New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18
MARINE AFFAIRS.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO The STEAMER BoRCssA-
roRIUSA1E ESCAPE or I'M PASSENGERS.
Last Sunday night while at sea, the Hamburg iron
steamer BOrussG, Capt. Ehlers, from Hamburg Oct
J. for this port met with very scriou. disaster. Dur
irg heavy gale she lost Of the blades OF her pro-
pencr, ard the additional strain caused second blade
to break Jff. She brayey kept her way, however,
LoIIe TO make port, but the loss of the propeller
blades caused the packiug-box around the SHAH to
,ping aleak. This did not produce any serious incon-
v,nience until Thursday night, when it increased so
rapidly that it was with difficulty that she Vas
k. ut afoat by the combined power of all the
hand ard steam-pumps. Capt. Ehler5 seriously de-
bitcd W 1en about 10 miles from Newfork, whether
lie should run her ashore to the lives Of the passcn
gers or keep on and try to make port. New-YOIk
pilot Mr.. Wolf Of Washington No. ,, who was on
board, advised him to proceed and make signals OF
distress Acting upon this advice, signals OF distress
were displayed and guns fired. while the vessel made
as much Roadway as she could, the water meanwhile
depressing her very much by the sterD II is stated
that the French steamer Lyonnas, from Havre passed
nj this time but took DO notice of the signals Yester
day morning about o'clock she was taken in tow 10y
the steamtug Achilles, outside of Sandy Hook, aud
reached her dock il the afternoon, making the passage
in Is DAYS II hours. The Comnis :oncrs Of Emgra-
vessels dock instead of ut The Garden. To-day the
Borussia will GO upon the Dry Dock. The safety Of
this steamer is wholly owing 20 her being built in
waterticlt compartments. The Borussa brings 81
cabin passengers and $50 in the Storage. She passed
CuxbaytD at D. H. on the day Of her departure.
On The 18th sgnaed ship Mckenzie in lat IL o.,
lon. A.. She has experienced very rough weather
tie whole passage.
DISASTER TO TIE BARK rrtH.
The bark Utah, Capt. Alexander, hence for Mon
rovia, sept T. returned to port on friday, di-mated.
Cant A. reports having had light winds until the 18th
in lat. 81 90 long So 49,, when he experienced
severe Gale from the norteas On the 10th the gale in
creased 10 Il hurricane; Goth, at sp. M, while lying
TO- urder close reeed main.opsai and storm trysail,
the ba,k was struck by heavy sen, which hove her
On her beam ends. After some delay The fore and
man:uasts were cut away when she rshted With
GREAT difficulty she got clear OF the wrecked stuff the
NIGHT being very dark and the sea making q complete
breach over every part OF her. I'd, the gale mcder
sted when they succeeded in getting up jury by
taking the bboom for foremast, and a spare topmas
for n nairmas. They made sail and ore up for New
Yok. The Highlands were reached Oct. IL, the bark
having sailed rnder JUN -mass 500 iile-. In lat 81
81. long. So 40, spoke whaling bark Valparaiso TIL
I'm from New. Bedford for the Pacific 10 days out
Nlo lowered his beat and sent spar for top~.l
yard.
,oss oY ny SCHOONER WALTER CUMMINGS, oS
LONG BEACH.
The schooner Walter Cummings, Capt. Wlman,
WIS driven ashore on Long Beach, y. j., by squal
abou one o'clock on Tuesday morning last and will no
4. milf be total lOss She from Smyrna, Delaware.
bourd 70 New.Yolk with cargo Of wheat consigned
70 Mr.. b. " Fox Of No. 90 Water street, New-lOrk.
The csptain and crew were compelled Ia take refuge
IN ,h, rigging 10 save themselves from being washed
overheard b, the tremendous breakers which swept
her decks. When daylight came all hands were
cued by the shore people. The schooner has been
stripped b, Capt Jennings Wreck-mlster Of the Dis
trct.
ARRIVAL oF srTAsER IL LroNsAIs.
Tho French steamer LIE Lyonndis Capt. De Vault
arrived Yesterday morning from HAVE, which port
sic l n on the lst Of October with ~ Passengers
rHE sosroE STEAMERS.
On and after Monday next the steamers the
sor;pstop. Fall River Norwich, and Worcester hnes,
% Boston. vii leave New-Yort al iocIcck instead of
coock