New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10
MARINE AFFAIRS.
The PLYMOUTH AT PLYMOUTH.


The United States slcop-of-war Plymouth, Capt
Craven, from Annapolis, wa of Plymouth, England
the 22d Of July, and came TO anchor IN Plymouth
Sound on the 231 She vas expected TO remain but q
shor. time in port and would then proceed 70 Msdera
calling at Bre., and Csdiz. TIE youngsters on
board, for whoie benei. the cruise was undertaken
were all we'll
The SEA sEBPEST CAUGHT.
Tie yarmouth Register rays that the fsI-lsmed
sea serpent has lately visited that port, and was
chased up ansrrow creek snd caught. lie turned out
TO be a horse msckerel, measuring over feet IN
length ard weighing BIC pounds The Register says;
OF is the opnion OF experienced fshermeo that this
i the fish which bas given rise 20 the belief in sea
serpent. When il is running a. 's ordinary speed IN
search Of prey il moves along Just under the surface OF
the water producing ave which rises upon series
of corrugaops for about 100 fee. in straight ine
before il falls off into the primary spreading wake
PRODUCED by body moving through the water. In's
appe in moderate weather 10 closely resembles
that Of huge serpent moving over the surface OF the
v,er that IT il difficult for those accu-tomed 10
the appearance, TO realize that IL is nothing but a
wave and it is not strange that when seen for the rs
time, il should strike the beholder with terror"
loss OF The SHIP ALMA AND TWENTY LIVES.
Intelligence has beer received at Liverpool of the
loss Of the Alma, bouno from Calcutta TO London Inc
news # tbs sad affair is dated at Calcutta June H.
and states briefly that the Alma had been totally
wrecked and that the pilot lone OF the Oldest on the
river who was lust going bis last trip previous to re-
tiremeptI leadsu an, Captain Munce, wife and child
and lady passenger together with fourteen OF the
crew of the H. fated vesse peIished The Alma was
fine vessel, and was owned by Mr. Sinclair Of Liver
pool
IpE VINEYARD And NANTUCKET SUBMARINE CABLE.
Az we announced some time since, effort will be
ade this eek to repslr the cable laid last year De-
tween the Vineyard and Nantucket. Mr.. Bishop ar
rved in the propeller yesterday with the necessary
an cunt of cable which put board the tug boat
Spray which left in the afternoon for Edgarton.
MI G.. j. Prescott, OF the American Telegraph Com
psDy is engaged in establishing the connection be-
tween Holm es's Hole and Woods Hole, and 1t Is ex-
pected that the lpes will be in working order in few
DAYS When that work is accomplished, Nantucket
viii be really joined TO the United States
The piece of cable which Mr.. Bishop will now
put down was manufactured by him at his factory in
New York, and is composed Of No. 9 iron annealed
wue covered with three c0alngs OF gntta perchs Elo-
inch diameter and covered with lead the diameter OF
which is about three quarters OF sn inch. Inc whole
weight of the cable Is about 5,Ooo pounds 10 the
mile. The lead is put Oh by machinery, which Mr..
Bishop has patented in the United States and in Eu-
rope and il beautiful piece of work, making uni
form protection TO the gut.a percha and sinker for
the cable. Lead will last generation nnder wa,er,
and said that pieces of lead pipe have been taken
from the oce an which have stood the action OF the wa
ter eighty years. Mr. Bishop informs US that he has
the piece well authenticated at his store IN New ork
Iron covering has been found TO rust out in three or
manufacturers for cables. The new cable to be
laid across the Atlantic will be covered with hemp out
side of the gutta percba. Mr. Bishop assures Us that
he will be able to connect his Geographic cable be
tween EdgaItewn and Nantucket in about week or
ten days. tNew-Bediord standard, aug o.
SLAYER ~ PORTLAND HARBOR.
There is very general suspicion among the know.
ing ones" that certain vessel now anchored IN our
barber il fitting out for cruise TO the African coast
with view of returning 10 Florida or Cuba with a
load of nstive Copgos. We do not know that such is
the fact but The belief is general and s we are as
sured, sustained by many circumstances, that 1t
would seem to be the duty Of the United States oif-
Gals at this port to make very close examination De-
fore the vessel is a lowed to depart.
II is tine to DO something more than hide behind the
tecbnicalies of Irregular clearance" and we take
il II at such evidence as brings conviction to the mind OF
every common sense sailor in our harbor, ought to
have some weight even with those who are the most
devoted worshipers of " wax and red tape All
those engaged in the African slave trade have thus far
escaped with impunity, and it does seem as though
our ovennen in the matter OF the arrest ana con,
vction Of the &c oundrels, bad thoroughly learned
" how not to do it, We shall observe with some In
eres the course that may be pursued with reference
to The vessel in our own harbor to which we have
thus publicly called atten ion. Portland Advertiser