New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12
MARINE AFFAIRS.
WRECK or The BRIG GEORGIA.
a 7e,ponderc< Of Pre- N. Y, froune.

LAUNCHED.
Yesterday afternoon Dir. Westerveh launched rom
bic sbpy ad foot Of Houston street, propeller csIed
the Hont-vills. She is built Of the best msteral.
Her ou.side plsnkirg aud ceiling are eigefss;eued,
With irch iron bolts, copper fastened-she waole
reI allied with locust. She il oiagonsy braced With
iron stIsps Il riches wide and Tbs thick. Her dmsn'
sions are: Length of keel 100 feet deck over al 2o
feet brea of besm 80 feet depth Of hold l9 feet
ard registers $50 .uns she will have an inverted
drect-sctirg propeller engine cylinder u inches and
42-irch ST oke. SIZE is owned by II. Cromwell of
this city arc will run 10 HE lire of Savannah steamers
u1der the command Of Capt Frederick Croker, for
mtilyeaptin ii the clipper ship Mary Robinson.
FAsTERs VESSELS Is THE SLAVE TRADE
The schr j. H. X. cords formerly OF tbs port which
was sold at Havana last Spring hss recsaly been
captured by the English steamer Anelooe, with
cargo Of two hundred regroes, Dound for Cubs The
achT Albert Dsver8uX formerly OF Fall River which
was sold at Hsvsns about the ssule tine as the "
Records Las also been captured Si;h csTgo OF 500
negroes on board Iear the coast Of Area. Several
other vessels have alec been captured AMI cont .csted
On the coast for the Foe brig X Is. Law
tor Of this port wss sold at Havana about toe
tine as the above and has not yet beer hesrd f.ou.
Nesport News.
WRECK OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
The schooner Northern Ign, tof Bucksport Capt
Wilsrd Cousens from Norfolk for Barbados, before
neda'ey after midi ight Nov. 9, let y lon. 81, the
wind Increased 10 gale AMI the vessel caeened over
70 that sbe began 10 fill AGO the ses broke over Der
fore ard aft hove the wheel 10 in order to get before
the wind bLt sOcn found she wons1 cot mind nsr helm;
mt the wheel down and hOised balssc reerd msin
tal again. The Geek losd started fore and az, Il,
beng ssves; foupo it difficult to get forward or att
staI ding 10 the pumps to work tsem he ses
bursting in the cabin doors ard hlDg the cs6in; the
wind continued 10 Increase ana veer to the eastward
Which brought the vessel in the OF the sea-
Shs continued until about o'clock, when she CAP
sized The men at the pump with dlfhcult5 sue led
in getting into the main rigging The cook oeiog
in Inc party, was washed away from the wreck
10 sttenp,iI TO get on her side The fore snyards
berg cut: she Icy en- her SIDE about nVs minutes,
pb.n both mas's went By the deck and the v-sssl
rshted, deck level with The water. Toey found II
difficult to abide 10y the wreck, bat the -ind soon
after sba,ed Cspt. G. and the rest OF the ere wers
he wreck sixteen days, ard 'no-ssd on three GAL
lofs Of water aid quarts OF hour, which Vas mio-
gled together ard served out In teaspoon For six
successive days hey lad not single drop OF water.
Five vessels passed dsiirg the sixteen days, but It
.ould be q libel on humanity TO suppose thu wreck
wss seen from them. On the 2i.h the ship Star, Of
Liverpool came up took the Of the wreck and car
reS them 10 Charleston. Capt. McLeonon OF the
star administered 10 their vans cautiously giving
hem rCurisbrg food and crIk with nis o 30 HANDS
ard spared pairs TO make them Portable, which
he succeeded n doing. Capt. Coueas ia warm in
pIaise Ct biz generous conduct.
WRECK OF THE STEAMER wELAKA.
From The Sdrdsnah Georgian.
We are IN debt.d 10 IL Kindness OF Col. NJ p. Sto
vail of Augusta ard Mr. j. Ferraby Of Florids, pas
sergers On the above steamer for the foosiog par-
The Wslsks, Captain McNelty, lef, Jacksonville,
Fla at 10 o. IN. Oh Thursday the 81 inst FOR this
port On crossing the 81 JOINS Bar the next mora
ing, about o'clock, some part Of toe machinery gave
wsy which prevented Csp,sn MsNel.y from having
ary control over her. nigh "a, running az tbs
tine, snd the tie sner drfted sEdTsrd, and ran on
The bIeskers where she grounded aud thdmpef hsay-
y for some time. At lerg-h heavy reg struck her
sbd tbe gave wsy-psrtipg almost entirely III tSo.
The psssergeIs about twenty-five IL numbar cung to
the wrecked stesmer until Daylight when fortuns,ey
The steam Everglsde came up, and lowered her life
boaii ard took them al off Many Of the passengers
| came on the Everglsde 10 This city yesterday.
We ore pleased TO learn that no lives wers lost, and
the speak in the highest terms OF the cool
ness ard efficiency Of Captain McSey, Ia the hod. o!
peril as commat der. complimentary card 20 nat
"A. CT has been gotten up by tbem-Sh.ch wa regret
will not be heIe until the arrival OF the St. Msys TINS
morrirg.
The Welsks was not insured. Size hsd . large os
&C cotton board, which caused Captain MeNeiy 70
remain by the wreck as INCH Sc poe 'sle OF
the freish &c. Meet Of the baggage si p-rndp, be
| ost or d,fted of. horse which was on board Sas
| crowned. There vac only ole lady passenger 90
board WHO ssfe landed and taken back to JACK
sorville by the ST. Mays
The following List of the officers Of the United
States steamer Pos hatan b und .Jr Madeira .oGte
| 20 China:
C.ptsn George T. s-.on; Lisuen.n:', Jas D. J,busor
| D. Trrrcb,ro W. ". Roberta Ihor.s e rsy Alex A.
seu mes ". Hsber.han; MsIipe 0fics, Cap A.etnoa
surgeon. Chas wh!isn.Oni A',is.spt sas'oI sad
frd il Pur,er, b. Gallagher; Chap an, Henry WOOD
Acting Hsssr. fo,d. Cap'.ns. C!eif Aips9d );
sheei; Fir.t A,si..art. w Rutherford T. Pots, Sec
cd A..i,taIt' G City; Thhd s..Ss W K.os "a :.
v.ia Ksahsy GuIasf H:nIS F:I o.sS:ns e..g.n:rr ye
O. Tbouss SsiluAksI Warren; Masters S.tes J.cars
fully ssnnel II. FIELD VIsnius s. Srseey; Ei~if4 w
Joh1 ChrleAs B. Bsret' Surgeons Steward Ih'nA' A
Poser eeI.-Hls Exoeneacy Pls.deat Fahin Pierce
Mrs. Jane NJ. Pierce, May LsfeIty. =,
Cspt. j. L. Rich sfe in commsnd CT tee asIlae
Guard on board the United S.s.s sbio Niegsrs, hss
been ordered for duty &. Msrlre ByTsck', Gspor,,
Va: spa Second Lieutebab VIM. Stokes BOyce, LATE
Of the grad hss been ordered report for iuy
~ The Marie Bsrschs Pbilsdephis. Csp,sia lsssc
T. Doughty late de'scn. from the command OF 'ns
Peusacols Fla Marine Barracks. "a. b.-n ordered 10
be Temporary Command Of the Marine Barracks,
Brooklyn, Sew Yuk.
cara were paid of az the Brooklyn Navy Ya-t on the
IL instsut.
Passed Aftltant Surgeon EdSsrd Il. Sq1ob h.sre'
.ereo his G. mmsslop ia the Navy
Tie decisions Of the Naval CoIrs VII not be eoIn-
n,ur cstsd 10 Congress until sl ths essss ara dis
pCssd Of.
TIE YANKEE LxPEDITIOS TO sIyA.roPoL sor A
FAILURE
Apsrsprsph from ID, Pare Paire. announcing thst
the exrediion from iris corGtry 20 Sss sstopol, for
TIRE purpose Of raising the sutksn nsnof var srd ms
eIisl In The hsIbsI Of that ANGUS city hsd proved
filuie The vessels beicg about IL return % tnis
count w we a,e II fsru,d IN the authority OF stte-s
received in this city fr m s. vss.oDO ss lsts IS Nov
4 is eihout any fouIOsiioe in fsf;