The New York herald., 1845-09-03
BosroN. Sept. J, lsi5.

The steamer Hibernia, Capt Ryrie, left East Boston
yesterday afternoon at H. SON. 7. NJ with 81 passen
gers for Liverpool and 10 for Hssx The Caledonia,
Capt Lott which left Liverpool the 18th, has now
been out 10 days and may therefore, be expected
every hour Some anxiety is felt here by corn specua
tors to the probable state of the English harvests
Holders of cotton also expect that the article consider.
ing the favorable of trade at the last advices will
show some advance in prices No political news of in
terest is expected.
One of our line Of packets, the Columbiana Captain
Barker at anchor in the stream bound for Liver
pool and has several steeage passengers board bound
back the land they left Poor fellows they have been
here long enough to learn that. although the United
States the most liberal and fruitful face OF the
globe the man who desires 70 live comfortably must
labor first. Many people leave the old country under
the impression that America is land of milk and honey
where they can live without labor II is emphatically
land OF milk and honey to those who not too lazy
work.
upon regatta or sailing match, which took place
where in the vicinity of Newport, month two ago
There is half smothered rumor aioat here that the
dashing Northern Light was then beaten by cee.
braed New York yacht, and that the New Yorker has
consented again to sail with the Northern Light for a
final trial OF speed II the Northern Light mad beaten
the New iorkeryou would have seen the fact blazoned
abroad in all our city papers believe, that there
on board the Northern Light at the time the race
gentleman for the express purpose of reporting the
suit in all its details had the Northern Light proved the
becoming. Col Winchester the owner OF the Northern
Light is however the soul of honor, and il his yacht is
fairly beaten, he viii not blush to acknowledge man
| fully
The new packet ship Washington Irving, now build
ing East Boston will be launched about the 10th inst.
She most beautifully modelled vessel and is unques
tonably the most strongly fastened ship belonging to
Boston No vessel which has been built Medford this
year can begin TO compare Win her. either in beauty
strength of construction Captain Caldwell, the brave
but unfortunate commander OF the ship Dorchester
which you will recollect had all her masts swept away
by a single sea, and afterwards abandoned, will
. have the command OF her.
There is curious model of machine now in our
Merchants Exchange which used by Captain Davis
on board The ship Monsoon of this port on her late mas
from Goenburg, for the purpose of pumping ship
| hy the wind The Monsoon sprung leak shortly after
leaving port, and Capt Davis knew that unless he de-
yised some means TO his crew, he would be COM
PEELED to put back and, necessity is the mother of
invention he constructed wheel round the lower part
OF the capstan which communicated with an upright
wheel, which turned crank that worked the pump
break; Across the capstan were two pieces OF wood
placed at right angles and these pieces supported four
masts to which four shoulder OF mutton sails set
The wind acting on these sails set the wheels in motion
and pumped ship and the more the wind blew, the
quicker the water was thrown out By these he
enabled to carry his shiJ safely the Atlantic
much the satisfaction OF the underwriters and to the
chagrn OF the owners The vessel had been chartered
and ulynsured When the gentleman who char
tered her spoke TO the owners about making some ac
knowedgment to Captain Davis for his efforts in saving
the ship, one OF them remarked, shant give him
things would have been better for if he had aba
doned her' The insurance Offices however, intend to
make Captain Davis handsome present. The weather
esterday was clear, cool and beautiful.
SKIES of Stocks at Boston.
BRoKERs BOARD Sept. liO shares Portland, SAGE and
Portsmouth Railroad, l0 80 do Norwich & Worces.
Railroad sos a69; 50 DO do 687s 100 do Long Island r.
CO.'S m; 400 do &c aGt1s, ms 3l5 do do 6sl 81
100 do do 6tt d 50 do do 6a, ds; so do do
road iis; 30 do do, l9s ds do do 1s 90 ds
100 do do la mi so do do IA 76; 50 East Boston Co,
l5sa, 5 / m
SrcoNp BoARDlO0 shares Norwich Worcester Railroad
60 lm 100 do Long Island r. Ga 200 do Reading r.
2o 10 ds; so do do s IS do Philadelphia Wilmington
Baltimore X X, ll76
FROM MExIco.-Letters have been received in
this city from Vera Cruz, and although not so late
last Monday evening yet the information which gives
is of some Importance. certainly varies the appear
of matters in Mexico from what the other
OF the Both would represent them. The following
extract from the letter of the I'd August which yes
terday received in Washington
have the honor to inform you, that by the British
express which left Mexico the day after the mail this
morning Congress had agreed to the call of the minister
Tor loan o. fifteen millions. The next thing get
=" deem my duty also to state, that have just seen
letter from the British consul sent 10 his h.use
wherein he observes that orders had been issued and a-
proved by the committee for the troops the ro-
tier to take mp their position ten leagues OF
tie Rio Bravo and if attacked to defend themselves
s.. &c-Wcshtagton Union, Septl.
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 23d ult, saws
that the health OF that city continued good and adds
THE saubrity of the climate is almost without para
lei Tor the month August and there every indication
that the WILL to its Close continue to the
same suspicious aspect