New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-15

Frse rays she remembers perfectly the boat which
row ,-ited a. having been picked u, bv the Ne
tune She Gays that this boa, broke away from N.
Lyorpais AFTER the provisions. ehronometers. &c had
teen placed in it, snd before any person had entered
H. and that il drifted away at the mercy Of the wsye
On the following day the cost she in met the drift
irg boat and took in tow for three DAYS, bu. wa
finally compelled to let it go.
II is barely possible that the steamer did not sink. or
that come of the boats fallen in with by passing
vessels, and their occupants taken on board.
MoKF REFUGEES FROM cAYEsyE
Can't Sink fthe bark Montexuma, arrived on Sunday
frrm Demsrara reports the bark Amazon as having
sailed previous to the 10th November for Baltimore
having on board nine Frenchmen escaped from
Cayenne. The Governor paid their passage.
AccIDIsr TO TIE c. VANDERBILT.
TIE steamer c. Vanderbilt Of the Stonngtop Line
when abe ut IS miles from this port broke her shaft
She was taken in tow by the steamer Traveller of the
New.Haven Line, and brought as fer ss Rckers I.l
ard A .team-tug has been dispatched TO tow her to
this city.
pI.AsTERs on TIE LAKES.
We find compiled in the Western papers list of the
losses On the lakes DUNG the present year. which Al
though enormously large, lie undoubtedly below the re-
atty from the limited and mperfect means at command
for obtaining full reports of every casualty Incomplete
however az these returns confessedly are they ARE
Of sufficient MAGNITUDE 10 awaken public attention to
the eauses which have led to such serious results The
ut embraces the loss Of "a lives but it is est naed
that tie real number is nearer 400. 1t is question
whether the immense and const nty.increasipg com.
mtrce Of the lakes may rot be conducted WITH greater
security to life az well property. The lose o; prop
erty IL altogether beyond what hsd been 40.
ticipated There are no means Of aecertainng .ccu.
rst,ly the amount but from a statement made in the
Buffalo papers appears that Capt. Dobbin, Secre-
tsry ~ the Lake Association of Underwriters estimates
the los at over four millions of dollars. In 1913 the
loses were 800 $50; in lsi9, $3iI go; in 1850,
&5i44lO in 1851 $50 SIS; in 1852, 1891 OILS; in 1853
$3.50; in 1854, &, 1877 ,sa5; in 1885, s2,797 ,S39
Well NAV our Western friends say: Here lie tax
"upon the commercial interests OF the West with a
"ytpgeance and one too we fear if continues that
twill materially dam age them. In nine years we have
"paid the penalty of imperfect harbors to the tune of
about thirteen millions Of dollar-and increasing
"every year-pot to speak of the loss of thou
"sard. Of human lives The published records show
that nine tenths of the disasters Of the present year
have occurred from the want of haibors for vessels to
run rto for refuge from storms from imperfect har
Democratic Press says:
"In vain has the commercial public sppesled to the
Federal Cove for aid ~ improve rivers and
haibors II has been too keeny following the scent of
Southern popularity 10 attend to the Legitimate intee s
Of tie young and vigorous West Our richly freighted
vef,eIs have been dashed to pieces and our seinen
hurried into waiery graves, before the very eyes of
states n en- who have been crinnaly Indifferent TO the
fate Of both and in cose league with those who have
taken every opportunity to record their votes and raise
Their voices egsst ole dollar being appropriated to
protect that commerce and tLose lives. Take own
bsIbor as an example, Not storm occurs but thou
sands of dollsrs are sunk at our bars or dashed to
pieces against our piers aud breakwaters. The loss
this year aol exceeds skiold What va, wrupg from
Coneress at TIE last ssion over the Presidents Veto
This will be repeated year after year. unless something
decisive lie done, and that Immediately. The sum re-
ceved from Congress is altogether insufficient to se
cure harbor for our commerce worthy Of the name
Congress refuses to add to that sum- the city and the
ercaLtile public will be required to de Harbors
we must have, proclaim to the world that our CON-
merce has reached its highest point Bat our own hsr
Dor IL but sample of the other hsrbors on the lakes
Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee are In
much the came perdicanent. The merchants OF those
cities will 7, quIre to protect themselves. Aid from
Congress it 10 right and proper to have; but the har-
bors Of lake, must be improved let whoever will
foot the bill. We cannot expect that the disasters OF
future years will be lees than those Of the present.
The hazards Of Increase with the growth of
our commerce uness our harbors very consider
ably proved the disasters on our lakes for the next
end future Year, must exceed even the mmeasty Of
these OF the present year"