The native American., 1838-05-26
From The Nep O:leans Tue american.
SHIP MASTERS.


At an adjourned meeting of the Ship Masters
of the port Of Philadelphia he'd at MIR. Upton's
on the 25th April, at s O'Clock. p NJ, Captain
BENJAMIN HoLBRooK was called to the chair and
Capt. SAMUEL DoLBY appointed Secretary.
ihe following report was received, read and
adopted unanimously, viz:
lour committee have endeavored, to the best
OF their ability, to fulfil the duties assigned to
them by the resolutions that were unanimously
passed ut our former meeting on the 2Ist instant,
and now submit for your consideration the result
~ the following report:
That we have communicated and advised with
the officers of most of the Insurance Companies,
and principal ship owners and merchants of this
city, and we are gratied TO state to this meeting
that they have expressed their full appreciation Of
our proceedings, and the resolutions passed at
our former meeting, and of their entire willing
ness and cooperation with us in carrying the
same into full effect; believing, as they do with
us, that the dangerous and savage practice Of
seamen wearing about their persons sharp pointed
sheath knives or daggers, while in the perform
ance oil their regular duty is revolving to humanity
and civilized society, unchristianlike and greatly
destructive to that good order and discipline so
necessary to be observed on board of all merchant
vessels for the safety of the vessel, cargo, pas.
sengers and crew, i'll time of difficulty and dam
ger, that requires the promptest obedience Of the
seamen to the orders Of their officers, more par-
cularly as the captain and officers of merchant
men are not protected by law from the violence
OF seamen as on board of our national vessels.
We therefore recommend, that articles of agree
ment be drawn up and signed by each master of
vessel, binding himself not to ship seaman or
mariner under any articles that do not contain
prohibiting clause against any of the seamen or
mariners bringing on board the vessel any sharp
pointed sheath knife or dagger, or any arms under
any pretence whatever
BENJAMIN HoLBRooK
JOHN G. KARTsHER.
S. PEDRIcK.
SAMUEL Dolby.
JOHN GREEN
G.. GULAGER
BE IL resolUed, That standing committee of
ship-masters be appointed TO receive the reports
of merchants and others interested to carry the
above agreement into full force and effect, and to
wait upon such masters as are not present, to
obtain their consent and signatures to said agree
ment.
Whereupon, the following masters Of vessels
were appointed, viz: Benjamin Hobrook, John
=. kartsher, g. Gulager, S. Pedrick, and JAS
NJ. AyeralI.
All the shipmasters present Immediately sign
ed the agreement.
IL was also resolved, that the shipmasters of|
'le sea ports Of the United States generally, are
respectfully requested to adopt similar regulations
as the shpmasters of Philadelphia have entered
MO- provided such an arrangement meets their
appreciation.
PesolDed, That the foregoing proceedings be
published in our daily papers.
BENZ. HOLBROOK, Chm'n.
SAMUEL DOLBY, Secretary.
The Hudson Chronicle (Sing Sing), gives the
particulars of the late riot by the Irshmen on the
Croton Water Works, by which it appears that
their conduct was in the highest degree ferocous.
Baxter's brains were knocked out with a pick
handle. The three Irishmen who waylaid Mr..
Lunt, and beat him SO numerically, that he is
now IN most critical state, were incensed at him
Tor dlscharpinp them ,rhnu arn oil sacnrad IL.