New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-13
M.APINE AFFAIRS.
THE WRECK CHART.

THE WRECK CHART.
We have before US singular map, the Wreck Chart
Of the British Isles for 1883 IL - be found IN TO
urn to Parliament carefully prepared by the Board OF
Trade The chart OF the APPEARANCE as an or
inary man Of these islands except that the whole hne
Of coat from the 0rkneys 10 the Lands Eod Is oued
with a series Of black marks; -acn marx indlca'eS
either ipwreck or some casualty 10 Vessei hetry
approaching that disaster. moot meitnchoy effect
has this chat when this key to lis object Is gwen lue
whole coast particularly the approaches to our great
commercial cities bristes with the dottiogs whlch u-
caie ell, sry the site where some noble snip mas gone
to d,siructOn with her human freight, the udnSs ~
which have alas too frequently brought woe TO hiahy
home ana counting house. All rOuni our coast, WI
to- aid of this valuable map se can trace clearly o
tghtiul wo,k of dest ucilou during the past year. he
total number Of British merchant shlps lhciuung
steamers s supposed 70 be - ,O97 giving tunnnge oil
4 5..S 100 These ships are han led probably oy no
lss than &c., 600 men and boys The nature oil the us
aster. to Bdtish and foreign saips Is thus epto|ed
In 1858 the number Of vessels wrecked on tne coass
and IN the seas Of the United Kingdom was ,l'U; OF
these 354 were total wrecks 10 sank by COLLISION max
inc the number totally ost iOi Vessels STRANDED ana
dan ed as To require 70 discharge cargo, oi9 by
collision, 25l; total 766-makitg the whole number
Of wrecks 70. by there disasters the hyes OF 90
prr.ons were imperle- of which number $40 persons
OF rs were actually lost TUis Is the dark side OF the
doeful map. 1t has, however, brighter one anu on
that r that by the tebOats OF the National Lte-
craft and the rocket apparatus $50 of our fellow
creatures we're curing the pact year rescued from
wa,ry grave. TIE red dotings on this unique chart
cheerngs marks, Indicative Of the places wnere
life boats and the Ii preserving apparatus are 10 De
found in the hour If distress The later are under tue
control of the Board of Trade, and the firing OF the
apparatus requires some knowledge of guunery, they
are principally in the charge Of the Coast Guard. Its
very gratifying to fud thai hte-boats on dangerou,
point of the have of late years greatly increased
IN number and efficiency under the nagement of the
National Life Boat IL siitution, whose Energies in this
good wok untiriug 1t has now 81 life boat estab
lshmelts under It's management. LoudOn Times.
LOSS or 1Hs KARs AND sILlsrRa.
ntelhgerc &c has been received from Coustsntinople
Of the wreck Of the screw steamers kars and Siisrs
two vessels bnt IN tn. Clyde for the Turkish Govern
uspt, and which have been since let to private con-
pauy for the conveyance Of goods and passengers.
The precise fate Of the kars is doubtful but from the
fact that she left Alexandria the 2si of May, aud
hiss not since been heard Of doubt OF her loss Is now
entertained. The Sistris left Alexandr. for Co0stan
fope the 25h of June, with about $50 persons on
board The next day, about noon, loud crash was
heard among the tnbeIs Of the ship, aud the engine
stopped. 1t shortly set 10 motion again, by whose
orders is rot known, and the crash was sg.ln head
the broken, aid toe water was enteriCg the
hold Ispidy. Tee incompetence of the Turkish cap
ard crew must have BEEN extraordinary and for
an hour nothing was done towards stopping the Leak
but at sst Russian engineer board made his way
20 the h.e and attempted to stop it vita taed hemp
Tue captain embraced him when h. came oadeck, and
relspied into his former DEVELOPMENT. The same en-
gIpser cid what he could, but the crew re.
Iusiug to work, there were too few To keep the
water under sDd il began to snter at the
potts. The Danger bee .me more and more evident,
then the Turkish passengers, In a psroxysm OF
stupid fanaticisn, apparently rose on the Europeans
sru thfesered them with taelr pistols aud daggers II
they attempted 10 speak 10 the captain. The night Of
the "5ih employed in iDcesrant labor as regards
the Europeans while the Turkish crew slept on the
deck. Onthe morning of the 10Th an Egyptian Gov
rmeht brig, laden With wool commanded by Refs
Ibr sbin hove ia sight b0unt for Alex sndra. The
captain OF the Si-tna sent board, Offering aim
indemnity if be would abandon his cargo and take the
passe gers Of TIE bosrd, and endeavor TO
Tow her into Alexandra. The Egyptian would do
ICibing except cast them tow rope, having probably
little faith III The promises Of the respectable Mustsa
Bey Then came h horrible scene OF pillage and
viOeuce, the Turks pluuderiug the baggage OF
the European in which they were Jooed by the
crew, aid regular SaturOalis ensued They then
seiz d the sole remaining boat, throwing into the
tie Europeans who attempted to embark, and
cut ng off the head Of yourg Austrian with an Ak in
tbe melee. On the 9th the water mad reached the
bul~ arks and the workers were exhausted. Happily
the Egyptian brig r.appearet, the boats came back,
and sdure gul Ieut commenced but the feroc0ns
Turkish passengers opposed every attempt on the part
OF the Europeans to save those who were exhausted by
thu labor al the pumps. Shortly after tue Sistra went
down. with - persons on board he brig carrying into
ALEXANDRIA 213 passengers aod sailors, the Europeans
berg exposed curing The passage'o the violence and
BRUTALITY Oh tuc tuihS. n vi
been opened at AexaGda "a 20 the causes which led
10 THE draster which will leave on the minds OF all to
whom the details become known an impression which
the Turks III do well to endeavor TO remove by seri
Gus refoIms. London News.
THE USDISE AsD ARIADSE.
II will be bered that at the which took
place at New Bedford on the 18th of Juy last, there
arose Misunderstanding betxeen thu Untne and
ArsdIe, because the latter bost was to be manned by
Boston IL consequence of this, the Undine re-
iussd TO contend for the Prize. IL has been ar.
ranged that race between the two shall take place
IL October at New Bedford. As these two are some
what famous boats, tue contest will be watched WITH
interest by the lovers of boating. Boston Adv.
FROM TIRE ATLANTIC TO THE HEAD or LAKE SUPERIOR
CouespoIdence Of the Ainne.otisn
OSEoTA, ST. LOUIS Co, Minn., July &c 1853.
Tli- day has witnessed event OF little import
auoe il the fact Of he arrival Of the United States iron
from the Atlantic Ocean to the head waters of
Sake Superior, il ST. Louis Bay. in Minnesota. SAID
steamer wac built in Philadelphia came around
through the river -. LawreLce Lskes Ontario Ere
Huron aud Superior 20 this towr, which ID 10 fact the
he0i Of lake navigation. SOuodings we're made on
b. ord the hole diaI from the axe about eight
miles,, which showed a clear channel OF ten feet of
water. This establishes the fact that Minnesota has
vs. hin her OWL territory good spacious and safe har-
Tor, suticieht TO receive shipping adapted 10 the
Oceans ard lakes Sha tnis not the ste pride
Of our others 10 the development of the natural ad.
yartages IN the Lorthtrn part Of our dominions,
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