New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-16
MARINE AFFAIRS.
CHANGE or HOUR.

CHANGE or HOUR.
The mail steamboats, on the Stonington line will, on
and after Monday. the Goth inst, leave pier No..
North River, at p m, instead of 5p. m.
FOR EUROPE.
The Havre Mail steamer H,lmmonia, Capt. Schwen-
sen. left Yesterday for Havre and Hamburg with AZ
passengers.
THE ACCIDENT THE sBURGH-STArENEST OF
LADY PASSENGER.
The following letter written by Mrs. Adelia IL.
Pollock, to her husband in this city, Mrs. Pollock
was passenger on the Edinburgh, and was out ell
the deck at the time of the accident. The letter will
be read with interest:
est. JOIN n. F. June 7, 1859.
"MY DEAR HUsBAsD Siuce parted from you
passed through fearful pc and never expected 10 see
land again. We were steaming along la-t Monday, a.
the rate Of eleven miles an hour, through dense log.
At about III 30 was deck, looking over the stern
of the vessel and had just remarked TO n felow-pas-
senger that the air seemed unusually cold and chilly
At that moment turned around and a fearful scene
met my view. Mountains of ice lay on the lee side OF
the steamer, IL was fDggy that we could not see
fifty feet around us and though the vessel head was
Immediately turned passed near the iceberg that
l could have thrown an apple upon It, we SAID tnat
it d wonderfully narrow escape ana thought tnat
we were safe, when suddenly there was cry The
"ship is sinking All the boats, eight III number,
were cut loose and furnished with blankets and pro-
visions We were about 10 miles from land at the
time. Ille pf-seI gers anu Crew hCic Az
watches Of two hours EACH and thus worked for thirty
hours. The women also worked, and among others
helped at the pumps for three hours without stopping
The captain calm as II nothing was the matter.
1--WE passed dreadful Ight. We were all NUN
bered for the boats TO which were liable at any
hour to be forced to enter. The rain came down IN
torrents and the chip labored so We thought every
moment that she would sink. At last, to our great
relief the day dawned and at about III o'clock the fog
which had all the time continued, cleared away. The
CAPTAIN then took an observation and found We were
about A. miles from land There more ce
bergs visible. About o'clock signals for pilot
were answered and at O'Clock reached ST. Jonn-"
Ms Pollock with most of the other passengers, will
proceed on her journey by the City of Washington,
which will stop at ST. John on her outward trip.
NAVAL.
In consequence of the desire Of the Navy Depart
ment to have the frigate Sabine of the Rew Gulf
squadron at soon possible, that vessel will
be Immediately bauled cut from the Brooklyn yard
and sal for Vera Cruz. She is provisioned aud
equipped for SIX months cruise, and has her ord
nance in excellent condition. Her officers are: Capt
Adams, Lieuts. MullaDy, Walsh, Murdaugh, Lewis,
Newn an ald McCann Doctors Delany aud Harrison;
Purser Steele; Marine Officer Lieut.. Kirkland For
ward Officers Folk, Atkinson, Cooper Jenkins
Jones' n >ier's BATES Voorhees,, Dunamore, Robin
son and RI. .e.
The stean.-,s Mystic and Sumter late Memphis
and Atlanta yesterday taken into the dry-dock
at the yard and will be fitted up al once 70 join
the African squadron.