New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON.

N. United States NAL steanship Washington,
Cast Csysndy. arrived yesterday afternoon, with The
0>snsn, French and English msls, and thi1y-'hre'
,s~spgers. She brings dates from Southampton 10
Ne eth inst.
The departure Of the Washington was delayed four
Nv. rom the following causes: On the 18th ut, she
arrived of Cowes en- route to meThaye1 and
having trsnshpped her mails and passengers for In
.lasd, proceeded on her voyage, arriving of Bremen
haven ON the 2ld. The Captain wa informed by two
.,ots who came on board that the River Weser was
fszep ND and therefore il would not be cafe for him 10
Sroceed with his ship. A stesm-tug was also sent
alongside the chip by the agents Of the company with
nother pilot ON board but 10 consequence Of the dan
psr from the ice be- refused TO take charge Of the ship
The mails passengers baggage, &C., being transnPpe'
10 the tug the Washington weighed anchor and pro-
seeded on her return voyage TO Southampton On the
22d ult, at 10 a. m, she passed hght-ship' winch
va supposed by the pilot in charge OF the aiming
ton 70 be the Galopcr. The weather being very hck
md bazv the mistake not discovered until ABOUT
loi o'clock when the vessel went ashore on the Long
Sands Here the Washington remained Tor about
seven and half hour and then hOated OF easily ana
without any apparent damage 10 the ship beyond the
lore Of q new kedge anchor, weighing % cw''' Two
Lawsers and sundry gear necessary to save the shp
from the imminent peril in which she Wa placed.
About two hours after the ship RDated it commenced
blowing gale Of wind from the westward, and had not
The united e1ertons Of the Commander, officers and
crew Of the Washington, succeeded IN removing the
ship previous to the commencement Of the gaze, therc
u every probability that she would have become total
wreck At a. IN. the 23d they reached the Straits
Of Dover with tho necessary signal-lighs burning the
weather being thick and gale Of wind blowing from
she west southwest In steering through the Straits,
sailing vessel without any lights, was observed ON
the fOrebow Of the Washington aud the pilot, sup
posing the sail to be running before the wind ordered
the helmsInan 10 put the helm aport, which was I'M
unedately done. II wa, then discovered that the
ssiliBgshp was the porttack, standing toward the
English coast and il being then too late 10 shift the
helm TO avoid collision the ship dropped alongside
with her fore tOpsa aback oHd the two vessels came
IN collision side by side and the rolling against the
stayer dove her with much force against the paddle
kox Of the Washington, breaking the whole of the
framework in and doing considerable damage to the
after part. Having cleared the wreck, the Washing
Ton proceeded on her voyage and reached Southamp-
ton on the oath ult
Upon the arrival at that port, CGpt CGvcndy caused
a protest TO be duly made and the Washington wa
ordered into the craving dock 10 be surveyed. Here
fortunately, il was discovered that, beyond the dis
placement of her copper, which considerably torn,
no damage done 10 the bottom of the vessel She
was then caulked and recoppcred thoroughly, and
having had her paddlcbox repairs effected, sailed for
New-York on the morning Of the 9th inst.
new steamship, named the Belgique, also sailed
from Southampton on the 9th inst. The vessel belongs
~ rcyui srun Drigfan rru fruusu'rutic ctcurn
Navigation Company, at Antwerp, and Is the pre-
cursor of line of steamers between that port and
New-York via Southampton. The Belgique is Il fine
looking ship of about 900 tuns register burden with
engines of five hundred horsepower. She was built
Ut Amsterdam by NJ. won Nlissngen, and is fitted for
irt second and third-cass passengers Although her
lines are not of the latest introduction yet her appear
nnce pleasing. In the fore part of the ship arrange
ments are made to carry some five hundred or six
hundred persons. The Bclgique was to sail from
Southampton the lst inst, but that being the day
On which she arrived at that port, her sailing was de-
aged. This vessel is to he followed by other ships OF
sisniiar class Of which in process of build
ing. The Begique brings from southampton twenty
passengers and forty tuls of cargo
The Carlo Mauran VI Providence Capt. Andres
having completed her repairs has rcshpped her cargo
of iron aud was TO sal from Southampton for New
York direct on the eth inst.