New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-14
kARINE AFFAIRS

Messrs. I. & J. Ccggeshsn returned from Beaver
Tail a. ?. u OF Tuesday. They report schoooer
Sarah Bright a. having moved about l0e yards t, the
north, and sunk IN fs hons water Nothing more
uil be ssvsd from the vessel except it viii be some
Of Der regipg Abcu. 90 tsrs Of coal ofthe 90 CON-
posing her cargo have been saved, subject to SAL
wage Of 80 PER cer,. The vessel vii be total loss
LAUScH OF THE IRoQUOIs.
TIE new steam sloop Iroquois was successfully
launched al the Brook,J Navy Yard ou Tuesday even
ing /. 20, beipg known, TO al the attaches OF
the Yard that she would be osted out very feE per-
presert. The Iroquoisi, neat, tidy craft
little 200 feet long, drawing about eight feet OF
water, ard berg in every respect fancy guu-bost.
The term allowed tie MessTs. Murphy for supplying
her machinery expires in few weeks. Her engines,
Of which ste to have too will be direct back acting
ones having sch two cylinders 81 inches ir damster
and Is inch stroke the condenser is Psrces patent,
ard coutsins 4,28i tubes, rch in diameter, and
four feet inches long, having 36 squsse feet of con-
densrg surface. She is also TO have two of Martins
patent boilers, each containing furnaces, with 2l7O
composition tubes . inches in diameter and 81 inches
long, in each boiler giving FIRE surface Of 80 square
eet The propeller viii be q two-blsdsd true screw,
ssuTirg 70 feet inches diameter and 90 feet pitch,
20 arranged that in bad weather il be hoissd on
decs. TIE Iroqucs will be immediately itted oGt for
service but the recent orders do not mention sbther
che viii be sent.
AL the available marines at the Brooklyn barracks
and on board the receiving ship North Carolina went
on target excursion yesterday. They were accom-
panied BY the Norh Csrolinss band, and presented
fine appearance.
The United States steam frigste aernmse arrived at
Panama from Reslejo on the 3ls. alt.
The sloop Decatur had sailed for San Frsrci'co.
The sloop yandsli wss to ss from Resejo for Psns.
ma or the arrival Of the cyane, which was to proceed
to the cosst Of Mexico.
Tie steam f1gste Ssrsonse bad not reached Real.jo
from Acapulco, but is daily expected at Parma.
TIE MeIrimac will probably sal FOR Callso in the
course of q month.
MoE1EvrDIo, Feb 1.-THE United Sts;ee ships
Sabine Capt. Adams and the 81. Lawrence Capt
Hull, have arrived.
For EURoPE.-Ths steamship Persia, SPIT. Judkins
called yesterday for Liverpool with the mails and 200
passengers, among whom were Mr.. Vernot, French
Consul at Glasgow, and ". Musard, the famous etf
orchestra. The steamship Edinburgh, for glasgow,
left with 900 passengers, aInoog whom is Duncan Nc
Csuey ESQ., of New Orleans, United States Consul to
Manchester.
THE JOHN r. PRICE.
We have the following statement from Capt. Powell,
Of steamship Psrkereburg relative to the sinking of
| the schooner John X. Price:
The accident happened about l. O'Clock on Sunday
moinipg Tae weather being thick the schooner was
not until within fifty yards of her, standing right
across bow; blew whistle, stsrbOard helm and
shut off steam but too late to the schooner. The
captain mate and two boys got board at the sts
ers bow; our boat lowered to if the schooner
| could be saved but she had gone over and sunk At
the time Of the collision there on the deck
| of the schooner but negro boy at the helm. The
captain o! the schooner the steamers lights some
time before and turned in without hoist ng any light
on his vessel which being small could not be seen
until close on to her. The accident is entirely owing
| TO tie rockies ness on board the schooner.