New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-06
MARINE.
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suxsIR CRUISE OF TBE SLW-ToEx YAoHr
SQUADRON.

sUsnIR CRUISE OF TBE SLV-YoN Yacht
sQUADEoN.
By order oi tie Commodore, the arrus cruise Of this
Clut commenced on Wednesday and the ysoats LEI;
Hotoksn in the morning. TIE squadron vii rendsz-
yepss. Whitestore and vii consist Of toe following
yssi:s Widgeor, Gipsy Sylvie, Fsvodts, Uns,
Rsstlsss Norma, Alpha, Haze, julia Urdne Amsrics,
Sea Drift, Escort, Bonits, Marreing, Seud, Zings,
R.oeocs, Irene, Mystery.
These viii be joined il Long Islsnd Sound by the
yachts volsn:e, Eliot, Juliet, Madsis, Azss, Espe-
rsrot, HssweI, NGsgsnsett S;ells, BloTer, from
Bs,.en Newport and S,onngton. The stsrt will prob
sty take pace from Whestone, between and s
tI,tes =. There will be Goregats until Septemoe!.
The GREAT BRITAIN.
Tts celebrated screw steamship Great Britain, low
IL lsI vey 20 this port K advertised 70 ssi from New
York joI Liverpool, direct, on tie 18th Of August.
FOR CAIlFoRSIA.
TIE steamship Moses Taylor ssiled yesterday, load
&c down with passenger. Among those or board was
Lent. Giles, United States Nsvy, WHO proceeds to
Tie Ifthmus and thence 20 Payts il Peru 70 obssrvs
ire sos1 eclpse which is to off on .ha 1a OF fSp-
..mber and which will there he nearly total No por'
tcr Of .he eclipse viii be visible in any part Of the
Uri.ed S.stes 20 tie norhwsrd OF Fonda. ssys TIE
No,,. nal Inte1'geHoer
which Lieut.. G. ~ill p-opt0y selec. s
ine h.e'.- i,s tcdes spouj 100 miles the s. f..
tfPsyts, and ttQm Nn'S'N Wv F'' - 'N'
eclipse VIII be visible.
hr. G.. Raymond, s son Of :. ". Raymond, esq, o.
NewYoik VIII accompany hG Sc assistant, sna goes
provided by the Smithsonian Institution with every
essential foI the preservation OF speeimers OF natural
history Intended 10 form part Of it's already sgn cen;
cabinet. The field offered to NJ. Raymond hSs never
tesp explored by ratur slists.
N. Liss OF Paris i the only aston Iner o: whose
departure from Europe iL.ormst,L has oeer received
~ me Smithsonian lrs,itatiop. Lieut. Gillss vii
meet I'm sI Psys, AM confer with nm upon the most
advantageous plan for securing al tne fscs sought,
iSorhfk fxrlosIoN OF rnt STEAMER rAlfs cry
THI Loss OF LlFE AND THE woUSDEp.
From the officers of the steamer w. ii, Langley,
We have the particulars OF another terrible sccden:
to thes.ssmsr Falls City Capt. Montgomery & sooS, n
thursday afternoon last. While the boat Tss under
vsy she broke the piston rod Of the isI1oaIo GYM
Der BY which accident the cylinder head az lolcs9
cut forward breaking one OF the stsnds ana inc nuu
reneyer and letting ali the water out OF tue boilers:
By this accident al least two persons were hied ana
perhaps three, and two or three others osoy sceeu'
The steamer W. IL. Largely was We esern ~ 'ne 10
Falls City al the time, and the hrs. ntim stoe on
hoard the langley OF the occurrence OF !Le acc'iehs
was the appearance OF Ean III the wafer "ho haI
been blown there by the explosion. SUCKS oi w. W.
were thrown TO his relief from the Langley, snd ne
was finally picked up by that. His clothing sno even
HE skn were blown oh and his condition was n0rrlole
N the extreme. Two or three others were sso o!o"u
overheard, the bodice OF whom were not recovered.
The Langley went alongside the Falls City, whict
lay besr the Mississippi shore and attempted 20 10"
ntr 70 better landing on the Arkansas, bu did moi
rueoeed The Falls City is q regular packet be- Seer
ST. Louis and New Orleans sud was bound for st
Louis at the time Of the accident, with sbou, thre'
hundred passengers on board. II s rather remsrk
aoe that he Falls City met with very similar soci
dett AZ the New Orlesns levee, during tae month o
May, With an exactly similar result. la
TBE NUTISEERs OF TIE JUNIOR.
The whaling bark Junior sailed ftr New -BeiOT'
~. s. on the 18th April, esryiog with her snch
ne uutipters 81 have beer arrested lbeing eight II
sumbtr for trial before the proper triounai IN ina
Counsy. Two still remain ST large, snd, If appTe
tended will nave 70 be forwarded by some other con
veysrce. We aaye had al opportunity OF lnspeotn-
ut arrangements for the sse custody o. taese prison
.rs DUNG the voyage, and csn bear testimony G
ther coz pleseress. So msny precautions have, il
.ot beer tais that but for the desperate csars,te
of some of the mer, we should hsve been Inclined &
.sy that there unnecessary smourt Of rmt
care a. the bottom OF them. But, under the cireln
tt.pces, the United States Consul, upon whom III
.ole responsibility rests would hsve been urSl'e hs
he omitted 10 take every possible care for the est
TRANSMISSION OF tie troublesome consignment con
siderable space IN the after PsI OF the snip MS pee
f:.ed up as prison. There roomy p1sssse "a ID
oeI:er, with four cells on either band. Ine sze G
each cell is SIX feet SIX inches by SIX ieei lacy 81
faced by very stout bare Of colonis taid soea c9n
ple:sly covered on every face with thek hesae
nslf. The iotf SIDES and floor of esch ecu 9
faced with iror. The prisor separated from the fore
part OF the vessel by very stout bulk hest covere
with iron on either side. A new captsn Gardner
and rev ofhcers, nave oser appolnted sppsientl
men well fitted for their tusti bat the prisoners ar
prSer The exclusive cXe OF gusrd, who are lodge
ns roouy compartment or the ser side OF the prison
This guard consists OF an officer and s.x men, chose
rom large nambeI OF applicants, aud a. psr'on.
.saperor stamp The commander Of the guSrd Nj
Rsypolds, served Sc an cffc,r through the Mex
car OF his guard three sre 70 De continually O
eniy, e.ch side Of the prison, and the third
tne hstchvsy by which Is approached, go as 10 reI
der sny communication with the cres impossible
Tie officer will not only nspec, the prsorers q. ever
relief of tie guard, but al other times. Every men
ber of TIE gusTd has been 70 per3rm his date
f.tk fully according 70 the rl,es lad down The Cor
,rl Before bepg put into taeir respect cells esq
riieener wss heavily msnaced the leg irons bsin!
rvssec in sach a 70 ninner ss . render the.f Ism9va
inpoaies, sxetp: ty :5e hates Of ;rsdesl.r