New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-12
MARINE AFFAIRS.
roR EUROPE.


Jebn l,s Captain Creighton, sailed al the ssme t'mo
for Gsgow, with II pare, gers
Loss OF A BOSTON SHIP.
The sbsp Russell Of Boston, Capt Yoorbees, hence,
.pts into Rio Ja1ero IN oistress She bound 70
san Fr.acisco and wa los; September 4th, the
Fsnlklsnd islands. The ship sunk ~ o'clock
during gale OF wind. All hands were saved in the
boats and arrived nj Mon'eYideo. The Rl-sell ra-l
AZ, 77 tuna burden. She was built q, Richmond,
Maine, and is owned by Kelly & Page of Boston.
DIRECT TRADE Win EURoPK-osIo ASD ILLISois
VESSELS IN DISTRESS
private lsttIr q gentleman from former Con-
su' 70 the Azores, Charles w. Dabney, dated Teysl
November 2, contains the following:
1.-TWO American ships, and two schooners q French
bark and English brig, have pat IA befe IN Distress
TIE two sehOOnefs are iresh water yesseis TAe Re
prifhc OF Huron Ohio Of $40 t1nS, with sait, from
Csdiz: and Toe 81. Heena Of Chicago, Of 30 Lans,
with pix iron from Scotland both bound 70 New-fork.
How remarkable that two Of them should be here
OnceF
loss OF TBE BRIG BELLE FLOWER.
The brig Belle Flower, heoee for AspnwSl, with
cargo Of ooals was Totally wrecked ~ MazaguIna on
Nov. g. Crew and materials were saved, and would
BE- taken to Inagus.
loss OF THE SHIP WILLIAM TILL,
regret herewith q inform you Of the loss Of the
ship WiliiGm Ten, while under my command, IN the
Arctic sea- on the night Of the l2th July. She went
ashore abb mt riles 10 the westward OF Cape East,
lat IS 10 n. Ion iT0 w. during the prevalence Of
dense fog the wind at the time blowing strong from
The n. n W. The ship had been 10 The north, lat %,
lou l73 and in consequence Of there finding the ice %
heavy bad concluded TO pm, back for the straits and
cT1iae around Kings Island until moro favorable
opportunity appeared for returning north.
On the day OF the 18th, the ship had been steering
s. T.. BY conyass, conn any with several other sAiPa;
about 2. ID spoke schooner San Diego, steering out
from the land where sle had bsen trading; inquired
of tie captain the bearings OF Cape East when he
pointed Cape w N w. Of Cape East then Just Wis
ible above the fog and said, " That IL Cape East
had mr. doubts about his correctness and inquired the
second time he giving the reply. Al 81 y. M,
the fog shut very thick, and not feeling safe ~ run
lufcd BY tbe wind heading n. T., head yards aosck
and lay thus until ?. M then TOOK IN hght SAL
reefed tOpstilR and wore round, heading w. by =.
At p. m. passed ship at anchor which subsequently,
proved TO be the SpeedNe. She had boat towing
isteru aud supposed from that 1t vessel winch
had been "gamming' with some other, ana, having
lOet her. had anchored on that account
Shortly after passing this chip went below feeling
perfectly safe and leaving the ship IN charge OF the
aeeond officer with orders ship ut 10 p. m,
and 70 call at ~ AZ hours 10 minutes, the ohcer
came and reported the innd 10 be 70 close nit 10
had not room 10 wear. immeda tely gave orders to
let 20 anchor, and, grpng AN TX, made for ho deck
for The purpose OF cutting the ringtopper; and while
passing the man At the wheel be Informed me that the
Ship had just struck. The breakers could not have
be6b more than ships length ahead at the time they
were Uncovered.
AZ the moment the ship struck she head on and
not more than iy feet from the breakers ~ soon as
ebe struck sounded and found four fathOms water IN
her waist She Immediately swung brOadslde and
lay very easy. At about II r. NJ. the fog lighted mp,
and three ships ~ anchor about three miles
of. ] took boat and went on board the Speedwel,
: for assistance. Capt. Gibbs, Capt Edwards, OF the
fiheruia I'd Capt. Thomas, OF the Eliza Adais edch
with principal portion Of their boats and crews came
and rendered all the assistance IN their power, eaeh
bringing anchors and hawsers.
The ship was lghteued by starting the ground tier
all tho fresh water &c, but the sand soft the
anchors would not hold and in the meanwhile there
Wa heavy swell setting tie ship gradually further
on We worked faithfully on the chip until - m OF
the following day, at which tne the snip aoored very
hard and constrained to give up all hopes OF
saving her. / then went to work saving proviaons,
&c. and az p. m. finding the ship abored 80 heavily
that it Sas impossible TO stand her decks, cut away
the foremast and main and mzen topmass, after which
she lay quite easy. v..
sold the chip and all that saved with the exoep-
don of the oil and proylsions ut anchOhi the pro-
visions which were saved divided among the crew.
and u e oil and bone fuighed on board the hloerma
"a for he Sandwich ISLANDS. The ship had on beard
about 300 barrelo and LOCO pounds bone.
Respectfully, your obedient servant. . m
HosOIsiv Oct 8 1889.
DECLINE or WHALING IN NANTUCKET.
There are at present only 81 ships, brig and
sehoousr employed in the whale fishery belonging to
NantuckeI, Of an aggregate of S,G22 tan'. Twenty
flvo years ago there 81 ships, OF 81 POS tups'
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
TITS now believed by the Naval authorities in Flor
ide that The steamer Fulton, which was wrecked on
Santa Rosas Island month, ago. may be so recon
sucted "a to repair the squadron from winch she was
=, suddenly detached They Of opinion, we uader-
stand that her value, when repaired, viii reoomPense
the Government for the money expended on her.
Tho Unitod States steamer Dispatch ia nearly ready
for zen at Norfolk Navy-Ysrd, Va. Sho has been
thoroughly oyeihsuled recently. The hne-oi-oatte
ships Pennsylvania, Coluubus, Delaw ere, and Now
York the l.or on the stocks frga,os Raritau United
statee, and Colambia steame Richmond, Dacoiah,
and Dispatch are at Norfolk Navy Yard at present
Tho work Of repairing the splendid soam trgsie Min
nesota is progressing at the Boston Navy Yard The
uaccounable roitenness Of that vessel becomes more
apparent IL win cosi the Government an immense
sum Of money put her in proper TRIM but as She Is
no needed for service expeduousy, the authorities arc
"a no hurry with her. The Minnesota, rates with
tho Niagara, Wabash, and herrimac, Sc.
News from the Brazil squadron is as follows; The
L. s krigs Perry and cambridge had arrived AZ Rio,
and Were takOg provisions and making preparations
fof home. They win sail the arrival Of the Con-
Srass a. Rio The latter vessel, reaching RIO. was
70 relieve the temporary flag ship Dolphin which has
aoly been looking after tho interest Of American Ell
ens ON tle River Plate. The health Of the men aoI
l cKeers was good. The following Is the log oi the
I S steamer Ircquos:
Thursday. Dee 8. we lef the Brooklyn Navy
lard AZ - clock under steam, making ~ feNo'ooA-
which number was increased 10 20, wind IN her favor
Al p passed the upper end OF staten Island When