New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
MARINE AFFAIRS.
Hon ALshs1
1HI hISsING sIIANsHIr.

THT MISSING STEAMSHIP.
Considerable anxiety begins to prevail on account of
the non-arrival of the steamship ARIEL. She is
her I'D day out from Southampton.
The agent OF the Nv aces not think that she left
the day reported iorthe reason that he
nas received letters stating tina. the Both she was on
Havre in dense fog unable 70 get into that port The
dispatch from Halifax, by the America, IS quite posi-
tive however on this point. 1t says:
The Ariel left Southampton on the 3lst December
having been detained day behind her usual time on
account OF dense fog at Havre
The Arieh on board 90 passengers, heavy cargo
the English, French and German mails, and Il, Ooo
in specie. As severe gales have been reported by
recent a1iva ais, she may have been disabled in her
machinery and forced to put back. or come on under
sail In either may not hear OF her for week
YET There will be mail for Europe to-day, as the
Company have not provided any steamer to take the
Arels place.
CONVICTION OF The AIBIoS COOPER NVRDERERs.
On the 9th July last the brig Albion Cooper, Capt
Ouinton d. Smith. sailed from Portland for Havana.
There were seven persons, captain, two mates and
four seamen on board. Nothing has since been seen
of the vessel but few days before she ought to have
arrived at her destination, boat was picked up al sea
by the clipper Black Squat, containing two seamen,
Peter Williams and Abraham Cox. This boat belonged
to the Albion Cooper and the only one which she
carried. The seamen said that their brig had been
lost in gale and all on board save themselves, were
drowned.
The captain of the Black Squall questioned them
Closely when they contradicted each other lie also
found in their possession the Captains watch his trunk
full of clothes and the ships register and invoice. On
arriving at Havana he gave them into the custody OF
the United States Consul. Under the rigid examna-
alton TO which that officer subjected them they con-
fesed to having murdered the captain and the rest OF
the crew. and there is hardly any doubt that they also
scuted or set fire to the vessel. The reason whichhey
assigned for this was the brutal manner in which the
mate treated them The United States Consul sent
Cox and Williams home TO Portland, where they have
lust been tried for murder. Both of them were con-
victed on Wednesday last.
NO MAIL srrAM coxurxicArIoy WITH JAMAICA.
We learn from The Kingston Jamaica) CotoH'dl
Standard of the Dist u that the proposition for semi
monthly steam communication with the United states,
recently before the Legislature, has failed, through
tine influence of the local Government The Stand
ard SAYS:
W. deeplv regret this. because we have reason to
know that this decision will be conclusive. The
American Mail Company are engaged IN the erection
OF large coalng works AT ASihWd, WIN he oUJecI vi
avoiding all intermediate stOppage; and as soon as
those works complete no more American steamers
of that line will find it necessary TO make Kingston
coalng station We shall then, We have been for
some months past be left altogether TO the chance ar
rival of sailing vessels for ordinary correspondence
with the United States
Capt. Berry OF the steamship Columbia of this port,
having rendered assistance to the passengers of the
disabled ship Gray Eagle by taking them into Charles
ton, they requited him with handsome silver trumpet
suitably inscribed.