New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
MARINE AFFAIRS.

The European and American Steamship CompAays
teamer Jason Bftton, commander arrived a. thispot
On Saturday morning from Bremen and Southampton,
with 900 cabin and l80 steersge passengers and large
and valuable cargo Of English, French and German
merchandise. On the 9th of August, when of Lands
Epd. she passed the European and American Steam.
thip Compsny's steamer Queen of the South. Aug
IS, when in lat 45o 59 lon. J0o TO-, exchanged sig
mails with the British ship John Mckenzie. Aug II,
when in lat 44o 35 lon $50 exchanged signals with
the ship Acadia, standing to the eastward. Aug. 49,
when in lat. 420 3O passed Collins steamer standing
to the eastward Aug. 20, when in lat. 400 5s', Os
90 49, passed and exchanged signals with the British
mail steamer Persia, standing TO the eastward. ,!
The Jason took the northern route and encountered
heavy westerly weather.
The ATLANTIC SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.
We head yesterday from one of The passengers BY
the steamship Edinburgh which arrived On Saturday
from Gasgow, that on the 18TH they saw the submsr
rine telegraph feet 300 miles west of Ireland. The
British steam mitigate Agamemnon was paying out the
cable at the rate Of five miles IN hour. We have
ascerained that this statement is incorrect The Of
cers of the Edinburgh inform us that the grew
out OF the fact that the day mentioned they ssv
several vessels together and it was ocusrly stated
by parties board that they belonged to the tee-
graph feet. We learn from the officers OF the Edia'.
burgh that the weather has been very uDproptiousi
for the success Of the telegraph enterprise. The Edn
burgh experienced, on the last eight days Of her
voyage, head winds ard very heavy weather.
FOR EUROPE.
Tie United States mail steamship FultOn, Capt
Wottop, for Havre and Southampton sailed from this
port on Saturday. She took out 81 passengers and
$597 200 in specie. DR.. Codwse of the United States
Navy was on board. The screw steamship New-York,
Capt. Robert Craig sailed the same day for Glss
cow with 81 cabin and ~ steerage passengers, and
full freight. The screw steamshp Leopold l., Cspt.
Michel, also left for Antwerp via Southampton win
22 cabin and 26 steerage passengers.
WRECKS ON THE BAHAMAS.
j. II. Upton, esq has sent Us hst OF vessels
wrecked upon the Bahama Banks, and these arriving
at the port of Nassau n. p in d,tress from January
I. 1856 to May g. 1857. The list includes - ships,
ba,ks 40 brss and 2S schooners, making total of 9S
vessels 40 Of which wero ost Commerce has Suffered
BY theee disasters in seventeen months to the dnount
Of So COZ, &c., No doubt some Of these wrecks were
unavoidable but it can hardly be doubted that Gov.
Banrermsn in q recent STATE paper, was correct Ia
asserting that large proportion Of them were the
work Of design. He roundly asserted thai in ms
jorify Of instances yesses run ashore by thef
maftcrs, with the understanding that they should shss
the proceeds Of the wreck with the wreckeIs and this
practice he said was most common with American ship
matters. If his statement founded on Official nfo-
nation, was correct the matter should at once BE-
made the subject of official inquiry by the United
States Government.
SIDE PRopELLERs.
steamer is TO be launched at Keypor, on lSe
day, in which Whi.takers "Improyeme1t ~ ~
" Screw Propulsion" has been introduced ens NV NV
feet in length, % in breadth, and feet 'os.' in'
engines are manufacturing in Jersey Cry ana II Is 81,
pected the boat will be in running order IN Que
from the pre.ent time. Tbs change Oh propeas"
from tie stern to the side is attracting eon'aeia'o
atteaton. The person. interested in the affair believe
that eide prOpelles, with high pressure engines arc
much more economical and better 'nan psaa'e We
and low mrs ..ure engines On Lake Erie boat called
the B.,,ic mas dirested of her engines and paddle
wh.e ard .ide-.crsv' and nsw machinery substased
with apparently great loss Of pO~er' but nOtri's
.andpg, her .pssd h greatly increased, with su.