New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-08

suatiOn during the storm wrs terrible n the extreme
the rain and slet being apparently carried over him
in sheets His own pluck and endurance were t.
mafkSbe under the circumstances. Buffalo Com.
v.vAI-rBs PioSrER OF rHE PARAGUAY FLEET OUT
WARD BOUND.
Os BoARD THF FuITo>, orr GosPoRr YWD.)
WEDNESDAY. Oct 6. 1853 An
IIo for Barladoe- We are on the point Of start
irr and a. you desired, | -oni You all particulars.
Tie Water Witch has ,team up, and the greatest ex-
ctemept prevails in the yicnit, of the Navy Yard
Commodore Dornn, Capt. Ruiiand and Constructor
Uart visited our slp yesterday, Inspected her. pro-
nourced her in fir-t-rate rin aud left wishing Us
.r.eIv and successful termination to the important
mission OF which We are bound. We have been in the
stream since Saturday. but procrastination j.
nor in naval matters and among naval folk generally.
that would not write till steam was up.
We are proyisoned for four months, have on board
80 tons of coal of which We will consume II tons per
dsy. our l.ipch and pinch guns 90 out in the Sup
ply tie whole OF fore castle IL taken up with an
Other gun the carriage of which also goes ont IN the
storesfip The most novel affair W. have on board
i new kind Of ses-anohor. which arrived he'e on
Saturday II il about II feet long and Is constructed
something ike tke leaf OF an umbrella braced with
wood. and made Of thick canvas the center Is iron.
and by throwing thi- machine overheard in heavy
sea tie ship would be instantly hove 10 and anchored
were the water ever deep. We have tour tents on
board. 1000 shells, 5000 Minnie rihe-bslIs, 1900
carbine balls l. 600 percussion caps, oil muskets
II belong to the guard, 100 pistols, , Sharp ear
bines our tuun ge is $40 that of the Water Witch
so. We will 90 rou Barbadoes direct to klo, as W.
will be able TO take in enough OF coal IN the former
plaee should no unfore seen accident ranspire. Oar
cornparion, the Water Witch, can only carry eight
days' coal and should she meet contrary winds must
appeal 70 the generosity Of Nentosus. You may rely
implicitly my promise To ws.te 10 you regularly;
and a. our slip will, to common but expressive
~ he u hole
Lopez and hi. crack steamer, the Paraguay which
was built lately in England, do not prevent u.s. there
must :, me news Of Interest uanspre. The steamer
southern Star i nearly ready. She brings mail. and
hope all our friends will send letters, papers Nc.
The Dolphin is expected here every minute, ami
have no doubt bit that ell the Paraguay vessels at
Norfolk will have sailed by Monday.
THE DANGEEs oF THE sEt.
l. appears from the best statistics, that in the last
four years the Isk to each passenger OF beng Killed
in going one mile was:
By railroad in Frame, ........''''''' m l.S
b railroad ia Eug,ar .....'..'.'''' IN -. Ssoo
By railroad IN New iork...............l in Fl5tep
BY Atlantic steamship. ps.........'''''' - -''i'V
These figures protest strongly against the manage
ment of some nj least. of our Atlantic steamship
Companies. According 10 these statistics, passen-
ger could 20 from here to California by railroad win
tie same risk as 10 travel five miles in steamship.
Our Atlantic steamship travelling practically COM
menced with the first voyages ~ the steamships Sirius
and Great Western in 1888. From that year 10 the
present lsS II Is estimated that on an aNera e i1oOo
erEons have annually crossed the Atlantic Ocean IN
steamships. or 300 600 in the whole period. In this
same period We have Lad rs steamships with 1900
persops lost; or of the whole number who have
crossed the Atlantic by steam in every lOo has been
lost Nor the greater pRn at this loss IN the IN
fancy Of our ocean steam navigation we nave, ln
the past four years lost three transatlantic steamships
with 800 lives; or, allowing 2lOOO rs the annual
number crossing the Atlantic 70 and from New-iork
in this period in every ~ have been lost.