The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIP NEWS.

Liverpool Jan. 16.—Arrived, the Cairnsmore from San
Francisco, and the Progress from Mobile. Sailed, the
Erin, steamer, for New York. The Progress arrived here
from Mobile, landed the master (Burgess), and one man,
which she had taken in lat. 49 N., 21 W., from the
Gauntlet, which had been d'smasted in a hurricane,
Dec. 5, in lat. 38 N., long. 51 W. ; the remainder of her
crew had been saved by a barque on the previous day.
The Progress also reports having passed a dismasted and
abandoned brig Jan. 9. She experienced heavy S.S.E.
to S.S.W. gales from long. 25 W. The Naval Reserve ar-
rived here from Callao, experienced very heavy S.E. gales
after passing the Western Islands, and was driven to lat. 54 N.
On Jan. 11, in lat. 54 N. long. 56 W., she took off the
crew of the Jane Gardner, their vessel having lost fore-
mast and chain plates, and making a great deal of water.
Jan. 17.—Arrived, the Edella, from Philadelphia; the
Louisa, from Baltimore. The Southampton, from London
to New York, has put into Liverpool leaky. Custom
House, Jan. 17. Vessels entered inwards, the Rock, from
New York ; the Argonaut, from New York. Vessel
spoken with.—The Investigator, American barque, bound
north, Nov. 22, at. 6 N., long. 29 W. Gravesend, Jan. 18.
—Arrived, the Brycedale. from Boston. Deal, Jan. 18.—
Arrived, the Atalanta, screw steamer, from New York.
Liverpool, Jan. 18.—Arrived, the Neversink and the
Maudslie, from New Orleans; the Goodall, from San Fran-
cisco; the R. H. Tucker, from Charleston; the May Flower,
from Boston. Sailed, the Russia, screw steamer, for Ne
York; the City of New York, steamer, for Halifax.
Clyde, Jan. 16.—Sailed, the Columbia, screw steamer,
from New York. Queenstown, Jan. 18.—Arrived, the
City of Antwerp, from Liverpool for New York; the
Scotia, steamer, from New York, and left for Liverpool.
Gravesend, Jau. 20. Arrived, the Martha, from New
York; the Simeon, from Baltimore; the Havelock, from
New York. Liverpool, Jan. 19.—The Monsoon, which
arrived here Jau. 15, from New Orleans, reports :—" On
Jan. 2, during a heavy N.N.W. gale, was struck by a sea
under the stern, which broke in the stern ports, flooded
the cabins, and damaged the cargo stowed there ; on the
Gth experienced a hurricane, during which she broached
to and lay on her beam ends for four hours, the sea mak-
ing 1,,a complete breach over the vessel, and washing
away water-casks, &c. During the hurricane she was
compelled to cut away lower topsails, &c., and to
throw overboard all the cotton seed in the after part
of the cabin, the vessel being considerably strained,
and making a good deal of water. Jan. 20.—
Arrived, the Florence Nightingale, from Savan-
nah. Milford, Jan. 12—Arrived, the Isolina, from San
Francisco ; and the Superior, from Callao. Off Waterford,
Jan. 20—Arrived, the Chinturn, of Newcastle, from New
York, in tow—bore up from the banks of Newfoundland
on the Ist January with loss of all her sails, and three of
the crew and decks swept away. Kilrush, Jan. 18—The
Lily, of and for London, from Mexico, drove from her
anchors last night, and went ashore near Moyne. New
York, Jan. 7—The Annie, British barque, from Boston,
which arrived at Baltimore, Jan. 4, grounded near Sandy
Point, but got off without assistance, apparently uninjured.
Bombay, Dec. 28.—Early in the morning of Dec. 15, the,
cargo (coals) of the American ship H. L. Richardson, from
Liverpool, which arrived here 2d December, was disco-
vered to be on fire in the forehold ; prompt assistance was
rendered by her Majesty's vessels, &c., and after much
exertion, and admitting a large quantity of water into the
hold, the fire was extinguished. The vessel sustained no
damage beyond one lower hold stanchion burnt, and the
rider keels slightly charred. Custon House, Jan. 20. -En-
tered inwards, the Atalanta, from New York ; the Minnie
Knapp, from Nassau, New Providence. Entered out-
wards, the Atalanta, for New York.

---
Ramsgate, Jan. 20.—Arrived the Amelia, from London
for Boston ; crew refractory. Deal, Jan. 20—Arrived, the
Queen of Scots, from Philadelphia. Off Orforduess, Jan.
16—Arrived, the Inca, from Bremen, for New York. Holy-
head, Jan. 20— Arrived, the Rio Grande, for Charleston.
Cardiff, Jan. 19 - Arrived, the Amykos, from Belfast, for
New York, in Ballast; bore up leaky, and with loss of sails,
having encountered heavy weather in and about mid At-
lantic. New York, Jan. 6 —Advices from San Francisco
report that the Coquette, Hamburg ship, was allowed to
discharge at Guaymas, although a reduction of duties had
previously been refused at Mazatlan ; cargo valued et
£lOO,OOO. The Coquette sailed from Liverpool for San
Francisco on May 31. Custom Hous3---Entered inward,
the Havelock, from New York. Vessels spoken with—
The Ocean Queen, steering north, Dec. 20, lat 7 N., long.
28 W. ; the Pontiac, New Orleans to Liverpool, Dec. 22,
lat. 51 N., long. 71.
Liverpool, Jan. 22.—The Georgians, from Savannah;
the Beatrice, from Baltimore. Sailed, the City of London,
screw steamer, from New York, the Ocean Phantom, for
New Orleans. Clyde, Jan. 22. trrived, the lowa, screw
steamer, from New York. Vessels spoken with.—No.
0,734, first distinguishing pennant, American, Cardiff to
Panama, Dec. 21, lat. 8 N., long. 28 W. ; a four-masted
steamer, London to New York, Jan. 16, lat. 48 N., long.
29 W. Deal, Jan. 23.—Sailed, the Luigi and the Gefion,
Philadelphia. Liverpool, Jan. 23.—Sailed, the Southamp-
ton, for Mobile ; the Sophie, for New York ; the Queen,
for Charleston. Portsmouth, Jan. 22.—Arrived, the Yortr-
town, from London to New York. Falmouth, Jan. 22.
The Fleur de Maurice, Liverpool to San Francisco, which
put in here, Jan. 19, has been surveyed, and will have to
discharge. Off the Great Ormshead, Jan. 12.—Arrived,
the Alfred Crouch, from Liverpool for Mobile. Gibraltar,
Jan. 20. The Moses Waring, schooner, of and for New
York, from Brunswick, Ga., was abandoned near New
York ; part of crew saved by the Minnie Gorton.