New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22


chance" and left her.
The Underwriters have refused to insure any vessel
under Capt Craig's command until he can show that
the above charge of desertion is untrue. lie has de-
mapded an examination to-day.
EFFECTS or THE GREAT STORM.
The late gale proves to have done more dana &c
than WAS at FIST supposed. We have not yet prooa'
bIv received the entire list of vessels wrecked or
damaged by it, but go far heard from, the total
number lost or damaged by the gale amounts to forty
eight composed as follows:
stesmers...........6 Schooner
Rail. ........ ,....... 81 Tota.................43
TIE loss to the underwriters from the late gale If
we except the Central America and one two other
vessels will be principally loss of spars aud wilt not
an cunt to as much in the aggregate az is generally
supposed.
STEAMER ISAAC NEWTON AGAIN DISABLED.
On Saturday night the steamer Isaac Newton, being
her passage from New York TO this city aud "a she
waa lust entering Newburgh Bay from the Highlands;
the upper works of her machinery suddenly lei
with terrible crash. Being under full Roadway, aud
having on the usual quantity Of steam. the escape OF
which thus instantly, together with the tremendous
crashing of the machinery, produced the greatest lu-
sginsble CONSERVATION among the passengers; one
gentleman was so much excited with fear that ne
plunged hea6long out of his sta'eroom window. The
alarm was frightened from the fact that the lament
able disaster of the Central America 40 fresh in
the minds of all the passengers. The piston, head OF
the cylinder, aud the waking-beam, were all broken
beside many other portions OF the engine. Had
either part of the beam fallen through 1t would have
produced fearful result, but in parting 1t was caught
in some Of the rods and fastenings ard firmly held
None on board could conceive any possible reason
why the machinery should have given way. Being
very recently completely overhauled and repaired
there the very best reason TO believe ina, the
" ,lo
afoat. II was remarked upon taking we" Oh tue
fragments. that possibility existed that the galloTs
fame which was of heavy timber, had become some
what ai ced with dry rot, ard that 1t was unable any
longer TO sustain the mil hty weight resting upon IT.
Ii is gratifying to know that not single pere0n on
board was injured in the least. The steamer Hero,
also her passage up the nver soon came aoIgioe,
took all the Newt0ns passengers, ana lauoea 'heh'
safely in Thu city st reasonable hour yesterday morn
ing. The Newton, with the freight, was towed back
20 New.York by the New.World
II is onlv few weeks since the Newton resumed
her Mace on the line after having had spent upon her
oIty or fifty thousand dollars in reparsco equeht
on her disaster the early part Of the season at Cad-
wells From Whist we learn OF the crashing on Sa:ur-
day night it hardly possible to make the repair
50 rs 10 place her on the line again this The
Hendrix Hudson takes her place. Argus, 2ist.
SAILING OF THE CALIFORNIA STEAMER.
The steamship Northern Light, Capt. Tinklepaash,
FAILED Yesterday for Aspinwall With the California
America. She took on. 40 passengers, of whom 100
were women and children. There wa, an unusually
large number of persons the wharf to see their
frenGs Of. She left soon after p. m, with hearty
cheers from the crowd Of friends ON shore.
THE BARK OCEAN WAVE ~ DISTRESS.
Tie bark Ocean Wave, Capt. Morton, from Trinidad
de Cuba, towed into port yesterday, in a dis
masted condition, by the pilot boat A. Is. Neil.on,
No.2l. Capt Morton reports:
On the llth and 18th inst, in lat. 81 10 ~, long.
&c 80 W.. we experienced tremendous gale, from
the n f. and S. w, lasting - hours. II blew
sails TO pieces, and nothing but piece of tarparlin
would stand in the rigging The sea made fair
breach over uscaring away our forena.t head fore
topmast, main topsail and ibboom We lost all OF our
rails The second mate, Augustus Perkins Of New
Cattle, Me, and sailor by the name of David
Freeman, fell overheard and were drowned. There
was such sea running that we could not save
them. There only Elk persons on board, all
told. II rough that for five days could not
clear away the wreck On Sunday night, at lOi
O'Clock, 20 miles south Of Sandy Hook, fell in with the
Pilot boat a. b. Neilsop and towed 20 this port.
SAyAL.
The United States Naval I.ycsum will dispatch
ais for the squadrons on the following foreign sta
tioLs, viz: the coasts of Brazil Africa and East
Indies. All letters and packages for either squadron,
if left at the Lyceum Rooms, Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
by the 18th inst, will be promptly forwarded.
The steam frgate PowhataD, nc. at Norfolk, will
soon be put in commission as flag ship Of the East
India squadron, TO relieve the San Jac.nto.
The flagship Of the Mediterranean squadron, the
ngste Congress Com. S. l. Breese, has been ordered
to the United States, and has sailed from Constant
nople.
The steam frgate Susquehanna, attached 70 the
Mediterranean squadron, and which assisted in laying
the Geographic cable, has been ordered to hey West
for duty on the Home squadron.
The steam-fngate Niagara has been ordered to New.
York.
The sloop-of-wsr Levant, Commander William
Smith attached to the East India squadron, has been
ordered to the United States.
The u. S. sloOp-Of.war Falmouth. Capt. E. Farand,
from the coast Of Brazil via New-York and Norfolk,
arrived in Portsmouth Lower Harbor Thursday night
She s TO be taken into the dock the Navy Yard and
repaired, and the most Of her will be transferred
TO the u. 8. soop Ofwar Vandalia which is to be i'm
nedistely rugged and sent TO sea.
The u s. fngste Cumberland, Commander Misroon,
andhesio0p-oIwar y. Louis, Commander Livingstone,
were at Cape tsId lelapis Aue 26