New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-29
MARINE AFFAIRS.
sHIPBUILDING IN GREENPoINT

sHIPBUILDING IN GREENPoINT.
A few days since Mr. Samuel Sneeden commenced to
overhaul and repair the steamer Canada at his yard
at Greenpont, This steamer, as we'll as her mate,
the America, has recently been chartered by the
United States Government at 1000 per month, each
steamer to be employed in the Paraguay expedition.
The work of overaulng and repairing these steamers
will be done by the General Government, aud will
cost about $4,000. The guards are to be cut of
within three feet of the hull, the hull pank"d over
and the whole made perfect in every respect Inc
work is expected to be completed by the lst OF De-
&c ember. The America is on the railway at Hunters
Point, being planked.
NEWS FROM THE WHALING MEET.
A letter from Capt. Coop of ship Maria Theresa Of
New-Bedford, dated Avau, Ochotsk Sea- July IL,
1853, reports her clean, all well. The snip was
anchored to make lee from heavy n r.. gale when
had been blowing for the previous n hours. Wonld
take in wood and proceed to Southwest and Shanter
BAYS where he would probably remain for the next 10
months. Left Tavisk Bay July 9, and intended to
have gone To the Northeast Gulf once more before
going west, hut discouraged from the report oi
bark Oscar Landcrs, of Mattapoisett, which vessel
he spoke, and which had just come tion that Gun,
where they saw TO whales, but found ono dead bow
head in the ice Also spoke ship RAPID, West, n. H.,
nothing this season. Capt Coop writes that he arrived
in the Ochosk Sea the 18th Of May and steere L"
the y. W. On the 2lst came up Win the zee; tae
night fog set In and continued Tor lhree daysi on
way out Of the ICE wchwas very heavy, and in dong
So Started the copper off both bows. BY working To
the eastward got round the Ice so that ne could Work
his way noIthward, which he did a. fast az posi-
ble on account Of ice and fog. On the 20th male
NAevin, and Ochotsk Dowhead lsands-could
not get nearer than within % or 80 miles oi the
land on account of solid body oi zee: Here we Sa"
six vessels spoke ship Thomas DicAason Plaskett;
n. b.. which the rrst we had seen IN the sea- ana
the account Capt. i. gave Of the fleet was anything
but iaterug: he mentioned some 10 vessels that iad
neither taken no. s.en whale cruised about here
until the 2gth and SAW prospect oi getting INTO
Tavisk Bay and started IN thick ioS ana q gaze
commencing from the westward to go up to the North
East Cult where had in previous seasons seen i,rS
rate whaling. We arrived in the gulf ON the ~ oi
June cruiscd all the ground, saw one bowhead
ony on the 2Oth Of June started from tins gull Tor
Tavisk Bay where we arrived on the oath, and re-
n,ained until July 9, not being able to leave sooner
for want of wind and clear 1ther enough to II i
the WAY out The following is . list of vessels IN l.
yisk Bay previous to July 9: Superior, Wood, ~ b.
nothing tins season; Roman Dehart do clean; Abra-
hsm Barker, Sloeum, do DO; L. Z. Richmond, haIn-
away. do do; Eliza Adams, Thomas, do. d.; st.
George, Pcase, do. do; Euphrsfes, Heath do; d.;
Fanny Boodly. do. , whales; Hlm0n, Little, DO,
wbacs-one found dead off Jonas Island the other
taken in this bay; John Wells, Woodbridge, n b.,
nothing this season; Ohio, barrett, do, 6owhead
ayJ California crays, the whole making about loo
hills. Parachute, Cory, do, whales; Robert Nor.
yison JYIton do / bowhead. These vessels were al.
in the bsv july y about II others had lett whcl hai
taken nothing this season. have seen but one DOW
head in this bs Lowered ,ne sppenssd | either thick
fog or rain nearly all the time, with hight vaTiaoIs
winds princ;nalv from the :. W., with large swell
| setting in 10 the bay A..
The Nc,c. Bedford Mercury, commenting upon Inc
above says The date Of this letter was ABOUT Tue
middle Of the season, atd it is possible THAI our neA'
atyicss nay be Of a more favorable character. The