New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-13


The sieans chip Nigo sailed yestsrcay for Liverpool
with Of cabin and $50 steersge Passengers
sAyAI.
There are row fitting out for sea at tie Navy Yard
Brooklyn tie Sabine tJOl, ss flag ship Of the Brazil
station: the storeshps Supply ami Relief intended it
is sad for tie Paraguay expedition and the revenue
steamer Harriet Lane, for the same service.
The surveying steamer Vixen il lying a. the cob
dock and the surveying schooners Arago ana Madison
are in CT tie b8siBs.
The Pctomsc 50) snd Braniywiue t5Ol lie here in
ordinary, and the receiving ship North Carolina re-
II aims a fixture in her Old berth.
The st Louis (20l is on toe ways, having Undergone
extensive repsrs, and will he launched IN Jew days
We hear that the screw steamer Arctic Is TO be lad
up at the Navy Yard, Washington, aud kept there as
one If the cllIosities of the itioual capsl. She
ought to be
COLLISION BFTwEES THE PORTLAND srftNft,;
TIE steamer Montreal Capt. Prince, which left this
city last evening on hefregulsr trip 10Y Por,auo caiEe
IN cont set With tie steamer Lewiston, Capt hnlsht
from Portland for Boston a. IL O'Clock last night
when a little to the westward CT Isle OF Shoals. Inc
Montreal strrck the Lewiston On the starboard sde
opposite the foremost, knocking 10 the guard, man
raj AID a portion of the hurricane deck, making
hole in the side Of her upper works ct about T. feet
sQusIe ard ripping up about - feet OF tee 6usrol
The upper woTSs above the main Tsil were also csm-
ssed some 20 feet aft The force of The collision WAS
such as to make ndentoE in the eide OF the Lewis
ton TO with in few inches OF FER hull. Inc hun, ho"
ever was not damaged.
In The contact with her consort the Montreal suffered
considerable damage, STAYING IL her larboard BOW
sbout IL feet making complete wreck CT the Tor
ward psIt of the vessel from the water line up. The
top of the hurricane deck was smashed 10, the WIND,
lass capsized, ara the upper works on the IaroosTd
side hich support the hurricane deck were whoLy
Destroyer far SIT as the for yard gangway. Inc
dck On this side immediately shored up alter the
collision and all tie freight moved aft, which brought
TIE steamers bow up to safe position
Fortunately TO injured on board ether
steamer There was some confusion ST the moment OF
Il accident but Il soon subslded AID all showed
disposition 10 Iepder sly services that me sxgncl
of Ire tire demanded Ii wac soon asceltsined tsAt
10 very serious damsge had been done and that oth
steamers we've in condition 10 reach port with entire
safety TO the passengers. IL berg an unpleasant nlgnt,
there bot yelyit passengersen board Inc MOI
| tres had few and slso .lght freight. Ihe Lewis
ton, however had heavy cargo.
Coz steering the state Of TIE weather and the amount
Of dsmsse II Montreal received, i was thought eI'
pedent for her to return 10 Boston ard after cor
sultation Of the oeers, both steamers were healed
| fer this city end kept company during the ngat.
They arrived here about O'Clock this morning, aad
lspced their passengers n safety The appsarares oi
the beats approaching the whsrf was rath'r sen,
our their wounds beirg bound up with canvas, ana
the forward parts Of the vessels giving lnccaon, VI
| general wreck. Tie holes made 10 the bow OF tue
Ntntreal we're tghtertd with pillows, mating nc,
ard she made no water. The jur.es 70 the Lewiston
| will ret pIeveLt her golrg TO Poltlsnd tonight.
Tie amount Of damage 10 both steamers - estuaa-
ted at - COO or coo. Tee cause OF the accident
ret very clearly stated. The night being thick and
.airy ard svy sea on i s proable tne boats I'D
not observe each other unit: within very short dis
tai &C. ard then too late to avoid collision IL q
boats have very wide guards givirg them en- anguish
shspe and il would naturally occupy considerable
time and spsCe to make sudden steer from direct
| couise. Boston Jourra llth
PpET- OF JAPAN OPgNTD
Official intelligence has been received at the safe
DepsIimtn 1T 20 the effect that the ports OF Arsr Bsa
| tam InGrsmsi, 10, CheIson, fayal Pekalongan
Rembsug Psssoerscan, Piobolipgo. Begoekis, Pana
| roeksp Bsnccwargie, Pargocl, Qits.iisp and Wye
| kocpsbaa in the Island Of lava; the ports OF NAa
and Pramsn in the Island Of Suustra, and the port o
Ssmpit in BoIneo viii be opened 10 foreign trade on
| and after the 3lst If May next.
loss or THE STEAMER TDwIS NASSING AID CARGO
The steamer Edwin Manning, Wills lying al Alton
- II lee above this city, took ire at O'Clock zee
tercay morning and was soon enyeoped IN macs
fame fem which il found impossible TO save
ber The fire originated II the cock houae, snc
spread rapidly the woodwork ofthe bost being as dr,
| AZ tiuder IRE Edwin Marring WAS bound to thu
city from the Upper Mississippi. With the folowine
csIyo which was injured for 5000: III, 200 fee
d,.ssed lumber owned by Capt, Cabbeu, and III 90
ls;h. owned by BlArsett Of Forterelle, n. /. The
boat was built year ago Al Marietta, on toe O1io
and VISA a stern hee,er. Her value was $ll OOO ani
sie insured for g. 600 in two Pittsburgh cfices-ths
| Fu,eks ard Mopon gahe.a-equal amounts in eacs
She had lust been repaired and rehttei Of cost o.
| Al go. Boat ard cargo are total os
| w s., LOUIS Denccrs;, Az IL
| NJ. Her,y c. Val wgtss u TIA. Is regards ta'