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 Besides what contained in the following accosnt of distressing steam boat disaster on the Sound ceived by Monday evenings mail, by . slip from the office the Journal of CoDmerte we have learnt ao- thing Itwas re-ssued from an office in New-Ifayen, but no additional particulars given:-~

 Otce ofthe ". Y. Josynal Of Comaeerce, , NG"rd0y EUening; Sept. .ll--l1 O'ciock.{ The steam boat United States which lefi New.York at o'clock this afternoon tor New-Haycn, burst its boiler o" its passage, opposite the Penitentasy on Backwell's Island, few miles from Coroer'. Hook In the alarm and terror of the moment, or of tho passengers and crew instantly jumped overheard, 3of whom were picked mp afterwards, and two, Mr. Hi- ram Clark merchant in New-Hayen, and Alfped Mason, a coored man, were drowned. Another pas. 'enger, Mr. Monster, sprang into the water and was taken up badly scalded and otherwise injured, and conveyed to the island, where he was bled and every attention paid him that his distressed condition re- 1 qured. :. Three. 0f the hands were seriously scaIded all of whom were carried the Hospital on their arrival-- one of them, Charles Boes. has since died bu. the oibers. it is said, likely to recover. Mr. Henry Shelly, of GuilErd, Cum. is bady.injured busit is supposed not dangerously. There were about pas sengers on board Capt. Beecher states, that the boiler contained bot l2 inches and half Of steam at the time Of the explosion. He was standing tn the bow"f the boat and was slightly scaided. The steam. boat IS not much damaged aud the cause of the mel ancholy accideni is unknown. R&

 P. S. We have since learned that 12 hats were picked up four of which recognised. Mr. Woos- ter is dead. Messrs. II. w. Edwards Wooster Hotch kiss, Jarman, Osborn, Fl, Beecher, Capt. J. Fisher and Mr. Clark, all of New Haven, who were among the passengers, safe. The hands also account ed for.