Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17
NEW PORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, July Is, Is47.

TINS port the present to procure egh there being
sometimes more than hundred here at once But in
spite OF this great competition American vessels have enjoy
ed nch harvest through the season, and still continue
get profitable relghts They generally get better prices than
the English vessels which attributed to the better habits
and reliable character of the officers and crews of Anne
rican vessels compared with the English When an Ameri-
vessel is loaded the consignees feel assured
that she will promptly to sea- and that the voyage will be
accomplished with dispatch. But il not uncommon for
English vessels here with cargo all board be detained
days before the officers and got on board
and sober enough oproceed An experienced captain
told me the other day that they sometimes detained
week or ten days in this MANNER and for this John
Bull must urge his shpmasters to sign the temperance pledge
or his commerce will suffer. And by the way from some
statistics lately published with regard the manufacture of
ardent spirits in this vicinity the temperance cause here has
yet mighty torrent to before its trumphs can be any
thing near complete. In Brooklyn and Williamsburg which
together form sort of suburbs to New York; there are said
to be in operation fifteen dseriesseven for disting
grain, three for molasses and five for recng spirits The
grain dleries work at present about two thousand
two hundred bushels of grain per day, making about thou
sand gallons of whiskey The moasses dseres about
twenty hogsheads of moasses per day. And the ecying
distees about sixty thousand gallons of spirits per
week.
The weekly distribution of this large amount of ntoxcat-
ing liquors among the people is not the only evil resulting
from this business Connected with these dslleries are very
extensive milk factories, where immense quantities of un
wholesome milk manufactured and carried about the CITY
to poison the inhabitants These milk factories consist of
large herds Of cows, closely confined in crowded stalls or
pens, which fed the Stops from the dseries and ex
tract therefrom their milk II is said four thousand COWS are
kept in this way by the dsteres of Brooklyn and Williams
burg Another dsllery in New York. on Fifteenth street,
naart ba Nnrthr -
cows The medical faculty all agree pronouncing this
milk unwholesome dangerous health and though the pub
lie has been often warned fits deleteous qualities still there
is dmnuon of its is sold thousands of fam
lies under the of ''Oange county milk or spure
country milk, many OF whose young children undoubtedly
scken and die from the of it, and they suspect the
cause The immense cowpen Fifteenth has been
complained Of to the City Council nuisance and COM
mtee of that body have the subject under consideration
1t ought and probably will be abaed its continuance would
be disgrace the city, And eectual measures should
be taken to prevent the sale of this dslery milk from all
those establishments. The railroads now can bring an album
dan supply of pure milk from the country, made from the
material which the God of nature has supplied for the pur-
pose, and at cheap rate too, and there what
for allowing this unwhoesone article to be manufacture
ed and sold among US.
hare the junk and been on board the Chinese
Gotham perceive the IneGgencer of Monday contains
some account of her build and general appearance copied
from the New York papers, whose reporters had been down
to the quarantine station to get squint her. Yesterday
she was lowed by steamboat the Battery, and anchored
at the south side of Castle Garden II having announc
ed in of the papers that she would come up at eleven
o'clock some eight ten thousand people collected
the Battery at that hour witness her arrival and APP
preached the shore the gaping crowd manifested intense curl
osity at her singular appearance.
In the midst of the hrong my attention attracted to
poor blind fellow, who had down among the rest 10 see
the Junk and seemed eager get good stand and took
much interest in the vew any of the multitude around
him. He did not obtain his view, however, through his own
sghess eyebals, for his face turned toward the
junk but toward the face of supd-ooking companion by
his side who leading him by the arm 1t was through
the eyes of his companion that the blind man was looking
Now, where abouts does she lie ," said the blind man.
"O there, close to Castle Garden, replied his companion
swell, now how high is her out of water said
the sightless man.
We, may be TWEEN ty-fve feet" responded his guide
"We now how does she look :" said the earnest in
quirer.
"Why she is shaped good deal like chebacco boat"
said the guide, only quite peaked the starn and
she is pierced for eighteen guns"
Sand what color is she p and how many mass has she
How high are they :" And various other questions
asked and answered in way give the blind man his due
share in the enjoyment Of the Human life is a sys
tenn Of compensaons and if there those who eyes
but not there also those without eyes who yet
Having fired salute, the Junk anchored outside of
Castle Garden, with which connected BY bridge for
the reception of vsers who be admitted this morn
ing About ten o'clock this morning board, where
found three hundred visters already feasne
their eyes the elephant" The ship itself is remarka-
BILE curiosity and has board great variety Of curosies
Of Chinese art and manufacture The and finish
ngs of the ship rude and uncouh, exhibiting little evil
dence Of tase convenience, comfort She is between
seven and eight hundred tons burden, built of solid teak
wood, which almost heavy iron. The highest point
Of the stern about forty feet above the surface the WATER
and she draws about fourteen feet of water
The captain says she is good sea-boat but very bad
and unmanageable saer. She will lay well, and play
the beautifully but unless she has the wind directly
astern she will where she has mind to. They six
weeks in the Straits of Sunda drifting about and once or
twice came very being lost The great lakewood rud-
der the captain thought would weigh fifteen In light
fair breeze two three steer her. but with much sea
wind requires forty perform that duty she has
some forty Chinese board, and about fifteen English
sailors.
The Chinese Of the time very troublesome and