New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-30
MARINE AFFAIRS.
loss OF THE SHIP ARMoRIRL.


rived here this cay, board The Hamburg schooner
voltiQuer. The Armoriel sailed from Bristol on tue
25lh November, bound TO Savannah, with cargo of
railroad IRON. On the Sth December, she encountered
terrible hurricane from the northeast the sea tearing
the rudoer from it's pntsl causing the vessel to leak
badly and become unmanageable. On the l2tb, the
captain and crew were taken off by the above vessel,
bouud to St. Thomas, and the ship abandoned in lat
"a 49, lop 81 Sc. The ship was built at Bath Me-,
in 1856, $50 tuns rated at ., and owned by c. V.
Ninott of B,tb. Cargo valued a. $4,000.
Ry letter to Ewood Walter, esq, Secretary to Board oil
Underwriters.
THE WRECK OF THE BARK BALTIc-FULL PARTIcu-
LARs-srATEMIsT OF oSE OF THE CREW.
By Mr.. George Ohrlipg, vino was one of the crew
ON boa,d the Inflated bark Baltic Of Ne@burypor',
Mass which vessel was wrecked on the evening OF
Saturday, December IL, 1883, in Latitude "a deg 30
min longitude u deg "a nin., by dead reckoning, we
gather the following particulars:
The Baltic, commanded by Capt Jeremiah Daven-
mort a native of North FairhayeD, sailed from tins
BORT OH the 18th of November for Alexandria, ID. -.
and arrived there the 26th. Took IN load oil
blacksmith coal, and sailed on December ior oah
FIarcsco. Passed Cape Henry the 18th of Deem
ber and on the evening Of the day made harbor N
RappabanDock River, on account OF heaA wlnd. he
NAMED there till the day following, when they pro-
ceeded on the voy age.
On The eve of Friday 10th, q gale sprung up from
the south.souhea aud continued till Saturday noou
when il increased to terrific hurricane. Al hve
O'Clock the tsr broke re head OF the rudder by
hcb all control over the bark was lost. new tiler
of white oak was made by the carpenter, which, By
order OF the captain, dashed hard to the leeward
of the vessel but il broke in about hree-qoarters OF 40
hour, splitting the head Of the rudder. Zoe rudder
tepg "adriit" and the vessel ia violent motion, SIX
feet Of the quarter deck torn away, together with
the outward plankipg The water rushed in at fear
ful rste and in thirty five minutes she went down.
Il, -kOns hnarH and ffpla
was lost in launching them For the first boat there
WAS general rash, but the ;ond mate prohibited
the men from getting in until the wife of the captain
and the child first provided for. In this boat
were the captain and family, the mate, Mr.. VIM
Ward Of this cry. Mr.. - Swift of this city, third
mate, George Perry belonging at the head OF the
liver Mr.. - Cook of Ne~-York, and SIR. Swao,
the stew ard from Nantucket. The boat was last seen
close TO the arboard quarter of the vessel and serious
sppIeht nsons felt fol the safety of those in it. as
they might have been crushed beneath the sinking
yessel.
The second boat Immediately followed, containing
Chas. Spooner Samuel EldIiige, Geo. Ohrling of
New-Bediord Alexander Pinkham Of Nantucket, aud
james Earviug Of NewYUrk.
Neither of the boats contained any provisions, aud
the that the second to put off had but oar,
and was at the mercy of the waves i'll terrible storm.
The next morning, at o'clock, vessel was seen
about three miles from the boat. signal lthe lining
Of cost hos'ed, but Rot noticed lntil the
vessel had approached within lhree-quarters OF mile,
when the man at the wheel the bret TO espy the
boat. The vessel proved TO be the Jane hciutre,
Capt. Rollins York, Of Campton, Me-, bonnd TO
Charleston, S. C.. The boatr crew We're taken on
board Kindly provided for, and furnished with the
Necessary clothing. Search was made for the other
boat, but without success, although pieces OF the
wreck found. The vessel then put away for tie
port of her destination, and arrived there Dec 81
New Bedford Mercury Jan. p.
NAyAL.-The new msIine barracks on Flushing ave-
nue., Brooklyn, are progressing rapidly and will be
ID ,bo Is+ inri Tha rknaen
have commenced TO put on the roof and VIII begin to
hay Gown the floors next week. This splendid struc-
TUE 495 feet in leps eth feet wide and st~o stories
hig TIE drill room is in the center Of the build Dg;
j, 10 - feet in length and 81 in width. The arcade is
rs,ty in front of the DR. -ro,m; t s 1893 feet in
l-ug:h, and about 20 feet ia width. There are two
other buildings in progress one fr the Coumsndant of
Ma aud the other for ihs executive officer doctor
and Others. These buildings situa'ed next to the
avenue one On each corner Of the parade ground aud
directly 10 front Of the barracks. The Garrison whea
flushed, will be surrounded by wal from II to Is
feet high and will be one Of the best ia the United
| States.
The United States screw propeller Richmond was
launched ar 6ofport Navy Yard Virginia, on the 26th
pst The following the chief dimensions of her:
Extreme length over all, 259 feet. Width, ~ feet;
ment consists of 10 Dahlgren she'll guns and two -
pound howitzeIs She carries crew of 26O men and
officers 81 told.
The officers Of the Pens loola have been detached
and are awaiting orders Lieut. William Gwin has
| been ordered to the Ordnance Department 81 Wash
| iagton Navy Yard. a F. Marley has been ordered
TO the Observatory Department at Washington.
LieuIs. Ii. L. Arnold and Charles II. Green have
been ordered 10 the receiving ship at Baltimore.
The United States steam screw corvette Brooklyn,
and soop-of-wai Leynnt, were at Panama the 10th
inst, all well. The United States side-whee steamer
Saranac was at ReaIego on the Is inst, all well.
The United Siates steam frigate Mississippi, from
Hong Kong October I, arrived up yesterday after
noon about clock, and anchored of Charlestown
Navy Yard. The Mississippi left New York on the
18th of August 1851 to join the East India SOU 'dron:
She has been duty, since that time, NJ the East
india Station and also japan, where che was SO,
toned Fix monihs. She left New-York with 'uh
complement Of three hundred men, officers and crew,
and during the cruise OF about thrtytwo months ous
seven Of the crew have died, aud but few cases OF
nekhess have occurred among the others. HE hssls