New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-04
The following table is comparative statement oil
f,r.cn arrivals from he year lsil to 1871 inclusive
los. or THE PkCKET-SHIP NORTHUMBERLAND.
Irns Ihl Iondon Nei-s. DEC. 10.

Fros The London Neic'. Dee 10.
The loss of this ship, and the marvellous preserva-
ton of her passenges and crew, was annouhced al
Lloy,r- Yesterday. She was voyage from New
York 10 London, with 80 passengers ana yaiua-
bic cargo of merchandse-herc crew. including officers,
numbering 20 persons. She fine ship, upward
of coo tuns and of the fleet which load
from the London Docks for New-l ork. The North
cumberland left New-iork on the 18th OF November,
and on the lst inst. and following days encountered
tremendous hurricane, which threw her over on her
beam ends. BY cutting away the masts she rghed
little; but, in spite OF ncessant pumping night and
,lay-the men laboring up To their arnplts IN water,
while the cargo was thrown overboard-she hled be-
tween decks, and small hope remained. Happily, on
the morning of the 4h the brig Jessie, of ST. Johns,
Newfoundland, Capt. Pearson, came in sight, and
with great difficulty took off the and passengers,
who had TO be thrown overheard attached to Il
rope to be hauled in by the long.boat OF the Jessie,
since nearer approach would. be instant destruction
The ship was then abandoned, and the Jessie brought
the rescued men and women to Queenstown, where
they were safely landed Oh Sunday last.
The Dutch ship Prins Frederk der Nederandcn,
DE Wit arrived in the Texe Dec. Q from Batavia,
with the of the American ship Northumberland,
White from Liverpool.
The loss on cargo is $l2O,OO0; vessel $50, 900;
freight money e. 600 She had on board the follow
ing cargo: ft3 bbls -four, 80 do turpentins 40
do. sugar, 81 hhds. sugar, lib do. melad0, puns.
spirits 397 gals engine oil 80 ties. beef 1904 lbs.
cheese, | package hardware, bis. horse hair 10
hhds tobacco 45 900 lbs. manufactured tobacco, A.
casks keg argOs % tierces rice, "a 1870 gals whale
OIL 10 boxes leather cloth, 1850 lbs. copper 597
slabs n 10 pipes lnseed oil, casks asphaltum, ~
do. drugs eases drugs, 32 boxes sage, 20 do. ma
cbinerv cases guns 32 bags Clutch, 26O pieces Ora
NADIA wood, 900 slaves. The n. was built at New
York in 1874 s9j tuns register, rating Al, and in
sured in New-fork, as is also part OF the cargo.
WRECK OF THE LONE STAR, OF PORTLAND.
dispatch from Queenstown, under date OF Dec.
II, by the master Of this vessel, says:
beg to state, late master of the ship Lone Star,
Of Portland United States), from Maulmain for
Queenstown, for orders (rice that in heavy gale OF
wind on I'D November, when in lat. 36' lg n, lon.
q AZ W., while hove to, my ship was struck by
heavy sea, which caused her 10 make so much water
that it was impossible to keep her tree. The crew
becaIn exhausted from fatigue, and the ship com
meBced to settle down FAST " hen We were fortunately
rescued from watery grave by Capt. Griths, OF the
ship Lady Louisa, of Liverpool who timely came to
aid and saved all hands. The ship went down IN
two hours after. Allow me, through the medium of
The SAiDpiHg and Merc0ntiie GG-et', to express my
warmest thanks to the captain, officers and crew OF
the Lady Louisa, for their gallant conduct IN launch
ng their boats 10 Us four own having been stove
10 piece-) and for their kind treatment aud attention
TO US on board until our safe arrival at Queenstown.
sAyAL.
detachment of eighty sailors left the United States
receiving ship North Carolina on Saturday for Norfolk,
Va. They ore detailed part of the ships company
of the United States slOOp-owar Marion, lying at that
place.
Capt I.aac 7. Doughty, late in command Of the Ma
rne Barracks, Pensacola, Fla has reported, per order
TO the Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, n. Y, for dsty.
He assumes the executive department Of that post.
Lieut.. W. Stokes Boyd who was one Of the
ward-roOm officers of the United States fngate
Niagara during tho late elegraphic expedition has
been promoted from the rank of Second TO that Of
First Lieutenant OF Marines.
The Navy Department have advice Of the death of
Purser A. j. Mitchell, United States Navy, at Erie,
Pa, on the I'D ult.
Lieut.. Edwin +. Gray, United States Navy, has re-
signed his commission.
PuneI Charles Murray has been ordered to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, vic. Harris detached.
NARROW ESCAPE OF TIE FRlGArE sEERINAC.
Letter. received from an officer on board Of the
United States steGm-ingate Merrnac, state that this
noble vessel had encountered several gales and nHi
rowly escaped injury from huge water-spOut which
broke about mile distant. Two OF the ships tanks,
supposed 10 have contained two thousand gallons OF
water, also discovered empty IN consequence Of
which the officers and crew had been put upon short
allowance.
The Merrimac would make Rio a. the first port
where she would remain for couple Of weeks.
X. X. Meade, American Minister to Brazil, who
on board, suffering from q severe attack Of
the .out. Boston Traveller.
FISHING VESSELS.
Over one hundred vessels are now hauled I'D al
Prvvincetown. The Banner suggests that If the
~ new market now opened at Chicago and offering
facilities trade fishermen such no other
could should be sought, as might by leaving thu
place early in October, by the way of Quebec and
the lakes, with caTgoes Of fish which could he sold
and with the money from which provisions could be
purchased for return eargoes ia the Spring il would
afford good business and u profitable employment,
/" for many fishermen and their vessels during the
Winter. The suggestion is worthy Of consideration
STEAMER FOR THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The Sandwich Island papers state that the Govern
OF that country has made such advances 10 par
ties in Boston 10 construct steamer for the coa-tng
trade. a. viii Insure the vessel Government will as
half OF the cost OF the steamer, which j.
to he iron propeller Of 300 tuns, bark rugged, and
built expressly for the trade She il 10 be- plain,
nd hnN. The h.a, nf onl,nea and fnanhinor,-