New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-01
MARINE AFFAIRS.


arrived On Tuesday morning with Eogish dates 70 ~
18th inst. She brings large and valuable cargo -
German French and English merchandise. Her ntws
has been anticipated by previous arrivals.
TRIAL TRIP.
The new steamboat Soutbfeld, owned by the &stea
Island Ferry Company, went yesterday aterasea -
engineers trip. She is 2l0 feet long, beam 30 fsct
ALL with flush decks has beam engine, cylinder
Al inches, and 9 feet stroke.
The STEAMER ADRIArIc.
The New-York correspondent Of The Boston Journal
says:
The sound of the workmen from q hundred bsmneo
indicates that the day when she will take her place o.
the collins Line is vet distant one. She -
have sailed last October. There is now no probability
that she can b. ready for tI the coming Autuma,
if even then. The folly which has guided the manage
ment of this splendid craft cannot be painted. Thse
new invention one tried, one that promised
great things for success failure, should be frst
tried such ship is marvellous In the first place.
an attempt made to use valve that was patene
The parties were sued and threatened with lawsuit
This valve was withdrawB-a new invention intxe-
duced that demanded the adjustment OF all the
machinery to the new valve. This was done. The
whole proved splerd did failure, and now the work
has all to be done over again. The cost Is over
$4,000. The delay and modification will be bat
little less ara what TO be one Ut the proudost
monuments Of our commercial skill has, through the
bluuderings and obstinacy Of some parties become
by-word and reproacb."
The above statement is widely at variance with the
oftrepeaed declarations of Mr. Allen to reporter.
when be asked why the sailing of the Adratic was 70
long delayed Bat we presume The Journals cores
pondent speaks upon good authority
sHIp-BuILDISG sKw-roRK.
The business Of shp-building at this port exhibits
but slight signs of Improvement. At Bels yard foot
of Stanton street large threedecked eghting ship.
san fN..t h-...~ l..
s as NSeS'y Also sma bs s SO
in this city. Roosevelt Joyce q Co., in the adjoining
yard, have two small vessels in progress; 6arke.-
tine, the Eph Williams. for Beae, Dixon Co., -
cary sope nearly resdy, and have laid the keel of
bark of 500 tuns for persons in this city At Weser-
yelt's ward ther. is bark Of 600 tuns, the POenoa
built for an Italian house. Also, the keel, stem ana
tern of steamer, 600 tons, commenced for Morgan
g. Garrison for the Nicaragua line, but arrested %
the failure Of Walker. At William II. Webb's yard,
foot of Seventh street, the keel Of maL.Ofwa for
the Russian Government has been laid. The steaa
Revenue Cutter for the United States is in progress
Co of 500 tuls the Moses Taylor. She very sharp.
al yuusly intended to be very fast Close at hand
3 decker of 500 tuns, for Williams q Guons limo
OF Liverpool packets, to be commanded oy CsPs.
FREEMAN At G. eel point some small vessels may b
seen in the yard If Edward Williams, and three or
four in the yard of Webb & Bell. At the Novelty
Works the alterations in the machinery of the Collins
steamer Auriatlc are progressing, and the Baltic y
undergoing extensive repairs.
sHIP-BUILDING IN BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The following IL reported by The Boston Courier -
the condition OF work in the various yards where WORK
is doing: err.
ID. u. KeIeys Yard On the stocks, a bark OF 40
tuns. Mr. Kelley launched this Spring the MaynowS.
ship Of SIG tuns which has recently sailed for Caise
with ice. -~x
Samuel Halls Yard-Nothing doing svessel Offs
TINS living at the wharf, waiting purchaser.
C. f. & II. d. Gsrdner's Yard-keel laid and WORK
proceeding on ship OF 900 tuns
W A karE of tt.no mi
Smith & Cushman's Yard-A bark Of $50 tuns build
ing and partly sold.
Donald McKays Ysrd-A ship of loo tuns +
building by Hugh A. Mckay:
Of 800 tuns. de-igptd Tor the New.Orleans trsde.
SourH Bosros & +. o. Briggs Ysrd--A ship
is building OF $40 tuns. On Wednesday lsst, there
was launched from this yard the ship John Tucker Of
LOO rupr belonging to Williams & DaIand Of Salem:
MEpFoRD.--J. D. Curtis & Sons Yard-A baik Of
over so tuns is building. She is sold understand
TO some parties on the South Shore.
sHIP-BUILDISG IN "A TERN MAINE.
In Wa .ln & on Cour y, west of Machias there have
be eight vessels only In course OF construction the
year about one half the number usually built 10 that
locality. At Indian River, Messrs Crowley Mckea-
aie and Others have brig of 2O tuns on the stocks.
At Addison, William Nah & Sons are building ves-
sci of considerable size. In Columbia, Levi b. Grace
ia putting up the frame for 200 tun vessel. At Hs
neatly completed; and Messrs. A. Nash and others
have laid the keel for another. At Chenyfed Messrs.
Kingsley & Smith building good sized vessel;
end Amos Dyer large bark OF 44O tuns A. Ain--
Messrs Baker and Others Of SteubeR, Knowles OF Adj
Olson, Plummer Of Harrington, and Dyer Of Cherry
heo, also contemplate commencing vessels this year.
COMPLIMENT TO CAPT. HIGGINS.
Capt Higgins being about to relinqrhsh the COM
maDd Of the Hermann, dePutaton from the nhsol~
ants Of Southampton headed by the President vt the
Chamber of Commerce, waited upon him on the i5tA
inst, in the saloon Of the ship and presented hin
with very elegant silver tea and coffee service, bear
ing an appropriate inscription a. mar. o. tho s''e'
CAPT BERRYhASs SECOND ExpEprI0N.
The Neamer Arctic, in which Capt Hsrtsts u
brought home Dr. Kane and his companions, wIis al
from New.YoIk, under the command of Capt. U. III
Bergman, Who last year made the deeP'sss sSv nd
iDes on the telegraph plateau from St. johns IN p
TO Valencia, the south western point OF Ireland.
Capt. Bergman will now meet at St john III
British steamer Cyclops, on similar GRAND, apf
about Of the same size as the Arctic. 49,. !
The principal object OF the present expeaaaoe 10 Il
discover new line of sOuDdDgs between Pb ,centis
Bay in Newfoundland and Cape Cseco, NJ rthern
most cape of the main land of Nova Scotia, 90 thai
the geographic wire will only he for four giles q
Newfoundland instead Of foLr hundred, ssv nder th1
present arrangement. The distance betweS Places
ma Bay and Cape Casco lie about six hundr ed mile
along which soundngs will be taken BY Ca pit. Berry.
uab. -:
Another object Of the present expedais n 10 to end
the best spot on Trinity Bay, in Newton midland, Tor
landing the Atlantic cable. In pufsuiH this under
taking The Arctic will sail easteriy on au somswhsa
north Of the sOuHdngs heretofore made, until about
HUNDRED miles from shore when Il s int nded . make
the track thus marked out unite wi III tn, SormeI
soupdiDgs. This il done, we presume with view q
mskipg the line Of the cable to Trim y b, ~ shorsI
and less winding.
The result Of this experiment Of Capt Beuymsa
vii oe Interesting refstng establish OF Proisssos
Moury objections TO the correctness Of ais soundings
Lac, wear. The Arctic is manpedlby rev OF thirty