New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
MARINE.

MARINE.
The barb Nueces, which went ashore at Cohse'e',
va. got of On Monday and towed TO Boston.
cHAHEsTows sAyY YARD.
The sloop-of-w~ Cumberland IS fast spproschihs
completion. Her masts have been put in, rigging set
up spars hung anchors stocked and ready to SWING
beside other necessary labor performed consequeh'
upon her being fitted for sea.
NAVAL.
Commander James Findlay Schnck, United Sta'e'
Navy, is appointed TO the command Of the receiving
ship North Carolina at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, In
the place of Commander Stephen c. Rowan, VINO
has been attached TO the Ordnance Department on ths
station.
FOR EUROPE.
The Bremen steamer Hansa, Capt. Egerken, LETT
yesterday for Bremen with nine passengers in the hr
cabin, and 81 in the second cabin.
SHIP STAR OF EMPIRE
This large new ship lies firmly aground, as before
stated % miles below Cape Cunituck Inlet in IS feet
water. The ship being deeply loaded with guano,
draws about "a feet water, and had Sunday IA feet
water in her hold
The steamer Achilles, Capt. Gedney. Of New-forx,
arrived on Saturday night end went down on Sunday
morning to her assistance but further aid will Dc
necessary, az the ship is in very dangerous condl-
ton.
A large brig from New York, bound to Jacksonville,
was lying to near the ship, to render assistance II
possible.
SHIPS CREw STARVED TO DEATH.
We have already published brief account Of this
melancholy affair The following however, gives
some new and interesting details:
1.-THE insurance clubs of the northeast ports, and
the owner Of the bark Palarmo, of South Shields,
have received all the information that IL likely TO
transpre of the wreck of that unfortunate vessel and
the loss Of her unfortunate crew and psssengers-a
portion of them by cold and hunger The vessel be-
longed 10 Mr.. John Ceugh OF South Shields and was
commanded by his son, Mr.. William Cleugh She LETT
heme IL the middle of January and, beside her or
binary crew before she sailed there shipped on
board Of her, George Gibson, Joseph Bell, George
Storey and John Wislop, shpwrecked seamen belong
ing TO the Halcyon OF Hull who were returning 10 In
gland. passengers so that when abe lett Mcneil lot
England. she would have from fifteen to twenty hands
on board She passed Elsnore the 3lst OF January
and no more heard of her until last week On the
l4th Of March vessel, dismssted and waterlogged,
swept and che was perfect wreck, but on searching
the forecase, and among the deals with which she
was laden, he discovered the cofpses OF SIX seanen
who, to oil appearance, had persisted OF cold ana
hunger. The vessel was subsequently got TO Batten,
IL miles from Bergen, and an attempt was made to
discover her name. The master and chief ohcers ap
pear TO have lived in round-house upon tne deck,
but the that had swept over the unfortunate
bark had washed away every vestge OF the mouse,
and had carried away all the ships papers and books
II therefore impossible 10 make out the name OF
the vessel or her port. On one OF the bodies how;
ever an English Prayer-boOk found, which had
evidently been used by the poor mariner in his hour OF
extremity Upon it was inscribed james Bel, Slot
street Hun, 1870" certificate, signed by the Brit
sh Consul at Mcneil, also discovered upon another
of the bodies, which, from correspondence which
has taken place with that functionay, is put beyond
all doubt is the same certificate granted to the ship
wrecked men put on board the Palarno before she
sailed from Mcneil and that the waterlogged vessel Is
the unfortunate bark II il supposed that the princ
pal portion of her crew was swept off her deck in the
fearful gale that ragged shortly after she passed Els
nOre and that the provisions and other stores having
been washed out of her along with the roundhouse,
the poor fellows found dead board had persisted of
cold and hunger. Captain w. Cleugh was the last OF
eleven fine stout whose death hs poor old father
has TO lament Several of them persisted at The
captain, also, lost fine young map son. before the
vessel left Mcmel.
CANAL NAVIGATION.
Two hundred boats were in the canal at West Troy,
ready O'Clock this morning for Osweso and Buffalo
As there has yet been no reports Of breaks they will IN all
P''O'' Albany Journal "wednesday evening.
THE SHIP STAR OF EMPIRE.
The ship Ster of Empire, ashore near Currituck In
insured for $4,000 in Boston. follows Manufacturers
Office, sl5OOO; Equitable Mutual sl5oOo; Alliance Mutual
Neptune Mercantile Marine and Boston Offices 600 each
The and China Mutual Offices have 1000 each
freight There is further insurance at the Crest Western
0ace NeHYOrf The freight amount. to from $4,000 to
Me,s, Johnson Hssi1', the yrecteI. Of thi, City
schoone John j. Roach aud Eclipse Csruc Thursday
saos
The pilot-boat J. A. Westervelt, No. ~, while at
anchor in the Lower Bay into BY hr Native bound
The ~ received some slight damage only 70 hulwNkS