New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-20
MARINE AFFAIRS.
1Hr wRToX oy THy nRUrsosD.


T. hss been ascertained that the schooner sunk of.
Long Branch is the B. Drummond. Ii is supposed
hst .e must have missed stay', and been capszed by
soua 90 Tgesday night. The body which was taken
from the foremsst crostress On "Wednesday mornag
hs. .eeu Identified ths OF Joseph johnson, IT, l.
uf he seut on TO the family this morning BY the Key.
nor boat No tdiDgs have yet been received Of the
remainder johnson doubt m the cabin when
The vessel went over and ran oDdeck partially dressed
If he was able get upon the for,mast eroetrees his
comrades woud TO have had time to get into the
main rigging before .he went down. Capt. Fox was
An e,perience man. nad very careful with In vessel
and il is hardto conjecture how the accident occurred
She le.t the Clara Brookmsn just before sundown on
Tuesdav, and wss spoken by the wreckipg schooner
II Il. Fidderman of Shark River, standing to the
porth-east wind blowing hard at The time from north
The ri. B. Fiiderman at this time, with two other
vreckipg vessels. finding the wind too strong, were
running before the wind. The Drummond was lost
te n miles north o. where she was spoken By her con-
sort. It is supposed hst Capt Fox deteyined to beat
I'M TO the city If possible as he le his wife at homs
sick, ard was very anxious about her. Had he fol-
lowed the example Of the other sehooners by running
before the wind, he would have esesped. The cook
Watson was not on board hesnow sick in the Hos
pitsl. Among the crew was Augustus G. Mcneil
brct6er.inla law of Mr.. W. II Bird, Of the firm Of Bird
& Nelson He is about "a years of age, aud native
of New-York.
IHE kDRIATIC AGAIN ESCAPED.
Tie Paris core ipondent Of TIE Commercial Adrer-
,scr ,epor that tie bark Adra,ic has escaped. The
editor Of Tie Commercial thus announces the fact:
"Our Paris CORES pondeut's letter did not reach US
until too late for to.days paper. Our correspondent
states that the AdIatic after taking IN provisions at
Genoa sgain made her es,ape ~ the night, IN
storm and put TO sea. The agent of Gauther Frerea
who had been telegraphed from Marssilles to come
on end make new seizure, arrived fsT hours too
late. 80
As Effort 10 SELL The COLLINS STEAMERS 10
RUSSIA.
The steamship Baltic was brought home by Capt
West. Capt. Comstock having let England for st.
Petersburg to treat with the Russian Government for
the purchase of the steamers Of the Collins line.
UNITED STATES STEAM rRroATE nERRInAc.
We have received from a frerd an extract OF let
ter from an officer board the United States steam
frigate Merrimac, dated at Rio Janero Dec. l. 1851
which will no doubt, be Of interest to the relatives
and friends of those board that steamer. The Mer
rmac experienced boisterous and heavy gales on her
assspe Of E)rfy-our days Fell in with English ship
In distress below the Equator, five mouths from Pan
anna and four days without provisions; supplied her,
when she proceeded on to her destination England
lie United States Minister was sick throughout the
whole passage. The Merimac was 10 sail from Rlo
Jsneiro IN the 10Th December for Valparaiso, expect
A,g to each there about the ls February. All we'll
on board. philadelphia Press, 10TH
BI-MonIHLY MAIL TO AND FROM hAhlLLA
The circular Of Messrs. Russell Sturgis gives the
f,llowing under date of Manila, Dec. y:
Definite arrangements have been made by the
spanish Government with the Pennsular and Oriental
Cor pany fur the trar emission Of bmonthly mail to
nnd from this port to commence some three or tour
u,hu tiab bpn nd mo me mOnthly
carried by steamer Rnjeh, bringing that from Lon
don Of 10th of each month, and akiog one from this
to connect with Z. and q. mail steamer which leaves
Hong Kong on the 10Th ct each month curing t tee
s. W monsoon, and On the 18th during the ~ l.. The
present arrangement commencing with this msi Is,
that our mails Tall be forwarded via Kong Kong but
we recommend friends to continue to address us
to the care of their Singapore correspond
ents "a the line via Hong Kong may not DO porma-
pent, and all letters can be remaed IN Singapore II
necessary without loss of time Boston Adv.