New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-30
MARINE AFFAIRS.
TOR EUROPE.


The United States steamer Arago, Captain Lines,
left on Saturday afternoon for Southampton and
Uavre with 257 passengers and n % fl2 in specie.
Among the passengers we motto, the names of the
Hon. H. j. Raymond, jerome n. Bonapare and the
Rev. Dr. rockingham of Boston. Toe British
steamer Vigo Capt. Guigen eft on the same day ior
Liverpool with "a passengers in the cabin, AMI lOo IN
the steeragc, and f6sJ, 900 in specie. Among the
passengers is William Smith OBren. The Bfemen
steamer Weser also sailed for Southampton and
Bremen, with 1871 passengers and 81, 20 in specie.
ARRIVAL or THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
The steamship Northern Light, Capt. Z. l.. Tinkle-
paueh arrived on Saturday evening from Aspn'
wall via Porto Belle with 725 passengers from San
Francscs per steamship Orzaba. The Northern
Light left the United State- sloopoiwar jaime stown
At Aspinvall The Roanoke sailed for Car,hngcna on
the Goth last, having the Hon. G. W. Jones, the
United States Minister, on board There was no news
of importance ON the Isbmas since the sailing of the
mail steamers.
LsUSCH on \ TTERi-BOAr.
The Commodore Perry, OF the four new boat
buildne for the Long Island Ferry Company, was
launched on Saturday afternoon from the yard OF
Thomas Stack at the loot of North Sixth street. She
is I55 feet long 80 wide, over all 81 feet inches,
and l2l feet hold. She il built in the be and most
substantial manner; Der ruddcrs have iron fronts to
o.s,, in getting through The ice in Winter. She was
commenced on the letA Of April. The engines are
being built at the Novelty Works, New-iork.
Another boat named the Ethan Allen, VIII be
launch ed from the same yard on Saturday next Two
more of the same SIZE to be named the " arfen ann
Marion, are being built al the yard ct Roorevet d
joyce in New-York. Tae whole Gre TO be hniSheo
and ready TO run by the Fourth Of July, when they
will be put or the ferry between South Eighth street
Williamsburgh, and Peek slip, New-iork. ihs
Eagle and CuIlew-the latter ecenily purha'eu-S'h
then be placed on the Grald-st-eet Ferry, ard ihe
old boats now running will be laid up. The lew
boats are 10 be finished in every respect siuinI 10
those now running the Wall ereet Ferry aud viii
cost $4,000 each.
Capt r. nkin Buchanan hes been orcered )" com
mand the Navy Yard, Washington
The .loop of-war Hartford put in cStainissiou
on Fridoy forenoon, when wEe mustered the olhee''
.na crew numbering about 20 men. Between two
and three o'clock the vessel was towed into The stream
ard i now riding at anchor of the eal Of Long
Wharf. Carpenters are std on board completing the
poop deck and the cabin. Ia other respects the ship
is trim and snug. ard sets sasnily upoe The water
her ci;pper-like proportions giving her f"rn
snpeaysice The length Of the hull between the end
OF the cutwater and tbs taffra l. ss' fees inches
length frum the end Of ,he flying bbooSn TO the end
,bs snanler boom KS s--st. The high If the main
mast from the top OF sae par deck to the truck is l
/ feet. . -, 4,
The Hartford is to - the flag ship AZ the ast la ~
sauai-op and bea.s The penuaut q. Charles n SRA
~ The following il li-t Of Lsr officers, a. Tar =
/ IA, " have been reported: u ,
C.nrsnd-r Oh. L., io~lGs; Lirntc Esns A. hA-S. >
Bs.rr,oDf J. Nyss, r. L. Law, A D. D. Br.e hsAs1 IA
s,iS i.e; f.e. SsI.Sn B. R Fu. assshsd fT.m IA -.
p.l Navy YsIal. ASSISTANT ssis-o '" u ha5 " !.
spsdvn; ChaPAia Peg T. -. . ~ .-.r.. 5
q Dse, W = Saaz 81: ID AssS:As Alrxincu osess pa,
sssin VIM s-r7esghs, q nnez lhoua;sA- - p
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The Ms,ine School at Charleston was @AngaTra is
On Monday, the .3d. The brig Lodes,T hss beel
6,tsd M I.r the school an as she paS-d the city
| a short excursion on Monday sals,cd By the Ne-
es IN pot. There ar sixteen p1Tsls, wao arr ~
prertieed fr three YEARS copst ssily on theg Ne
81 only leaving i, Temporarily leave. The yes-'
Will at intervals cruise about the harbor and aijnceI
waters when the lads have have become sufhclen'i
acquainted with their duties.