Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-03-05

Qua Shrp News AND CoMNERcrAL DEpA RTAENT.-
We have within the last few days, reorganlsed ana
improved our ship news and commercial DEPART
ments. Hereafter we have every reason 10 peheve
that the Herald as business paper, will IN the day
movements of the markets, and also in Shipping IN
teigsnce both foreign and domestic, surpass' as u
has already DONE every other paper in this city, The
spirit, pirh and philosophy of commercial affairs are
what men of business want Dull records of facts,
without condensation, analysis, or deduction, are ut
terly useless The philosophy of commerce is what
we aim at, combined with accuracy, brevity, and
spirit
Our ship news department, for this port is the
most complete in the country. We own newsboat,
and employ daily several of the best collectors that
New York can furnish. But in addition to cur own
establishment the whole corps of Pilots belonging to
this port Mrnish us with ship news whenever they
have any of the article. We have heretofore talked
of the Tsazer, Celeste, and other fancy boats. we
will now throw aside the poetry Of life and state the
facts. These were the names we gave to the Pilot
Boats, consisting formerly of seven now eight con-
nected with this pert. For SIX msnths past the New
York Pilots, in addition to our own boat establish
ment have furnished us with ship news. This ex-
plains the reason why on many OCCASIONS the ne
raid in these matters has outstrPped all the large
Wall street papers.
Il will be asked why the New York pilots furnish
us with all their ship news7 We will tell. Neither
they nor we have any delicacy about conceal
ment
The New York Pilots are gallant generous, fear
less, useful, LIBERAL worthy set of men. Tsey Ike
the Herald-,hey like me-and we all like each other
| generally carry in my pocket a liberal supply OF
eagles half eagles and such like tit-blts, which get
from the amable little Chemical Bank in exchange
Tor small silver. When any of the pilots, or their
boys, get held offresh ship news, they come posting
20 the Herald Office and give it me- because they like
my off.hand, positive, Napoleon like manner. so
also when receive such news, put my hand into
any pocket pull out handful of gold, and very often
hand over TO the swoe, pilot boys without counting
it. sayng-"there, put that in your pipe and smoke
IT," Yet do not give them gold in handfns for their
NeWs. N0 suCu tnink. e'tN w NV S'e'"s P"0'
boys because like such set Of bold, brave young
fellows-because they have clever respectable fathers
-amiabe mothers-smart brothers-and some ofthe
sweetest, most interesting and pret'icst sisters tina,
ever blessed an age wiihal Indeed one half Of the
esteem bear towards the Pilots has been created
from their having amabe mothers and pretty sisters
How the deuce could il be otherwise
This, therefore is full explanation of the mystery
Of my splendid feet Of news boats comprising the
Teazer, Celeste, and their consorss. The good feel
ings and mutual esteem between me and the New
York Pilots exist as fresh AZ ever. Indeed have
thought sometime next spring of giving these brave
fellows splendid elbow out" eating, dancing and
ether enjoyments IL the times were not 50 tough
would do il now-but we must measure our breech-
es according 10 our cloth.
The Ship News Department Of he Herald is there
fore the mos, complete in thisc,ty. Our marine
repondence equal to and beyond that Of any other