New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
MARINE AFFAiRS'
ox oy THE FLYING DurcHMAS'
DISTRtCIlOF VI Al Dad of IInie

went 70 s,..m.tug Vim. H. Webb, which Capt
-. ,ool down on Thursday night TO the ASSISTANCE
80 .b;n. narrowly escaped similar fate She en-
-,...1 the severe N +. gale and snow-storm on
-. .Aarpoon and in endeavoring to run into Egg
I"sho, grounded on the outer bar at 2p. m and lay
Co. tour hours helplessly exposed to the elements. ~
sn. m. abe foated, and Capt. Hazard renewed tue
.,tempt TO make the harbor. After groping aoou' in
tbs storm for some hours without success ne was oo'
,ared to anchor outside on the shoals Inc sea rdSou
fesrfuly and il with the utmost dcu''y 'n'' '"0
xy.bb was kept from beaching. AT III p m. they
eame TO an anchor for the night the Doa' humping u"
The sbo.l, with great violence. To make matters
80. Che crossbesd of the air-pump gave way, dis
.h,r The mort engine fortunately, they were enabled
Le The boat 20 her anchors with the starboard en-
-. A. midnight the storm increased TO a heavy
a,s from the E. n Z. with snow, causing hertz labor
very much. On Saturday the gale continued una
botsd. accompanied by snow and rain. At2 o'clock,
n n the fakes Of the port anchor gave way, and the
eope on board the boat began TO calculate the chances
of going to the beach before daylight They were ens-
bled TO hold on until q. m however, when, slipping
their stsrboard anchor, with GO fsthoms of chain
attached the boat was headed for the harbor, with
only one wheel In fory-fve minutes she was saiely
inside but having no anchor, was run head on shore
for safety After some slight repairs she VIII come up
70 the city. 1t expected that she would be mere
Last evening. Telegraphic dispatches from Ao'ecu'n
and steamers which passed there yesterday, report
that the Flying Dutchman is no longer visoie' Inc
Underwriters in addition to the chip and valuable
c~go of WOOL hides, iron and quicksilver, have lost
Two stesm. pumps by this disaster.
syyRRE SUFFERING AT SEA.
The packet-ship Howard, Captain Walter, from Ham,
burg, arrived at Quarantine yesterday, having been
e6 days at sea. She left Hamburg Nov. IL, with 2o6
passenger Soon after getting to sea the cholera made
Its appearance and in the spaceof four weeks carried
of 30 persons. 1t then disappeared and the passengers
became tolerably healthy Since then seven persons,
for the most part children of tender years. died OF
various diseases making the total mortality the ship
g. Al might be supposed, much suffering existed on
the Howard 1t could hardly have been otherwise,
with over 300 people crowded together for more than
three months, and in Midwinter, within the narrow
limits of single packet-ship We are informed that
the supply of food on board was amply sufficient, but
for 42 days before making port, the water gave out
CAPTAIN Walter in this emergency rgged apparatus
for distng fresh water from SALT Of course from this
source barely enough to quench thirst could be OBJ
famed. leaving none for cooking or cleanliness This
resource was aided by spreading sails to catch water
whenever rain or snow fell BY these means the people
on board were saved from dying Of thirst The unusual
length of the voyage is attributed to the extremely
upfayorsble weather which the ship encountered.
Battling head winds constantly retarded her. On
several occasions Captain Walter attempted to make
TIA nesrest port but only succeeded in reaching within
few leagues of it, when the treacherous wind would
come Out dead ahead and beat him back again. The
passengers. when they arrived yesterday with one or
two exceptions seemed to be in pretty good condition.
but ntolerably filthy Many of them were literally
ssarning with losthesome vermin. The ship, also,
was pestiferously dirty, so much 80 in fact, that,
hsugh her passengers were allowed to come to Castle
Gsrden. she was detained to undergo thorough
porifcatiOn.
SALE OF THE COLLINS STEAMSHIP ADRIATIc.
1t was currently reported in England that the Collins
steamship Adratic has been sold to the Russian Gov
eminent for 900 sterling. We have heard the ro-
port coroborated in this city by those who ought to
know.
THE LAST COOLY MUTINY.
A correspondent of The Jonrnai Of Commerce says:
"A report has been currently circulated through
the newspapers of the difficulties with the Coolies on
board the American ship Kate Hooper, which vessel
twill be remembered, lately put into Aujier on this
account. We learn from Capt, Hepburn OF the Col
den State, arrived here the llth inst, that the
story is much exaggerated, and that the statement
respecting a Cody being hung by order OF Capt:
Jackson is wholly unfoUnded. The Kate Hooper fell
in with the ship Flying Childers of Boston, at sea- and
was indebted to her assistance in quellng the mutiny
and in securing the Coolies who had set fire to the
ship. The mutny was not universal, however, among
the Chinamen but upon its suppression the rngeader
was lynched by the Law. Order psrty OF his
Countrymen and hung up at the spanker-gaii. Capt.
jackson on his arrival, will give detailed statement
Of the affair In the mean time it is but Just That the
character of an American ship-master should De re-
heved from such foul accusations.
THE WIDOW JONES.
Mr.. T.. Merriam writes that the widow and family of
the wrecker Jones, who lost his life in Dec, 1886,
while rescuing the of the Tasso, have been fur.
nished with comfortable farm purchased with the
money contributed for their relief and that the sum Of
sac 30 in cash remains to stock it.
NAVAL.
The United States stesm-fngate Niagara, now lying
at the Navy Yard, will go into commission on the LIST
of March. During the last month she has been thor
oughly overhauled, and the veocmetre an invention
successfully introduced into the Moses Taylor for
oOrding hesdwsy and eeway fitted to her keel. Her
crew will be shipped for single cruise.
The United States steam-frgate Wabash was in
spected yesterday, and will go out of commission in a
day OF two. She will then be thoroughly overhauled
md rehtted as gshp OF the Mediterranean Squadron
Rumor gives the command to Capt. Levy, who hss
lately been restored TO the active list The sailors Of
the Wabash will be paidoH next Monday. The Caro-
Ina will take her place in the Home squadron
The North Carolina fired national salute Yesterday
at loon in honor of the day.
THE SALMON TISHrRIES or rHs GULF or ST.
LAwRFNCE.
A correspondent of The Quebec Chronicle writing
on this subject says:
"Tbe value of these is much increased by the line