New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-02
MARINE AFFAIRS.
NEw.YoRK MARINE REGISTER.


We have received supplement No. XIV Of the New
York Marie Register, from Messrs L. & G. W. Blunt,
and supplement XXI, of Root & Anthonys New-York
Marine Register Both bring down the Registry of
American vessels to the latest dates.
NAVAL.
The next steamer leaving for the Pacific will take
out new cut-os and eccentric straps for the machinery
of the United States steam frgate Merrimack the flag
ship Of the Pacific squadron
The new United States steamer Brooklyn took in her
powder yesterday and, all her officers having reported,
she will probably sail in the early part of next week.
The Brooklyn is one of the class of steam-sloops OF
war lately built for the purpose of entering our south
erp harbors and We understand her port Of destination
is Beaufort, s. G.
THE CRUISE OF THE CUTTER WASHINGTON.
The l.. s. revenue cutter Washington, L. o. Muir
den Lieutenant commanding, arrived here on Tuesday
morning, from relief cruise and Ieports Goth ult.,
Block bland bearing west Is miles, spoke brig Ben
DuneliDg, of and for Portland, from M.tsnzss. Same
day. at 4 p. M, l6 miles s. 5. +. of No Mans Land,
spoke bark California, of and for Boston, from Buenos
Ayres. S0th at p. m, Barnegst bearing west ~
miles spoke brig j. West, of Franklin, from Phladei-
phia for NewYork. Neither Of the above vessels re-
CURED any assistance. The Washington, on line
from No Msns Lsnd to Barnegat, averaging 30 miles
She has put in for water and other necessaries, aud
will sail sgsin immediately.
THE wINsNs STEAMER.
The Baltimore Sun SAYS "Messrs. Ross ana mos
Winans the builders of the steamer that bears their
name are preparing her for series OF experiments,
10 take place in the bay in few days. The Immediate
object is to get the proper angle of the paddles, and
mark for improvement anything that may be suggest
ed by the experiment.. There is nov 6eiog attached
70 her machinery volus meter, by ach the degrees
Of "A ka IA al
Norfolk Will not be made until after the experiments,
or for some time yet al least.
COLLISION ON SOUND.
On Saturday nigh. last, about " o'clock, when Gil
Falkland Island, during dense fog, The steamer
Plymouth Rock, Capt. Stone from New-fork for
Stoungton came in cohsl IN with the schooner Brown
Stone, Capt. John Steb, of and from Pfovidence Tor
Ehzsbethport in ballast and Capt. S,eib was knocked
overheard and lost. The steamer which was running
slowly at the time struck the schooner ON the star
board quarter st4vog In her quarter ra starting one
or two planks, and damaging her TO the amount OF
about $50 Capt Stone took the schooner in tow, aad
arrived at Stonipgton with her about o'clock on
Sunday morning
cHAsGLs IN THE WHALE FISHERY.
III IS said that comparisons odious;" but when
they tend to show the increased business transactions
and enlarged commercial facilities Of our city, they
may be fesorted to with good effect. We lately
looking over the first number of The VhaLemes's
ShiprisS for March H. Is4 nearly sixteen wears ago and
the between then and seemed worthy
A. that time New Bedford had ga whAe now she ha. SIG
difference Of more than 100 TIE whaling grounds have also
materially changed for Whereas a. bst time, there
IL on the North West Coast there l There
much Ar,or proportion OF bsrks many ships having
changed to ssil which Of much
10 hanele.
In Fsven there then 10 whsers Tsentyone only Of
tie remain but the present number s the same as
Ger ne,hbor over the river not changing place believe
rally the case where smaller place situated
one ts business aud general sctvy are IN
swallowed up oy the greater city A witness broohyn
near New.York, aud Chsiestown, near Boston -,
hssposet In lS3 had III vessels tbut one oil them snlp
shs now has 49, the most Of them being both periods AAn
vhaers
n-w london IN 1888 had IS whaers she has 50 some
nal dozen Of them engaged In the business oil OBTAIN
gaze. -
sPp'csn then bad 7. 81 wsrehsm then now tal,
Su'1 'ocu nov a. Dartmouth then l. now lOj WestPott
tim ~ DOW tal Rvet T. q Warren then q nov
- LOshto"npen IL IS Provipcetown then 10, nov 20
Ehe majority OF these schooners whaling in the At
llcli NswPou then H. now s; Stoninston then H. now
.oen sno nov but Of them, however, being the
ther 2 now ~ 49,
number OF seaPor's then had whale from which
GOV hsd Po!tsInouth NeySk aud other, each Had