New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-24
HE'D.


sis7el - IN specie. Senator Sumner was paassa-
ger.
LAUNCHED.
Yesterday morning Edward Upton succeeded IN
@ CHI, from bis yard in Green Point, aboat intended
for toe SIRE Tsbury 10 rua in Connection with the
Ocean Wave Toe dimensions OF the boat have before
been published. She is of light draft and calculated
to psss Il bars the Shrewsbury River st low ,ter.
l. was attempted ~ launch her al Fl We o'clock Sstur
day afe, noon but owing TO defect in the ways
the bost stack. Two steantugs were employed but
they only snficed to draw out her timber heads and
s.snoh.ons without moving the boat. Sue will be
read, ic tho lice in a few weeks.
DIsAsTIRS ON LAKE oNTARIO-FOUR LIVES LOST.
On Sabosy evening the li,tle stesner Fire Fly ief
Toronto, 20 TOW ore Of the dredging machines OF mr.
Cotton After having been out some hour
from Toronto, gale came on, which compelled the
Fire Fly cut loose from the dredse and seek refuge
from the storm to herself. There we're four men
on the cre6ge, who persisted when the N schine wen
dove beneath the waves. The Fire Fly succeeded in
getting place of refuge on the Canada shore
IL is proper that this little steamer not Sea-
going craft but is used IN the bay Oh toronto as d
pleasure boat and Is the ferry. Sne was little bette
Calcu lated to Withstand gale than the dredging
machine. Her hight draft of water enabled her TO &c
into haIbOr on the shore and save hersell; IL
would seem as if something light have been done,
however 10 save the lives OF the poor fellows on the
dreoge lLochpor' 'o~nai'
THE LOST RETURNED.
Two youug men named Thurston and Bean OF
Gloucester MAse., last week supposed 10 De ost
from schooner Surprise Of that port Tneir friends
mourred item as dead, when 10! on Tuesday Isst
they csms sailing into port alive and well, IN schooner
isabella. They tell their story IL this way:
1--WE LIFT our vessel about o'clock on MOI
day sfieTnoUn, 10th, for the purpose OF hauling our
trawlt, nut could not fnd them. About hall mile
from the vessel lost sight Of her IN the log, ana
theu o. de avcre return We rowed, as We thought
In several to reach her, until night shut To-
The rst uight would lie down 10 tne bottom OF the
dorv bit the cold would drive us to the oars 10 keep
warn, We 70 wed the greater part OF the next uay,
and tee second night closed In There was very little
wind aLd the boat was tight, but we suffered some
from hunger and thirst. We still expected 10 noe
some vessel. About midnight We saw lghs anu
commerced rowing toward it, though nearly ex-
bsu,teo ul til o'clock on Wednesday morning, When
We !andsd 1t Mohthagen Point, n. s., after having
been ID the dcry gh hours. We walked win 1il-
fcuy to TIE Usarest house. told our Story were khoy
received al entertained by the people. Leaving our
boat ia .rsr care, they conveyed US 10 leimouVn,
distance Of forty miles, when We appneo 10 the Anie
can Consul, Who ssd he could not SEM US nouns as
we were not registered seamen but ne ADVISED US 10
beg passage ON board the steamer; we rephed tnat
We would rather SWIM home than beg passage we
then that the schooner Isabella OF Glouces'
ter was IN port and Capt. Gould kindly offered us
passage home, which We accepted.
NAVAL.
The Preble practice ship went into commission on
Thursoay and sailed from Hampton Roads IN the al
ternoon for Annapolis. The following are all the
names of her officers that have come to our knowl-
edge Commander, Thomas L. Craven; Lieutenant
Monroe Passed Assistant Surgeon, K. Carter
Purser Howard; - Graves, Gunner. Inc ffeole
has a crew OF 81 men, ali told
SHIP BUILDING NEwBURYPoRT.
There are several laIge-csss vessels building or
Contracted for in this city, notwithstanding the dul
times MIR. John Currer plumbers two-one 10
fine Hon Moses Davenport and others, ana tne
other on his own account. Mr.. William Currier
has a bark i'll a good stste OF forwardness, a9a
fine yesee she will be- Mr: JOSEPH, Tolho
has laid tbe Keel Of a bark. MI George w. JACK
man IS about building a ship. These with nuner-
ous smell cIat will to keep our ship carpenters
in memory of their trade till a brighter day opens
upop th.ui Newbmyport paper.
UNITED STATES PRIGATE MACEDONIAN.
The steam frigate Roanoke now hes at the wharf,
at the Chareso~n Navy Yard, having been thorough
Nv repaired, and ready at toe order OF the Govenmont
fcr sotvs service. The sOop Levantis nov 10 dock,
70 be completely overhaued, IN preparation Tor an,
other cruise. The big Dolphin, recently returned
from the African station, Is quite READY ior SEQ. que
is intended for some special purpose, and VIII De com,
nanded by Lieut. John n: Maihtt, IA officer oil wen
established reputation. The Boston Courier says
The fngate Mace0onian-s snip classic to toe SER
vice ard the countrys at WHAT ali ataunt, looking
eager ard sLxlous to commence Der cruise Her
officers are all reported ior duty she WIZ oe PaVoI ~
comuissi1u on Thursday next, and will sail probably
early In the next month. The following ID correct
lst Of her officers: -, , ~,
s,sson C. Psn,lT; Purser John V. B. Blocker; Lieuen
ant Commsnains Marine Ssa yan a. sarrsoS Chae.
Acting Master, Ed o. Matthew'S CaPtains Sec
swa1 Tbos Bnryt, Guuner Tbos Co.'S CaIpen.sf George
w. Elliott; Saiiuaser, w. S. L. Brayton
The MscedOnshis III feet in length on her spar deck,
about / 400 tuus burden; carries gun deck Is g.
pounoert and - pUuuders; on the spar deck ons
forward ana one aft l0-inch guns with sohd shot
weighing 10 pounds, and shells weighing ~ pounds
Every part OF is credtabe to our yard ana 10 the
Government. ,,,: ..
captured ~ 1912 (Oct 25l the frgate United States
upder command Of the gallant Decatur she was com
msnded by the late Capt. john GARDEN, whose oemise
was noticed by the English press by the iat ioreiSn
mail She was then said TO be " the best mode Ior q
I" frigate and accounted the most completely ntCeu
vessel in the British service" Modern improvements
have mace her now far formidable ship than
she was originally. In speaking OF tue Macedonian,
speak Of her as a sloop owar; she was esPtureu
fIgate did service as frgate, aud shouio no., !"
her old age be deg faded by second-rate appeh
III is rather Singular coincidence that Capt u L.
Levy, who commands her now on her Mediterranean
cruire was one the officers VINO, IN 1877, assisted
in working her into NewYork haTbor after ner
capture
THE PHILADELPHIA SAvY YARD.
The Navy ard presents quite busy aspect M
merous workmen actively engaged on the sloopof-
war Lancaster sod she is rapidly approaching co n
plation The old iTigate Congress, tina, has been I'M
Tes6v If il expected tina. she will be taken from the
section Al dock on next Monday, and be Immediately
fried for active service. The workmen in the various
shops ia the yard are all busy ss bees. On last
Monday large number OF extra h snds were pat on
ipcre a,;ng engaged IN the hed 10 over
or naarly 200 Efforts are being made 10 add TO the
size of the ward by tskiog 10 several hundred ieet
from the aud adjacent TO the solthward OF IT. 50 as
10 increase its capacity and allow OF the erection OF
other shops. large plumber OF ssnors iei. Tue