New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-13
MARINE AFFAIRS.

Loss oF SHIP rRaSsPohr oF BOSTON.
The follow ing is Capt. Hggirs's report: Lea sun
derispd Sept. Is with cargo Of 6 ,uns coal for the
Manhattan Gas Company. Nov Is lat. $50 10, long.
60 running with $ 4. gale under close reefed fore
snd main topsails, at a p. m. the wind suddenly
shifted to n. w. which blew away all SAL set: a, 81
Il increased to hurricane, which carried way heads
Of fore and mairmast and head Of mixentopmast.
lfth, heavy gale from n. W, the ship
making much water. Eth, lost rudder. 18Th.
The chip continuing TO leak, at So m. ssw ship 10
wirdwsrd; all hands insistsd leaving and going %
board Of her. Set signal of distress when tue shp
ZEN down TO US, who kindly took US on board. We
were unable to save thing from the ship DO wing
s gale q, the tine and heavy sea running; len tho
.bip at p NJ, 18th, she ,htn having 81 feet of water
in pnup vel She was built in Pembroke, Maine. IN
1855. wss SIS tups, and owned by F.. c. Bates
Co. and others Of Boston.
Cspt. Higgins desires to return his most sincere
thanks for SELF wife officers and crew. to Capt. A. q.
Hsyt of ship ST. Louis for his kind and humane con
6.ct 10 rs in our distress
SHIr.BuILpING DOWN EAST
The Inspector of one of the arget Marine Insurance
Companies OF this city has just returned om visit 10
Il, slip yards OF Maine and other Eastern States, and
has rEsbe information respecting the business OF tho
ab, ut to cose. Speaking more particularly With
reference to shp-budng in Maine, which is the lead
ing State in this branch of naval architecture be
the general character of ships recently built greatly
improved. 1t is noticed, however, as a remarkable
f,ature that not only has the construction of clip
pens been wholly discontinued but builders have
gone 10 the opposite extreme in making their ships full
and of very large capacity. This tendency "a objec-
tiorsbe to underwr,rs who reason that large ships
cannot be made strong small ones-thst the
scanthrg and fateninss not increased TO correspond
with the increased sizeand are, Therefore not well
fitted to contend with the elements. Underwriters, too
are reluctant TO take risks when there too many
legs in basket. 1t is estimated that at least
hundred large ships have been built in Maine during
tie past season averaging GOO tuns In addition are
about 6y of the ordinary description. The total tuu
mage is believed to be rather below the average
amount. As to the prospects for the ensuing year.
they not regarded very favorable for an eStea
siye business-the number of ships at present in tho
market being already quite large enough for the
amount of business Offering
Loss OF VALUABLE CHINA SHIP AND CARGO.
BY Telegraph from England yesterday morning a TO
pert was received, stating tina, the ship Wild Duck,
bourd from Foo-ebow Foo to this port, ashore IN
the MINI River and Il was feared would be total
lee. The Wild Duck owned by Messrs Oily
phani Sens g. CO. of this city, and was built in Ports-
mouth, n. H.. in 1853. She rated at $50 tans. Tho
chip, cargo and freight are insured in Wall street for
al oSt $4,000
Tux ILLFATTD LYoSNAis.-FIom our files by tho
Africa we make several extracts calculated 10 throw
doubt upon the supposton that the boat picked mp by
Capt Peabody of the chip Neptune, did not belong 10
the lost steamer Lyonnas, as reported by US some
days ,ince. The London Shipping Gazette Publishes
dispatch from Liverpool, dated the 10Th Of Novem-
Der, which says:
" boat was pick, up sth November, la. II ",
Iorg 65 W., by the Neptune arrived here yesterday.
In tie boat 10 two thermometers pyglass, and sew
ual pspes in French, some b,hg the ratings OF tho
clrcnomeieis. One G. nom.tr was marked David
JDe Boris, SO, snd the other Arnold & Dent, ~
Strsnd London No S9S. IN memorandum book
Vas written Marie Captain Bausran and among other
entries was one Of a payment made Ia Porto Plata.
nh Aug ust 1856 Of Els sterling. The Marie Bau-
grand sailed from Porto Plata for Hamburg Aug. -.
Iut into Havana Sept. 3, under jury masts, and VS.
condemned and cold at that port
The Lirobooi Times Las the following dated Ant
werp, November q, which would seem to hold out
some hope for tie safety Of the steamer;
"A large screw steamer under sail only,
on the 10Th instant in lat. 81 NJ, long II W, the
Logon, Taylor arrived at Havre 1t Is pIobabls that
sbe may have been the Iyonnais, Devauld, which
len New.York on the lst instant, and was not moo
beard Of
tn. liverpool Journal Of November - contains tho
following which go TO confirm the first paragraph:
"A boat belonging 10 the Marie, from Porto Plata
to Hamburg coDdtDDed at HayaDs), in which were
two chronomeiers, spy.gass and several papers was
pic ed up about the 9Th November In lat. III N, long.
IS W., by the Neptune arrived here"
MURDER BY AN OFFICER OF THE sEPTuFE.
The American ship Neptune arrived in our nver ON
TUESDAY As soon . the got ashore Information
war given at The Police Office, Dale street, that the
third mate James &. Collins, had murdered Dutch
| fesmsn, who went BY the nome Of John Smith, AID
thrown him oveIboaid, the voyage here. Inspector
Mupby was authorized to make inquiries, and he found
that the allegation wetounded. II appeared that
Oh The 9th II st the yessel in the Cnanno the
thild mate had alteration With Smith Ia the FORE
| castle, aid be finished by stranglDg him And then
throwing his body overheard. The seamen alege,
Also that the third mate conduct generally BRUTAL
violent and tyIsnLcal ia the exIeme-he having
treated most Of them with great personal violence On
Wsdr esdey Inspector Murphy went TO the chip to
rest the the third mate. The captain, Mr.. Peabody,
7, bdered every assistance. He brought 10 tho
msin bride WELL where he will remain until Ia structioD
are received from the American Consul ~ transfer him
to other custody The prisoner is stoutly built maa
# about Is years Of age. lIliv. Journal, Nov %
The steamboat State Of Maine, Of the Fall River
line, did not arrive until oclock p. m. yesterday,
b,ing detained by heavy gale on the Sound.