New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-17
MARINE AFFAIRS.
TOTAL LOSS OF THE PACKET SHIP CON
FEDERATION.

II.
BY the last mail from Liverpool we have details Of
the total lsss in the River Mersey, Of the ship Coo
federation of this port, together with her commander
Capt Asa Coming the first mate and one ofthe crew.
The ship had grounded in the severe gale Of the morn
ing Of the I'D u. when the wife Of Capt Corning and
the crew. with the foregoing exceptions, rescued.
Capt Coming decided Il at he would stay by the
ship; his mste, who had long been with him, would
not leave Tim. After the departure of the crew and
Others the gale which had somewhat abstsd increased
in violence through the night.
In the morning not vestige Of the ship and her
heroic officers could be found; all had been swallowed
up by the waves of the ses total oss OF one of the
largest and finest ships GU. of this port but far more
than this,he loss Of two Of the most heroic Of
seamen.
Capt. Corning was the son Of Capt. Ephraim Corn
ing Of Brooklyn, for many years merchant in this
city now retired and the brother Of Mr. Ii. X. Corn
ing of Brooklyn, a wslIknOwH shipping merchant.
The chip wss owned by the Captain, his father and
brother.
In Capt Asa Coming the mercantile marine and the
country have lost of the nobes specimens Of the
true American saior--a man who knew 10 path but
that of duty-who died a sacrifice to that principle,
and one who has left behind him large number of
mourning relatives and friends who have the consoa-
ton at least of knowing that in his death he has left
bright example to the Young America an sailOr.
THE FILor-BoAT wAsHIsGroS, NO. 2, MISSING.
The piot-bost Washington, No. 2, has not been
heard from since January II, and it is supposed tina.
abe was the small schooner or piIot-boat which the
Empire City ran into ard sunk her fret night out.
The night was 40 dark that The people the steamer
could no, discern what vessel she ran down, and it
does NOT appear made any attempt to save the
lives Of those on board. 1t is not improbable, how
ever, that the pot-boat may have foundered in the
Sest storm Of the l8h and that the steamer ran down
some other vessel.
AN uNxEowN STEAMSHIP IN DISTRESS OUTSIDE SANDY
NOOK.
Capt Russell of the ship Sheridan, 90 his arrival at
this port on Friday last reported that be pssed four
masted screw steamer at o'clock on Friday morning,
apparently disabled in her rudder and nearly unuan-
ageabe. The only light on board the steamer was
in the pinnacle. Capt. Russell could NOT obtain her
name but the sound which the officer Of the steamer
returned to his hail was a prolonged A. From the
difficulty the officers OF the steamer found IN steering
clear Of the packetshp, the captain of the latter con.
Guided that there was something the matter with her
helm, and that she was probably making an effort 10
reach this port with the mizzen.spencer and jgger-
mast ssl and spar rugged sstern as steering spps-
ratus. The machinery of the unknown steamship was
in good working order, but her steering just like
that of udderlsss steamer. II was supposed that
this vessel was the Cadiz, which le Havre for this
port jan g and has several times been obliged to put
back but when last heard from she was in Plymouth
Harbor, undergoing repairs. Besides which, We learn
fom Messrs. Fourier, her agents, that abe has bat
three masts. The screw steamers City OF Mauches-
ter for Liverpool, and Tempest, for Glasgow, both
sailed on Thursday. and il might have been OF
these vessels that spoken; but Capt Russell says
the sound he heard was much shorter than either OF
these names. No movement had been made by the
under writer's up last evening to send any assistance
TO her.
OPENING OF SOUND sAvIGATIos.
The Sound steamboats, commenced their regular
trips yesterday afternoon at O'Clock. The e. Van.
derbh of the Stonington line the Empire State Of the
Fall River line and the Worcester Of the Norwich
route left for their respective Destinations with pas
sengcrs and an immense amount of fegh; for Boston
This morning, the Commodore, from Ssonngtoo; The
State Of Maine. from Fall River, and the Connecticut
nom Norwich, may be expected al this port The
New,Hsven and Bridgeport boats are also running.
LATEST PROM HAMPTON ROADS
Capt. Joseph II. Tooue arrived on Sunday evening
from Hampton Reads and reports that al Of the ves
sells lately csbound in that locality are nov IN safety
and most Of them have proceeded to their destined
ports. The probable loss to the underwriters f'ou
damage sustained by the distressed fest and the sx
ensss of the relief expedition, viii exceed 800, 600
- THE NEW Tue-BoAr FALCON.
The steamship Falcon hss been altered into tug
boat, and win henceforth under the command OF Csps
Richard Brownie employed for towing purposes in thu
port She is alec designed to set as a relief vessel
the hsibor and along the coast, and in this respect
viii perform service long needed by our neant;e ma
rne Ass relief steamer she has ample csb&accomIno
dsous for any number Of passengers that may be OIL
stranded vessel and she WIN be web furnished witt
provisions and water. Daring times when danger i
most snrnnent she WI cruise along the coax, and he
supply Of coal when starting from the city, being KEEP
up the standard Of three hundred AVID hfty tuns,
found necessary she may remain outside for nonth
time. The Falcon has an engine OF sTeas power
registers nine hundred tuDs, and could relieve an ORD
na'y ship Of her cargo With this tng-bost and %
mammoth tug VIM. II. Webb, mach may be Done .
ward aiding distressed vessels in the vicinity OF Sana
Hook. ~
FOR EUROPE.
HE Hamburg steamer Borussia lef yesterday Il
nAAbsrg, with eight cabin passengers and fory-six
me Storage. 81. 800 In specs, and fIu cargo. Th