New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-26
Ifm4lork Dailu Gribm,re
M.iPI.NE AFFAIRS.

elGHrEE> LIVES LOST.
We mentioned briefly yesterday the loss OF the pro
peller Toy. which ioundcred last Tuesday durng
gale On Iske Huron. There were tven'y.sN persons
in all board the vessel 81 The time she lcdered I'll
Of whom, so far now known, with the exception OF
the fret mate, whsesusan ard eecond engineer were
lost, These three saved by taking 10 yasl that
was considered unseavorthy, and N which they
driven by the force OF the gaze .cioss !sndsg
near Co1sf,,h, IN Canada. They sere brought down
10 Port Huron on tho steamer sioolah, oa laariAy
and on fricay cams to D,irois by tue steamer Raoy
From TIE Dtfrod Fro Pres az >tGroay We copy the
following particulars. So far a. Known, the names
were as follows;
Mr. RACE II Raoies hs ~i,e. snd three eh d'.r.
lady, name uusuowu the sssF 81 the captain wv
Two s,c.isse Pssslsss nsulss aIAHo~u mhns efe' P'
sepeeT.
Csy. BYxcs q Rscioc
FhS as'e-MsxoVs LsNE Chicago 49,, .
Second MHe-"JtN," Belonging b. fuiAo' eo' 'A'P''s "
Fir.. whee.m.n-Groxer =. plvNLu Of Detroit.
Second " hee.sman-ssme upsro~n.
First Ergine-r-JosrFH NELLY Of Cnscsfo
ss sl.d A Tsg 81 Ram. n e''''S OF 0a''s'
casn. BERNARD EtIr,srrH Lxov,So Of Chi,sro.
Beside the above there wee FIX negro de,k hscd',
two hrtmen and one porter; making eighteen 10 al Oh
the crew.
when the vessel began to I'LL the captain secured
the life boat and placed the passengers together win
the chambermaid and fret engineer, 10 Il.
A quaIter-boat in good condition, was assigned !"
the balsr of the crew, the cap intening TO hnt
passage in the hfe-bost. There was still ya@l which
worthy.
In the CONSERVATION incident to the moment, the
quarter boat was launched contrary to orders, info
which number Of the sprang, overlooking II,
and swapping il. The life boat then launched,
and the patty apportoned 10 Il taken aboard, when
the propt Her giving indications of mpediatey sinking,
a rush that overloaded the )st and she had
rearly swan ped when tue captain drove portion Of
the crew back. In the rush, however the oars were
lost and the bost left st the mercy OF the waves
When last seen, she was lying oroadside to the sea-
"A hail llpnt harl pyaa.
The yswl wac the last boat lett, into which George
r. PluInley, the wheelsmsn, aud j. e. Barber, the
secoud engineer, seated themselves. They, with the
first mate Marcus Lake, all who let on
board. Seeing no of rendering Assistance to
those in the water and the propeller settling very fast
the mate got into the bas u-t ne the hui Sunk, and
the party were pafed off They had secured one oar,
with which they managed - steer their leaky craft
They found impossible TO make the Amerc Shore,
and accordingly headed across the lake Tso OF them
steered while the third kept buslly ct work bsling.
The boat leaked so badly that il required constant
work TO keep her Free and beside tae sea Va, rolling
very high, ana they shipped good deal OF wa.sr 10
this way they across the lake, landing safely
BAYFIELD,. three niles below Goderch, about O'Clock
III the evening having been nearly eleven hours 10 tho
The Troy was owned by A. Ii. Covert OF Chicago.
She had on T. 400 bushels OF wheat In bulk AID wAs
bound from Rscine, Wis, 70 Port Coloorne, Z. w.
Mir. Raics Of Racine, with his family were removing
to the last Their effects had been sent for Ssrd on
another propeller, and probably now at Buffalo
a
the life boat, which is all that /, kLorn Of them:
The vessel, win her cargo, WAS iuuy Insured IN tho
Home, Etns anil Northwestern.
loss oF THE SNIP QUEBEC.
The ship Quebec of New-Oreans from bordeaux
for Shields Ian on the Eddystone Rocks on Tossdsy,
Oct. II. Her jibboom end was within ten feet Of tue
south. west window OF she lighthouse, the window oe-
ing 20 feet high. In the evening .se slipped on again.
and tn, crew returned and With the help OF ths vi OF
beat Heroine attempted to beach her on tue Cornisn
coast but the sand ballast choked the pumps, aid she
sank one mile y. >. w. OF Dowt derry, where she
would be covered at high water. Tue vas A.
vessel Of 60 tuns register but ut Nes-i in is'
NAVAL.
The trial OF Lieut.. Duvs for disobedience Of or
der-, having been coccudcd at tho Court Martial In
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Court viii today or TO-
| morrow adjourn sine de unless some other dein'
quents be brought before it. The proceedings have
been forwarded TO Washington.
| The United States steam corvette Brooklyn has had
her repairs completed, and will at once c,rnnen,s 70
take on board stores and provisions for her coning
| cruise on the Cuban coast.
The newly appointed ship Of tho Mediterranean
Squadron, the steam gun boat Iroquois has for s)s
days past been receiving stores and other requisites
for active service. Although ordered to be ready for
che cannot be In proper time for commission be-
fore the 10Th prox.
Tie OVERLAPPING Of the stesm-friga,e Susquehsnns
stil conn ues TO progress slowly and new hoor for
her engirsIoom i. nearly completed.
| The United States steamer Walker, still in COM
mission, has been fosted into the Brooklyn Dry Dsck
for repairs. The vessels Crawford, Varina ana sew
eral email surveying and craft are still in the
stream. The cid tme-won frga.es Brsndywins and
Potomac are in ordinary, no examination whatsoever
having been held on them for months. The sloopof-
war Falmouth, which returned from Brazil lsst Sum-
mer, lying near the Potomac, and may probably bs
fitted out for sea in shOrt time.
An officer of the British Royal Navy has been visit
ing the Navy Yards Of the United States for bis
private information.
}. o. LEVERS NEW BRAZILIAN LINE % STEAMERS.
Mr.. Lever has succeeded in making contract with
the Portuguese Government for carrying the mails 70
Rio Jsnero and il Ia said thai he is likely TO make
good thing Of it. The line 10 announced In the
London papers follows: The first OF the new Bra
lillian line Of steamers tour in number, the Milford
Haven, Capt. Champion, sailed o. MONDAY from Ney-
land 10 Portugal ard Brszs with full cargo, and
larger complement Of passengers thso could have
been expected. Among the passengers were John A.
Roebuck, esq., NJ. r., and Mrs ana Miss Rosback.
-es....
One Of the rnsments Of musical troupe now
giving concerts In the Wet Is Miss Ann Canmins Of