New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22
MARINE AFFAIRS.
loss OF DARK W. II. ERODE,

LOsS W BARN W. lie BRODlE'
The fchOsner Diadem from BaracOa arrived on Sat
urday morning with the captain and crew ofthe above
named vessel The b. left New-York May 30, with
an assorted cargo, and had light S W. winds most of
the time until June l3, weather fine and moderate,
about $3.50 p. M, when in lat g. Ion. %, smoke was
discovered coming through the cabin bukhead, and
in Eve minutes afterward she blew up from powder,
which was slowed in between decks, under the after
hatch. The captain and crew had just time TO get
Gear of the vessel in two boats saving nothing what
ever. Some Of the crew badly injured by the
e1plosion and afterward by falling timber. The bark
went down stern first and aferward came to the sur
face and then fell over on her side. The boats lay by
the wreck through the night and on the next morning
were picked up by schooner Dadem, Capt. Willet,
from Baracoa, bound to New-York, to whom, for his
kindness the rescued feel grateful The of the
vessel have been sent to the hospital. The w. II.
Brodie good vessel, 1856 tuns, built at Mystic
Conn.,, in 1852, rated Az owned by J. ID. Fish & Co.
of this city; vessel and cargo insured in Wall street.
FOR EUROPE.
The Collins mail steamer Atlantic, Capt. Eldridge
eft on Saturday for Liverpool with ~ passengers and
$l,l2s 5Sl in specie.
The mail line steamer Vanderbilt, Capt. Wilcox,
left on the same day for Southampton and HAVE with
100 passengers and $S50,OO0 in specie. Among the
passengers in the Vanderbilt were Mrs. j. C.. Fremont
and family.
The British steamer New-York, Capt. Craig, also
left for GLASGOW, with 81 cabin passengers and III in
the Storage.
IRON BARSEGAT.
The Ocean Emblem says that the British Govern
men has awarded ESQ sterling to the parents of Dim
Parker, who Lost his life in rescuing the of the
Dit; en- IN
j. Predmore, gold medal each. Mrs. Jones' the
widow of another man who lost his life on the same
occasion, is arranging to board visitors to Barnegat
Beach The Barnegat lighthouse is in a very pre-
carious condition, the recent storms having washed
away large portion of the beach. Sea-weed, which
is found so plentfully in Barnegat Bay and which,
until lately, was little valued is becoming quite
source of profit to several persons who gather dry it,
and send 10 NewYork where it is used for sofas,
mattresses, &c.
LAUNCHED.
On Saturday afternoon Messrs. Birbeck & Hodges,
ship builders foot Of North Fifth street. launched
iron steamship for a company in New Orleans. She is
go feet long, G5 feet wide, 81 feet deep and about
500 tuns encouragement.
THE GREAT EASTERN COMING TO PORTLAND.
Messrs. Charles Nj. Davis & Son, ship brokers of
this citv wrote to their correspondents in London the
highly respectable shipping house of GoOdliffe x
Stuart, inquiring to the destination of the Great
Eastern We have been furnished with the following
extract from their letter in reply to the same, dated
London, May %, 1857:
Our Mr. Goodliffe has expressly seen the secretary
of the Great Eastern Steamship Company, and he
informs him that for the first voyage she will 90 to
Portland, and if it pays, she will continue in the
line" Portland Ad.
HELPING THE SAILOR
In Boston a meeting was held by merchants and
others 10 co,jperate with New. York in abOlishing
advance wages TO seamen The following is the result
of the consultation:
Re.olred That the shipping master and landlord will
operate with the merchant in abohng the system Of advance
sesmen with the undrSt ending that to obvate
difficulties in carrying this into immediate effect the
shpowner from the lt Of July the LIST OF January next
will accept the order in favor Of the landlord payable
the departure Of the ship for amount not
ceedng weeks board lat the usual rate Of week.
shipped Atlantic port. and
weeks board when shipped beyond either Cape
Horn the Cape of Good Hope.