New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-06
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE SCHOONER THOMAS LEvERIyG.

We recently published report of the loss of this
vessel in Chesapeake Bay, with all her and pas
sengers--fourteen persons. On the slst ult. the
wreck was boarded by persons from the shore,
and the bodies of Mrs Owen and five of her children
were recovered and inferred in one grave at Oman
cock, Va. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Owen, the Messrs
Mathews passehgers) and the crew, five in number,
were frozen to death while on the wreck.
THE BRIG sAFFoRD
The brig w. II. Stafford, which sank on the morn
ing Of the 4h inst the Navy Yard, drifted in the
afternoon of the same day with the returning tide
alongside the Gas House Wharf Her foretopma5t-
head had been cut off by the ice, which, with all
above, dragging in the tide by tho rigging. The
Coroner of the district had taken charge of the vessel
as wreckmaster and made her fast to the wharf.
None Of the bodies OF those who drowned have
been recovered 1t il most likely that they driited
down with the ebb tide The Coroner went yester-
day afternoon to negotiate with Mr. Bishop for his
boom-derck to raise her. At particular stages of the
tide the river is quite free from ice and the vessel
is partially afoat there will be difficulty in bring
ing the derrick and attaching it to her. considers
bic portion of her cargo being composed of sugar, it
would soon dissolve aud it is thought she would then
come to the surface without assistance.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAMSHIP FULTON.
The United States Mail steamer Fulton, OF the
New-York and Havre line left on Monday morning at
o'clock her trial trip from the East River to the
point Of the Hook. She compelled to make her
way through fields of floating ice, both the Upper and
Lower Bay being almost closed with ice of great
thickness. The result OF her trip we unable to
state, not on board. The Fulton is of the
same size as the Arago with double o5cillating eu-
gines of equal power. She will take her place in the
line leaving here on the 9th inst under command OF
Capt. WOtten, formerly of the steamship Franklin.
LAUNCH.
W. VI. Webb will launch to-day, at o'clock 4. m,
from the foot of Sixth street. East River, the ship
John II. Elliott, 200 tuns of Messrs Post, Smith N
Co.'s Antwerp line of packets.
PEARL FISHING.
From The Alta California of Jan. We learn that
the bark Emily Banning arrived at Acapulco on the
2ith December for supplies She is engaged in pearl
fishing and wrecking and had been successful az she
had on board $40 900 worth of old silver and pearls.
Until Dec. IL she engaged in surveying the pearl
grounds from Panama to Acapulco, TO determine the
best localities for future operations, having arrived
at the Bay of Panama in the latter part OF October
The machinery used on board the Emily Banning Is
the Nautilus" machine, owned by the Nautilus Sub
marine Company Of this city-the expedition belong
ing TO the Wilmington PearFishing Company.
THE ICE.
The steamship James Adger, arrived at this port
last evening from Charleston reports that between
the Capes OF Delaware and Barnegat in fifteen faith
oas water she passed through fields OF ice extending
al far the eye could reach. She was compelled to
land her passengers at the Cunard Dock, jersey City
the ice being thick in the river she could not get to
Lax own dock nj tbis citv