New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-08
MARINE AFFAIRS.
rHE Ics.


There much less ice sdrIft yesterday than pre-
vously owing to the rain. At sunset the Bss, River
was quite clear. except between Hamilton avenue
Ferry and Governors Island, where it IS yet fat.
Should the present soft weather continue another day
or two we shall be entirely free from it.
ARRIVAL OF rHs STEAMSHIP rsIos.
The United States Mail steamship Union, Captain
Adams, from Havre Jan. 10, via Halifax ID inst. and
Newport X. l.. 9th inst, with merchandise and nine
teen passengers. arrived at her dock at 81 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon She experienced extreme heavy
weather during the passage, and was compelled to put
into the above places for coal On entering the sip,
head on sho carried away her entire starbosrd wheel
shaft and ALL
TIE STEAMER BFLGIQUE.
There was rumor in the city, day or two since,
that she new Belgian steamer Begque, daily expected
from Antwerp was los, at The report came in a
postscript of letter received by mercantile house
in this city from AI.la Chapelle dated the 10th JAN
uery, which merely stated that such rumor had
reached there. The Begique sailed from Plymouth
the llth January, and the report doubtless orig
mated out Of the fact of her having put into that port
to stop leak, as previously reported She has now
been IS days sea- and nothing has been heard OF her
since she left Plymouth As she is screw steamer
do not think that any serious apprehcnsons need yet
be entertained Of her safety All of the Atlantic
steamers have been delayed. The Uaion. which ar
rived Yesterday was twenty-five days out; the Pacific
is now in her sixteenth day and the Persia If she los
on the c6th Of Jaruaryl in her thirteenth day
EASTERN HARBoRs.
New-Haven harbor is frozen over as far as the eve
can reach, varying in thickness from six to eighteen
ba IL NJ Rriat harl Rhode
Island. New-London harbor is frozen over for the
irst time in number of years. Teams pass over
from New.London to Groton side with safety. Long
Island Sound is frozen for two miles from Long
Island at Oyster Bay aud Lloyd. Neck. Cold Spring
Bay has been frozen for some weeks. Provi-
dence ha.bor is openthe ice having been cut through
by the ics-boa,, and the channel kept clear.
EASTERN PRoPELLERs.
The propt llers Pelican and Wesohester which have
been or some ten days fastened in the ice Sandss
Point have received orders to cut clear at any cost,
and return to London for more coal whence they
will come to this city via Sandy Hook The Osprey
and Petrol for Providence, and wamsutta for New
Bedford, which left here on Tuesday morning last by
the way Of Sandy Hook, have arrived out.
THE BARK JOHN FARYUa.
The wrecking operations on the bark John Farnum,
ashore at Squan have been suspended for the present
They will perhaps be resumed when wrec<ng vessels
and materials are more available than at present.
FALSE RUMoR.
The supposed ship reported by Capt. Furber of the
Great Western As having been seen ashore to the
eastward of Fire Island, and published in the
papers of yesterday, undoubtedly the bark Echo,
stranded some time ago on the beach at Quogue.
The underwriters have not yet received information of
any other vessel being ashore in that vicinity lately
IIGHT-BOAT ADRIFT.
Our correspondent ct Clinton, under date of Feb.
g. reports that vessel is at anchor about two miles
south Of Fakners Island which he thinks may be the
STatford ight-boat, which is reported here to have
gone adnft. Our correspondent also reports fore.
and-at schooner off Clinton beating to the westward
probably Fairhaven Oysterman. Large quantities
Of ice are floating in the Sound, and it is extremely
difficult and dangerous for veslea to navigate along
the shore. New-iiaven Journal OF yesterday.