New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17
MARINE AFFAIRS.

The NEWPORT REGArTA-The Regatta at Newport
took place "a tuesday last. The distance was from
Fort Adams 90 Hore Island and back. The srst and
second przes vere 81 80 each. The following was the
rsult, The Jul-s oftbe New-York Yacht Club won
the inst p,ze-tirn-, hoys, 81 minutes, Il secouds.
The Irene of the sdSe Club took the second prize
time. hours. es Minutes, 81 Iseonds. The Richmond.
the third prze-time, hours, = minutes IA seconds
The Richmond is a sIoo1 yacht, and built expressly
for this race at ystc, WIRE she bcSongs TIE wind
was sou;h.eas;erly and very hight
SEVERE D-srER-We lssrn from Milwaukee
that the bark l. NJ Hubby OF Cleveland sspsized on
the 9Th inst snd that the officers and orer eleven IN
number were all lost. Mr.. Co,.eran the ssste was
the ony person saved.
SPEED OF TIE CLRpER SHIP G-rIr REPustrc.-
A Paris correspondent of The NatioEl Iatelligaaoer
says that the screw-hneof battle ship Nagarno was
detailed TO accompany tbe famous clipper the Grsat
Republic on her voyage from Marseies to he Crimes,
" and if necessary to tow her; but it sppesrs tbs
latter obliged to keep under her thTse topsaiIs
50 TO enable the Navarino to keep up with er The
French officers were utterly COMPOUNDED a Der heet-
"ness.
Crossing THE ATLANTIC IL THREE DAYS. work
ING ens ineer by the name of John Ross, resid NJ in
Montreal has addrt ssed letter 10 the Mayor of Bos
ton unop the subject Of recent invention Of extra
ordinary character. He claims to have discovered
new motive power which will wait a ship across ne
Atlantic Ocean in three days; and further II a hsie
were bored in the bottom the vessel would float with
equal safety and freedom In order to complete
working model, which Is wholly independent OF steam,
he ask the assistance Of fifteen hundred dollsrs from
some eentleman's pocket. No progress says MIR.
Ross hiss been made in that direction the seal 10 keep
pace with the movements aver railroads on the land,
but this desiderstum will certainly be accomplished
OF d demonstrated in his great discovery. lBost Adv
STEAMERS SUSK.-The Kate Swinney one OF the
hoes chartered by Government to carry stores up the
Missouri, struck snag, and sunk IN thirty eet wafer,
three hundred miles above Council Bluffs, shorttme
since She had discharged her freight. The Ben
West bound for Wee'on, Mo-, struck snag and suak
in the Missouri River, near Washington, on the 10th
instant,
NAvAL-The United States corvette jamestown,
Commander Ellison, flagship Of Com. Crabbe, was
at Madeira July IL.
The United States sloop-o war Decatur, Commander
Steret. was at Honolulu June 16, to sail for San
Freneis'o SOON
The United States brig cambridge, Commander
Rowan at Rio Janeno June IL 10 san ior buenos
A,res in few days.
The United States frigate Savannah, Commodore
Salter the flag ship of the Brazil squadron, was at
Mopteyideo June : to sail the last Of the month for
Rio Janeiro.
TIE United States sloop-ofwar Germantown, Com
mander w. f. Lynch, arrived at Aonteyideo May 20,
from Buenos Ayres.
The United States raced ship OF Incline lnnepehu-
ence. Capt josiah Ten0ll, the flag ship of Conmo-
dore VIM Nervine, passed July IL, about 80 miles
north Of Callso. -
The United States soopofwar Constellation, Com
rpapder Charles III. Bell, has sailed from Norfolk To
oin the Mediterranean squadron.