New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-28
MARINE AFFAIRS.

ANIMAL or THE PAcFIc-Ite British steam Up
Pacific, Capt. Thompson, from Galway oot. i5 via
s.. Johns. ~ T.. the .2l, arrived OF tie Battery at
]. 80 On Wednesday morr.ug.
DEPAEICuU or lHG yAL0Rors.
Tie British steam siooPo-war Neiofoua sailed yes
terdny morning for San Juan del Norte with Sr Win.
Goro Ouselcy on board, on diplomatic mi--ion from
The British Government 10 Nicaragua. Al II ciocS,
Sr William, accompanied by Z. NJ. Archibald esq,
British ,onaul Judges Roosevelt and Nanierpoel,
went On board tic vaorous. A. the boat approached,
the yards e the Ns,orous manned, salute OF 10
gups vas fired, and tie distinguished party wa r.
ccived by an ofcers guard OF marines. The Valorous
was Immediately got under weigh, aud M-. Archibald
debarLed under another salute OF - guns.
ARRIVAL Oh rHr STEAMER PACiFic.
The British screw steamer Pacific, Capt Thompson,
which lett Galway ct { O'Clock on the moruirg Of the
l3tl, arrived at very early hour yesterday morning,
and came to anchor oii Castle Garden al :i5. The
Pacific encountered strong westerly gales for the r-t
four days. She arrived at >t. Johns, Newfoundland,
at 0 clock a. In on the 2l., whence her news Was
tecgraphed to this city, Between St. Johns and New
York the steamer experienced a heavy storm, which
lated a hour. She brings 81 frstcias passengers,
~ second class, eni l4j third class. Among the fret
c,a4s are Lord and Lady Bury.
FOR EUROPE.
The Royal Mail steamship Aisioa sailed yesterday
Tor Liverpool with the mails and ST passengers TIE
Africa took out $399 3iJ % in specie.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS or rHE wIsrERS WATERS.
Tire annual report OF the s.. Louis St tsuboat In-
apect to Capt. Ros, Supefyt.g Inspector Of that
Dlbic, gives the following:
The whole number of lives lost by those disasters
was st6, Of whom 40 were passengers and r. creB.
Tie loss OF property OF the 30 steamers lost by
fire, sinking ana O.i crWisc, amounted 20 over
sl.ooo,Wo. TIE value Of the boats destroyed was
en- CO; and tie value Of the several cargoes de-
stToyed and lost was s6jJ,3DJ'
PAcKrTs BETWEEN CADIZ AID HAyAs1.
Tie Nad,ia Ga:e,'e Publishes the conditions Of the
contract for the packet service between Spain aud
Cuba The departure from Cadiz 10 Havana a-e to
be made every 10 days. Eight rev steam packets are
to be prepared each Of 300 tuas. They mat either
be constructed in England according to the English
model. Tue cortrac, is to be in force eight year.
IEos sHlr.HritDIsG At BOSTON.
Capt l.. b. Forbes Of b ).:on, who is well known for
is useful service. IN promoting the at Of navigation,
has rcceuily constructed at the shipyard Of OTIS ruf7
al Boston, ali -on t.g Of .66 tuns register. Th.s =
on experimental vessel 70 prove the fact that craft OF
ills construction viii be more economical, ani are
isl.cr, with m0Ie Storage capacity, than wooden " =
ses ol the same size. Her port charges VIII be oss,
and she will need neither oaukiIg nor copparing.
Though common IN England but few iron vessels hago
L,en built in tie UDited States. Capt Forbes has
previously built al iron Ug-boat ani tae yacht Edith,
Of lror e. well as .ide.v wheel iron steamer, to brig
the matter practically to the notice OF onr meIchani'
sHIF.BUuDIsG ~ sEwErEYloRr.
Fer 6ull times, the sLipyards q this city have
busy appearance. 1herc are half dozen Ve-sols,
roln 80 10 100 tuDs burden, nov on The stocks and
iom three 10 four hundred carpenters ind constant
employment. Ne" ouryport herad.
We believe t4et there is lot ngle vessel in .rame
in this poit. About $50 po.it- al shipwngh.s are
sa;d to b. at work in the NayyYari bu, IN realty are
e'cct:o1ec-irg uricr Government pay in the III,
lid and yih Congressional ID iric.s for Taylor,
Sickle ari Maclay. Aner rex. Tuesday the pay-ron
W. te reduced one-half
SAyAL.
The Marine Guard Of the chartered steamer Western
uot, oo- lrs oi ors Eeutoran and twelve non coIa-
u:s,icl Officers and priystes, goes on board today,
a noo1 Tie yesaei read! f.. sea, ani "i SAL
Lis week Lieut.. Cohen bas been ordered 20 her.
Tie ues steam aoop-of.Wsl, whose kee. wes lail On
IL day secrtsry Toucey visited the Navy Yard, has
been buried mp Will wonderful .lacr.iy; but Meszrs
Jane Murphy Il Co.. WHO haye the contract 70, flr-
nhng ler machinery, having stated that tLoy caaact
finish T. before s.x no,is, tie constructor vii hot
trouble hirzef abou; pushing tie work upon her,
Tie L. ). steamship kc.lGsc took the last ~ her
stores cn board Yesterday. ara VII aii for tie rendez
vous of tie expedition AZ roon On Saturday. Her
oficers are Lieu.erart- -Commsning wni. 4. Darker,
Iieu,s 7. s. F.brown, J. G.. Maxwell, hidshipnsn
g. s Perkins. There three s-oreskios already a.
tached to the Paraguay feet, AID ore more nay be
eiied
Tie statement circulated by some Of the pspers'
thai four hundred editionel mn were TO b. engaged
st tie Navy Yard to fl ont two mail tow boats TOR
Paraguay, must have he'd political origin. We re- /
spectuly zugges. that before any such movement De
made. other e-ploynen. ought 70 De found ioF
The aTssdy TIE psy-is than eramo 1'ating the
streets Of Brooklyn on ho0ebeef, dressed II he'ero-
rsnceus trree Hslfiie haris rov or ,'e muster
-'i v.fii D. % IL zen. f,-tie raf''-'f 49, ri 80.