New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-25

MARINE AFFAIRS.I -,
N.yIGArIoS OF THE sAGD,LEsA RIVER.

NAVIGATION OF THE nAGDALESA RIVER.
About seven years ago an attempt was made BY a
British company TO open the River Magiaena, in
NewCiranada, to steam navigation, in the prosecution
of which three steamers employed; but the en-
terprise failed for want Of judcious management.
Another attempt, made four years aiterward, also
faed-the vessels rot being adapted to the service.
Since then the company has been fused with Amer
lean company sew boat has just been buih in this
city, and another IL in process of construction at VII
mington Delaware, for them. The company have
already seven boats employed on that river The new
iron boat built in this city launched Saturday
last from the yard of the Neptune Iron Works foot of
Eighth street She is called the Santa Maria and has
been specially adapted to the shallow and dangerous
waters on which she is to be employed. The company
has lost so many vessels from snags and other causes
that their high rate of insurance warrants them in
building snagproof vessels and running them at their
own risk This vessel is the first of the new fleet.
She is built of iron with clamps of yellow pine. Her
hull is l75 feet long and - feet BEAM she has eight
wster.tigh compartments and is divided in two parts
BY bulkhead running fore and aft the hold; this it
is thought, will insure the safety of the steamer no
matter what snsg she may upon. The bottom is
of threeeighth inch iron and frames two feet apart
The apglr iron i. three nchas nv three ipches. The
Joints are bound by unusual number OF strong iron
keelsons The bottom is nearly hat to make the DRAFT
ieht and in the water she only drew fifteen inches
When loaded her draft will not exceed four feet.
Should she prove successful, number OF the same
class of vessels will be ordered by the company. The
business on the Magdalepa River which is principally
hides and tobacco, is transacted by the " Ncw-York
and New Granada Steamship Company The steamers
run between Santa Maria four miles from the mouth
of the river to BaranquiIa,
THE SHIP IRENE.
The Pilot Commissioners have decided to suspend
the pilot of the ship Irene which lost the coast
of Long Island in January last They will shortly
present a report 10 the Board of Underwriters
surfing the conduct of all concerned in the management
of the ship. The meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce to appoint the Pilot Commissioners, which, in
accordance with the law of 1853, must be done at
special meeting, will be held on Wednesday next.
THE VANDERBILT.
A nautical man writes to The Commercial Adrerti-
ser in reference to the steamship Vanderbilt recently
spoken at sea, as follows:
al have seen Capt. Spencer, OF the Scranton. lie
informed ME the Vanderbilt bore due south Of the
Scranton at 3 O'Clock p. m. of the 9Th have this
morning worked out her course and distance capt
Wilcox learn had orders 10 cross south OF the Banks
in lat 400 80; and assuming that he followed that
the exact distance the Vanderbilt had from
pier No 3North River 3i7 knots in the four days,
allowing two hours for the difference In time. This
gives her average VI fourteen Knots an ho from
the moment she left pier No. 3NOrh River up u the
moment OF Capt. Spencers report She had then ooO
knots to run and il everything continued favorable,
il was in the ship TO average thenceorward fifteen
knots and thus make the run inside Of nine days to
Southampton; though that would be asking too much
on first trip southampton is 100 knots further from
New-York than Liverpool. The Persias quickest run
ia fifteen months has been days and D hours. Her
first passage TO Liverpool occupied III days, Is hours
and 20 minutes
THE COD AND HALIBUr FISHERY.
Over one hundred sail of clipperschooners are now
prosecuting the habut and cod fishery on Georges
and the Western Banks from Gloucester. They have
met with very good luck so far-some of the crews
sharing a. high as as each man, after being absent
from home only about two weeks.
sHAD on THE CAPE.
The yarmouth Register notices the temperance
of shad on the Cape coast after an absence OF dozen
years or MORE About 1900 were taken by one COM
pany in weirs few days ago.
BOTTLE WHALES OR BLAcxFIsH.
The business of taking bottle whales or Blacklist
has greatly increased within few years. Indeed II
was but three four years ago when the first vessel
started from this harbor on an experimental trp Tor
blackfsh oil The next season two or three vessels
tried the business and, being successful It has now
become large, employing ten or twelve vessels, ana Is
REGARDED as about themoet certain followed from
this place. Though there are no very great voyages
made for taking this OIL sometimes in taking sperm,
vet il cannot be said that there has been poor or
losing voyage, a. in cod and mackerel fishing.
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soxE Cohs.-No one could readily guess tina.