New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-16
FEARFUL DISASTER AT SEA.
Loss Of an Italian Frigate.
Allon Board Supposed to have Perished

The British ship Star of the West, Capt.
Perry, from Liverpool Jan. o. arrived on Tuesday,
reports:
March Z. lat 40' 4V, Ion. Go 90' Of p H.. .cw g
large nan0f.war with main-topmasts gone and coors
at the Masthead az II they wished 10 speak With H.
At D. m. tackled steering southwestby the wind, I'M
til G p m. The man.ofwsr firing guns. hove to about
four miles TO lcewsrd Of him. At ESQ =. m.
he tried to speak US but could not he heard. iiled
the ship and tackled at 7p Passed close under his
stern, and asked What they wanted. The rcpy vas
that she was ain italian uanof-waP, and in sinking
condition. Wished US to lie by her al night and sc.
company her 10 the nearest land. ASKED how
many people there were on board. Reply over 400
Promised 10 remain by them through the night Short
ened sail 70 lower topsal and io.etopmast siayssii
and kept by the wind.
Atsp IN. fred rocket, which was answered By
another from the man.ofwar stored toward him. agd
hove TO about two miles TO windward. 1t 9p M.
fired blue light which answered by from the
vessel The two ships being In about the same position
At 10 p M fred rocket, 10 reply. At u p. n. frcd
rocket and blue light no reply.
Wore ship and ran TO eastward about Inies. Hove
to on tue other tack and lay until daylight Al g. 10.
made sail and ran to the ward lookout at the mast
head bat could see nothing. At = In hanled by the
wind, supposing they Lad kept away befol the wind
Shortly after p. m, blowing strong breeze from
" ". W., weather moderately clear, sailed on our
course. Saw several vessels steering east during tbs
day.
Ii was; feared hat the above vessel was the onclad
fiigate Re dIiala, recently built In this port ny Wm
II. Webb, and homeword bound on her first trip; but
ole did not sail from Quarantine until the morning Of
the sth inst. it must have been some otber-probaby
-. D. 4 s.rbf ailaI
I'd inst nom this port The italian line Of ba;eshp
Re de Gaautuomo was built at Naples for selling
vessel, bat afterward altered into steam fgate She
Is 500 tuns burden and mounts So guns She arrived
al this port on the th of November last bringing the Off
GERS and crew of the Re dTtaa The ConsulG Of
Italy was in consultation yesterday with several emi
nen naval officers, aad they came to the conclusion
that the vessel was lost there signs Of the
wreck on the morning OF the sth but thought that she
had repaired whatever damage had happened her
and sailed during the night the lost the Star Of the
West heard Of her was the boa,swalns whistle piping
ell hands to quarters
The following is Q LIST Of her officers:
Cap,sin U1ipsi Isols; Acting Commander FrG'rico Ss
bruni Lieutenans Sureno hano trederco etsfies aho
BeTgqash and RsHan Setten.im alidshipman Francisco
Csraccto Paymas,er Francico Polobeli Assistant
econ vs.ans Fabrsni Chaplain Viefrgo Pyhous Master
g. Cash Lieutenant Of Marines Ae1sndro Marss Chief
Engineer, MicLeli Zalauly.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
On receipt Of the sad intelligence relative TO
the supposed loss of italian figate our reporter
visited Mr. Webb and several functonsres in town, for
the purpose Of eciting their opinions az to the name OF
the Inflated vessel All agree in believing that the Re
Italia l. safe, and that If any be lost it Is the eof'
battle ship Rs dc Galantuomo which was sent here 10
convoy her home. The latter old vessel origi
naly intended for three battery, she wss 2o feet long,
IS feet WIDE and about 1000 tuns burden. She was
built at Naples over 20 years ago and for ccnsid
cradle period the guard ship at Customary. as the
North Carolina is at Brooklyn. Francis II, 20 iaany
or-rrf1us board, during hs reign, and the gen
orally occupied by him was most attractive IT, tore Of
the vessel while she lay at anchor here IT,. lie do
Gslanuomo was full ship rugged, and had lgt esrs for
huge hull fact which renders il exeeed.Dry prob.
able that bad weather haErassed her, Not having been
sea for years her sounduess questioned while che
was in our port
The Re- dItalia is we'll known here. She wa. built
by Mr.. Webb. has arInor four aud holt inches Of
iron her sides and is about three thousand tune bur
den. As she had not quite six hundred men on
board and the other vessel had about four hundred
II is believed that she il safely on her wsy 10 Italy
Her going ashore at Long Branch did not tie slightest
injury to her bottom, as subsequent survey proved
- was locked arriving at the NavyYard siier her
return from Long Branch, and eriticel e,amr aton
made by board of officers, OF whom Capt. Coms,oek,
formerly Of the Collins steamship Baltic, wac mem
ber The latter gentleman left here in the Re dItala.
together with Mr.. Robinson Of the Novelty Iron
Works The two trial trips Of the Re dItaiia demon
stratcd great care in way and es only portion
of the armor was on her sides When she left her per-
Torrance on the ocean mey be judged as If ere we're
wooden vessel.
1t would be difficult to convey any accurate dee %
the anxiety caused among italian citizens by tho
sad news Mr.. Webb waited upon many OF them, and
hundreds of them visited his Office during the evening
The officers OF both vessels had made very favorable
here all classes and even the rumor Of
disaster to them will be received with pain. TIE Re
de Galaniuomo was commanded by Capt. Isola OF tho
Italian Navy. and the Re dItalia by CAPT. Im'
bert, who is Duke.
The nows Of the arrival OF The Re dIto6. ~ Naples
ia expected here about the 25th inst.