New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-09
MARINE AFFAIRS.

/; is announced that the Bsiti-h Board of Trsle,
which has recently adopted R'grrss new code Of Gig
pals FOR the whole British marine will use, 10 conpl.
ing list of American vessels the American Il,yd,'
Registry Of Shipping, published by Messrs. e. sri G.
W. Blunt. and Of which Nessrs. Thomas ID. Tsyio-,
Richard T. HsI.shorre and John I. H. King sse re
Registrars.
FOR EUROPE.
The steamship Asis sailed Yesterday for Liverfoci,
with large number Of Passengers, among Sacn are
Mr.. J. w Quegle the newly appointed Unite States
Consul 10 Antwerp, and his family, aud Mr.. Cornelius
Grinnel The Asia also took out over &i, 40 c) 10
specie.
ARRIVAL or Tnr ARIEL.
The steamship Ariel, which leit H,vre Nay g, and
touched a, Cowes May 20, arrived yesterday sStsr.
noon. She brings no dates later than had received
by the City Of Washington.
NAVAL
The ordnance departments OF the sewers Navy.
Yards are busy employed preparing gUus, sbe. ard
shell for the vessels az present preparing for
sea, and particularly for those bound 10 the Gulf q
Mexico. The armament of the Sabine, at Brooklyn,
has been overhaulej and somewhat increased IN The
weight of metal She will carry "A guns, the smallest
of which will be r.. FOUNDERS of very long range.
In consequence of the vast smount OF business On
hand at Brooklyn the contemplated reduction 10 tie
number of employees has rot as yet been sccom-
plished. There are az present nearly 800 men a:
work, and the fortnigh,ly disbursements yesterday
reached about $25, 900.
There have not been for years 80 many Ucted
States marines on shore at one time in the United
States as there at present Nearly bali The mum
Der Of soldiers In the entire corps are doing barracks
duty at the diferr ports, and although great por.
ton of them have only just returned from seano. SIN
gle case calling for court-martial has occsnsa
in their ranks pleasing contrast to the corduc. Ct
their blue jacket shpmates.
TERRIBLE STORM LAKE MICHIGAN.
The high northeastern winds of the pa. three deys,
have driven the waves of the Lske into N sukes
Bay with power and might never witnessed before.
Last night, and in fact all day yesterday, hundred
shanties were in Imminent danger OF being carried
away. and at least three hundred persons rendered
houseless Near the harbor, or straight cut, the
waters Of the Lake poured over the beach into the
river so iha, for time they seemed The waves
for at least half mile Along toe beach, rushed into
the doors of tho houses shaking them with the vo-
lence of an earthquake.
The breakwaters recently built withstood the storm
without injury aud i ia To be regretted thar, instead OF
being built where they are they had been eon-trues-
ed forty or eighty rods south where they would have
protected the houses OF many families. We were told
that the lake has cncroached upon the shore between
juneau street and the new haIbor, about one block
this spring, and over two blocks within the past two
years. This serious matter, and the work OF con
strucng breakwaiers should be prosecuted with IN
creased rapidly Another storm lkethe one Just pas
and all the buildings between the lake and the ryer
for several blocks north Of the straight cut viii be IN
danger OF being carried away or ut least rendered IN
inh ab table.
The shipping in the vicinity of this port, suffered bat
little az far az have heard. The schooner Persian
when about one hundred miles north had her canvass
wa llel In
We Learn that there three vessels ashore az Naske-
gon Several sehoones rode safely at anchor about ten
miles out all day yesterday. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
HIGH WIND on rHr LAgE-wRrcK oP soaoosER Aso
loss OF 1--WE LIVES
The present week has beeu continuous series Of
storms and gales. RAIN thunder, lightning, and wlni
have kept the elements in continuous uproar. Until
yesterday however, the gales blew from the west and
south west, doing consequently, little damage on his
shore Of the lake. On the opposite shore the case
was doubtless different though we have not heard Of
any very recent Disaster On the 10Th u the schooner
Enphrata Capt. ClaseeD was wrecked on kal anatoo,
an account of which Is given by Capt. John MI of
Racine who received from the only survivor Of the
crew, five Others having pershed in The waves.
.n nas E1 % load Of Il: 'S1 S: 1on Ta
as%o%n pnns o ne ss . ss about ,s g
lumber and have been heard o-thsy probably
persisted. The captain cOo. and the who ss.e'ea,d
broken eye oked by The hus Of The spas snd
5 %,p w ,.y 9s ". n s h ''S, EN- % ssS
during he morning he away By tho wares
The remained the Wreck until Saturday when
he carried off, About hour ste tho vFe,h dis
the unfortunate survivor wss rcued nom his p.nioes
position almost deed from exposure and the borofs ~ bis s
ton lie but Is only Just his mind indicated
siderable wandering ,hs early Saturday morning hsh'ls
alongside. et away their mainsa AID -fissd 20
bard sb0uxh the 'cook bezted them ~ do
We bring ourselves think abort 81 pirates,
could h. guilty Of the act. -
The remains Of the vessel washed ashore HsltEd
Sunday
The names of those who persisted, as well as the
name Ofthe survivor, are not given.
Yesterday, heavy gale was blowing all day from
the north, and the weather "a cold a. Decembsr.
-Four vessels out, the severe wind Of previous
days having kept the more prudentcaptains IN port.
Those if any there were which encountered the gale,
must have experienced no pleasant tme Bui. kspub
CANAL BOATS sunk.
The boat Western lying at pier No. z, East River,
and Security, lying at pier No. 3 Eat River, both
loaded with lumber, during the blow on Wednesday
morning. were thrown upon their side so far az 70 al.
Damage not yet ascertained