New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-02
MARINE AFFAIRS.
SCHOONER SUNK.

SCHOONER SUNK.
Night before las, during the squat, the schooner
Sarah L., Capt. Smith belonging to Port Jefferson,
with load Of salt, struck the Poiat off the North
Brother, and sunk.
NAVAL.
The United States steamer Constellation, from Boa
ton arrived at Madeira Aug !. The L nited States
,iigste Curb, rlard sailed from Madeira Aug. s.
A telegram has been received at the Navy Depsrt-
ment stating tia, the Wyoming new screw sIoop-of-
war has made the passage from Cape Hsnlopen to
the bar at Charleston in sixty hou,s, averaging nine
and half knots against the wind, with % revo-
utions of the engine per minute aud with av
ersge consumption Fuel of Is tuns per diem; for
hour the engines averaged Is revolutions per minnie
and il is certain that 80 be got without difficulty.
When tax en- into consideration that this vessel is 900
tuns burden, and the machinery entirely new, the
speed obtsred with such small consumption of fuel
may be considered very satisfactory aui is very cred
table TO the contractors for the machinery, Messrs
MerIick u Sous Of Philadelphia.
The Wyoming is csllei thiri-class screw sloop-of
war of 997 tuus burden. she 300 feet loog with 33
feet beam Iler daUeht of water when fully equipped
for cruise is L. feet inches. After her return -
Philadelphia she VIII sail for the Pacific TIE Ctarics-
ton Mereuy says:
The Wyoming 4rIiea on her SPAR AMI ony eight.
ing deck two pivot eeyen-iDch Dahlgrcn guns wei IL
no 500 pounds each, aud four 32'pounderS OF -
cwt. one pivo, gun is placed between the fore and
main ma .ts and the other on the quarter deck. We
regard this disposition Of her heavy guns necessary
ON her peculiar cOustruCtiOn un'ortunse, Tor 1t Is
eydent thet the proper position for them would be on
the bow ard stern. Engaging a vessel with heavy
broadsi0es as the Wycnipg's guns are no~ planted,
she would have 20 fight him broadslde to broadsde,
ard thus be compelled to expose to the enemy her e1
IRENE length bus rpsrsey covered By csnRon H.. on
the other hand her heavy guns had been ply0ei, a.
they are in the English gun and dispatch boas, the
bow and stern, she would have presented TO such an
opponent surface Of attack of only 80 feet, small
obJec, to hit az two and half miles, from which dis
talce she ght play upon her enemy with telling Ell
feet This defect ia the planting OF her heavy battery
would be more keenly felt 10 swift river, where !
would be necessary for hes to fight with her stern to
the current and where anchors could hold lie
broadside Oh, a. would be the case IN lie Parma.
BURNING or THE SHIP Jo>IrHISE.
Adyces to the 9th Of June report the total destrrc
ton OF the American shp Josephine by fire, in the
hsrbor OF Por, Louis the morning OF the ?i June.
Tie Commercial Gq-enc of Port LOU. .Maur;us Of
the 22d of June contains the following particular
"The Josephine, of 90 uns from Aky4b Cor orders,
pu into this port 10Th INST to repair ia nases. She
left Aky ab with so bags Of rice some u which were
thrown overheard 10 tighten the ship. At the time of
the accident there about lOOor 800 bags in the
hold SiIoe her arrival here there has been gang OF
men al the pumps night snG day. About lla this
morning June % of the men 81 the pumps sneled
something burning, ard reported ito The men 10 charge
Of the deck Who 40 IeTcelving smoke cOn,g ont Of
the fore batch mc0iaely called tue MISTER ana chief
mate. The master Ordeitdih fore h.tG 10 be opened
and water poured down OH the csTSo, hut the smoke
came I'd in such iBuel.Se vOlnles that the matches
ordered 10 be cosedi ms hOaeNtI was cLhl 10
Tie fire ald SMOKE ragged 90 Violently that in thirty
minutes after the Alarm "as gwen ell aiteinItsat sav'
NJ the chip ~ peIsonsl eiisct' were obliged 70
be abaudoied, aLd Gil har0s were compelled 70 60
torg ard 10 the bows where attempt w4s made, uG-
der the direction ass!sarce Il the captain y scut'
lie her: but lhs proved ire caai, and a. Tie e1pIs-
oI Of two hours The vtsei hal 10 De aoanaonei the
,aItsip berg the las. - leave tue snip. S7yera!
Of the beats from tie ships a. anchor came u reuc or
assistance a. the alarm Ma given, aod 10 t"o
hons aiIeIweId the LarOcr su;lpu fs were Ga the
spot, anc tOuk tie u1naseiueLt ~ the b1Ehn{ snip,
sich was fJnmsle y eew .ri .. the other shipping.
Sic was eventually got clear from her hooil e, aid
hauled away from rect OF the snppLE by steam
tn- ara stink M on the reef The gss fortunately
dIe without accident 10 life or limb, although the
So vice wss a yr,y peiCus one, from the falling tim
b,is and spsrs neIhrr vs., suy damage cone TO tue
shipping. Sean 60. up on boani tie Peninsu.ar
a-d OneDis steamer mon, and she was iun ashore
IN tie muo to keep cesr oi tie h'r
The Gazette sdds:
"Tfe Josephine put into this hail about tgo
wears since having board suilzr cargo aCd also
ieaky. She wss then put or The .lY ana Iepared.'
a" English sailor, named Gallagher, serving OIL
bosrd an American chip IL Rouen narbor, wa tired
last week for stabbIug OF ms mcs.Inates, named
Hsyter who was kiLed on the spot. The Jury found
tili guilty, with enus;iDg clrcums ances; sentence
eight years haIC labor.
BRUTALITY OS rHT LsSE~.
The csr;aiu AID fret -nare Of tie big CGstsa, Of
tbi, port whe board up Lake he lay or two slice,
b. ST ir u1o, cruel manner. of the hands before
tie mast ca the sIrya Ui the vessel al Detroit. the
il iur, man hsd warrant issued by Justice Purify,
ulch was served upon the offending parties, who after
beirg suagre0, were discharged, the Justice having
10 iurisdiCior Il Is probable that suit for civil
Dan ass- viii he commenced against the officers OF the
yessel by the saiyr. Buffalo Courier.
NTNOr's LEDGE LTGHT-HOrsE.
Tbs structure las a1t4Ined hight o; sixty feet,
beirg two-th.rus 0i its Intended attaGe TIE waves
dashed over the structure seyersl times Last week
ON Gorday party Of gen'euen from Washington,
ccupeeed lin tie Navy Department, and Others ID
he service resident here viewed the work sod noted
lis relation 10 the coast Much oonaienoe was ef-
pressed in It's stability.
IHE NINANs ~TEAHFR.
The Wir<ns steamer mais smother espeImens
IT'D Yesterday. She X II tie Boy cd Swat
Po,t by tie steamer George Greek, All a. taa, TINS
was scirg rspldy Gown Inc tsy twas ssi1 ih.i the
TIP uny cane up 20 the expectation # Nj "lna'-,
= al Iade tyCral in pNTts1. Prov metts IL heE