New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11
NepDork DAILY Gribtt,tt
MARINE AFFAIRS.
TRIAL TRIP OF A STEAMSHIP.

Inc steam propeller victoria made trial DOWN
the bay yesterday and the strong wind which amount
ed almost TO gale afforded an excellent opportunity
to test her seaworthiness. The Victoria was built
about three years since for the Newfoundland Tel
egraph Company, and did service a tender on the
occasion Of the laying of the telegraph cable. Since
that event. she has been laid up until recently, when
she was purchased by Mr. Aaron A. Degraw Of this
city, who is also having a mate to her constructed
at Baltimore, for the purpose of establishing indie
pendent steamship line between New-York and Ia-
vana for the transportation of mails passengers and
freight
The Victoria is lis feet in length, % feet beam, III
feet depth of hold and about 256 tuns measurement.
Since she was purchased by Mr.. DegTaw, he has
placed in her of X. +. LOpers lOw-pressure en-
gines OF 10 horse power carrying % ID OF ste and
CAPABLE of making AZ revolutions per minute. The
boiler is % feet in length, with feet face, and con-
sumes about A tuns Of coal in twenty hours He
has also had her fitted for the accommodation of twenty
cabin and ten Storage passengers In addition to the
engine propellng power the Victoria has three mass,
with $50 yards of canvas. The ship with number
of invited guests left Fords Dock, Brooklyn, yester
day forenoon, at quarter before o'clock, against a
heavy easterly wind and a three-knot tide, against
which she made excellent Roadway.
After passing the Narrows the weather was very
rough, and some of the guests began TO show unms-
taxable signs of bilious attack which finally appeared
TO become contagious. After passing the steam rgate
Roanoke, which contains the distinguished visitors
Japan, the vessel passed outside of Sandy Hook
and then rounding too, headed for home. The oresa
mainmast and jib were then set, and the Victoria
danced along the waves before "sparkling
breeze at % fourteenknOt speed" All hands were
then piped' 10 dinner, but some of the guests failed
to respond to the CALL while Others with martyr-ike
appearance took seat at the beautifully supplied
board but long the desert and after part of the
erainment, mysteriousy vanished while those of more
robust stomach enjoyed bOuntiful meal AT the Close
there speeches and toass by Mr.. Charles Lever
Mr.. Degraw, Capt. CudwOrth, and Others
IN Mr. he
owner; the Captain, j. III. Budworth; the Pilot;
Joshua johnson, and Engineer, Charles o. Skidmore
presented 10y Mr.. Lever, and adopted
On arriving at the city, the Victoria took turn mp
the North River, and thence around to Pier No -
East River, whence she is 10 sail for Havana her
first trip Saturday, the 18th inst The vessel aver
aged about nine knots hour, and, considering the
strong wind on the outward trip all concerned were
well satisfied with her performance.
PROPELLER HORNET DESTROYED by FIRE.
On "Wednesday morning last, about o'clock, the
propeller Hornet owned by persons in this city, was
DESTROYED BY fire near Peekskil How the fire orig-
mated is unknown but rapid the progress of the
flames that the crew narrowly escaped with their
lives. She left this city the previous evening with two
barges and pile driver in tow, bound for Roa Hook
near Peekskill when she accidentally caught fire. and
burned down TO the waters edge. The barges and
pile driver cast from her when she drfed in
towards the shore but before reaching il she filed and
sunk. The Hornet was partially insured
LOSS OF THE SHIP ROGER sTEwART-sIxTEEs PER-
SONS DROWNED.
The ship Roger Stewart, of Brunswick, from Mobile
for Liverpool foundered at sea on the 3Oth ult. The
mate was picked up by the brig Rockingham on the
following day. The following is the RockinghaR's
report Of the disaster:
May l. lat. sc 10 N, lon. 70 03 W., at l:3Op M,
Jaw a bale of cotton floating the water, and few
minutes afterward discovered a small piece
of wreck making signals to u.s. Hove TO and picked
him up He proved TO be Mr.. WIN. COneway chief
mate of the ship Roger Stewart of Brunswick, from
Mobile bound for Liverpool she having fOundered the
day previous in an easterly gale. Mr.. COneway had
been twenty -four hours in the water. Tackled ship
and stood to the southwark in the hopes of finding
no more men. Spoke the bark Western Sea, of and
from Boston, bound TO Wilmington, N. c.; she had
picked up the cook and five Aien Mr.. Coneway says
that he saw another bark in the morning heaveo to
windward of him. and thinks il probable that she has
picked up men. The Western Sea had lost her
ibboom and ioretopgallant mast.
lBy Telegraph
WnMINGToS, n. c., Thursday May 10, 1850.
Six of the crew -four black and two white of the
ship Robert Stewart from Mobile for Liverpool, were
taken from raft in lat. "a 10, long. II 45 the LIST
inst. by the bark Western Sea, and brought to this
port.
One other supposed to be the mate, was picked mp
by another vessel Its thought sixteen were drowned.
Tie ship sunk April 80. She had cargo of 100 bales
cotton.
LAUNCH OF A STEAMBOAT.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon the launch Of
tie new steamboat Uno took place at the yard Of
Messrs Webb g. Bell Greenpoint, in the presence of
large number of spectators. The following are her
dimensions: 100 feet long, % feet BEAM and six feet
depth Of hold. She was built for the Harlem and
Spuyten Duyvel Navigation Company, to run on the
rver between Harlem and High Bridge. The engine
is 30 inch cylinder and feet piston stroke and il
from the foundeIy Of Murphy Co., New-York.
IEOs SHIPS.
Robert d. Forbes made the following remarks before
tie Boston Board of Trade last Monday in regard to
the relative cost Of building iron ships in the United
States and in England:
"Whie in England, recently, my attention was
called to the subject of iron ships. The loss OF the
Royal Charter and the Hungarian, with 80 many lives,
created much dis, usson To the strength OF wooden
and iron ships. Ii is generally conceded In England
and Scotland that the present mode of construction ny
some VI the iron sbpbuiders 10 defective, by reason %