New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-15
Marine AFFAIRS.
A ST AVER.

The bark Orion, from Congou River, Area, arrived
at this port night before last and anchored nndsr mo
guns ct the Navy Ysrj. She came from the coast,
where ste had been snestel on suspicion 81 being
SLAYER in charge Of Lieats. Dallas ari Campbell On
the 9sth ult, her former commander, John F. Hanna
died If broken heart.
Robert Craig esq, Agent of the Glasgow AMI New
York Steamship Company, informs US that he has
made arrangements with Mr. Dale 10 have the City
of Washington (which sayes this port on Sa. irisy)
call at 81, Johns, y. = for the Eiiuburgh's psssen-
gers taking them to Liverpool, and Forwarding them
TO destination, as booked by him on that vessel.
DEPARTURE OF THE crSsRaL ADMIRAL.
The Russian steamship General Admiral WI sail
today for Cherbourg Her crew, matincers and al,
have been put on board.
TIE ACCIDENT TO TIE EDISBuK6R-hSRiyh ov
THE ,RGo.
The steamship Argo, Capt. Hapin, OF thu Galway
line. arrived at M O'clock Monday evening from
81. Johns The following passengers from the steam
ship Edinburgh, from this port 10 Glasgow, were on
board, viz: Messrs. Peter Mcconnell, Colin Mcker-
zie. ard Mesdames Rosanna Cassidy and Catharine
Barrett, who were proceeding TO ireland. Capt.
Hapin makes the following statement in regard 20 tho
disaster 10 the Edinburgh;
About IL 30 H. M, the 6th inst, the ship csme in
por, bow and stove in immedisiey filling the fore
hold ON that side, and not BON forward compartments
rs stated The captain further states that when the
ship get irto -. Johns habor the passengers were
con petsy exhausted. az even the women were kept
working at the pumps until he last moment In the
barber she began TO settle down, 80 that they were
obliged to run her shor. Ia keep her from s,nkiny.
He Britannia Majrstys shps Tartar and Sfyx sent
hundred men each 10 Tie ASSISTANCE Of the vessel aud
thew faithfully performed their tru- The ships. how
ever total wreck and will not again be ut tor service
The passengers were immediately landed and every As
sisalce rendered them. Many If them took mp their
residence in hovels AMI other plsces 50 that almost
every house had at least one 10 attend 10. With tho
cptop If the four passngess named all are 10 81
''"N' F,o~ TAs SsranaaA Se,. Of safsrdag
Tuy EXPLOSION OF TIE STEAMER 1AwroS.
We briefly alluded, in our paper OF yesterday morn
ing To the explosion If he steamer John a. Lasfon.
which occurred at place called Gum Stump, twenty
miles above the city On the Savannah River, about
o'clock Thurday evening
The Iawton had stopped nj curve IN the nsef, 10
allow the steamer Excel Ia pass On her way To TINS cy
and the explosion took place after the latter boat had
passed about thirty yards beyondher While the boat
was stationary the engineer had gone up TO his supper,
having examined the cocks, and telling the fireman
not to Increase hs fire. After the Excel had passed Il
was discovered that the engine had been stopped on
the center and il Was while they endeavoring 10
put il in motion that the explosion occurred
Early yesterday morning the steamer Swan was ds-
matched np the To the of the disaster with
DR.. Fish and other gentlemen on board, but sfser
dilig.nt search they ware unable to and any Ut the
bodies of the killed. Up to this time but one body has
BEEN rscoyered~that of James Strobhart, son d Mr.
H. j. StrobhaIt II this city, who was found In the
marsh s,l living, and died after being taken on board
the Excel: Eight bodies, including tho,e OF Csptsin
Banwen District, 4. C., have not been found. Tho
boat sunk shortly aer the disaster, and vita her cargo
will prove AN entire loss.
Below furnish corrected list OF the Killed. mise
ing and wounded:
KILLED AND MISSING.
Cspt O KEssiEs missing
JonS &. MosInoLLN of Savannah missing
Master JAS srsosn,sr, dlsd en- the steamer EscsL
WASHINGTON CosrrE q 8snw.l, s. G.. missing
Ws GRasr. dscs hand. missing
joins wuLI.ss pilot (co",.dh missing
jog srosE, fireman leoorsd) missing
Colored dseh hand, rsme nnhnoxn, missing
No reasonable doubt can be entertained tina, such Of
the above as are missing were killed instantly.
WOUNDED.
Mis- O. MoRRELL, Savannah foot much injured By JUMPING
from bat into IL, slons'de.
Mrs srsosH.Rr, ss injured from Jumping on n,t
Nj IL srsosa.RI d savannah, much bruised anil ''sdsd.
M ADJUSTS ossoso badly hurt-hsd one eye lnOe..d
90 ,s oss5 sas ig s.s II M o h "o %
board one whom missing aud The other mnjrrsd
THos sara, d,ck hand, badly .c.hed
JAM EL,mise (o,orsd) .,swafds.s badly scaldsd
Wn FLEsnG (c.loIedi, s,sward, brii.ed
sr,YHEs Orr (eoior.dh cqo. badly 'e.ld,d. -.
Three other colored boys, whose names we did NOT
learn, were badly injured, Of them receiving ss-
we're wound on the heed and another 10 the breast
Mr. Joseph II. Morgan the mate OF the boat, ana
two deck hands were the only persons on board the
boat urinjnred Mr.. Morgan d.serves much credit for
hi. attention To the wounded. But fr bis e1Iaordi-
nary exerions we learn that many u the lsf,es on
board woni IN their frenzy, have tbToxn themselves
into the water and been d,owned.
We kaTn that Mr.. O-naD, Who was taken W the
Hospital yesterday morning, Is doing wei, and that
hopes are entertained II bis recovery We have not
heard from the wounded negroes two of whom, Ihsi
deus Wukler and the man belonging 10 Mr.. 0enobiy,
IL n thought cannot survive their INJURIES.
TBE LAST SLAvER.-The vessel picked ap, scalief
er Cumberland, Capt. Synrnes II N1w-Yuk, and tow.
ed lately into Havana. was the bark j. J. Cobb, 1t
New York. She ~ a = vessel VI JV7 tons register,
and Iwas built in RObL,toh, Me-, in October, 1850, by
j. W. Cox. She u fal m0esl, had a poop cabin,
and last surveyed Ia this ciiy 10 1880, NJ ~hth
time she belonged Ia Mora Brothers, Nsyara Il %.
che vas Afterwards sold in Cuba. She called from Ha-
vans Dee. II, lsJ7, with 40 pnncheons Of RUN On
board professedly bound for -, Thomas sDi Ant~sTp,
in command Il a Captain Patterson. This was tho
lat seen II the vessel nrt the SIN u Nay she WIS
picked up twenty miles from Ma,anzas, evident
" after landing a cargo IL BegIoes the coast. Sic
lad been but short tlne sbsBdoned as the water IN
her c0ppefs Eth hot. The Cumberland wa from
Norfolk and took the vessel 10 tow snchoring her IN
,ide the entrance ~ the larbor a Havana. She vac
afterwards taken into tie hHrboT BY steam tug. Her
name had been eTa,ed from her s,s ~ bot the gbook
gave the in full
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