New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-23
ELARINE AFFAIRS.
Ton CALIFORNIA.

Soc took out 900 toVps 10 charge of As,s scse.
Amorg the passengers were Capt. NJ S>e,,w1
Nicassusn posoriety ard Admiral Val Reefs of iAs \,
Peruvian rsvy.
ARRIVAL of IBE soRrH STAR Ayp sis.Asoo.
Tie United States Msl sesme, North S.ar, Csp<
I4iebre from Southampton On tho ssh insi, snivs3
at this port Oh Tbursca, morsing. Her ns. are not
20 late by two days So hose brought b. shs Europa
The KM CARGO, from Liverpool on the ia iss, sl~c
arrived on Tburesy morning.
TRIAL OF A SEw Lirr BOAT.
new elf iigh'ipg !te.boss WAS exhlbs'sa Of tAe
Battery yesterday, IN the Presesce OF largo ssseu-
hsSe, embracing representatives from mosi OF tie
Marine Insurance Companies, as well as macy sAip-
owners ard merchants. This boat was dssasnsA ey
X. c. Hoaes of Cape May, an otd suffmsr, o hsss
experience on the Atlantic coast Ir forci, ~ Dow
and stern are alike soatp a. esca end. hze shs'e-
beat, vith very high sheer. Each end is thed Sih
cork cut'ires ard sealed up thoroughly. Tue boat 10
% feet LOT e. feet ipch's vide. and fees inches
deep. Lie the famous Long Branch boats, wssoo
somewhat re.embee, it 10 csker built, OF wood, ssd
exceedingly buoy ant; the weight OF tho one Os eS-
hibiion was 900 bs II was propelled taror9s We
water With much ease. To to it, bsoysncy And ssA
rightrg qualities when cspsIzed, seven Of toe bstfey
boa,men stripped and got into t. BY standiss - Ne
Sohwoe hno tnro"fnx al tCer "tik't on es7 er'V,
they were sble to bring It upoo il ban; then by
holding the man ropes and ssu gtg back, assisted by
Others 10 boats on the other eide they ssdsd ssS
mar y s,t.upts, in turing i, bottom pya'd. Ass
went over the men inside cluug to the thSsrs, sei
instantly rolled aOd right aide up, the osey-
ant ends clearing VI the water before the
other was immersed. Ttis experiment, of repeated,
elected much applause l. i. sao thu. toe b,s. soad
with Qs sa n ~ IA her
Yesterday at one time. and there seemed t. BE- ro,m
er ough for a. many more This best viii be valuable
for coast rervoe in rendering ssstsnce TO the chip
wrecked, a. il is obviou, that she would rids the
ht avest suIf right sce up.
RIw MATERIAL FOR SAILS.
Among the novelties Of the present day V s,!k fcS
Ealing yessels. NJ. RondaDet, captain Of the FfAsA-
lin Of Ia Rochelle, reports that si K sas p,ssees
strength, Aexibliiy and frmness; they absosb lsss
water than Other sails, aod dry quicker; when ves
the, loee none Of their exblty, aud in the Yoasaeet
Of weather are 20 easily handed thst 90 'srs would
rather reef one of them several times thaa any other
once.
A pERELIcr VESSEL PIcKFp UP Ar sEa.
The sloop Brandy ~ine, sf Wilmington, DsiswAre,
With 465 bushels Of wheat oD board shipped o. Cog
gins Pout landirg, james River, Va, By f. Rafse,
ir for the firm of Hern ls,utser Co., OF M. i2f
Pearl street. in tnis city wac picked up by Cspsaln
Cbarl.s German, Of toe steamer Wave. ae'oia nils
east from the light chip of Sandy Hook % Tuesday,
morning last and by him to"ed to Jersey CHy, where
sbe low lies
Capt Gerupain Gays that during tho previous mghs
it blew perfect gale, and when the ves,el wss dis
covered by bin at daylight in the morning tho see
was making a clean sweep over her ber es'h nying
loose in the water she was heavily lad-n aod must
have sur in one hour later No p+r.on found 90
board lot even any trunk, clothing books nor any
evider CO Of ownership except copy of the bill OF
adlng. which being shown to the consignees proves
to be correct they having received dnp.sses u toe
sane by mail The bill, Of ladrg states the vessel 70
have been loaded with wheat as above stated o. TIE
place pamed, ana is signed Capt John y Cusas, BY
Mary T.. Cprns, in whose handwriting the bill 10.
The compass was found on the cabin or, ysvl
boat gone, ore anchor gone and another properly
weighed at the bow. A large Size D,asSot Ws oe
deck The ba.ches were duty fastened ADD csu'ksd.
Since brI the vess. in nothing bas been beard o.
the Of whom II was compo,ed or Of the pres.
Of any pcison ese board The csrg, cred
in the Oii. ut Mutual Insurance Company, Wall street.
Whether The vessel is sured or not ia not knosn.
Full particulars will bs given, 90 far as 10 hDo~n, -
the ierds Of the missing or thote Interested by ea-
ing On VIM. Jelhtfe, esq, the counsel OF Csp: Ger
ain, at Jerfey City b, whom the v,esei and csrgo
wnl be tain. d for salvage
STEAMER TRoPIc SUNK TEN OR TWELVE LIvLs LOST.
BY teleeI aphic eispatch-s. dated at BjJayii.s on
the 18th iIst, learn that toe Lghmng Line packet
Tropc Capt. Msrshall, bss ben sunk in the Missouri
River. Tie accident of which particulars
contained in the dspstches occurred on the fh Inst,
al Waverey.
One oispstch to C. w. Ford of tho United B,ssss
Express Con psny states that eight or tea Rses woe
otf but that their his goods wsrs safe.
Al other dispatch to M-jor Bryant U1tsd 8axs
Marshal states the loss OF life TO b. ten cr twelve per-
sens Neither Of the dispatches give any further co
count Of the soking or s- of life. Tn, neat ARRIVAL
from the Missouri should bring full psrieusn snA -
the accident happened ON toe Ito ibst., slch an I
rival is due. The boa i, doubtless total Icss bat
Al. u,sfI Wifn
disaster is tbe lore Of life atent ing t. Tbe boss wAs
net valuable one, and ono of the regular line OF
packets between Jefer,on Ci'y and Weston. Che
Tropic was on her way from Weston TO Jefferson City
when the accident occurred rs. LOUIS R'p., is.h.
NAVAL.
The United States Coast Sarvey steamer Bib re-
tuned TO ,hs pert on Toursday morniog Tho Bob
s at present engaged in fjhIg up dehcrncSss IN We
Survey about Gay Head AID NomaD's LAod. U2oa
the c6Irph ;inn Of this shs has orjers 90 pro-
ctd N.h tho iiydography Of The cos., OF Moth
Carolina N. B. Mercury.
Tie steam fiigsts Powbs,tan is nov prsp,fias for
ses at the Gosport Navy Yard destpsd L, be the Asg
sip Of the East India squadron. The following !, =
lit of her officers:
Csptan--G.orgs y. Pesrsoni Leatspants ID. Jehrtn,
s,spttn d. TrDchsId william. W Robert. Tsome. R,'o.y.
spot.woodi Passed ASSISTANT wil.,.on,
Assistant do-john w ssndtofdj Puser-s. " V.ssefi
bsss a.isSs' sswsa ky SS uuS.iSs,
CsrPsp.eIzIo.epS rsGSa. s.%..r 81 amt a.
Rutterioid; ID Asssnt do Gsos- W Cyi u Ass.sssss
DO w W Dungsp, Il. Archie, D. B. Bright 10, w. u.
King
HAULIsG UP wBALE-sBIPs
Tn. N,,e-Bedjord Mercury learns that out Of tsea.
ty eight whorg ships now In that 1T eisnteeo s,f
be bsnled up in dock during the Winter, ssd them
reftDg delayed until the ensuing Sprng. This course
has en- reluctantly adopted by ther oslefs 10 eoe
sequence If the hnan pressure and the pe.ent bso
rates Of obtaining nearly every article II Jd'n'.
COMMERCE oF LAKE SUPERIOR
Only about a ,co,e OF year. ago the ~ "a seoo'nS
Algonquin ssiIed from Thu port va hsu,sd snoss iss
Poitsg. of saut Se. Mars by esr'y II enssfp"cns cs