The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-14
Bssror, January IL, 4 PM.

BesTor, January IL, PM
The Weather-Sh Ship Lapland-Steamer r. b. Forbes
Merchants Governors Message
We have just emerged from a quiet fall of snow
which commenced here Sunday afternoon, and con.
tinued without intermisson until Monday night when
the wind changed to the westward, and cleared the
vaulted armament on high" The is about four
inches deep the ground and is drted
ly the seighng excellent and merry ring the bells,
in town and country, of sleighs innumerable All we
want is full but fear before she fills her
horns the present solid wilderness Of the ground will be
changed TO soft and liquid mud. We must therefore,
joy the present season. and hope may continue till
are tired Of ii.
Capt simpson, from New Orleans, bound to this port,
away her mass In Nantasket roads Sunday night
although the weather here was very mild, much
that vessels lay at anchor in harbor with their sails
loose appears that she had become nbayed, with
out room to stay veer, with the rocks and break
ers under her lee and that she touched the bottom
before she brought up, and fearing that she would
bump hole in the bottom were the causes which
was 50 clos. that il was impossible to see twice the ves
sells length from her the breakers were discovered
under her leo Both anchors ediatsly let go,
and she swung to them she touched the bottom and
commenced humping. 1t then her masts were cut
away; and have doubt this prompt action on the
As was she leaked considerably. The stea.
n. D. Forbes, Captain Norris was
both her tunnels, or smoke pipes were un
shipped, and it M. before she received orders to
get ready Captain Morris with only his own boats
however, went to work. shipped the tunnels, and by
A NJ the hext morning. the Lapland towed up the
wharf mention this instance of despatch because II is
highly creditable to Capt Morris, and has deservedly
bssn the theme of considerable commentator among
mercantile men.
The H. D. Forbes is an iron vessel, about three
hundred tons, with two engines of one hundred and
hfty morse power each, which work two propellers
under the counters. She cost nearly $40 900
and owned by the underwriters excepting share OF
two by H. b Forbes, Esq. She was built and her ma
chinery made by Mr. Ots Tufts at East Boston aareea
bly, to the designs Of Mr. Ericsson and under The sunsr
lnendence OF Mr. Forbes She Ia the first regular tov
boat belonging TO this port When in tho course Of con-
structon, many of wise from the East snesrsd
her aud Mr. Forbes, and predicted that would be
failure and humbug, but since she has been in opera
ton they have been compelled to admit ta she
wonderfully The fact is there many none we'd en-
here who for fear OF risking dollar in anything new
which they do not understand would rather spend TWEEN
~ old fashioned affairs because they happen to know
something about them. Mr. Forbes is a man Of genius
and If he has good 70 believe that thing can be
improved, he Tears not to try the experiment The new
rig which he invented and applied to the ship Massachu
setts and bark Edith, although not popular at present
do entertain doubt will be universally adopted In
the course OF another generation Mr. Forbes actually
knows more about ships and ship building, than nine
tenths of all our ship owners put together.
Our Governor communicated his message to both
branches Of the Legislature In non this forenoon
Ills decent document, which WILL Of course, please
bs whss and oesnd the dsneersts and steliusniss u