New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-11

The BRITISH STEAMERS.
The British line of steamers that have heretofore
between Liverpool and Quebec will hereafter proceed
up to Montreal.
FOR CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Northern Light, Capt Tnklepsugh,
sailed yesterday for Aspinwa, with between 800 and
COO pas sengers Tor California.
MORMON ARRIVALS.
The ship Underwater, Capt. Roberts from Liver
pool arrived yesterday, with - Mormon passengers,
bound to Salt Lake City.
THE HEw STEAM PROPELLER sLoOPs OF WAR.
We are now able TO state definitely some facts in re-
tation to these vessels. The building in this city
nav be seen in frame at Wes.ervelts yard Her
machinery is being built in this city by James Murphy
& Co., the builders of the Niagarss engines), and
will consist of two horizontal direct action propeller
engines with cylinders, 81 inches in diameter, feet
9 inches stroke. This -loop has about $500 tuns dis
placement and is to draw about Is feet of water The
Boston sloop has about the same displacement and
tupnage as the New-iork sloop. She will have two
direct action propellar engines which now being
built by Loring 4 Corney, with cylinders " inches in
diameter, : fee. 10 inches stroke, being inch more
in diameter of cylinder and length Of stroke than the
New-York vessel.
The Philadelphia soOp is 400 tuns larger than either
Of the Others and il TO draw Is feet Of water She s
called the Lancaster in honor of the Presidents resi-
depce. The contract for her machinery has been
awarded to Reaney, Mesfe & Co., who propose to
put in two engines OF the same size as those in the
New-York sloop.
The remaining two sloops, one building at Pensa-
cola and the other Norfolk have made but little pro-
grets The style OF their engines have not been de-
cided upon a. yet
BURNING or SEW STEAMER.
n. yos,, lIl Of .day .ho.n
Wednesday afternoon last steam raised for the first
time the new Missouri River packet L. j. Lock.
wood, lust completed at New-Albany, for Capt. La.
moth. After night Just before o'clock, she started
out from the landing TO 60 few miles down the river
10 a wood ward, ana to try her machinery. The boat
had barely rounded 10 from the wharf, and had
enlightened down stream, when she was discovered
on fire az the stern In less than five minutes the en-
tire stern Of the boat enveoped in flames and the
pilot discovered that the Wheel rope the stsrboard
side lad burned of He manfuy stood al his post,
however and headed her for the Kentucky shore and
succeeded in landing the boat Just above West Louis
vile. The bow Of the boat was driven some twenty
feet out the shore enabling all the people board
TO escape, including Lumber OF ladies'. There were
some sixty persons on board. She cost $1,000 She
was insured FOX so 900 in Louisville.
THE sToRh-sHIPwRECK on NE COAST.
An eas;eily storm, accompanied with snow, com.
mepcrd about dark last evening, and continCed
account OF the binding snow storm appears to have
been disastrous on the coast More snow fell during
the hi than during any previous storm this Winter
but II very light and bat little drilled il mas
not obstructed the railroad in this vicinity.
The following dispatches by the Cope Cod line give
an acctupt OF some marine disasters
HUI, Mach THE fshing.s schooner Ocean Bride
Of Wellheti i ashore behind Point Aderton, with
nssis cui awsy and hs.ches gone. Her boats were
found stove on the beach. The crew were all taken
y by another vessel ard were carried 10 Boston,
Iiy Dg here this morning.
We learn, 10 addition TO the above, that all the
crew were bot brought TO the city. as stated, and
eas are expressed Tor the safety OF Captain David
ChIld. the master, and Aaron Rich seaman, both OF
Wrltret. Ii appears that the schooner was running
ID for Boston srbor but owing 10 the thick weather
got out ol her and struck Point Aderton
ls.t evening. The being quite smooth at the time
they attempted 10 get her of but failed in their at
;eupts. ana tie growing more rough they were
,,upeled 10 leave TIE vessel IN the boats and rowed
ont into the bay in hopes of being picked up. The
boats got separated. OBe of them found by an
Invalid bound vessel at O'Clock this morning. after
the survivors bad rowed three hours IN the snow
storm. The other boat containing Capt. Childs and
Nj Rich mas not been heard from since leaving their
compsrions snd gIeat fears elt for their safety
IL The have been picked up, it is thought they
could not have long survived the exposure OF the wea-
Their Those who brought TO this city suffered
severely IRON the cold, and were Dot able 10 ease
then bertts Boston journal.