New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-04
MARINE AFFAIRS.
FOR EUROPE.

EUROPE.
The Brtish screw steamer Kangaroo, Capt jeffrey,
Ie on Saturday for Liverpool, with 63 cabin passen-
gers, 100 in the steerage, and S76O,OOO In specie.
Among her passengers we notice the name OF the
Right Rev. John Barry, ID. D., of Savannah, Geo.
The Vanderbilt Line mail steamer Ocean Queen,
Capt. Seaomy, left at 4 o'clock the afternoon,
for Southampton Havre. She takes out 227 cabin
passengers, and 81, ,O26t2s II, and also valuable
cargo Of merchandise.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMSHIP STAR THE SOUTH
The steamship Star Of the South, Capt Lyons
from Savannah 29h for this port broke her connect
irg shaft on Friday night last. Sue continued her
course under sail until Saturday night when she was
xtruck by lightning which shattered her fore-topgal-
{apt mast and fore-topmHst; expendDg itself in the
ice-house: doing considerable damage. One of the
cr.w WAS badly wounded. The passengers are all
well. and the ship remains sound. About p. M,
Yesterday, the steamship Cahawbs, on her way TO
ths city from Havana came up With the Star OF the
South about ~ miles to the hard OF SANDY HOOK,
at D. H.; she took the disabled vessel IN tow and
brought her safely intoport.
COLLISION ON THE RIVER.
On Saturday night the Catharne Ferry boat Ellen
came in collision with the ship Rocktight, lying at
the dock between Main and Fulton streets, Brooklyn.
The gentlemens cabin of the ferry-bcat was carried
away and the ship slightly damaged at the stern
1t YVES very dark and rainy at the time, which, with
the strong tide prevented the pilot from managing
the boat properly There were a number OF passen-
gers On board, but no one was Injured.
PORTLAND AND SEw-YoRK.
The new steamship Chesapeake, Sidney Crowell
Commander, will leave Portland every Saturday, aud
New.York, from pier No. II n r., every Tuesday
at O'Clock; thus afroidiug direct and picturesque
route from New-York to the White Mountains, via
Long Island and Vineyard Sounds.
WRECK OF THE SHIP COLORADO -Four LIVES LOST
THE CAPTAIN AND WIFE WASHED AWAY.
The following are the particulars of the loss of the
ship Colorado, of Portsmouth, y. H., Capt. Bicker,
previously rep ,rted wrecked the coast of Ceylon
0The ship was anchored of Point Palmyra on the
evening of the I'D Of April about nile from the
sbore She was in ballast sand, and about to ship
sat at TondemaDaar. IL was blowing fresh when she
anchored and continued TO blow very strongly TIL lO
n. M the following day, when 1t became quite gale,
which appeared TO Increase in force every hour Inc
largest anchor let 20 with % tathouls OF caoe-
the sv ell anchor was at the port bow with 20 iaiaOs
till fully % fsthoms were ont The snip continued 10
ride in safety until the morning OF the 2ith when, al
about p. m the gale being at ITS herceS sne oesan
10 drag her anchors those board not being aware
this was the case tlll she INTO collision wth aud
carried away two dhonies. In about twenty minutes
after this occurrence the ship struck on reef OF rocks
running parallel with the coast. In short time che
was in pieces the masts having previously been cut
AWAY She fel with her decks seaward, which caused
her 20 break up speedily. The crew were unable
10 fire a guu or make any signal Of distress
About 6 in the mVruing the captains vile was
washed overheard and in his endesvor 70 save her tue
captain was drowned well a. his wife AT the time oi
his eolpe overheard the captain had bag containing
soyeregns tied round nis BODY. Inc chiei ms uoes
not know the number Of sovereigns with the captao,
or the quantity Of specie board bur believes
amounted 20 considerable sum- The tota amount ,ne
chief mate thbks is Known TO the American Consu al
Gale. The wreck discovered by the na'ives ao"u'
O'Clock on the morning Of the 9th, and with their
assistance which promptly rendered, the whoie ot
the officers and crew, t~ehty-fonr IN NUMBER were
saved with the exception Of Lascar and one Eu-
ghsh boy i'll 10 bic berth at the time TIE captsn
son boy seven years Of age, was saved. Every AZ
tention was paid by the mag the shpwrecksd
crew No property OF any kind saved from the
wreck. None Of the bodies have been recovered as
yet"
MANY VESSEL CHARTERED FOR sLhNfk-
We learn from Henderson 4 Co.'s express that the
brig Sampson Capt. Emery, ofSOuth Thomaston, Me-,
arrived nj Rockland the 18th ult, from the coast
f Africa, and reported that che chartered at Ha
yans by two Spaniards to proceed 10 Newf ork, ana
firm there 10 the coast Of Africs. After being out
abb ut two months, Capt Emery, from movements of
the Spsniards and reports from % the crew that
fher che ts contained handouts and firearms had has
suspjcions a,oused tbsD the Spsniards object was TO
procure cargo If negroes. Shortly after arriving on
he COAT An English frgste came in, and the Span
isfds l.ft the brig at the earliest possible moment
Capt Emery Immediately made known the facts to the
fgste ano lay by her until after dark, when ne got
under way with but three men on board, and arrived
af Rock land a. before stated.
The simplicity of Capt. Emery, taking this statement