New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-13
kAPINE AFFAIRS.
Eklry TO DISTRESSED x,RiSxR.

c,tbpg vaer and ~ extra u shor rebef 10 a7y
Ve,s,ls in distress which she may fan ia w,h. Tho
ohoorer VII cruise ot The coa, for 70 days savg -
far south lat. - ard cas-; TO loo 10 Il u believed
that large number Of vessels the coast bn.
unable to mskc port. Should any Of them be .p>keu
| gu extra usn or some clothing and provisoo. may
| prove # eminent assistance The Treasury Depart
ut {, Washington have tlegraphei to Capt Faunes
olttrs 10 Il out the revenue cutter 4shington from
li. polt at once and proceed 10 n search u
se's in distress The Washitgto NAs expected 90
leave port last evening
Srws oF rHT PoRr-DIs,srrRs.
The schr Isaac W. ConkiDg Cao'. Ferns. thst had
to,n employed in setting the ship Caltiva,ors anchor
sId chain which she bad slipped when ashore 81 tho
barge ofice) on Monday morning 'unk al tier NJ.
= East River, having been stunck anidshp' by 6eld
OF ice. The Underwriters schooner Excelsior along
SIDE tab .ps on the chain and anchor.
The pio;.soat \. Il. Nelson. Ne. n, on saturday,
when ~ miles east ~ Sandy Hook fell in with schr.
Wing Of the Wind, frm Virginia for New-York, oyster
losded with all sails blown away aud short Of pro-
visions Took her in tcw and brought her above tho
Narrow when the ice set them both ashore on Long
bland. The Wing of the Wind was g,t of by tho
seam-tug Hercules and towed 10 Quarantine, but tbs
plot boat is still ashore leaking badly.
The SIT amboa, John liar, was carried ashore BY the
ice but was subsequently, got of having received
siderable damsge.
Tie Staten Island ferfy.boats were landing and
ctiying passengers st Pier No. N"th River.
sorNp ,Np RIVER STEAMBOATS,
The North River boats. Francis Sd ddy, Isaac New
ton, Hendrix Hudson, and Rip Van Wrinkle, now
icing r, paired at the Secor lrcn Works and will re.
sumo their places the Albaay and Troy lines
soon as navigation OPP, Ms in the Spring The Comno.
Gcroa az funa in Oft ha
Rok on the Stoping,on line, so TO allow the latter
sufici,n time to undergo the necessary repairs and
is expected that at the end Of six weeks the latter
boat will be ready to resume her place in the line.
when navigation opens. the Commodore via again
ron on the North River. The repairs 10 the Empire
state have Just been completed, and those the Bay
state will be finished in the OF next week, at tho
Morgan Works.
wRTCKs on TIE JERSEY COAST.
The number Of wrecks on the Jersey coast since tho
hn Of July 1855 TO the present time, amounts 20 ~;
persons on board, SI5 ssved by Government appars-
iup Al; by their own exertions and citizens boats,
3ll; whole number saved 7s5; lost 30 beside the two
surtmen who lost their lives in the attempt tho
crew Of the Tasso.
THE PERRY BOArs.
The note from James Murphy & Co, published in
TIE TRIBuSr yesterday morning, denied that any
cdtut occurred to the boilers of the Staten Island ferry
boat Sypb stated by It's certain that an eN-
poson or some serious arrangement in the machinery
did occur rendering the boat helpless a. descrtbed,
the pass,rges havirg to be taken ashore by steam
tug We have received the following communication
in regard to another branch Of the subject. Are any
ether ferry boats similarly provided
To "a. Cd,to, Of TAs n. y. TriDs.s
SIR: In THE TRIBUNE Of the 10th inst, You notice
a. old, foft mo So on sdavl asta
that the laws compelling steamboats, 10 carry HE pre-
servers for the whole of their passengers should bs
made 10 apply to eTy boats sfnning at tue same timo
that while tens of hOusands Of passengers crsss our
ferries daily not SINGLE boat carries than enc or
two life prtetrvers. Now however this oeDsure may
apply TO the other companies II ia totally inc rrece
with reg ard 10 The Staten Islsnd b0ats We have noe
only eur seats flied with grMulaed cork viii IN ren-
ders them good lite preseryos but the cushions Of thu
sea's also made 81 tho same m4ieia In addition
TO this have neafly thnusaOd cylinder proser
yers of graz cork by which every person IL
dertd perfectly cafe 10 Gaze of danger We have In
fact carried out the steamboat law - the fullest extent
and requst NJ Of justice TO the Company. you
will Publish This staten for the bfomat on Of thu
Nee York J.n H. lsS1 W J. THOMPSON. Aren't
snPwREcK AND .uFrrRiso At GULL isLisD.
The yessel which mentioned yesterday Irnng
ns going ashore the wes side of the great Gull on
the morning of the 7th inst, the brig b. n Pres
colt, Capt Cook, of Robinson Me- bound from Now
York for Fall River. She went 10 the reef tha
western ~ ores of that island slor being dsabled bya
sudden flaw, during the intense cold Of that morning.
Her jb being blown away and her wheel ropes having
parted beio could be rig cd her rudder vas
csnied away and cha Of course rendered nonsn-
a2esble. In this condition there was possibility OF
keepiT her Of the roCks The anchor was imnedi.
hely thrown over, but the cable SION parted and sh0
was Immediately thrown spon the shore Alter strik-
ing the water up 10 the cabin Hon. and tho OH
Gers and crew driven into the upper Tor h1dc snel
cab q, where they built fire and endeayorod 10 Keep
Il emselves from freezing
The water, however, soon reached them, and tbs
,ufieIers remained throughout the night and most Of
the next cay in the most Intense suffering, without FIRE,
and with scar thing TO Withstand the furious blasts
OF that dreadful inter- gale. One OF tho poor kows
was barefo0ted at least without hB boots, ~hich
were # in the hurry Of his escape from bis beeh 10 ths
lower cabin. On Thursdsy, the pilot bost Echpse,
Capt CLARK g. Rogers, after one or two unsnocossfdf
att. nps succeeded in reaching the wreck and briog-
ing Oh the crew, and thus saving Their lives II ~
ssreed on all hands thai had the Eclipse bsen bat half
an hour later not sou could have survived On board
the brig the sea sl the time breaking over her high
as be fore topssiysrd aud freezing a. IA ~ 70 fell on
detk--ihe hair and vhiskos Of every man on DO vd
being frozen the oonss Dcy Of ssd ice their hands,
feet and faces horribly frozen, and their whole frames
psJaJy zed. The gallant fellows wfo went ~ u@w res
cue did everything In he power OF resolae and ha-
name men to alleviate the sufierings Of the cfew, and,
though bacy frozen Themselves they managed BY the
uost ubtirrg exerons 10 keep lie 10 the uafstonsts
men and finally brought them 10 this city, where hsy
all arrived alive yesterday morning, thouth u y I'm
po~sibe TO say whether they survive tsetr snsw
ines very long The brig viii PROBABLY be total Loss
The men beoDgngtofhe N Prescott were taken N
the Custom. House. The Collector Mr.. Hober thoaga
q msn of humanity, and OF coorse disposed " DO al ~
his mower for them was pTecuded by his Instr uod0aS
from sordng .he any Other relief than that VI sending
them 10 New Haven. This, In such weather, aed al y
the utter uncertainty Of travel on The railroad. was In
f,ct no relief OF all. NE beDeyOlen' gentlemen how
ever stepped In at once and promptly determined on
doing what the Government refused 70 suttonre ~
coIs to do. They placed the poor elo ~ undor tha