Clock today, viii be
launched The bark Zeptyr, for Chamberlain, Robin
son Co. for the Mediterranean f-uit trade. She Is
feet on Geek, % beam and decpi her model, de-
grCd for great speed, excitcs considerable notice.
The ssme builders have nearly finished large
Icghti1g shp Of 600 tuns, for Nm. Tyson for the
Nes.YOik and Liverpool trade She is very broad,
estInbire the old nodcs, which sc N 10 be again
coming into vogue for ireishtSg purposes. Shei 1917
feet on Deck 3s feet Beam aud % feet deep, and will
le launched this week A coasing r hooner of POO
.uus win be Immediately commenced on account OF
.hc hsiidors.
Smith \ Dnon have remaining on the stocks the
steamship Fulton of $500 tuns to be the consort OF
The Arago in the Ncw-York and Hsyre line. Sio is
coplercd and finished and awaiting orders.
Mr.. Steers is proceeding rapidly in the construction
Of The steamship Adratc, for the Collins line and ex-
recs to have her ready for launching by March next
Nies being built under tho supeTintendence OF Capt
Luce. Her oscillating engines, nov constructing IN
tie Novelty Iron Works, win bo Of immense size and
rover The United States steamship Niagara, at the
BrooLlyn Navy Yard, viii probably be launched
about the middle of December.
John Englis has a steamer Of e5o tuns IN ffSm9 to
ln between Boston and Newport
A,GUcppoint, NJ. Simouson Is pushing forward to
comp elton the steamship Cornelius Vanderbilt, 5000
,-ns burden, for the IIayre line. 81 IL have two
oeam engines, which are builiinr a, the Auare
Works.
T.. r. Williams is engaged on q schooner OF 500
1rs Tor the Charleston house Of Holmes s.onny to
.sce bctScon that port and New York. SIC VIII be
a.nClcd about the Is, of Noycmlcr.
MessTs. Lawrence 4 Foulkes are building two steam
y boats for the new Brooklyn ferry 20 Ply from the
20. q south Tenth ST, J. d., in that city. Ihese
,oat, measure about 500 tlns. Tne ssn'e builder
ne getting out keel iimbcrs fog Big o. POO tuns,
tg Henry Deafcld to be employed in the 81. Do
--ngO trade.
The Iron Works are all doing s,ncdera's anoan'
. work, though not employing men 81 the same ex
INT a. before the late financial depression. The
Novelty Iron Works are constructing tho engines for
/ Dc AdIaiic The Moi.en lion WorAs arc employed
% the engines Of The Ilavro steameg Fulton quartz
au.hcis for Virginia and New-Eoglani Co., and
0.r. for the steamship louisiana o. thc Texas aud
I S,wOrleans line. The Neptune Iron Weeks have in
'o,ro of construction beam engine and boiler icr
Ae Portland Steam Pasket Cos new steamer, 70 run
stvocn Portland and Boston, snd boilers for the
teaHsbip United States and steamboat Champion.
Tn NEw HAVANA LIsy.-Tho s'esmelips Ocean
SEd and United States, lying a: inc Neptune Iron
works are being put in running order when ready,
asyvbl form The new line 70 connect New York with
C-ea, Mexico, and the Spanish Man. IL IS expected
t@ TIC lie will be in operation in aso1t sx weeks
ihe Uriisd States was recently sold ~ this enter
r~ io' $4,000. The plan Il 70 run The Ocean Bird
's'afy to Hsysns connecting there with the United
N'ts lor Vera Cruz via sissl and Csnpea,hyi also
a "a Ae steamships employed by the Spanish Steam
We, running between Havana and Cediz.
4 's''i The Revenue-ou.ter Jefferson Davis, W.
Ns' from the Straits of san JuCr de Fuca, ar
ES San Francisco 9Th ut she was going 10
"'sod for repairs, hGvip. s:ru.k os sunken