New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
MARINE AFFAIRS.
LILLE ArGTR WORRY

We were shown yesterday piece OF the p,s,kr-.,
q ship recently returned from San Fs,po;s,o -s..s
vss perforsttd 10 every direction by whn i. L,.-.
the suger woim Tne holes wee full half An ,,.s .
aismeter. 4 piece of the metL oovming y. ,h,,'.
bottom having been knocked of, the worms su.si.,
the wood thus laid bare, which caused the vss., },
lesk, and the lesk not discovered until The y,s.,
wss hauled out. No doubt chips ere somstlss q.
from this cause.
FOR EUROPE.
The steamship Vanderbilt sailed on S,.ariay d,
Europe, with about 2W passengers and s3i3aa
specie.
The new United States steam sloop.of.wsr Brook,
is pow in the dry dock at the Brooklyn NsyyYs
being copperei snd having her propeller attached
A detachment of United Statss marines arrivAhss
yesterday from Boston, M4ss. They destined 1.
the Sabine, and have been transferred to the Nas
Carolina until the lst prox when is expected ia,
ship will 20 into commission.
COLLISION oS THE SOUND.
About | o'clock Thursday morning, il beiry ,ous-
what foggy at the time, the steamer Mstrop,. frou
Newport for this city, into the soop Golden Rss
Of Southport. The boats were immediately love,rS
from the steamer and proceeded to the soop, vhss
they found in sinking condition, and took from bar
the captain, two seamen and the cook, the xsr vtb
his leg broken ard otherwise badly injured. CssAan
Brown of the Metropolis states that he saw The Scoo
and could have passed her in safety had not tas ps.
sops or board Of her altered her course, srd byu
doing brought her under the steamers bow.
InE REPORTED Loss OF THE BARK ELIZA.
The account published in this paper. on Thunls,,
telegraphed from Boston, OF tho loss OF The b9t
Ehza, OF New York, Capt. l.. S. Pike, bsssd % u
statements Of Charles II. Rowden 1.-THE repued sseod
mate of the vessel and Others, is entirely viAex
foundation. The Elzs was taken 70 Hamburg sboct
year since by Capt. Pike, and there sold and q. ut
dates was at Singapore. Capt T. has since command
another vessel which he also sold at Hamburg I'd
was af,erward first officer Of the steamship Nx.A6u
Light, ana returned from Bremen in her On the e6b
ult since which he has remained In this city, We
have these particulars from Capt Pike himself, Who
also states that the man Rowden his second ncs
in the Eliza when she left this port abou. two yCs
ago for Norfolk, thence TO the West Indies, sll on
her return in Now 1856, Rowden left the vessel H.
stead of wreck it may turn out to be case Of de-
seron, or something worse, and ought TO bs nvsst-
gated. lJournai OF Commerce.
NARROW ESCAPE.
SAN ERASCIsCo, July 10, lSSS.-The steamship
Brother Jonathan left this port for Coumbi. River
and Puget Sound on the Sth inst, and rsturHsato
port on the lith; reports that, the 10th astsst,
found water in the hold, it blowing hard N the
time; the pumps soon checked up with cokdaes
cargo was hove overheard to allow men 20 bali
the gale blowing hard, put out the tires, and ne
ship was kept aoat by the united efforts OF soma to
passengers and crew; the ship was going before ne
wind, ard III q short time steam was got up ns
port boiler and the steam pumps set to work ne
cause of the accident was from the machlley9
boilers. and not from unseaworthiness OF the bull Il
on the 9th inst. she was put on the l.. =. s. Deek,
and put in good condition.
Letter to ElwoOd Walter ESQ., secy Board Of Undsrwnxn
THE SEwYoRK YACHT SQUADRON.
The yachts which have enlivened the her Dor, ~
whore officers and crews have mingled with our Dopu
In tiln 4 a M fnnrd da laftu ada
morning each, as they cleared from their anchorage
speaking forth farewell from their gus. Their vSt
has been pleasant one to the citizens and stsugsn
here and We regret that the enjoyment of the occs-
sion should have been marred by the uuplesast
weather of Monday and Tuesd.y. fhs squsdron ro-
INevpoh N~,. III.
THE REyESUE.cUTTER JAMES CAMPBELL AsRoRr
The schooner Daniel Webster, which arrived
this port yesterday, from Port Even for Bostos 70.
ported the revenue cutter James Campbell, Of taa
revenue ostrict, ashore at Black Rock, few nSe
from Bridgeport. Reported that she went oc {. hsn
water, and when passed waa high and dry. h's
serious the injury is we do not know, but We unds'
stand the location is q bad and dangerous one. ,
New. London Star, ilh
D0ISGs AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD
Upward Of 200 men now constitute the mschaDleo
and laboring forces at our Navy Yard. The Ioi@r
is composed of 600, consisting Of ship rpenters,
ers, blacksmitbs, sparmakers, saimskers gun oG'
risge makers, csulkers, rosmers, oskum spaass,
plumbers, boat builders and painters. It sIpsa1e
that the lew soop Lancaster will be ready tor seees.
ing about the latter end Of September. She nn r..
planked, and the caulkers DOW engaged upon -.
The frigae Congress is still at the yard. Iae r0t
commenced placing her spars yesterday. Ihs 49,
OF the maiDmast to the head near where the nm
main yard IL placed s 100 feet, and has at the nig
part diameter Of 81 inches. As soon % rggeo, "
Congress will take on board her stores, and bs resC
for sea- In the igse-house the keel Of the new cop
10 oeing iaio. Ihe work upon her will be pushse ~
ward as rapidly as possible, nannucb orders hsvs
been received for her completion before the nen
meeting OF Congress. The steamer Walker OF tns
Coast Survey, which We have before mott sd s undeI
gong repairs vii be finished In absut three ven.
The schooner Spray, which is under charge k us
Lighthouse Board, is being rebuilt. From the soun
pier the battery has been removed. II has bssa
placed upon the receiving. ship Princeton. The Ser
taIy Of the Navy is expected to visit the yard dsy
and everything is in clean aud orderly condtios.
IPhiA Eve journal, Aug X
YELLOW fEyER on BRIG IRIS.
NEWPORT Aug. l2.--Ths brig Iris, Mouros, IRON
Remedies, Cuba, for Boston arrived here this non
Dg, and reports the loss Of two on the passage y
yellow fever. .f