New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-18
MARINE AFFAIRS.
BURNING OF THE EASTERN MONARCH.

Yesterday morning. The ch,f mate, Mr.. Nauscott
about an hour after the hip had brought up, was
walking the poop the crew being employee aG't iu'li
ing the calls, ana had just completed the topsa ana
were about TO commence furng he conrae-, When the
explosion took place blessing ont the cuioy skyhss
on the poop, and carrying away tue poop iaaasrs IN
bnlkheads and p AIS shattered nDc mixed up IN thOu-
sand fragments the whole cuddy and decks being Tiled
with choking sulphurous vapor. Ohcers ana lsiles
rushed on deck IN taen hgn' usesSe' ru9 hoa
escaping the flames with such rapidity did these
spresd along the deck The whole Of the chips ports
beinc open for ventilation the current Of air of course,
urged them along in their fury. Captsin Morris
dispatched boat to the men-ot-war mt Spthead Tor
assistance. and ordered the fre-engne and pumps to
be rugged to endeay0r 10 subdae the hire, but by TINS
time II was beyond human cOutroi. The boats tour
were lowered and the ladies, women and children
were being passed over the eide. The troops were
paraded by Colonel Alans orders and were under the
most perfect command; every man obeyed hs orders
most implicitly BY this time the boats from the men
ofwar Falcon and Flying Frh were alongside. and the
men lowered Themselves by ropes from the fore part Of
the ship and bowspr, the after part being mass OF
fame. The remaining women and children we're lowered
down TO the boats at the time by those on board
the ship. Every possible means seems TO have been
used for the saving of life, and a. fast as the people
were taken off the ship they were conveyed on board
the Falcon and Flying Fish and email craft near
at the tire Two ballast barges deserve particular
mention. They bore down to the burning ship under
CANVAS and, by Capt. Msrrss directions, dropped
their anchors under the ships bows TO enable the
boats TO reach them quickly With their living freights
from the ship. The barges however dropped 50 close
10 the vessel that numbers Of men and women dropped
on their decks from the ships howsprit and bows the
forepart Of the ship being tue ceaest from hre Inc
conduct Of the men IN these barges tthe Providence
and the Petrol is stated by the captain VI the snip
and the officers in cOmmaUd Of the troops TO have been
beyond oil praise. 10 half nm hours time from the
time Of the explosion every one that could De
found was got out of the ship and as me
last boats left her sides the flaming masts fell by the
board. At this tme Mr. Smith, gunner of the Falcon,
rendered essential service by hs exertions in towing
the two bsIges laden with people from the ship out {"
Her Msiestys ship Falcon, everywhere conspicu-
Gus by his exerions and udicious arrangements IN
ing lives; and many others equally Jealous but
from the excitement which prevailed were not per-
fell the greatest effects of the explosion. The women
and children berthed in this part OF the ship, ana
here occurred almost the only loss OF life one woman
and FIVE children being killed suffocaed by the ex-
plcson. This, with soldier, who died soon after
reaching the shere of exhaustion from beng In the
water, and one child is, We believe, the only
loss of life: large number have received contu-
sons and burns The pilot is missing but whether he
has got ashore at Ryde, he belongs to the Isle OF
Wight is not yet known. The whole of the officers,
ladies, men, women and children who were landed al
Portsmouth from the unfortunate vessel were, OF
course in the state they jumped out OF their beds in
ladies and women in their night-clobes, officers and
men in pair of trousers and shirt and many OF the
men without the LATERAL, Of course, without shoes
or stockings. The officers, both those belonging to
the ship and the military, have lost their property,
which amounts with maUy of the latter TO something
yery considerable Col. Allan speaks IN the highest
terms OF the conduct Of the men nnder his command
and saws Of his own officers and Capt. Morris and the
officers of the ship, nothing could exceed their cool
ness spirit and gallaItry.
The troops women, and children have been quar-
tered in various barracks aud hospitals in the town.
where their wants have been supplied by the author
ties. At the hotels, aud in many cases in the private
dwellings of the inhabitants, every one seemed to vie
with the other in rendering the prUmpest assistance to
the sufferers az they landed. The Quebec was liter
ally crammed in very short time, and coiee brandy
wv ''' tssned by Col Allan ard the whole of the
officers and passengers on board)
The Eastern Monarch was a ship of ups ward Of 500
tuns register, belonging to Messrs Somes rothers o
Blackwell and nearly new this being only her second
voyage to Iuda. Her cargo consisted oil satpeter
nseed, ivory and bones, Ac
THE TRIP THE OCEAN QUEEN.
The folio wing is an extract from letter received
from one of the passengers the first passage of this
vessel:
"COwEs, June 9, 1852
"Our passage to Cowes counts up II days IA hoars
though not a favorable chance to make short run
For the last four days have had fresh eastery gales
up TO the moment of our arrival. Our best days
run was 3l5 miles The ship proves to he an excel
lent sea boat and the passengers like her very much
REGATTA IN NEw.BEDFoRD HARBok.
Capt Thomas of the yacht Znga, which recently Wis
tied this port said that the desire was almost
among the members of the New York Yacht Club, To
have the August regatta 10 bay. II is probable
that some action toward eiecug this will be had at
the next meeting of the Club. The Zinga will again
New Bedford Standard, June IS.
NEW CANAL STEAMER.
At o'clock this afternoon, the rev canal steamer,
Col, III. X Viee, To leave for New-i York. The
Vele is propelled by one Of Haigsts radauug paddle
bucket wheels nine feet in diameter, and three feet In
width The engine is from - to 80 horse power ana
was built by f. T. Butler and is beautiful specimen
of mechanical skill. The bost loaded with $50 tuns
of freight was tested yesterday and performs adnra-
bly. canal boat, with an equal freight VIII be
taken in tow and all the speed desired can be attained
The cabin is anidshps and on deck. The engine,
boilers, and wheel, occupy just IA feet of the boat
stern. The dip of the wheel is four inches above the
keel. Buffalo Coumercisl OF Thursday.
DEATH FROM THE sTISGRAY.
A valuable pegre man belonging to James Garrison,
SAYS The NortoR VA Herald, of Princess Anne,
while hauling the seine on Lynnhaven beach, about
ten days age, pierced in the leg by the sting OF
the fish called sngray, the sting being sharp,
barbed bone growing under the long tail of the fish,
about the length of man tore-tnger The wound II
inflicted was painful aud dangerous, and, although
the best medical skill aud attention was bestc~ we'd upon
II unremttingy, the poor fellow died on Monday morn
ing. The immortal Capt. John Smith, while exploring
the shores OF the Chesapeake lost one OF ms com
panons BY the uishsp; and the place where II
happened lat the mouth of the Rappahannockl goes
by the name of Stiugray Point to this day.
III was the heroic Capt. Smith himself VINO was
wounded the Rappahannock River 10y one OF
those dangerous fish but he did not die OF the
hurt His suffering great, however, that he
thought he should die, and he took leave OF ms com
panions after giving them advice and directions aS I"
the further prosecution Of the voyage and thef
conduct; but he finally recovered of the wound. From
this circumstance the place was named IN has map
S,ingray Point1 National lnteliigencer.
TERRIFIC UuL-SrORs.-Ths vicinity was visited
with of the most destructive hsil-storns ss eNen