The New York herald., 1845-02-07


most confused and unsatisfactory state. ose
from the norlh only have become regulated
Information was received in town yesterday
from Mr.. Smith, an sfficer OF the Customs, resi-
ding at Hemps,ead, Long Island, that there wss
shin ashore near his house, and that he wanted as
sistance He also sent word that he had MOI
boarded her, and had not ascertained her name
Three officers of the Custom House were yester-
day afternoon despatched in sleighs to her assis'
tance. The Revenue Cutter will sail this morning
| for the same place.
The steam ship Princeton reports having seen
| large ship ashore at Barnegat.
There is a report of ship being ashore near the
Woodlands.
The north side Staten Island steamboat Cinde-
rella, on her passage down yesterday afternoon,
got in the ice, and with great difficulty succeeded
| in getting out after having been in two hours
| The South and Fulton Ferry STEAMBOATS, fonnd
! it hard work in crossing during the day in conse
quence of the immense quantities of ice In the
river They stopped running at about seven
| o'clock last night
| The Jersey City Ferry steamboats, where com
pelled to land their passengers at Whitehall, hav
| ing been unable to effect landing at their owp
ferries.
Fields of large ice blockaded the East River
throughout the day-the Upper Bay is also full OF
| floating ice.
There has not been single arrival since We'd
nesday night
The mails between Boston and this city are al
| s SKIES and seyens." We received, however, al
an early hour yesterday forenoon, the Boston
Times of Wednesday morning, for which we are
indebted 10 Mr.. Parker, conductor Of the Great
Western Railroad; and to Mr.. Cloyes, the pro
preor of the Express Baggage Wagon, which
runs to New Haven and Springfield. We are thus
in possession of news from Boston two days ahead
of the mail. We are also indebted to Adams and
We learn from Mr.. Cloyes that the storm was
severe at Springfield, and set in about one hou
after It began here. Eighteen inches in depth Of
snow fell at that place.
It appears that at the south the storm was alter
nately a snow and rain storm. In Washington
it begun with snow and afterwards turned to rain
In Baltimore it began at nine O'Clock on MondaN
evening and showed to the depth oi tour lnche'
when rain began to fall In Philadelphia also ral'
fell part OF the time.
The steamer Neptune arrived yesterday from
Providence, but brought nothing from Boston
We suppose, therefore, that the Providence Rail
road is blocked up with snow.
From the south one letter mail arrived yester
day with dates from New Orleans Of the 25h ut :.
the same as brought by our special express whlcl
came in the mail Papers from New Orlears.
however, of the 9th, Mobile of the 2Sth ult., &c
have reached the ciy of private conveyance,
We have received the latest Philadelphia papers
from Mr.. ]. I Sullivan who has run two exprcsses
for himself from that city; he came on her II
a sleigh.
We subjoin few particulars Of the storm In tn
neishboring cities.
[From New Haven Herald, Feb. 81
The snow storm of sterday and to-day was one OF tb
greatest and that has visited for several
The three or four days preceding were intensely colo
ireezing the ground 20 great depth, that every flax
that fell was accumulated upon its surface The sno
commenced falling about O'Clock yesterday mornina
aud has continued till Early the present time, O'Clock
?. M when there is about 10 inches on level sroni
wind from the Northeast having prevailed at the tim,
almost a~ obstructng locomotion. The mails from III
South due yesterday, have not yet arrived The tide IL
orr haIbor last night we are informed; BY gentlems
doing business in that vicinity rose to the almost unpr
cedened hegth of ls inches above the top Of the Long
Wharf, but owing to the great body of ice, little or
| damage was done.
[From Hartford Times, Feb 81
The storm which commenced on Tuesday mornins
continued with unusual severity, through Tuesday and
| Wednesday. The snow fell to the depth Of about l.
inches and the wind being high it dred considerably
The Southern mail this account delayed "a hours
and the were prevented from making their regular
/ trips
The snow storm commenced in this city yesterdas
morning, and continued through the dav and night a,
companied with strong wind from the Northeast Th
morng should mink there thirteen fourtec'
chopped round to the Southwark, and the weather hoe
very sensibly moderated We had no Long Island mai
The ma a. might Sewee
and o'clock, and this morning is not in The winte
has been very singular one Until INT abe about week sine
been directly opposite in fact the mercury on Monda,
morning Stood at Judge cowells house, on the h at
| degrees below zero.
From Boston Times, Feb. 81
| Yesterday morning violent and very frsky snow
storm commenced in our city which continued up to th'
ven inches snow the prospect that the vessels
on our coast and the railroad cars would have bad tim
OF II None ofthe large mails were received when " "
towards morning The storm may be set down, as th'
| most severe one Of the season.
(From Philadelphia Papers, Feb 81
The four inches of which fell early yesterday
morning when covered by about the same quantity o
ran rendered walking disagreeabe to those who
winter The crossings ancls deep in snow and wa
ter and the cutters in consideration OF the existing cir
fy e sor ns
the state Of affairs improved, and i was possible to
destranize" without having to wade occasionally.
The water in the Delaware was unusually high Larg'
fields Of ice were driven down the stream with consider
able rapidy, and the steamerry boats found great diff
Guilty in crossing the river. One two steamers wer.
forced down the by the ce but finally ploughed
their way to the wharves. We have heard of ne cons
derabe damage having been done to the vessels which
line the wharves The ice averages from two to fou
inches in thickness. gentleman from the schuylki
informs that there considerable fresh in that river
but there has been damage done so far as he knows
| [From Newark Advertiser, Feb. 81
We have had such storm within four years ~ tina
which, commencing about IL o'clock on Monday night
and continued without intermisson to the time we go
press completely insulated the CITY, and covered tht
streets and the country about us with some two feet
snow. The weather is not unusually cold. but the out
door business Of life is well nigh suspended The seve
raj raroadswhich connected us with the great world
were blocked up yesterday morning. since when hav
had no means OF communication and consequently
ignorant of what is passing Washington and Trenton
pire City, as Of the of society in Symnes's hole
We learn by foot passenger Just arrived from New York
that the deep cuts OF the railroad at Bergen Hill Ia quit
blocked up with snow for the first time believe, sine
the road has been in operation.
FROM THE NORTH The northern mail arrive,
on Wednesday night, and will now come in re
| gularly till the next snow storm.
| We learn from Livingston IL Co., of the Grea
/ Northern Express Line that the passengers VIII.