New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-14

The steamship Quaker City arrived ID hampton
Roads at 7:3Op. NJ. yesterday, Il tow of the steamer
State of Georgis.
The folowirgis
CAPT. sHUFELDT's STATEMENT
The engine was smashed when 80 hours out from
New. York and 3S miles :. 5. +. of Cape lNteras.
After her separation from the Dunbaop, on the Ith
the Quaker City made her way north and east under
canvas; at p. No. of the 9TH che was IN lat. 30 %
l)n 7io o. 1870 miles from the first point named.
There q steamer bound south passed without no.
ticng our signals of distress the firing of our guns
although apparently near enough Tor both. At o~
p. m the schooner kipghsher oi New iork, tne nsme
of whose captain not known bore away for u.s. and
with the tone characteristic of seaman, hailed US,
and ssid he would stick by TO the last, which prom
ice be faithfully performed. The brig Sena of Alexan-
dra also answered signals and laid by US until sent
in search Of q steamer.
Att in the evening gale from the northward Of
great force, struck the ship when she lay with her
head to the eastward, behaving admirably for forty
hesve overheard the deck freight At on the
llth the gale having abated in lat 30 80, long. "a
- the ship taken in tow by the kingtsher, and
aided by her own sals succeeded in sailing twenty
miles westward when, at midnight, the State Of Geor
ga down and took in tow sixty miles northeast
of Cape Henry.
Capt Shufedt desires publicly to thank the Captains
of the Dunbsrton, KDgfsher, Sens, and State Of
Georgia, for the prompt and cheerful manner in which
they rendered him assistance and without intending TO
discriminate, wishes particularly to express his graft
tude TO the Captain of the knghsher. lie is also
grateful to the passengers for their consideration to-
ward bims SELF and TO the for their perfect quiet
and coolress during the accident.
The following are the names of the passengers who
remained on board the Quaker City and have arrived
in Hampton Roads: f. l.. Crsbbs, lady, and two
children; John Charrand and lady, Miss Chsrtrand,
Alex. Debandry, Jose Daz, Manuel Bsrard, F. X.
Diaz c. NJ. Dorsnce, lady and daughter; Mr.. Gabro,
lady and son; j. Dezaldo, and G. G. Monsalvs.
THE WRECK REPORTED BY THE POTOMAC.
The wrecked materials reported passed by Capt.
Beal Of the steamship Potomac, doubt some join
ers work carried away from steamship Roanoke,
which arrived here on Monday afternoon from Nor
folk.
SCHOONER JOHN COLLINS ASHORE.
Correspondence Of The ". Y. Tribune.
TucKERToy, n. j., Oct II, 1859.
The schooner John Collins of Barnegst from Vir-
gina with cargo of wood, went ashore yesterday on
the north point Of Brigantine Beach she is nearly
rev, and the weather continuing favorable for few
days she will undoubtedly be got off.
SCHOONER ASHORE on sQUAS BEACH.
The steamer Locus. Point Capt French, reports
that on the 18th inst, 90 miles north of Barnegat,
passed large black schooner ashore. She lies broad
side on the beach, with fore topmast, main topmast,
and fyipgjibboom carried away,
MISSING VESSEL.
The Schooner Sophia, Capt. Jacob G.. Homer, sailed
from Honolulu for the Amoor River, on trading
voyage, one yesr sgo last March. From the AMOR,
sftet having disposed of her cargo she proceeded TO
Sbapehse where she took cargo and sailed August,
1853 for another voyage to the Amoor, since which
time she has not been heard Of. the schooner was
tine vessel Of her class something lees than lOO tuns
burder and was il rstrate condition tor the voyage.
Gait Homer was an experienced shpmaster. He was
cd nv Mrs nd hair tEO
who, with the crew Of the vessel, have probably al
been lost.
NAVAL.
The Bond of Engineers which had been IN session
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the examination Of
candidates for promotion in the Engineer Corps has
adjourned, IFS business having been concluded. J.
De Luce J. II. Warner aud T. A. Shock passed iu-
spection, and ere promoted.
Tie enormous expense required to keep the larger
class Of United States steam gates IN foreign sta.
.ions hes tended gradually Of late TO induce the Navy
DepILen 70 call them and to send smaller steam
in their stead the latter can perform all beedful
duties quite vel in peaceful mes ard at less than
half the cost attending such vessel as the Niagara
The MeIrimack, Minnesota, ard Wabash, have re-
Gently been ordered home and the Roanoke and Pog-
he.sn soon will be. The new gunboats and steam
coryettes Lancaster Hartford, Wyoming, Iroquos,
Narragsnsett, Brooklyn Saginaw, and Seminole, are
in the time either in commis sion being rapidly
fitted out for service, and will all be in commission
and at sea before next Spring. The frst-cass
steamers Of our navy are destined to remain idle FOR
the present.
Very little progress has been made 81 the Duyal
Court Martial, and i. is not easy to guess when
its duties will terminate.
Il is said that the rev steau-coryette Pensecols
viii be brought TO Norfolk, to undergo some prepare
tons in the dry dock, before receiving her machinery
The oAPIoR OF THE CHEsAPEAKE.
The latest military and naval intelligence from En-
gland contains item Of news that Is worth recording
The old frigsts saalrep, which captured the United