New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-22
ThE QUARANTINE

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THE ecARAsrIsE
The negotiations for the purchase OF ff,y acres OF
Mr. Wolfe iarrn on Princes Bay, adjoining Seguine's
Point, near the Lighthouse, and not lar from Wards
Point, for Quarantine site, nearly cotnpIted Tn.
question of the sale at price under s25 600 vii; prob
ably be determined in few days Should this ate b.
obtained the Commissioners will proceed at once IA
put up temporary buildings for Quarantine purposes,
hut will make their plans for the ultimate occupation
Of the ground - permanent Quarantine, II no mon
suitable place can hereafter be had. The wa,er CUTE
shallow on the shore but little way out is from egh
teen to twenty feet deep. large delegation =, ~
Staten Island oystermen visited Albany few days
ago, and urged upon Governor King and the Control
Ter the improperly of locating the Hospital on thnev
site. II is said that the Governor was as'on-hed at the
valuable oyster interests al stake and promised to fur
ther examine the matter before concluding the pur
chase.
oBsrRucrIoAs TO hA'IGATioN.
The bark Byron, which was sunk by the ice last
Winter lies opposite the Upper Middle, in the middle
of the ship channel her lower mssts projecting shor
distance above the water aud IN the night il danger
Gus obstruction passing vessels The bark Hersia
which was also sunk by the ice, hes just below Bed
,oe's Island. Messrs. johnson & Higgens, the
raising for a month past but the Derrick Company
have disappointed them in the use Of their floating
derricks. Two of them are at work the Isaac
Newton sunk up the North River, third is employed
in putting in the new machinery of the Baltic, and
fourth in raising the hull of the Knoxville. Az soon
as couple of these derricks are a, liberty the Her
siLa will be raised.
rHE ADRIAIIC.
A
densers have been constructed for ths steamer, aud
that she will make her trial trip in June She is en-
gagged to leave for Liverpool on the 4th of july
TRIAL TRIP OF THE GREAT EASTERN.
letter from John Yates, Secretary of the Eastern
Steam Navigation Company, dated London, March IL,
has been received by the Portland Board of Trade,
conveying the great satisfaction OF the Company the
manner in which the Portland merchants have met
their wishes in providing the needed accommodations
in docks, sheds, &C.. for their immense steamer. Mr..
Yates savs they expect to make their first ta trip by
midsummer next.
BRAVE ACTION.
At the hight of the storm, last Tuesday moning,
vessel was observed in distress, within winthrop bar
An anxious crowd collected on Point Shirley expect
ing every moment 10 her strike No one darsd 70
venture 10 her relief from the Point At last, Patck,
the Irish boatman OF DR. Morarty the Port Physscan
sprang into his boat with three volunteers, eonvice
under sentence at the Island. They reached the ves
sell and found that the crew were IN state of c0nn-
sion and entirely ignorant of where they were There
were three women passenger. The vessel was loaded
with potatoes from the Provinces. Patrick took the
helm, and although she drew more than eight feet OF
water resolved at once to attempt to run her through
the gut at Point Shirley, the only chance OF saving
her The sails set, and he steered her success.
FUZZY through the narrow chanDel and brought every
thing safely inside Some action ought certainly to be
taken to reward him and the volunteers by whom he
was accompanied. We do not know for what the lat
er were sentenced to the island but if they were not
guilty Of aggravated ofenses, we hope that measures
ay be set foot for their pardon. Patrick has al
ready received several medals from the Humane So
cety for the galants he Lac displayed repeatedly IN
saving lives. The Boston Traveller.
BARBARITY TO sEAAEs.
The ship Panther arrived at this port from Calcutta
few days SINCE and on Saturday afternoon the Har
Dor Police took into custody and lodged in jail VIM.
Curry and James Kelly, the second and third mates
charge Of brutal treatment and assaults upon the
crew during the voyage The first mate an Ensish.
man named Sunderland, is also complained of BY this
crew for similar treatment but he left the ship before
she reached her port, and cannot be found The crew
of the Panther shipped in London for the voyage 70
Calcutta and Boston They consisted of English, Irish
and Dutch and according to their statements have led
dogs life for the entire voyage. They were beaten
with Delaying pins, ropes &e until one oi Their mum
Der named Jack" was found one morning hanging
dead, having taken his own life. They have, It's
stated, kept regular log of the assaults and beat
ings which they have received with dates and other
particulars. On one occasion seaman named Martin
Hough was struck on the head by deck-scraper the
iron point passing through his cap and into his skull
Boston Traveller.
There was fine sport in Provincetown Monday
last with boats pursuing fnback whales. Two Of them
were harpOoned but the rapid movement Of this spe
ces Of whale does not suffer them TO be taken 10 this
way. They taken with bomb-lance, g .
lance which is fitted with charge Of powder, TO eI
plode after it enters the whale. The explosion 70
si1'gns the whale that the boats approach and
capture him. Yarmouth Register