New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-17
MARINE AFFAIRS.
TRlAL.rRIp OF the ADRIiTic.

IRIAL.rRIP OF rHr ADRfATic.
The Collins steamer Adriatic returned yesterday
morning from her Engineers triA-trip, and To- Bow
yirg at the wharf foot Of Canal sreet, loading for
Liverpool She will take her place 10 the line on Sat-
urdsy Iex From the statements put forth BY gsn,s-
men on board dwiDg Der trip, We arc led to believe
that tho public expectation ~ to her spssi will bs
fully realized. With model superior to everything
else aost II would indeed be surprising she did not
achieve great and upsrshsbls triumph for her lA-
mented creator. That she will do this We feel fully
s,uIed. Il her engines are st all ~hst they ought TO
be. When she reached the officg, We are informed
that. under 10 pounds Of seam, she ssem'd 70 ruo
away with her machinery. The popdsreu' engines
worked smoothly with very little noise or vibration,
s,d her hull slipped through the waves without break
ing them, the fluent lires Leaving wsks. Ga Sun
day morning, rhe ran around Block Island aud re-
turned By right making II miles an hour, under about
I NJ upds of stssm She stood of and on through the
light, and yesterday moiriog came up to the city
Starting about 81 O'Clock from given poipt ct The
HOOK the buoys ct the time failing Down, indicsaing
M BIB tide In IN hour and four mauses she ran past
Governor Lasd distance Of II statute miles, using
only two thirds Of her available steam power.
Experlments were made while atses, by Leutenauts
Ia, lor and Temple with Captain Csyendys tripod for
ztIth observations, which were pronounced eofirs'y
| satisfactory. Prof. Grams Cociu light vas dso
tried and proved successful for Illuminating In foggy
weather. Both inventions will DO adopted on tho
steemer. Among the persons on board were M r.
X Collins. Mr. Horatio Allen Of the Novelty WORKS,
Captain Csvedy, OK Chief Engineer Martin ard Leu
tenants Taylor and Temple Of the Navy Lisusesass
Belsveutz Of the Russian Navy, and Prof. Grant
LAuscB OF The RUSSIAN STEAM CORVETTE.
The Russian tteam corvette, described In Moar
DAYS TmBusE. was successfully launched from the
yard of VIM II. Webb, yesterday morniog, ard tugged
to the Novelty Works to receive her machinery. Toe
laur Oh was witnessed by large number VI
itcludpg several ofiicsrs Of the Russian Navy.
The new United States revenue cutter viz b
lsur ebed from The ssme yard, on Wednesday morning.
at high water.
TIE STEAM rUG WEBB.
The stssm.tug ". H. Webb, Cspt HsIIsrd, has
been laid I'D for the pa. few days having 20 ne sight
repairs dore Sac has also had two mats pus 10 her,
AID will row be abe TO re main at sea longer than
usual AID will no doub be Of great service this Win
ter to vessels on tbi, coas.
LAKE, DIsAsTERs-Iwo VESSELS LOST WITH rhEi@
CREWS.
Can't Matthews Of the schooner Traveller repHo
that Sunday lXt, while ABOUT forty miles ron a.
pert and twenty miles of shore the WOO piosisk
slmos, hurricane, he raw large Whit fore .;.
schooner founder aud link. At the time D, VS. ony
abs ut a mile ard bali di.tsDt from the ~ .ns
she went down but unable ~ render any saHsacs'
He did rOt zee sUy Of the oie" alter 'h' "s"' Wv
Sh. was bouLd up. ... ...., "a. tas
Some f-ars are entertained tns' "a. $3.50 for Tor
scfo' ner Josephine, which has been ''A'' W. w
| several days. Sa ,h,, e;tv NJ ne caosix.
ing Of the hoCns. wesnd e ct .ss III mt ~S
ths pS.t sos md pothrs xss heard Of her until FIJI
SSa t 81 when she found bottom ae There
s =: f ss. st. q c.P Me +.
b pau = that they have found Q wa,ory gave.
sucpes.d to have espzed in the gale Of the Sun
; on Tbe We.apd was DID vessel, Osned by the
csn;.iI ard Mr. Dalton Of this city. She ws wor'h
e ehppu, al zoo. Chicago Times.