New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-09


your Offices in conveying to its destination, and IN
expressing TO Cspt. Cutting and the fve men OF his
vbo po, of 10 the relief Of the sinking sp the
thanks Of her Msjesty's Government for their ser
ylces." -
/, sHIP.BU1DISG IN eRErSPoIxr AND wILLIAssBuRGB.
The ship yards nssrly ali dsiSg something.
They have vessels the stocks and ready 10 la1ach,
ard msny Of the builders have contracts which Oil
make this branch Of business quite active during The
Sumner and Fall.
MesHs Lawrence & Faulks have under way at
their ysrd feet Of North Fith street. large dredging
uaehne which is borg built f3r the spanish Govern
m.n.. TO he used o. Havana III 100 Zee. long, %
fee. VIDE, and 10 feet deep, and capable Of digging
iCO0 wares Of mud in 10 hours large back Wheel
90 feet in diameter is in the center Of the boat and
digs 10 the depth Of 30 feet IL will have four eSginss
on board 10 be used for propelDg raising aud lower
irg the diggig apparatus and other purposes. TAese
src being butt by james Molyneux Of Bordsp,ova,
Nj. The machine viii COS. about $4,000, and BE-
resdy about the middle of May.
The same gentlemen also constructing steamer
for the New.York snd Nsw-Oresns S,esmship CON-
psny, Livingston, Crocheron Co, Agents 10 run In
connection With the Cshssbs Of that line. She Is 20
feet long, 50 feet beam AMI 27l fee mold. She vii
have beam engines 6-tnoh oyhuder and II feet stroke.
There are being ouit by the Morgan Iron Works,
New.York. She is TO be on the rout by the let Of
September. She viii be Constructed in tie bet and
most substantial manner. Tne heaviest part OF her
machinery will be pat in on toe stocks and tue re-
mander at the Morgan Iron Works. The builders
lave entered into contract for another steamer for the
same hne to take the place Of the Black Warrior re-
Gently wrecked.
Mr.. Samuel Sneeden is now bulldog propeller c4o
feet long, 80 feet wds ard % feet deep, for Cromwell
81 Co. of New.York and intended to ruu on the New
York and Savsnp al line. She is snilsr to the pro-
pener recently built ct this yard for the Panama Rail-
road Company, and is being superntendsd by Mr..
John Bead. She viii be ready about the 18Th Of
Juue.
The steamers Canada and America, which have
been yrg at this yard for som, months, undergoing
repairs and alterations, nov nearly ready. One OF
them, formerly called the America, viii proceed to
New-York to-day and go upon trial trip. They
have been purchased by Hsrsous x Brother', agents
fer the Tehuantspec line, and will be put on the route
between New.Oresns and Mexico. The Mississippi
formerly the Canada, and mate TO the other steausr)
will be put on the Same route These s.samsrs
were built in 1855 for tho Great Western Railroad
Company, to b. on Lske Ootario. They were
used Oh this route about ten months, and in June,
1853. Capt. WlOughby and Capt West took them
down the Grand Rapids TO Montreal sad thence to
Nsw-York. They we're taken to Hunters Point and
placed upon the rslwsy to bs coppered and fastened,
sfter which they taken to the yard Of Mr Saee-
den for the purpose of being altered. Tie guards
were cut or TO within three feet Of the hull and other
alterations made to tit them for service. Thsse
changes we're made ia the suppolton that the boats
would be put on the Valparaiso and Panama route,
but The negotiations failing from cause, an Offer
was msde to the U. s. Government 10 charter them
for the Parsguaysn Expedition. Finally the Govern
ment decided rot to employ them for that purpose,
and they have been dspoted Of as above stated.
The boats are well and substantially bull, and origin
ally cost 100000. They are finely flushed in the
cabins, AMI the alterations row made viii increase the
cost 800 coo. The engines 70inch cylioders, IL
feet stroke ard built AZ the West Point Foundry.
The boats were built at the to yn of Niagara on Lake
Ontario.
Mr.. Edward Lupton las under way a. his yard,
Greeppont fteamb boat 1855 feet long, 80 feet beam,
and 81 feet hold intended for the Cove route, TO
take the place of the Croton. She will be ready about
the fret OF june II is expected that he si coon
mer ce go rev ferry boat, for the Long leland Ferry
Company. to run from Peck sip, New.York, to South
Eighth street, Williamsburg.
LAUscHED.
Messrs. Webb & Bell launched from their yard
Greenpoipt yesterday afternoon new pilot-bos,
called the Ezra Nye, named after Capt Nye Iats tie
Pacific and now one ofthe New.Jersey Pilot Commits
siorers She is u feet long, 90 feet wide and u feet
deep, about &c tuns. she was built for the New
Jersey pilots and among the features Of her con-
struoiion is strapped with iron bands aud hss grooves
on each eide Of her keel this latter feature is intended
to enable her 10 hold her position better when In heavy
a i. .iI~.A S.I
in her cabins The lsunch went OF finely TO the salts
faction of all concerned and in honor Of the event
slight "weitiOg was INDUCED in. trial trip will be
had in few weeks, when builders and owaers have
no donbt but her sailing capacity will be satisfactorily