The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-16
Log of the Steamship Crescent City.

The Crescent City, Capt. Stoddard, left New
York on the Sd inst, and Havana on the 1Ith.
Extract from tie Log Book-October Sd. At O'Clock
p M eft the dock wind E. S. f., with rain. At o'clock
P NJ. passed Sandy Hook 4th Commenced with strong
gales from E. S. E. with rain At g. p. NJ, the Highlands
bore west miles distant distance by log from departure
1856 miles Latitude 37o s. longitude 73o "a 9Th. Com
menced clear and pleasant all sails wind sOuthwardly
strong breezes with rain latter part strong breezes from the
eastward ends cloudy, with rain. Latitude $40 s. long
tude $50 AZ Distance by the log, 263 miles. 9Th Com
menced cloudy with thick weather ends with strong gales
from s. L. Lat 80 So, Ion, 100 %. Distance by the log
285 miles. eth Commenced with fresh gales from E. S. E.
ends the same. Lat $50 50, Ion. 800 T. Distance 219
miles. Sh. Commenced with strong gales from the S. E.
At 2 cock P. NJ, made the lighthouse Care Carn
val middle part, fresh gales from the southwark latter
part more moderate with clear weather At midnight made
the Benmi Islands, bearing 8 z. These "a hours expe-
enced current of at least four knots per hour setting
the Inward. Lat $50 ST. lon 100 28 Distance by log,
28 miles, distance by observation, 1874 miles Com
menced clear and pleasant wind TOm the southwark mid
die part fresh breezes from the S. s. w. At l. P. NJ, Gun
Key bore east, miles distant. At midnight in
sight of the lighthouse DOubeheaded Shot Keys lat
part clear and pleasant At SA made the coast of
Cuba. At meridian the Pan of Matanzas bore S. s. E.
The distance sailed these "a hours asceaned by the log
225 miles 10th. Commenced clear and pleasant with
moderate breeze At halfpast II o'clock the Moro
Castle. At half past O'Clock, passed the Moro and
to anchor in Queens Roads Put the passengers
At A. M passed the Moro. Latter part of these "a hours
clear and pleasant light breezes from the south with
heavy swell from the southwest. Distance from habor
noon, 81 miles. llth, Commenced clear, wind S. E. At
P NJ cloudy, with rain middle part, fresh gales from
S S. E., with heavy Lat. $50 81 lon $50 10. Dis
lance by the log 24 miles,. 18th. Commenced with heavy
gales fOm s. E. with heavy Ala p. NJ, it bowed
fresh that considered dangerous TO the ship she
was accordingly " hove TO- " with the points the
labO bow the engine kept in motion for the purpose
Of bayh head tn he nrht
hurricane the wind shifting to tie westward which brought
the ship in the trough Of the sea- carrying away ibbOOm
and doing other trng damage. She brought head TO
sea again. and rode the gale without further injury
herself Although it bowed hurricane, she 50 made fine
weather." The latter part Of the "A hours mod
crate Lat 20 49, Ion. $50 IS 18th Strong gales from
W. n. W. Att NJ, the fore-and aft sails reeed mid
die part clear with fresh gales from n W. took in the fore
and-st sails Latter part clear and pleasant, with moderate
breezss from N. W. At halfpast 10 O'Clock, NJ spoke
brig Perfect, fOm Mobile, bound TO Havana. Lat 20 So
lon $50 40. Distance these "A hours 1j3 miles. Fuel
getting short The day ends clear and pleasant 18th
Commenced clear and pleasant, with tight breeze from the
westward Eight hours coal board all hands engaged
in collecting spare lumber, spars tearing down bukheads
etc.. for fuel All A. NJ. mad ethe lighthouse Northeast
Pass At A NJ, the fuel exhausted to anchor
80 fathOms water with 70 fathom of chain out The
light house bore west Ats A NJ the tOwboat COnquerOr
Capt Heation came alOng.si and took her in tow.