New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-03

Hues IN each boiler whose internal fIme'ers are %
t. and II inches; length Of same, ~ and 10 ieesj
blight Of smoke pDe above CRATES 81 feet; onnAer' Oh
wood capacity Of same 100 tuDs, and the daily con
sumption Of coal will be IL tuns; maximum pressure VI
tteam IS poapds maximum revoa iona at pressnfo
49, the boers are located in the hold she hes t0ee
water-jght bukheads, and large and pleasant ci1io
on deck waterwbeel guards fore and aft In ad-
dition tohese she is fitted with Independent ste an
fire, and blgepump bilee-iDe elton, and aas Dot
tom valves or cocks 10 all openings in bottom, and ~
protected from communicating fire from the boiler "
felt and iron. j. Westervelt & Sons the builders
of the engines, Morgan Iron Works The vessel -
owned by Charles A. Dmon ard Others
SCHOONER ABAsDosED.
OnThursday afteir con, the boats Of the River
Police boarded the threenssted schooner Maria Pike,
which was drifting near the Jersey shore. I; was
found that she had been entirely forsaken by officers
and crew. subsequently the mate presented himself
Oh board and took possession Of her, II then appeared
that all bands had been ashore on joyal ffohc, ana
that no ole but the mate was sufficiently recovered 70
return to duty.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
There are but very few sick men IN the bro0hIyn
Naval Hospital at present; not mare than bo' lne
following officers are attached to the Hospital: Com
msndant Surgeon Lockwood Chief Of the Medical De-
partment; Surgeon Bates and Acknowledgment Page
The work on the new marine barracks has besn SIS
pended for the present Two clerks, and Dambsr of
men from the machinists de 3srtment, discharged
from the Navy-Yard on Saturday last. All OF the
NsvyYards nearly out of business. 1t is 81 iced
that the new Government steamer Pensacola, now at
Goeport, Va recently built at the Warrington, Fla,
Navy Yard will be sent to Washington 10 be finished
off There are two yesaels of war daily expected az
this pOrt-the Perry, ard Vincennes. The Savanna
and Saratoga were at Vera Cruz the 2th iDs, all
we'll The United States sde-wbeel steamer Wa'er
Witch left Cienfu, goe on the 10th January, all wei,
for Pensacola via Trinidad for the purpose Of cleaning
thp the bilge wafer having become very offensive
TIE United States stesm-corvette Brooklyn, NV
living at this port will return TO Vera Cruz, AFTER re
pleDishing Der stores The Brooklyn left a dets'h
ment of sailors and marines at Tswpco for the POI
lection of American citizens Our naval commaude-s
are under orders if an attack should be made Vera
Cruz, Tampco Alvsrado, or any port on the Calf Of
Mexico TO take care that American Interests sustain
no injury.
The United States steamer Mohawk vas q, Car
denas on the l4th Feb, all well. She was to sail ths
next day for Havana. The United States side-vbeel
steamer Pulaski was at Buenos Ayres the l54h
Jan. The health of the crew and officers was good
The frgste Congress, and brig Bainbrdge, were at
Monteyideo on the same date, all we'll The Uoited
States brig Perry, recently ordered home, will be re-
placed by the new s,eamer Dispatch. survey has
been held on the sloop-of- war vandalia- The Board
rect mmend some slight repairs on her, She wll be
fitted up next Spring, and sent to the Coast OF AM
to replace the brig cambridge on thai station.
ANOTHER FAILURE IN UNITED STATES STEAMERS.
TIE San Francisco iCsl Bnletlr in aludiDg 70
the Saginaw the United States steamer recently built
at thai place states that she constructed OF close,
brittle short grained wood the ,ure or California
oak, which not properly seasoned, and is very
liable to dry-rot. TIE decks said to be OF Oregon
pine, which, says The Bulletin, "s heavy. strong,
aad suitable for beams, carines, nelson's, &c, but
Totally unfit for decks" Again. The Bulletin says:
The steamers decks are Of Oregon pine, famous for
sbrinkiDg and, although cauked never decks were
before, will prove sieres, rendering her cabin, ward
ROOM steerage and berth deck quite unfit for haba-
tom little rough weather which she encountered
on her trial trip caused her TO return 70 port two DAYS
sooner than intended and she s TO undergo alter
atoms and repairs which will de.ain her from her Chi
neee trip at least Two months longer. Her cost was
500, goo.