The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-15

| remain, sir respectfully yours,
N DANE ELLINGWOOD.
THy CHrwrsE JuNx-Ths odd looking craft with her
odd looking crew. up from quarantine yesterday
morning At about hsf past 10 o'clock people began to
which in point Of responsibility ami numbers, would fav-
oraby compare with any assembage which we have seen
during the present ut this favorte resort unless
indeed we except the day of the Presidents arrival
Castle Garden prsty well thronged, and all eyes
were turned in the direction from whence the JUNK
might be expected to come and finally sure enough she
did make her appearance queer looking concern, re.
sembling much any thing immense snail shell
set upon edge with three sticks stuck perpendcuary
through H. She was in tow of the steamboat D. c. fell
and moved very heavily through the water. 1t was
about IL o'clock when she got up to the city On ap-
preaching the place of her destination she fired three
and Of her made an immense clater upon
a couple of gongs The salute answered by the U
revenue cutter lying of the Battery, and by the Br
tsh armed schooner in the vicinity The junk had
no sails up, but her masts decorated with ags
bearing all sorts of celestial herosyphcs and on deck
and about her sides hung various implements o.
idolatrous rites and Chinese warfare She certainly
great curiosity and the less curious when 1t re-
membered that she to the sight what was the
fayorte model Of chinese ship builders 20 centuries ago
for this model Is the as they used at that time
junk of ls47 and junk built one hundred years -
would they could be together present about the
appearance. She may be seen by yisiters rom
this time forward until shs leaves and will DO open ior
many curiosities on board which may be seen as well
as the vessel itself at twenty hve cents each vscr
Tickets to be had at the entrance 10 Case
Tar wrArusm-The Thermometer rose yesterday up
IN 40 degrees about O'Clock r. NJ The day was agree
ably Hne and notwithstanding the extreme neat num-
bers locked to the Battery about half IL ocock 70
see the Chinese junk that was towed 10 'ne emu
of C astlc Garden about this hour
Frnss.-A IRE broke out about half past one o'clock
veserdav morning l6 Orange street, thercar OF the
nnramises The Are did considerable damage, and was
exnguishsd after much exertion By the re companies
Sunnosed to be the work Of an incendiary. Captain
Marrxth and Assistant Captain Lsyden attended with
a full platoon. The fire was soon extinguished
Another FIRE occurred Mt No 10 Third avenue in the
confsctionarv store occupied by VIM Brenell II orgi
accidentally from the oven attached to the pre-
nothsr Are occurred 206 Seventh street. yesterday
morning about one O'Clock. Supposed to be tho work
NJ an incendiary The fire quickly put out by aid
of the police. Damage trihing
Tur NAVAL OrricE. Many complaints have been
made bv merchants doing business with the Naval Of
Hcs In the Custom House, of the disordery and disre-
nsctuI manner boys and others are permitted to lounge
about this once. We saw yesterday some thirty per-
sons apparently without business riding and loungng
the most udicrous positions others reading and
sleeping presenting to the view Of the stranger perfect