New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-01
Nesp:Uork Daily Gribm,1e
MfRINE AFFAIRS.

The steamers Atlanta end Memphis, chartered by
the Navy Department to 60 to Paraguay, were sur
veyed the day before yesterday and condemned. Az
cordngly the Atlanta left the dry dock aud went over
TO the New-York side, when such repairs may De
considered sufficient to enable her to pass inspection
will be commenced forthwith. The Memphis will fol-
low her TO day. The Caledonia arrived at the yard
Yesterday hauled into the wharf, and viii be shortly
surveyed She Is the larges of the Cromwell vessels,
and appears to draw tco much water 70 go up the
shallow waters approaching Paraguay. The Western
port of the same stock the above, hoated INTO
the dry DOCK and is undergoing critical e1auina-
ton. All these craft ore ike chin band-hs1es
than war vessels and if any solid shot strikes them,
everlasting smash will be the Consequence. The gan
ners that crippled the Water Witch live yet at
Ascension.
The trim, nice little cutter Harriet ane got her
sailors yesterday and hauled into the stream As
things go now we dare not hazard guess to when
apy of the vessels will sail and the Harriet may be
week with us yet. Her officers
Captain Fau1ce; Fnst Lieutenant, Arthur Stanford Sec
oDd Ieut.napi d. &c Constable Third Liev.eusnt J. Wall
brush FIN, A-ss.a. Engineers Waiter w M,eker
Second A-.'t Lnsi9eers Charles q Dale ard John web
Lockulsn; Gunner, Thomas Cole.
The Water Witch got her crew at Norfolk on Mon
day. which occasion two of the large guns fitted up
express y for the expedition condemned, the car
races being broken. The workmen of the Norfolk
Navy Yard presented gold watch 70 Lieutenant
Commanding Pegram his being transferred 70 the
Water Witch from the yard ~ token Of their regard
for him. The Southern Star had four ports bored 10
her sides at Norfolk and would not be ready ior sea
before the 10th at October.
Tie Arabia brings our letter from the China S.ilad-
ron. II is dated board the Minnesota Gulf oi Pc
chee-lee, 23d July, and says:
ave are still here, lying in the midst o. war-ships
of all nations. The UneJ states steamtigate l0y-
batan lies short distance from us mud the great bury
locking line-of-batle ship Calcutta bearingtbe broad
flag Of Admiral Sir NJ Seymour at her m,;zen, is be-
SIDE her. | hear from b. last week at Hong Kong,
that the MissssIppi is still there all well firmly
heheve that before two months 60 by the United
States China Squadron will number two vessels less
Il an il dos at pTe-ent. / have this from good
thonty The Germantown and Mississipp will prop
ably be ordered home first. The former Is now on
Canton River waiting dispatches from the CONNIE
dore. Did ! ever tell you that, although this great
Gulf Of Peel ee-ee il 800 miles long by $50 wide the
water in it 50 extremely shallow that We coGd safely
anchM-if there were sterIns-in any part OF It.
There were at Hong Kong the following men-oi-war:
4 British, French, American, Russian; Canton
River, II British French, and American; Gulf Of
Pee-chee-lee, lS British, IA French Russian, and
American.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John Vanstadt reported
for duty board the steamer Soutten Star Al Norfolk
on Tuesday.
THE WAY PR,ZEs ARF HADE.
I'm the United States District Court, Friday morn
ing, Judge Slrague presiding, Johnaieej, second mate
OF the ship Ehphalet Grccly, was pat on trial On
charge Of having maiciGu-ly a~ailte1 anil besten
Mabnel Cooke. negro, native OF the Cape de Nerre
Islands, while the ship the passage betSeen
London and Boston. VI testimony would show thar
he wss knocked down twelve tmes IN a very few
minutes Tie probability is that he would have been
lied II they hId struck him anywherecse bur on the
hend. A-it is bee lives 10 rcmcnber, and when The
sion presents To turn murderer hmslf. His own
testimony, givzi in The Boston Ldssr, aicrds u
gropic history Of the scene
'Ei sht day fran Londor five b. -tril g for break
fast. 80 sN for Antoine and ssy, what yon d.
ing' wss tuis buck nni Sroob the tank water.
De captain came sp as stand NJ d. tank and sung
out de- second mate "a act orctopsaL The mate sing
ont take up that ioic gallant stunsa and bring II
10 fochstle. pick him UP aud put him right 80 on
his shoulder with Uaniia nun Antoine, end put Il
on top-gallant fooa-,ls Captain and mate bof slug
ont loose tina, snil, GO, me-eG and LEI 20 the
holiarda. make fast 't, clue of the fosail Second
innt tell me mnkc fast TINT lallaris tell the man
,o overhaul the hnlhnrist me md he overhaul them
phss The haiards one turn an1 had not n through.
iell he man lif The yufi n little ht till - u
through and he didn't. The second mate sny, whnt
f., wa, cnn't mike last that saiRfd aud .sy. lat
20 ilai ballard IL sny go down on deck. aud be
s,rkc me- fr4, time. md be strike mo urain on the
facc ! turn then for to go dV'sn an the deck, nni
second nate take capstan bar spd knock me down. ]
GO, M. siar, aud hc KNOX Down again with the
rnp,,an bar The cbcf mm,e he came right MI and
sing out. Mr. Reed, you kill black son oi bitch;
! cen DO II mysel[ ] raut speak English well.
Chief mate knock me down right -idc II Tho head.
lie knock me down second time with th, handsphr
Two timca knox me down. 10 take b'lnyiug pin
nnd ht mo on the head and knock ~" down again.
There's the mark. got MP and he knock me dnwu