New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-26
MARINE AFF.iIFS.
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Messr. l. VI. Hoffman 4 Co., sold q sscuos ye--
,erdsy, st the Merchants Exchange, the s.ean.sp
Quaker City, for So go, cash % wm NJ Perse. sbo
wss cheap g, that price.
TRIAL rRP OF IRE RUSSIA rR,SroRr srrAxrR
NANJooR.
Iii known probably 20 n sny o. our readers .hs.,
for several mouths past there has been ceurse of
construction a. Ess; Boston transport stsAEsY Of
some 500 tuns, TO be used IN tina navigston u The
AMOR river, or for sea service, o. may % aseired.
I've work on Ter is 10 about completes ana ysesef-
day she made her trial trip down the bssocr, nsxwe
ON board Capt A. Crown Cf the Rassiso Nsvy
who contracted FOR the buhii9g OF esfIs "a
9 number Of gentlemen who were ins.sea !" w
ness her trial trip. The EFF the Gfard Jsnc-
ticn Wharf East Boston, about 10 O'CLOCK vees 49,
the haibor as far as the lower light, and ai'er Pcs8
hour two sailing smong the slsncs anu mS.i.H
The circuit q the wharvss a. far as tee Sssy stS
returned 10 her berth. She was gsiy decofssee VIII
American and Russian flags and streamers, ana -
serted a tine appearance. III
The trial was very satisfactory to all par.iss inter-
ested in her. The engines worked esaunfany, ana
without the least accident difficulty. Her sahng
time from the wharf 20 the lower light was Any.:w0
minutes and her return trip she logged eght tnose
which is equal TO nine and quarter sts'ote 49, 20
hour against an ebb tide and a strong wind. Ihss
when the model Of the vessel and the shsf eeeea
into consideration, is high rate Of speed. I'M "
suit obtained with the engines making eoeuf
steam Of eleven pounds-whie her average rate OF
speed will be forty revolutions per minute, WITH re-
served power to make it nearly City II required. ~
she now draws but "a feet Of water, about enssAro
Of her propeller is out Of water She WILL Of oeurss
attain higher rate of speed when her propeller en-
trely submerged. ~
of this city and was built by Paul Curtis, eeg, well
known az ore of our most successful sh'pouuden IN
the most thorough manner. She Is pronounces ~
competent judges 10 be the stror gest built ship ever
built In Bostop. Her length is nearly 100 feet, her
width 81 feet aud her depth of hold IL fest inches
She draws 81 feet Of water with lSo suns Of coal
and large quantity of freight ON board. Her hgns
draft will be ~ feet. Her machinery was deexnsd
and constructed at the Atlantic Works, East beeson
and consists of pair OF oscillstng cylinders fnch
diameter and feet stroke which operate screw IL
| feet in diameter with four blades She mas the cem.
mon return fue boilers, 81 feet in diameter and ~ feet
SHE'LL double rveted and tested at Is pounds hyefaec
pressure In addition to the usual pumps Attached 70
the engines she has a steam donkey pump ana b9nss
aud a donkey engine for hoistmg cargo; orueu nsse
been given to take in her cargo and fit her for 50 as
| once. t-.,, "a.
full The vessel in all her parts reflects grsas cfeds
upon the skl Of Boston mechanics, and v osnsssd
will not suffer in comparison with the one about com
pleted in New-YoIk for the Russian uoseinmes.s
The attending her CONSTRUCTION shows me- tno
mechanics Of Boston, when allowed % easrss -. ssS sr
| competition, even with the New Workers, notwtn-
Standing the ridicule which Of the New. York
papers have been disposed TO put upon them tor de-
cs which were properly charse'es upon
| machinery. tposton 'our""'
NEW PORT. 49,
We understand that port is now fast being bu,it
at Black Point in Refugio County, called s.. nTy ::
letter informs that there eight feet wstsr %
ordinary tides entirely UP To the town Ids sowl
situated the most western arm Of Aransas Bayou
and is said to be the nearest accessible port 70 nsn
Antonio and a very extensive region OF coun>
| try. embracing the San Antonio and Nuecss
| Rivers, and all that beautiful country esswsee
| them. extending tive three hundred nies m
terror We learn that Mr.. Vance Of San Antonio II
interested in this town. and will speedily make arrange
ments TO do bis extensive shipping business tsfoegn
this port. There is already Post ocs ss.@1n ,s
there. laaive"0n N'"s' '''"'
We learn from Capt Dsggett, Of schooner ABBY b.,
from Holiness Hole that whsle ofthe m osch spscies
was found ashore the south side of the Vnsysfd on
from 90 to 25 barrels of OIL which the parties fodng u
| are engaged in getting out His whsleshp probably
missed stays during the thick weather on sunday.
| TIE LEAsDER ASD NORTH AsEMcAs. -
| The British Curt Of Admiralty, before whom the
| owners of the American ship Leander brought a
action against the Brtsh ecIew steamship Non , =
American, to recover for total loss arising nom 9
collision about 40 miles r. N. +. OF Barusey, Detweeo
and a. m. OF the 18th Feb last decided that tnis
"coison wss occasioned by the steamer, sitsr she
| ported her helm, not having kept IT hard eeyss
| "fhe blame, therefore, attaches upon her, end NO
"blame attaches upon the Leander.' Decree accord
ingly. ' a1
| Inc navy DePdftHeht IL III ieceiPs VI "'Ys~"no"
from Capt Forrest, commandant Of the Ssg-ship 50.
Lawrence, dated Montevideo, January o. ie's He
| says: -
"The people of that country, disseminated with the
administration of the present President TOOK up arms
and advanced to the very capital. Fearing tesR so>
trance, and believing they would not have force %
effectuay resist them, the Government eddfesesd me
different foreign agents having armed forces IN the
barbor stating its inability TO protect the lives ana
property of foreigners, and requesting them 70 protecs
such interests This landing was determined upon ~
the foreign agents and was requested TO tsse the
responsibility of commanding them, being tho o9bcer
highest in rank then on the station. portion OF the
marine guard Of the st. La Is still on shore af
the Custom House. The city Is barricaded bq. no
decisive action has taken place. Gen. Dis, &C the
head of 800 men, commands the opposing force, and
is said TO be only short distance from The city. The
Falmouth will join here after the 18th with the
supply We have no treaty with this country, and
Mr.. Hamilton, the American Copsul, being about "a
close bis Office and return TO the United States, our
Government will be left without any representative
on shore. ! have Just learned that our Consul q
Buepos Ayres has received bis passports The vesseI
that takes this dispatch is sailing within an hour pre-
'ehH ''"' ''''-e "'''' INV IW.shinsson s.sr
A letter TO The Pliladeithia Journal written on
board the L. s. frgste Minnesota, says that siI or
seven Of the crew have been killed crippled for Life,
by falling through the hstchwsy OF the 6re-room,
since II at vessel left the United States.