New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-30
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Lewis Rogers Norfolk Herald. 18th.
BARK ASHORE coSEY ISLAND
The bark Seneca from Buenos Ayres, bound to this
port is ashore at COney Island, opposite Wyckoff
Hotel. The Seneca is an A II vessel Of 37 tun'
register, built in Baltimore in 1917, value at 100000
and owned there We hear of no insurance the
vessel here but she is probably insured at Baltimore
She has cargo consisting of 1910 dry hides, 10 bales
hair q bales Of skins aud las bales of wOol-vaued
in all at about 100000, which is very nearly entirely
covered by insurance.
The STEAM FRIGATE MINNESOTA.
The Minnesota was to leave Philadelphia yesterday
for Norfolk to complete her armament and sail for the
China Sea. She is three -decked ship, 2Sl feet long,
pierced for 60 guns She will carry this cruise A.
as follows: 90 ninench guns, IA eight-inch guns and
2ten.inch pivot guns. III Ose upon the upper deck
are Dahgrens guns. The same guns were used on
board the Merrimac and attracted so much attention
at the British dOckyards that permission was asked
Their adoption in Her Majesty navy.
The two pivot guns of Immense size, each oil
them with their carriage and slide weighing 2,lOO
pounds The slide a stupendOus framework mount
ed on wheels which, by running upon brass sweeps,
enables the gun TO be fired in four different directions
without changing the position OF the ship Elghteeh
men are required 10 work this huge instrument OF de-
sruction. The entire armament Is not yet completed,
the ship having TO touch at Norfolk in order 10 take
on board number Of cannon now lying in the GOsport
Navy Yard. Her entire battery Will weigh about lSO
tuns, not including two beautiful brass howltzers,
mounted on wheels, which adapted for use in the
ships boats in cuttng-out expeditions and similar
service.
The number of officers and crew, all told will be
about 100 The mldshipmen not yet chosen, as
they are be drafted from the naval school at Annap-
ols the examination of which takes place on the LIST
proxmO. The apartments to be occupied by the lion.
VIM b. Reed United States Minister TO China, are
upon the after-part Of the spardeck in the immediate
stern Of the ship. There is one matter connected with
the cruise of this ship which Is little odd. Ii IL, that
owing 10 her heavy draft of water the Minnesota can
not approach nearer than within l8 miles of Canton
while the same cause will keep her 60 miles off the
port of Pckin, and 40 miles of that of Shanghae.
On her way down the river she would stop at Fort
Minn, To take on board her powder-some $4,000
pounds. She will be joined at Norfolk by Mr.. Com
missioner Reed and suite, and will then proceed direct
10 China About fifteen of the crew deserted after sun
down Monday evening. During the night one OF
the men, name unknown, was drowned while attempt
ing to swim ashore. Some of bis more fortunate com
panions proceeded in a small boat from Washington
street wharf to his rescue, but he sunk before they
reached him. His could not be ascertained.
On Tuesday of the men put on the garb of n
female and under this disguise proceeded ashore, not
having aroused the least suspicion.
COSNECTICUT sHAD FISHERIES.
The MiddCfCWR ScntaRci estimates the number OF
shad caught each day between Hartford and Say
brook at 1000. |. 5. Otis the heaviest shad-dealer
at Saybrook, sends an average of 10000 a day Sun
days excepted 10 the New-York market, beside
what he salts for barreng. 1t is stated everywhere
along the river that these fish plenty
or finer,