New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-06
New9lork DAILY Gribmate.
MARINE AFFAIRS.

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune
SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Dec. 4, 1889.
The schooner Solicitor foreign, Capt. Jervson,
came on shore opposite this place at d. m this morn
ing. The schooner was from Cephaonia, bound to
New.York with a cargo of eurrants consigned TO Will
son & Brown. The crew were all saved They got
ashore soon after daylight. In relation to vessel and
cargo the probability is that the cargo, If saved at all
will be in a damaged state. The weather at the time
of writing q p m.) is bad, blowing strong from the
east with rain. The vessel lies head on the sea max
inc breach over her fore and aft. The natural infer
epce is that there must be more less water in her.
C.H.
VESSELS ASHORE os LONG ISLAND.
LoSG ISLAND, Dec. 5, 1859.
The schooner Susan, Capt. Bray, came ashore at
Quogue on the night of the Sd. The crew were saved
with difficulty. The vessel has bDged, and Capt. Lend
is now stripping her. The S. b. built at Curri-
tuck in ls47 l22 tuns register rated y, and owned
by Capt. Naylor and others of Plymouth, n. G.
NAVAL.
The forthcoming report of the Secretary of the Navy
will be unusually interesting. 1t will have to account
for the employment of larger number of national
vessels naval officers, sailors and marines, than any
preceding document Of the kind the increase Of all the
souadrons; the substitution of several steam vessels
for ealllng craft, bue VI
our home squadron rendered necessary by the troubled
state of diplomatic affairs in adjacent American States;
the additional force detailed both off the Cuban coast
and on the African station for the suppression OF the
sayetrade the capture of about half dozen slavers
since the last report the somewhat eventful year
ended by our ships in the East Indies the detachment
from foreign fleets of the Wabash, Merrimac, Van
dalia, vincennes, Mississippi Powhaian, German
= IL al
version to men-ofwar of the Paraguay expedition, and
the success which has attended that step; the compile
ton Of our new steam navy the policy which has
induced the Secretary to replace large and expensive
steamers and fgates on active service, by small and
efficient vessels, propelled optionally by steam; the
extraordinary dimnution of employees in the several
navy yards, and the great saving effected thereby the
scarcity of some grades of officers in the navy the
condition of the marine corps and probable suggestion
for it's increase the progress of the Naval School at
Annapolis and the cruise of the Plymouth with pupils
of that institution on board the organization and dis
bandmcnt of the Paraguay fleet, and Judge Bowlins
opinion of the efficiency of ships and sailors;
the placing of the corvette Brooklyn for
long time at the disposition of our Min
lister to Mexico. The movements of the South Amer
lean Exploring Expedition, the wreck of the Fulton,
and many other matters viii be treated at length
The addition of junior officers to the registry will be
very large; the number Of vessels of each grade
noticed in the report will be as follows: 10 lne-of
battle ships perfectly worthless for service again.
ten frigates weny-one soopsof-war, three briggs and
one schooner, seven 6rst-class steamers averaging
1000 tuns burden, Exclusive of the Stephens humbug
in of construction for years at Hoboken and now
no nearer completion than ever although she has cos
the Government the price of two such vessels as
the Niagara six steam sloops averaging bur-
den all good FIVE of them being new, three frstclass
side wheel steamers good, and second class good
three third class good and the eight purchased steam
ers three steam tenders, three store ships and five
permanent receiving ships, making in all grand
total of 81 sailing vessels and 80 steamers Of all
classes. The steam gun-boat Nsrragansett, now
at Norfolk, is undergoing necessary repairs.
She will be put in good sailing order in few days.
sHATFsERs TELEGRAPH EXPEDITIONS.
Mr.. Tai. p. Shaffner, writing from Glasgow, Nov.
49, says 81 have the pleasure to inform you that my
vessel, and all who accompanied me the North
Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, have arrived well.
have had complete inelosed you notice of
the voyage" An article from The GlasgoD Journal,
TO which Mr. Shaner refers in his note contains the
following:
"Having left Boston thoroughly armed with the
most perfect apparatus both for surveying and sound
ing be eeded norhward through Beeisle Straits
70 the coast Of Labrador where he explored various
inets and BAYS and TO the conclusion that the
best starting psnt for the cable would be between the
54th and 55h degrees of north latitude. From thence
be shaped his course TO Greenland distance Of about
500 miles, and found that the greatest depth 090
fathoms. The bottom gradually sinks as il recedes
from the west until about 100 miles from Labrador
where il il found at $40 fathoms After this basin
of nearly the same depth succeeds until within 80
miles or so Of the Greenland coast, when it sinks to
2OgO fathOms, and from thence rses somewhat
abruptly. The ascent however does not terminate at
the coast line but continues up the ords or bays, OF
which there several along the coast These hords
are in fact exceedingly all along the Green
land shores, extending far as 80 miles inland,
and never frozen.
During the soourn Of the exploring party in
Greenland they most Hospitality received at all
the places they visited llnminatons, even, in some
places having been got up in honor Of their arrival.
After surveying the southern Of the country,
they proceeded 10 the east which is Of similar char
acter to the west. From thence the bottom makes
abrupt descent at rather the angle Of foryhve
degrees until short distance from shore, whence
there is much more gradual ascent until Iceland 30
miles of, IL reached The remainder Of the voyage
showed 500 70 600 fathoms depth from this Island
past the Faroes 70 Cape Wrath in Sutherandshire tbs
submersion OF the cable being 22 aud 200 miles re-
spectvely. Col. Shaner is decidedly entitled To the
thanks Of the world for having single handed, under
taken this great work. which 10 promise mach
good in favor Of the new line"