New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-27
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A TNITID STATES VESSEL SENT IN SEARCH OF TIE
BRITISH BRIG PRINCESS LOUISA.
On receipt If the information that the British brig
Princess Louisa was in distress in the vicinity of
Sandy Hook, Capt. Engle communicated to the Com
mandant Of the Navy Yard that Lieut.. Sinclair, A
sistant Surgeon OTIS, Engineers McCoomb aud Jones,
and Midshipn en- Scard, Lee aud Norton, and any
rumber Of soamen, had volunteered tor take the
steamer Arctic and go to her relief. The Command
ant replied, Go ahead" At II O'Clock on Sunday
the report from tLe Arctic tibet they thought ii
impossible 10 get her out of the ceit was so packed
in that they could lot move her. The reply was that
IF the Arctic can be go; out she has TO come"
All efforts TO get her out proving aborve, the United
States storestp Relief went to yesterday in tow
of eteamtug on the same merciful errand. Her
commander is also commissioned TO afford assistance
to all vessels distress. Il is nearly time TO hear o.
the schooner Bird, sent out by the Underwriters.
ACCIDENT TO THE ATLANTIC
The steamship Atlantic, on hauling into her dock on
Friday, had Der plankDg ba1ly injured by the ice,
which became wedged in between the vessel and the
wharf II is ,aid that feet Of water accumulated
in he hold before the fact became known. The pumps
were promptly applied and kept g ing through the
ght an5 the freight being discharged meanwhile, the
'eak was kept in control portion of the freight ia
damaged, hut the water was confined to single CON-
pafment, so that the loss will not be heavy.
rnOrELLERs BEIwEEs PROVIDENCE AID SEwYORX.
-Four Providence propellers, with goods from New
York were forced to put into Bristol account of ice
in the liver. Three Of them left New-fork on Tues-
day. The other one left on Saturday, and was out in
the blow between Point judith and Newport, but rode
il out 10 safety. If unable to get into Providence,
these propelers viii continue TO go to Bristol, whence
the goods will he forwarded the roads are
open.
sALI OF THE BARN LOUISIANA.
Thi. vesel was sold as she lay on the rocks near
Troon, aud produced net about $500 sterling. The
tide ebbed and flowed in the vessel and the prospect
Va. that the purchaser would have TO break her up
for the material
DETENTION OF STEAMER Observation-Disclosures
RECRUITING.
The Tennessee was expected to sail yesterday after
noon with additional fllibusters for Gen. Walker, but
she has been undergoing some heavy repairs in her
machinery and the intense cold weather having pre-
vented the completion of the work, her sailing has
been postponed until Wednesday noon. Meanwhile
the recruiting goes Cd biskly a. the corner of Broad.
way aud Leonard street. About zoo Germans, Irish
mcp, short boys" ard others have, il lie stated, a.
ready been enrolled.
THE NORTH RIVER FROZEN.
People crossed the North River on Me e as low as
Foty-seco1d street on Sunday. graat number
passed over between FOrsy second aud Eighty'si1sh
sreets back and forth II s also said that's persons
crossed 10 Hobsken and back.
INV STAN Inns EEIwEES LIVERPOOL AND sEw-
YORK.
The General Screw Company Of Liverpool have
cold their vsssels, cgh 10 number, Of an aggregate
tunnsge of 49, Geo tuDs at nominal value Of c32O GOO,
10 be paid in shares. The new company i, to be under
the sce management of Mr.. Croskey ci Southampton,
who 10 TO receive no remuneration until the share-
holders get per cent, and the Lies 10 be occupied
are between Bremen and N.w.Yofk, Havre and New
Yoik. and Hamburg and Brazil Southampton in each
ease being The poT1 Of cal.
NAVAL.
The United States F,esm frigate Sasquehsnna aui
frgae Cor eres were a, Genoa on the 18th OF Deem
bar The Constellation when las heard from, was az
ConsIantinople, AMI was TO esve in 8 ie days fs
Alexandria
LIsHr.soUsE AT LB.Ecux, SEw JERSEY.
The tower and keepers dwelling a. Absecum, y. j.,
L DOW completed, and lish. Is now exhi5,ed mere
f;oIn every night from sunset TO sunrise Ihe inn'-
mating apparatus s cs,sdop'ric OF the rrst order OF
Frtsnel showing fred Dhi,e Hght. Tie focal pane
has eey alton OF l67 feet above ssn tide; aud the
fgb, shond be SEEN under favorable circuu.tanc:s,
from the deck OF vessel OF ordinary size a. tse dls
lance OF about 20 nautical miles This last fast should
be remembered ny some Of our un.cientic iaDdsmen
who undertake 70 desTbe their first senssn)ns at sea
They always sec objects I" 6f'y miller around, when
according TO the fixed principles Of sphere OF ne dis
meter of The earth the .opas OF the largest ships Il
would be below the horizon a: bali thai distance.
To zee Objects nifty miles dis,an,, they muss look clean
through sec,ioB OF The alJbe, Tea, no, mIco more
remarkable thsn The extraordinary vsiJl Ehieh you
enable spectator 10 distinguish BY the Ucsded eye
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