New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-09
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MARINE AFFAIRS.

DrsAsrrR TO TIE L.. s. BRIG BAIHsHBsE.-rhs
CLOSING letter kcm Lieut.. Rowan, Of the Y. 8 brig
Bainbridge, gives full account Of the hurricane
which overlook the brig Just after her leaving this
port, ard which caused hez to put back to Norfolk
for rspain:
B. BRIG BAssRipox NORFOLK, March 5.
l ssted hom N.w-fsrk 90 Sunday, Feb is, dis
charging tie plot Il o'clock p NJ, and with favor.
irg gales reached La. 40 and lon 90 oy w., where
wSs overtaken by terrific hurricane which CON-
PEELED ne 70 lay 20 with balanced reefed main try-
ss the veesel nearly her beam ends aud laborinS
very much or consultation with my odieers found
il Lece~sGy-in et5er Ia prevent the vessel from
fourcsrng-to throw overheard my guns and nv
hev er sncbcrv; until ighened her Of this excess-
i've weight which ws pressing her do IN, eoah not
get no Of the water ~hch vas hoodug her decks L
had previously to throwing over my guns, bost my
stMbcard quarter beat by the tremendous sea which
had 6ed IL ard parted the stern fall and sas Obliged
10 cut her acr without acy possibility OF saving her,
II with greet difficulty that va able to get nd
of my eurs the officers and men who attended 70 this
duty being up 10 their armpts In the water. Az soon,
however, as it was accomplished the vessel became
lively and manageable, and with JOY found that We
were saved. parted my tiller tso lanyards OF ny
lower rigging carried away, and many other eae-
ualties occurred and therefore deemed IL prudent,
being the United States, to return and redt
considering my self, div ested ~ OF my guus -
being unfit TO proceed on my intended cruise, having
lost my efficiency a. q vessel Of var. Owing to the
eNu5OruL&Iy zee Queuuco VI Gis Dfik, me oQonkm
Of her hull spsis and rigging, the exertions Of my
eficers ard crew, and the smiles Of kind Provdeace
we were alone saved from destruction. Az soon - 1
rsft shall be enabled to proceed on my cruise, and
carry out my instructions from the Navy Department.
j. II. ROWAN. Lieut. Commandiss
STEAM BxrwEES PORTLAND AND NEw- YoRx Tie
Portland Adeert,ser states that q steamer called
the Ocean Bird, will be placed, in q few weeks, on
the route between this City add Portland. She b OF
SEQ tuns burden, and the distance between the two
cit'es is expected to be run in twenty hours. Toe
price of passage is to be Is.
NAyAL.-We are told that since the arrival Of the
jamestown in Hampton Roads, Commander Ellison
received an snoDy mous letter advising him 70 ex-
anime certain part OF the chip. He did 70, and
found it rotten. Having reported the circumstance
to the Department the Secretary Of the Navy q once
ord. red Mr. Hart constructor and some other officers
to hold survey on her. for which purpose they went
down TO her yesterday is thought that she viii be
put in dock at the Navy Yard, and that the officers
and crew will be transferred to the Constellation
nearly ready for sea- Norfolk Beacon, March g.
The U. :. ship Savannah, Com. Salter, from River
La Plate, ard the store-sbip Relief Capt Rowan,
we're at Rio Jspeiro Jan. II. The latter would sell
for New York IN four or five days.