The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-04-25

lOf view Bedford
Arr at New London 2Ist, ships Tuscarora, Smith
South Atlantic 2700 bbls oil Julius Ceesar, Ho-
brop do 1000.
Cid at New Bedford 22d bark Bramiu, Pope,
Amsterdam.
Al Salem 4Ist, ship Izetts, Sistare, South At
Ilantc, l400 bis OIL
We have been favored by 8. Merrihew, ESQ Of
the Merchants Insurance Office, with the follow.
ing letter received by him from C.. Hignson, Esq
dated
"PArrA. FEB Is.
81 wrote you under date Of l4th Jan by way of
Panama, since then we have had great many ar
rivals, as per accompanying lst-The ship Loan
Of Edgartown, Capt Grafton Luce, put in here on
account Of very unpleasant circumstance which
happened to Capt Luce. II appears from his own
report that he put into small place called Innar-
nay, about the goth Jan, where he remained six
days to wood and water, during which he was
good deal exposed 10 the sun-for or 4 da,~ af-
ter sailing, he could not get any rest at nght-on
the morning Of the Both Of Jan he was found sit
| ting in his berth with his head very much cut-his
throat cut very deep, apparently with boat hatch
ct, which was found on the .p0t-he had lost a
| great deal of blood. No account for il !;
but it is evident he did il HIMSELF although he has
not the least recollection about ii he was on
deck two or three times during the night-J visit
that he should be taken on shore, and the vessel
continue her voyage in charge the mate, VIM An
drews We had some difficulty will, the crew.
and had to put five in prison, for ,nutinous c.,n-
duct three Of which went on bolrd again Free
man Martin and - Taylor are still in prison
being the ringeaders. The vessel sailed on the
9Th with full complement, to return IN 2 months.
when have no doubt Capt Luce will be able to
rejoin her, as he is recovering very fast
!. 'Eba knrk Nashinytnn nr un,l-ou W..
Clark, master, returned to this port on the 9Th
inst, with the crew of the ship Lydia Of Nsnluck
CT. they report That on or about I O'clock on
the morning of the lst OF Feb in lat lS ), Ion 81
4 w, smoke was discovered to proceed ont of
the steerage hntchway the same being reported
to the mate, he took off the main hatch, and in "A
short time the vessel WIS in flames aud in little
more than an hoV they were obliged to abandon
her, aud took to their boais and went on board
the Washington no further accident I,apbcned.-
The vessel continued to burn more !hnn twelve
hours, when she sunk. II happens luckily that
we have good many ships IN port in want of
men. Capt JOY has left with me 3 boats. IA few
lances, &c. which will hardly puy expenses. The
Wm Hamilton saw the wreck and went along
sido, and in endeayoring to save the chain cable,
John Hall, native OF the State OF Mime had his
foot taken oil, end the vessel returned 10 land him
4 had his leg nmputated, and he Is in fair way 10
do well. buried yesterday w. e. Lincoln, of
Norton, carpenter, discharged from the Fortune
of Plymouth.
Capt Chase, Of the Alpha, reports the AM ORA,
IIusse,, Nantucket, last Of Dec 200 bbs-Cnpt
Smith, Of the Nye, spoke Jan 7h, Zone, Russell,
Nantucket 400 Capt Randall of tho Il, ,laspp,
spoke Jan 2sih, Frances. Briggs, New Bedlod,
800 Dec Sd Golconda, Covel 10 1000 Jan ls,.
Baianco. Davis. Bristol 800 20rh Messenger,
lussry ,-New Bedford 1900. The oan reports
18th Jan Peruvian, Wood, II Jobns 4OO:I hc
Edward Quesnel, Barnard, Fall River, was Mt
Huarnay Jan 10th, l90O--Capt Russell Of the
Phcbc, spoke Jan 9th, Russell, brock, Newbnry,
no oil ! he brig Canada Of Baltimore, snil.d
hence for Valparaiso nh with cargo of cocoa.
The ship Commerce .vus to sail Gom Calao OH
the 9TH for Guayaquil brig Ann Mcknn, for VAL
paraso, sailed same day.
Arrivals at Payta,-Jan 22d, Earihoo omcw
Gosnold, Dngsett, Falmouth, (26 mos out) 1900
bbls 30th Alpha, Chase, Nantucket, (6) 100 (;
Feb lst, Nye, Smith, New Bedford (26) SOC !:
Hydaspe, Randall (20 900 ; Cd Ro-roe, Chase
do (i9 l-2) 1850 Sd Loan, Luce, Edsartown,
Is l-2) 30; 4th Logan, Ray New Bedford (s)
400 9th Phebe, Russell. Nantucket (S) none (;
Washington, Clark, Hudson (lO) none 9Th Ann
Alexander, Shepherd. New Bedford (3O) 1850.
Ships spoken on Coast Of Japan in September
by Capt Daggett, Of the Bartholomew Go.noId-
Com Rogers, Taber, New Bedlod, 1850 bbIs {;
Pacific, Chase do 1850; Young Eagle, Coleman,
Nantucket $500 /; Milton, Ilowland, New Bed
ford 1900 George Home, Lonjon 1900 Coum-
bus, Osborn, New Bedford l45O; Mariner, Cole
man, Nantucket l40O; Levi Starbuck, Freeman
do 6OO Orion, Clifford do 600 Minerva, Barker,
New Bedford 900 Courier, Cash do 1900 Ilou
qua, Pease do 1860 Beaver, Gardner, Hudson
900 MerriI,ac, Peuse Ncwburypor 600. On
OF Shore Ground, Midas, Spooncr, New Bed
ford 800.
At Oahu in the fall of 1884. Peruvian, Cogges-
hall, Nantucket 1900, leaky Friendship, Mar
chant, Fairhaven 220O Moss Clark, New Bed
ford, 900 Enterprise, Steson, Nantucket, 1000.
! Spoken on Coast California, Dec LIST, Hobomok,
Barnard, Falmouth 900 I'd Eagle, Grnnell, New
Bedford, $50 Sd Stonington, Lawton, New Lon
don $50 7th VIM e. Nye, Riddell, New Bed
ford 400 Martha, Riddell Hudson $50 Caledu-
MIA, Smith, New London 270O Elbe, Whippey
(Poughkeepsie 400 Oct 9Th Ann Party, Ray f,
(Ports,noulb 900 Thomas Williams, Allen, Sion-
ington 400 N. b. Gazette.
SLoot EMrE Ess BuRHT.-The packet
sloop Empress, Captain Mason, Of this
port, on her passage to New-York about
10 miles this side of that port, on Tuesday
} night last, about ~ O'clock, took fire and
was totally lost. The wind was blowing
fresh, and all hands had been on deck a.
bout an hour, and when fr-t discovered
, the flames were bursting out OF the cabin
1t is supposed rs the water was rough, tn.
stove in the cabin must have overset an,
caused the fire Every effort to extin
!, gush the flames proving Intellectual, The
: crew abandoned her aud went on board &
: schr. lying near, whence they were takei
y on board Of the steamboat Water Witch
> When the Water Witch left the wreck
" she was completely IN flames abat The
main hatch, and nothing saved. Tn
r, sloop was laden with about 900 cubic fee
r. of domestic goods, I01 casks lime, II