New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

LOSS OF THE BARK BRUNETTE
Rio JAsrIRo, Dec It, 18j9.-rbe Portuguese ship
Arpjsade om Oporio arrived here yesterday, having
Oh board the captain and of the bark Brunette Of
New York she having been abandoned at sea 10 lat.
80 N. lon $50 ON the 18th of November. The Bru-
pette ss 299 tuns rated 40, boilt in Waldoboro
Me-, in 1879, and owned by j. w. Elwen & Co. Of
this city.
DISTRESS
The brig Nahum Ste,son jr., Capt. Phinney, from
EastpoIt for Charleston jan 49, with of groaId
platter sns lumber port on Monday hav'
ing On the 26,h in af3S o. loog. GO 49, sprung leak,
and the pumps becoming cboked with the plaster she
wss Obliged 10 throw over 35 COO feet Of lumber and
100 barrels Of plaster. A hole cut in the deck,
and the crew barred for "a boo and succeeded in free
ing her. They threw overheard both anchors and
chains and other heavy articles. The vessel has since
experienced very heavy weather, broke main gait,
spIt napsail, ftove " ater-casks aud almost every
movable thing about deck She was to we'd up to the
city by fhe stesmtuR Ceres.
SEW STEAMSHIP FOR THE AMERICAN TRADE.
MessIs. Todd & Maroregor have contracted WIN
MesfIs Hand, sides & Henderson, managing owners
of the Anchor Line of Steam Packet Ships trading he
tween The Clyde Canada, and New-York, TO bnild
Grs-elass steamship to ran in connection with the
steamers Upied Kingdom and John Ben. Tue new
chin will be In all respects sister vessel 10 he Ontou
Kingdom well known for the rapidty of her passages
.I superior accommodation for all classes OF passen-
gers. ,oco
THE british NAVY OF 1890.
BY the official Navy Lst for the present month and
onafter il appears the Briish Navy consists OF 5lS
vesselr ncud,pg steamers of every description,
exclusive Of which here l53 gnnboats, III briggs,
hulks &c employed in barbor service, and AZ coast
guard tenders OF the number of vessels COMPOSING
he navy no less than 3l4 in commission and doing
du,y in eve,y part of the globe. The vessels IN cOm
mission are distributed a. follows: % ueofbstile
shrs treates, sloops and guDboats attached to the
Estt Indies end China station, IL on the coast OF
Africa at Aus raa,, Is In the Pacific 5 IN the BRA
zs, on the southeast coast of America at tie aoe
of Coed Hope, q the North Amer ca and West
India station Al the Mediterranean, l9 attached to
TIE Channel squadron, and the remaining LIZ are EN-
ployed Oh par cular service, attached as
IL he principal ports in Great Britain and Ireland Ia
addition 10 the above there 80 powerful vessels
buIoing at the various Royal dockyards, many OF
which sre nearly ready for launching. Toe nauus OF
of these v, sssls are: Anson 81; Atlas, 81; Aurora
ST. Barossa, 81 Belviders, ST. Bristol, 81 Bulwark,
9I Cameeon II Columbins, Defiance, 81 Espoir,
5; Glasgow, ST. Howe, I2l; Landrai), 5; Liverpool
81 Newcastle, 81; Nmble, S. Orestes, 81; Oroheus,
2I PaodoIa, i; pan'aloon, 10; Pelican, IL; Prince OF
Waes, l3l; Rapid, IL; RatlesDake, 81; Repulse, 81;
Rnaldo, III Robust. 9l Rosario, IL; Royal Alfred,
81; Royal Frederick, Sc; Royal Oak, 81 Triumph,
81; Undaunied, 81; Wolverine, 81; Jealous, 81 add
ZetIa II. From the above statistics, 1t will ne OBJ
served that The navy of England is in most efficient
,aie bolh in regard the number Of vessels and the
manner in which those vesses are equipped.