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

uioiety OF the former sAP =,
car,v 900 ,uns more heieh'
sIw sLoor-oi-"At'
.-.,a .bp.buIders viii be opened by the
r ~. Navy TO day for the construction OF
o%oie'o! .s,.r soop.ofwar. Tue object of the Gov
s'ee =, contracting for this ship, and having her
,ide the Navy Yards, is stated to be, to oo
.., ,be best shp-ofwar the mercantile marine csn
,..,oduce." When this contract is completed !. +"
nnnosed that another Of the five sloops oTdefea W
,be last Congress will be LET out. The conpe'"s '
buders object to their models and plans oeioS Pn'sS
pnon by the Naval Constructors in the emp,oy "
riov,,nment who are utterly opposed to ou''"o
fyn ship except in a Government y"u.
.rw.ex pAY LIGHTHOUSES.
.>n-o,r;.,;op of 40 900 having oeen a'au0 y
- az e. ,be construction Of the hgnt houses "'"
sesN,.,,. - Rergru Reef and Passac LSnis, tue
,,r,o,es,ing undor the charge OF Cap''
WIZ r .Ib.pv 10 whom the contrsc. nos Deen
Tbs foundations are constructed OF very
sAsu.N ,e,t in hardness to nint-brought from
.h" ~, River. The work was commenced on the
n....;c lighthouse about the lst of Juoe aud the
go ~ the pew foundation is already filled up above
,;dev.t,r. This foundation viii be completed curing
sbe presen month, and 10 the Spring. when it has be-
coma well settled, brick house, with Fresne' light
will be erected. The new foundation for the Bergen
light house has Just been commenced, and Will also oe
completed during the coming Fall. Tho present iout
dstions are insecure, and when the new ones are
finished and occupied the old ones will be allowed 70
wash away.
suy or THE STEAMER GEORGE wAsHiSCroS'
tn. h,erondrio Sertind states that the steamer
t;eorrs Washington, which has been plying between
washington and Alexandria for several years past. has
been sold to company in New-fork for sil,OoV,
and that the captain and are now on board OF hc-
making preparatiaus to depart at early dag, for her
destnstion on the Hudson RIVER
SEARCH FOR THE PROPELLER. NJ HARRIS.
The steamertug George w. Geer, Capt: X; W. Saun-
ners. Of New. London, on Tuesday visited the spot
where the collision between the Metropolis and the D.
A. Hsr1is occurred, to endeavor, If possible, to lind
the precise locality. Capt Smith was on board and
fhey crused about for hours but were unable ~ ma
ihe slightest trace Of the place where the Inflated
Cesse sunk The object was to the bodies OF
The dead in the cabin Of the Harris. Capt Comstock
of New London came up on the morning tfain rom
New York having procured the services OF Mr. Hauff
The submarine diver, who will arrive this evoning
TO day they sent to New London toprocare some tubs
Of rope. They propose to sweep the Sound to-mor-
row by sinking o rope with weights attached, while
either end is carried by vessels. They hope thus TO
be enabled to find the wreck. Capt Smith inform,
rs that the water was convered for acres IN extent
with floating srcles, on the morning CT the disaster
but that the wind probably drove them ashore on
Long Island Quantities of the cargo have been found
near Point, and along the shore toward Green
port lNsw-haven Palladium, Aug. ~
TIE GULF FISHERIES.
very interesting document was laid before the
last Session Of the Canadian Legislature, la the form
Of report Of the cruise VI the Government schooner
La Canadienne, under the command Of Capt. Forth,
in the Gulf Of the st. Lawrence, during the fishing
season o; 1856.
In addition TO protecting the fisheries, tn, Canad-
enne was very useful in aiding aud rescung ship
m-ccked mariners. Daring the season Of navigation
IN
the Gull. Before the Censdienne was placed there,
wrecked vessels always plunderedi but her pres
euce put an end to plaSe.
On the lat Of July terrific storm drove II schooners
On the Coast of Labrador. The crews escaped, but
more than 800 left destitute. Fifteen Of the
tchooneJs were subsequently recovered. The fisheries
Of the Gulf are whale, cod seal, herring SALMON,
mackeIel salmon trout, shad and hallbut. Lo0sters
are plentiful but there IL no demand for export Inc
annual value Of these fisheries on the Coast OF Gaspe
and at the Magdalen ls!auds Is nearly ti1O,uVV. a
large number of American vessels are employ IN the
fra6e and these are said To be admirably adapted for
The purpose-much more so than Canadian vessels.
The coasts Of AnticOsti abound With hsh, bat owing
TO the absence Of good roGdstsSas aaa seen ecse
There are no fsh.rC .tatiols Oh II. The jnacEerel
r,hHy bsS been greatly neglected by Canadians bat
il appears that more attention - 10 be gwen 70 " icT
the future. The Labrador herring are stated to be
xery fine fish large quantities of which are annually
exported. While tho Canedienne was at Bsnc 81
aons Bay an establishment there was shipping wv
barrels for tcifey. Chpthln Cpltih PVIu"S WV W.
value of the herring fishery, and expresses sdrprs
that Quebec merchants do not enter upon IT, lhe
fhery itself would DC valuable than tho coast
inp trade while good bueiGess could be done with
Che inhabitants on the cO8st ~ foreign or Cauadan
PRODUCTS In 1856 seven schoonerS from Nova ecotia
received ia barter for produce fish, oils furs and seal
skins, to the value of G25,OJc
IA the whale fshery eight schooners are engaged,
having On aggregate tunnage OF 400 tuas. Most OF
ahese vessels are fitted cut at the establishment of N.Y.
JeBoutil:er, at Pierce. The fshng seasons com
rnence early in June. The principal species OF whale
caught are the black the humpback, the sulphur bot
tom and tho Gubsck. The former Of these, aud the
most valuable is veyy scarce. Toe humpbeck yields
fn 10 10 80 baucs of oil. The Others are of cOra-
perstiyely little value, The rumber Of whales has
norcectibly diminished within few years, aud it Is
thought that they will ultimately disappear altogether
,s the walras has disappeared II stated that 90 or
200 yeers ago this animal swamea in immense herds
on the nagdacn Isaads and in the Bay of Chaleurs.
The fishing establishments OF Robin II Co., end
I.eBcusilier & Bios, the nost extensive III the
great quantities of fish TO Bail Spain and Italy.
The vessels employed ia this trade cro topsail
schooners, briganlines, brgs, and few barks from
lCO to 400 tuns. They sail Usually in October,
November and December. la the Winter they gene
rally find freight TO Mediterranean or British port,
ana in ApGil they proceed to Cadiz Liverpool for
salt, and return to the St Lawrence in May.
Some years ago Mining aud Fishing Company was
foru ed which held I73 80 acres OF lard. Large AMI
erected and about 500 nen employ ed for fishing
and numbering; but tine Company soon closed up.
However il holds the lands and refuses 10 sell 30 or
400 acre lots or else asks such ENORMOUS prices for
them that no one can buy.