New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-08
MARINE AFFAIRS.

THE vASDERBILT's LAST rRlP.
The steamer Vanderbilt left Sandy Hook the
afternoon Of Sept. 10, and arrived at Cowes early on
the mornug of the 22d equal to to Liverpool o.
nine dsyr, two hours and forty minutes. The passen
gers presented Capt. Higgins and his officers with some
hshly complimentary resolutions at the end Of tbs
voyage.
FOR HAVANA.
The steamer Queen City called a. yesterday fol-
Havana and Mobile with 100 passengers. She took
out IS 600 in Spanish gold and $4,000 in doublOons
f,g Havana.
FOR CALIFORNIA
The steamship Star of the West, Capt. Gray, sailed
yesterday sfernoon for Aspinwa with the California
mills al her usual complement Of passengers.
SHIPPING PORT.
There sere 30 steamers, 2l5 ships, III barks, 81
briggs ard $50 schoOners in port on Tuesday.
sHIP.BuiLDlyG IN MAINE.
At Damariscotra several vessels are in process OF
cor structop notwithstanding the hard times Mesers.
Joseph Day & Co., are building fine ship of 2OO
tune, for which they have very good contract from
parties in New York Messrs. Metoalf, Norris a. Co,
ara building another Of 800 tuns which understand
they a. completing mostly on their own account.
Captain j. ii. Richards has on the stocks clipper
schooner of about 81 TONS intended for packet be-
q dozen frames In the hands Of the builders, which
will probably be used next season If business should
ipprSve.
~ KENSEBUsKPoRr.
A fine chip OF about SIS tuns, Lamed the Henry
Clark was launched from the shipyayd of Messcs. ID.
g. S. Ward on the 81 inst. She is owned by Capt. T..
Perkins and others Of that town. beautiful bark,
which is for sae was launched the 9Th by the Ken
rebunt Ship Building Company. 4 superior ship Of
$50 tuns building in the yard OF Messrs Ward, will
be launched about the 18th. 2OOtan brig will come
of in few weeks from the same yard.
AACKEREL FISHERY.
TLa faheYmen m the Raw Of IaWrancA
are doing poarly. Not only is the catch small, but
some Of them would have made as much if they had
returned with the half fares they had six weeks ago
as they will with full fares. The decline Of -
or - bsrTel will mske quite difference in the late
catch. The Gloucester telegraph says vessel
which arrived from tie Bay Of 81. Lawrence on Fri.
day reports that the vessels have done but little dur
ing the last four OF five weeks Mackerel were scarce
but two days obtained in which the vessels could
90 ont and fish. Some Of tho vessels are coming
home with half farce.
Loss OF THE WHALING BACK BEvIs.
The whaling bark Bsyis, of New-Bedford, Capt.
Pierre, was lost on the coast Of Granada, July g.
Capt. Pierce, who has arrived at New Bedford
ports about dark evening Of July a. cut in i0barrel
hump-bsck whale; supposed that they were q miles
from Point Marges, in Let. /, n. At O'Clock heard
the alarm of breakers, and the vessel struck in three
fathoms Of water heavy swell and breakers at tie
time finding she was going to pieces, the crew left in
the boats, and barely escaped With their lives. A.
daybreak took advantage Of smooth time, boarded
her and cut away her uasts 10 her from going 10
pieces. Opthe 10Th, Capt Pierce finding he had got
to abandon her, let IN biz boat for the 20 wn Of To-
macco, 30 miles distant and informed the people that
she would be sold at auction, she being very badly
stranded. On tie 18Th be returned and she was sold
to Capt. CoHeiy, OF bank Sea Fox, Of Wessport, for
sl,t26. Tho Sea Fox happened 10 be in the ottag,
anc Capt Pierce sent q beat to inform him OF their
situation. The cfiicers and crew. 20 the number Of
Is, were taken to Tornbez in the Sea Fox, and the
Iest six seven remained at Point Margles 81 their
OWE request. The Bevis was owned by Capt John
ford Aug B. 1876 and had on board at the time OF her
lcss so barrels sperm and 300 do. hump.bsck OIL She
bad cent home on the voyage ~ barrels OF sperm oil.
The bark, outfits and cargo were valued at about
32eC Capt. Pierce reports whale plenty of Point
Mengles, having taken 100 barrels hunr-back oil 10
the two weeks previous to the loss Of his vessel.