New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-22
MARINE AFFAIRS.
EAyAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The L. s. steam soop-of-war Pensacola which IN
now in Of completion at the Warrington (Fa.)
Navy Yard is reported by officer Of the Yard TO be-
ready to leave for Norfolk, Va, where, as stated
few days ago, she is to receive the machinery which
was built for her at Washington, under the supern-
tendence of Messrs Dekerson g. Tickley of shs city.
The Pensacola is secondclass screw steamer, $50
tuns burden.
The United States screw-steamshp Mohawk, Lieut..
Commanding Carvary was at Cardenss on the 4.h
inst She has been cruising between that port and
Havana, keeping a sharp lookou. for slavers. She
comes to anchor off the mouth Of the harbor every
night. The abandoned slavers that abe brought into
Key West on the 18th of November will be sold in
that port and the proceeds divided between the crew
and officers. The health Of the crew and officers wsz
good. The United States sloop-of-war vncennes WAC
at Loando when last heard from. She was repIenisf-
ing her stores and wonldsail on cruise in few days
The United States corvette Constellation was at Mon
rovia ON the 18th Of October.
An official report from the East India squadron,
dated the 2sh Of September says that the u s. steam
frigate Powhatan, was at Nagasaki, Japan, all well.
She was to convey the Of the wrecked surveying
steamer Fenirnore to Hong Kong. The ". s. sloop-
of-wsr Germantown, Commander Page, was q. Shsng-
bae all we and expected to sail for the United States
in a few days.
DISASTER TO THK BARK BROTHERS.
The bark Brothers, Capt. Chaoe hence the i6th inst.
for Cienfuegos whenin lat 36 Ion. 73' 3 the l7th
nst experienced very severe gale from the south
east with tremendous sea- which lasted eleven hours
At a. m double-reefed topsails and took In other
sails At II a. m. the vessel was all under water,
with cabin and decks full. The crew commenced
hoo y;u da.k N hap aau. 1oHt tha
pumps and found 81 feet Of water. Clswed up the
foretopsa and hove her 10 under cosereefed nantop
sail. At 5 p. m. the gale moderated. Al hands were
at the pumps but did gain the leak, the pamps
choking with the rice in the hold. At 81 N. II be-
came ean the vessel got in the trough Of the sea and
rolled away her foretopmas,, with the head Of the
foremast and nantcp- -gallsnt-mast. The wind then
hauled to the southwest when che bore mp for Hamp-
ton Roads bat, being headed off, kept away for this
port and towed 20 the city by the ssan-sug Mary
land yesterday.
AHERIcAs LLOYDs.
TIE British Board Of Trade are now Publishing
list Of all the vessels tae world and assigning snal
number doing this they have BY express resolution adopted
the American Loyds, which WORK eonars gnal number
each vessel named therein The American Loyds has the sp
provz Of the Board Of Underwriters Of NewYok and Is used
book Of reference By large majority Of Insurance companies
and merchants throughout the world The elafescns
vsed by the Board Of American Loyds of which Jabez WI
Hsms PresdsB: under the supervision Of Captains Ezra Nys
ard Wa stiddy and the hon A. westsyel Il pabhed
by e. G. w. Blunt No. l7g Water
FOR EUROPE.
Tie steamship Persia left Jersey City yesterday for
Liverpool taking out $l5l 5l2 in specie and 20 passen-
gers chiefly from this city and Montreal Canada.
Among the names on the passenger list are L. Lafargs
of this city, Pierrepont Edwards British yce-Coz-
suli Henry Schmidt bearer Of dispatches; and Lieut.
Robert Pman, X. N.