New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-21
MARINE AFFAIRS.

the vessel and Capt. Nickerson who was in tie &C, Of
| taking his meridian observsti was washed over
| board. Dir. Chase the mate, and young se.msn
named jas. III. Clark Of Portland, Me-, immedatey
lowered boat ard proceeded to the captains assist
snce but their ende2vo fruitess, they were
unable to save hin, IL the mean time, the sch0oher,
which had bsen hove 10 when the accident occurred,
dIited away from the boat, snd al exerton 20 rejon
each other proved unsvslng, Al sunset the schooner
was nearly out Of sight; nor she again seen. In
this state alone the wide sea with only Osr the
| other having been lost-Mr. Chase and the ses-
man Clsk, without provisions water, remained
for FIVE days, when fortunately, on the evening OF
the 3isi, they were deserted by the American
bark Ho,brook, Capt. John Curtis, from Port
| land Me- bound 10 Havana, who At once res
cued them from their psrlous situation, ia an ex-
haus.ed cooditioD but the kiId treatment Of Capt.
Curtis soon restored them The liolbrook arrived le
| at Havana on the l2tb Mr Chase states that there
were Only three boys Jeff on board the schooner, who
knew little nothing Of navigation, and they, oecom-
ing confused were unable 10 act. The vessel being in
the track o. numerous others II IL 20 % hoped that she
will be fallen in with snd cared for. Mr.. Chae snd HE
companion esme TO this city in the steamer Black
Warrior.
RELIEVING VESSELS Is DISTRESS.
! Tie United States revenue cutter Washington, f.
q. Murder Lieut. commanding, procee1ed to SEA, on
Wednesday for the relief of vessesin distress by order
Of tae Secretary Of the Treasury Sle stopped at staten
Island for fore-yard, and STATED thence at p. m.
The following is list of officers attached: Lieut..
commanding L. O. Murder; ~ Lieut., acting LIST, B.
J. KellaD; "a Lieut., actirg d. +. NJ. S,rick The
beautiful steam Harriet Lane, which was built ex'
pressy pr tue relief of vessels in distress on our coast
has been shaneully diverted from that humane ser
vice, and sent off to Paraguay. Now we have only
the little sailing cutter Washington to send out to re-
leve distressed Mariners catch fllbusers, and stop
| fugitive slsverP.
TOR CALIFORSIA.
The steamer Moses Tayl5r sailed yesterday with 400
! California passengers Com. McCluney, who sue
| ceeds Com. Mcintosh in command of the Home
Squadron, Cspt. Gilman, U. S. A., Superintendent of
the For,ifcstions now being constructed al the en-
trance Of San Francisco harbor Capt. Hutchinson, j.
d Hague Mining Engineer, and DIR Drysdale, agents
of the American Guano Company, bound for Jarvis
| leland, were among the passengers.
THE c. Vanderbilt.
We continue TO hear favorable reports Of the condi-
ton Of the steamer C.. Vanderbilt, ashore at Fishers
Island Her agents were informed by Capt. Bennett,
the wrecker who has charge of the work Of getting
her a1oat that be expected to get her of yesterday
The Ner- London Chronicle of Wednesday says:
"Tne New-York steam.tug Satellite, Capt Ham
| mopd, came to this city yesterday morning. rom
| Race Point Fishers Island. The report brought by
her ia favorable to the expectation that the steamer
Vanderbilt instead OF becoming total loss rs II was
apprehe nded che would, may yet be saved, aud, with
repairs, put again into serviceabe condition. Sne mes
in about seven feet of w5er at high tide brOadsde 10
the shore with her head 10 the northwerd and east
ward Her bottom is badly chated and Is worn
through in many places. The precise extent OF dam;
age TO her below the waterine cannot be ascertalheu
i'm her present condition. The engine has been taken
| TO pieces and removed frsm her, and, with all the
cabin and saloon furniture the stete-rOom ana cSolh
doors, the berth cuItsns-eyorythag moVaoie, IN
| fsct-has been carried TO StonDgton. lne boilers,
which were new ones put into her but short time
before She went ashore, have not been moved; lac
berthe in the ladies' cabin aud much OF the woodwork
about the saloon the hurricane deck and upper WORKS
generally have been knocked away, and her appear
snce is that of much more complete wreck than she
actualyis. A wrecking gang from New, fork' nun
beripg some forty men, has been at WORK upon heI
dnrpg the past ten days and the preparations for Oh
effort TO move her from her present position are now
nearly completed. Probably the attempt VIII De
made today or tomorrow. She has been MED up Do
low with empty casks stsDcheoned down TO her sizes
10 tighten her; ard the errand OF the steam-tug 70
This cy was TO procure further supply TO be slml
| lsrly made use of. No doubt il entertained by the
rrecbmasters in charge of the job OF the certainty oil
fn result to their endeavor., and we may ex
nect either to-day or tomorrow 10 all that is left
of the gallant steamer c. Vanderbilt towed iAto oaf
harbor for repairs.
The FISHING BoUSTIES.
The NegJurzpoyt Herald says that the repeal OF the
fishing bountes il is proposed by Congress 10
do Will result in the entire destruction Of tue Anerical
codfsbery as We shall then be unable TO compete WITH
the French fishermen, who receive from go 10 $50 6
wear per man in bounties flom their Government.
suIPBrmDIyG Al GREEsPoNT.
Business in this line hiss been rather dull OF ia's
The only work going of any importance IS the ste
canal bost now building by Mr.. Sanue! sneeden
which will be ready launch in about two weeks, shd
another steam canal boat building by Mr.. LuP'on
which is nearly completed; both are intetded for nss
CATION on the Erie Canal The new pic;-bost at Weot
& Bells yard is nearly finished aud viii be lsunehec
in few weeks. When Spring opens the pfospeeu
now are hat there will be plenty of business 10 III
line.
VISIT OF TIE GRAND DUKE ooSsTASrISI TO Thi
| USIIKD STATES sTEAN-FRIGATE WABASH.
Cerre.poudenee Of The Journal of Commerce
GESoa Sardinia, Jan. l, lsJy;
The day before Yesterday the Russian Count al TN
place called on Flag Officer Lsvaette who Is etopPI-
awhile ashore al the Hotel de "a Vile, and oihcisny
informed him that the Grand Duke Constantine ma
eft Nice the uigat before and would probably reach
Genoa in the course Of the day-that be wa eoiiAnt
into this port tn his flagship, on bis way down .
Sicily, for the sole purpose OF seeing the iS1
| Wabash.
TWAS sunset before he arrived. He came IN OF
board Of rev frigate, inst from Cronstadt, Shc.
bears Russian 20 hard 10 spell aud PROF. oln.
that could noi b. exactly written in Enghsh, oaI -
exact definition is Tie Thlnderer. He was saued y!
the ssrdnian frigste Victor Emanuel, and ~ ln'
Wsbssb BY the tine that the Ihlnderer hal an
chored was after sunset ard, according % al usage
be had to defer return OF the sautes until the mex
morning. =. A.
A. soon as TIRE sun was up yesterday norning N
,,irtes were returned; and AZ 10 O'Clock Flag onies