New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03
Sf t ~ 4, SSiH R's.''. Committee
REGATTA PRIZES


The prizes for the three classes of yachts of the
New.York Club to be sailed for tomorrow are
now on exhibition at Tiffany's, by whom they were
manufactured. They consist of lquorstand with
three cut glass bottles, apair of silver vegetable Dishes
and silver .alver and pitcher The design OF the
hquor-stand is ingenious and beautiful The feet ara
in the shape of dcphins, between each bottle stands
full length figure of a sailor, upon the handle re-
cline two mernaids. The bottles are encrcled 10y 4
silver hawser and in the center is cigar lighter aud
cigar rack The three ptizes are of about equal
value. In addition to these silver ships bucket Il to
be contended for by the scbooners of the first class
We regret to learn that Commodore Stevens is no =
dangerously I'LL the Club, therefore, will not have the
pleasure of his presence at the Regatta this year.
The committee have provided the steamer Erie for
the exclusive use Of the members OF the Club aud their
families She will leave the foot of Spring street on
Thursday at 10 o clock a III. Last Saturday ~ new
members were admitted and il is expected that nearly
700 ladies' and gentlemen belonging to the Club will ac-
compsny the Yachts on the Erie In order To afford
their friends an opportunity to witness the Rega ia,
the committee have also chartered the fast little
steamer John Styles, and will issue limited number
of invitation. to non-members We believe that the
steamer Thomas Hunt will make an excursion down
the BAY with the yachts for the accommodation OF the
public.
PROBABLE LOSS OF A PILOT.BoAr.
TorTESyILLE, Staten Island, N. T., May 80.
To the Ed.to, Of The NJ Y. Tribune
SIR: The following words picked up in Prince
Bay. near the Staten leland Highland Lighthouse,
corked up tightly in bottle viz
TUESDAY, May 10.
Thrown overheard from the plot-boat River
-. ENpk lfYaIy 4fn-
sisted Of four men beside the Captain-aLl belonging
TO New-Ioik.
Here we 90, and must stop.
Amen by might nryurs
"To anybody who may find this, comfort my be-
reaved wife and children
You NAV publish the above if you think proper.
From the tone Of the language the pilOtboat River
Ranger must have been lost, with the whole crew.
49, Your. &c VIM H. TOTEM
. Tbere il no pilot boat Of this name belonging to this
port.
rsITEp STATES SHIP JANEsTowS
Thi. splendid ship arrived off the Navy Yard, Phi!a'
delphia Yesterday morning, about o'clock ana was
received with the usual salute. The jamestown, late
the flagship of the African squadron bearing the
broad remnant Of Commodore Crabbe, was thiry-one
day. on her passage from the Cape de Nerd ISLANDS,
The /, llowir 2 is LET Of her officers:
Cor-uaud.r James II Ware. LieutS-James Arm strong
fFsl ThouasH Patterson, George ID Ransom Jl!i2n Myers
lin ; Hart Edaard P. Williams First surgeon George
Clymsr PuIer Mar.t0n Taylor Captain o. MARINES " n
u Sitf'.v rtt Assistant Surgeon samuel Sorsnni ChaP
ain Cbores VI Thomes, COnimOdOrr's Secretary JoaA L.
F'ylir: Con modor,'s Cierk. Henry Johnson Ac.ins
=, stswsin John Mckinley. Gunner WIN Cope Carpenter
10. X Smith Ssilmaker VIM n MsnlL -,
The jamestown sailed from Philadelphia on the
22d February, 1850, and has consequently oeen ao-
sent two wears, three months and ten days, during
which tine She has sailed 81 055 miles and been at
sea 3i5 DAYS. At Porto Praya, when the Jamestown
left. MAY /. the United States ship 81. Louis was IN
port, tie officer. and crew al well.
IN the 18th Of February, and was expected at Port
Praya about the middle If May. The only American
merchant vessel in port when the jamestown left
the brig Charles Miller which had sailed Tor Boston on
the 2S,h f April The crew Of the jamestown are in
sxc.eut health