New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-22
MARINE AFFAIRS.
ACCInHHT 10

ACCIDENT TO TIE STAR OF THE WEST.
is reported by letter from HavGns that the steam.
sbjp Star Of the West, which left New York on the
h for Aspinw wall ran ashore the Florida coast In
broad daylight. After detention Of three hours she
succeeded in getting of aod proceeding on hsr voyage.
NEW ITE-BoAT.
The Life Boat invented at Cspe May, and waich
has been sent TO this city by request of under
and shipowres 10 test its merits will be exhibited 10
tho basin ct the Battery opposite the dag sta, near
the foot Of Whitehall street, to-day q p. IN.
TBE HAssAcRgD AMERICANS on THE ISLAND OF
The NAVY Department at washington has received
the following advices:
u. s. FLAo.SHIP San JAcIsro.
SHANGHAI, CHINA, July g 1875
SIR: IN connection with your order OF the 2Ua OF
April, and my letter OK the lotn OF the same month,
bsys the honor to report the following circumstances
20 the Department: Mr. George Smith, an EaSisn
r erchsnt fe siding and doing business at TINS Por,
sone yesrr since lost brother Who !. w& supposed,
Am. rics, merchant and Others on the Island OF For
pos. Since then Mr.. Smith has used every endssvor
in his power TO ascertain whether bis brother aod COM
psn;ons are alive and in captivity on that island.
He engaged and dispatched, short nme ago, some
CHI, ese, from Annoy TO Fornosa TO make nqqiry snd
TO cneavor to ascertain if they alive aud on that
island. 80, -
kindly permitted me to take copies Oh ior a
10 the DepaItment) made 10 hiA py the agents us
patched 6y BIN to ForInots. .nvsr.oyo
Com, s. Nsy. Forces East India and Chia. Seas
Hon IsIAc ToucLY, Sesy Of the Navy "''nHe''H'
The reports referred to are a. follows:
STATEMENT of Coke, Rec Merchant, tarty-se7en
s'.ors of ace, rattre Of Chan-Cksua az pre,ens
residing Cha aaae 's o,s a. !s., m.sg 3, r.ou
Kssps lisisl, come shipwrecked men arrived; I.sw
m, wbite men-ore shorter snd two taller than Mr.
TAFT. They had bern bought BY Canton mao IRON
,he sborigines. This was siI years ago 'tnat saw
thenn One had wLskers; the others had not loey
Were wrecked seven eight yesrs $50. They did not
uem TO woik. The Canton msu sAs very r1cn Ioe
Canton mans name j do Lot know. Lioung -klaug -
an inlasd place two and half days walking. lung
Kore the nearest poit-ten hours sal to the SCUM
OF Ts Kow.
S1.rEMIsT of tire, ChiEese sent 10 Fom2Sa 10 make
Inoa,ries relative 10 Certain Rtp0r.s Of Esropsan
SIare, IN that Island.
Third motn. I'D day l7h April, 1857, len Amoy'
and on the 2Gth dey arrived st Hob lis Al ianc.
The Apse Inn. Owing to the rains .e could rot SCI
sbout mskii inquss una the first day OF the toann
uton Oath April, 1851. GooiKep-Ee-Sn and Gag.
Cbut vent to village Of Bsrcs, leaving Jen- Nooy o.
Hohs making inquiries, as also giving notices o. TO-
va,ds for lnforn alton. On the same day Gooi-hep
E. Sin and Dag Chut reached B,rcs, and pat up 81
he houfs Of Chusngo aud proceeded 70 mag. sn,;D
ouiry. On the I'd day Of the moon l21'h OF npinl
hey ked q. the Mandarin office, ara
ila in tSe 20h year Of Tsoa.K~ang lsiy, ,.h blscE
vas los. et Ouerealas with l30 foseigners oo he
s,d White. VINO were taken TO Tai-Wsa, "nei' 'D'
Msnisrirs. Tai and GAP, killed them al tb.,
Ca he Eth day 2S;h APRIL they ssesri11s1 ir r.
dmiDg III. 9Th 1lon:h Of the 2!h yea yesssI wss
| 1872, at the vLsgs OF Hn'psl;,s two he'd bsen
e week Sh, b0ds Is, va s ch
ssSs:e snd buried BY iSs 'ilass[' "a, and delivered
s.'s parsss.s Ss aah. called Tan Tai
,a'ra 70 tse h1nasfH' =, Tsiwsu, Yheces they w,rs
Kon, wao ser, .,n ,o ~ forsadsd 70 C,atoo fos hAns
rs.sos ~ fhsfr county. ., nay ya, be eeep 90 -,