New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
MARINE AFFAIRS.
Iok FrROpY.


The Cunard mail steamer Asia, Capt. Lott len
yesterday for Liverpool with 55 passengers and
S.Os.II7 in specie. Among the passengers are the
fright Rev Bishop DE Lauccy of Western New-York.
the Rev Thomas Graves Of England Sir Allan McNsb
{, of Canada. The Rev A. McNab, d. D., of Canada
{, West, and Stephen s. Renak esq, L. s. Consul at
Trieste. The screw steamer Glsscor slzo sailed fjr
Gasgow, with 80 cabin ard 1873 Storage passenger
Among her passengers the Rev. J. H. Orbeson and
wife, Missionary to India aud the Rev. j. w. Parsons
n Missionary to Constan,nope.
SINGULAR AFTATR.
Capt Welcb, Of the schooner Mary Alice arrived on
Wednesday morning from Ponce, p r., informs Us Of
the following singular occurrence: About Oct ! the
Spsnishbrg Consueo for Ponce, with cargo Of -four
wine, &C., foundered and went down Off the Deed
Mans Chest on island only nine miles from the por. Of
destination. Her captain and crew bad barely time
- o5gh to save themselves in the boats But Singular
. relate the thirc day after her going down. opposite
10 the haIbor Of Ponce, mast began gradually 10
rise above the water, and tine brig actually worked
here up reef to save part Of her cargo and
al her sails aud rigging. The Spanish authorities
lave arrested the whole crew, until investigation
Can be had, and sent them to St Johns.
Loss or THE scHR. CASTILLO or DIGBr, y. s.
Capt. Anderson, Of The above schooner,
passenger in the brig ALMA, which arrived here on
Wednesday from Nassau, ~ p. He reports thai on the
17th Oct while on bis passage from Jeremie for Bo'-
ton, with acargo Of ofogwood aud coffee during heavy
gale, his Schooner went ashore on Cat leland and
became total ioss The officers and crew were saved
a small part Of her materials with about 100 bags of
Office and cocoa were taken from her. Capt. A. also
reports that the light tina, he went ashore he
raw a bark close by aud has no doubt that she was
stranded also He snppo'es the bark WAS the Eleuhera
from the fact that he bodies Of and woman
were found on that shore the following day, and
apparently Just drowned The bodies had the appear
Of being those Of wealthy passengers as there
was found upon them great deal of valuable jewery
About the. same time vessel unknown went ashore
al Abacoa.
STRUCK BY A WHALE.
Brig Caura arrived yesterday, reports that during
a heavy squal from S. 5. W., Nov 9, ran iato and
Killed large sperm whale, who came near breaking
our upper rail With his tail.
GALL HANDS LOST.
Bark Mendi, arrived from Gambia, W. &. A., re-
ports having sailed in company with brig Anglo
Saxon of Boston, for do, and supplied them with
our chief officer to navigate her home, they having
lost all hands W all officers probably by fever c&-
cept the Captains clerk.
SEA MONSTER.
The Captain Of a Dutch bark informs g newspaper
that while sailing IN the South Atlantic ,ean the
18th OF June last frghtfu monster, 30 feet long
and from % TO 80 feet round came with such force
against the ship to cause her to remble all over.
Ii kept up with the vessel for nine days, but at
Length got rid Of by firing more than 100 musket-
and " thrustng harpOon and long iron bar into
his body. Boston Traveller.
The United States fngate Sabine, Commodore Shu-
brick sailed from Bermuda after repairing on the
Nb inst.