The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-03
BosroN, March 26, 1919.

Sn1p bhfdtng IN V1dSS1cfnScffS, &c.
The numerous expeditions for California which
have lett Boston and the other ports of New Eag.
land, coupled with an advance in frelghts, have
created demand for shipping. consequently most
Of our shlp-builders have plenty of work on
hand.
In our immediate vicinity, Mr.. d. M'Cay has
two ships on the stocks, one nearly ready for
launching, and the other nearly in frame Mr..
Samuel Hall has just launched bark of about 400
cns, named the Hazard, intended for the South
American trade. She Is l22 feet long, 81 wide
and 13l deep, and is built entirely of oak from the
shoe TO the rail. Her decks and bulwarks are the
only pine in her. She Is the only vessel entirely
OF oak that has been built here for twenty years ;
but she Is altogether too heavily spared Her
forenast is 62, maio and mizenmasts each 66i
feet long fore and maintep masts 3S, tOpsallaat
royal AID skysal masts ut one spar 46 tret and
The yards on the tore and mainmasts are alike.
VIZ; %, 40, ~, ". and IL feet square, and are
stout In proportion to their length. Although
very pretty vessel, the queer manner IN which she
Is spared renders her all attraction in nautical CIR
Giles. She is owned by John L. Gardner, Of
Salem, and Is commanded by Capt Andrew Bar
stow.
Besides her Mr.. Hall has three other small YES
sells on the stocks la Nl-dford Mr.. Paul Clrtls
has two vessels in haGd, one ou ned by Benz
Bangs, wealthy and liberal merchant, AID the
OtntT ny WIN. r. Weld & Go.
Messrs. Lapham, Tay n, Foster. and most of
the other builders in Medford, have contracts
In NewburtpOrt, Portsmouth, Bath, and most of
the Down East " the shlp-yards are all alive.
Capt. X. Forbes has j.st published ,mphet
entitled "a new rig tor Ships aud other Vessels,
combining economy, safety, and convenience"
The rig which the pamphlet describes has been
sleady tested in the auxiliary steamship Massa-
chst It's, barks Edith and Samoset, and IN every
one OF them has been found to be all that its in
veDtsr anticipated 1t consists of having long
lOwefmast heads, with topsails on each topmast,
one on the soubings of the mast, and the other
above II also OF having the fore yard OF the same
size as the maintoPsall yard, the foretopsai yard
the same as the malntopealIant yard, and 80 on
upwards, and The cross)ack yard the same as the
hr.t, pgslIant yard. ~. BY this arrangement the
body OF the canvass will be in the centre ct the
chip and, with the exception OF the main yard, all
the others can br rendered available tor ANY of
The masts. This, though a great advantage, is
surpassed by the manner In winch sail Can be car
RED in stormy weather. and the ease with which
1t can be shortened. The topsails and maiutop-
gala Mt sail have each only single rect, which
can be taken In easily and IT the wea Their be
squsily the upper topsa,ls can be carried to the
last minute, and then clewed up, which at once
puts The ship equal to one Of the old RIG under
double reefs. When the squal blows over. the
upper topsalls can be re. set and carried again rs
before, and all this without C ,lliog all hands.
never called all hands toreef or shorten sail. The
watch on deck cou do anything with her. am
him believer 10 the superiority OF this rig over
all others for the Atlantic trade, and therefore re-
commend II to the notice of your nautical readers
Capt Forbes, in hts psmphIei, promises to fur
Dish those who wish to adopt his rig, with the
requisite dimensions, &c, tree OF charge. No
man in New England has done so much to I'M
prove the building and rigging Of ships as Cap-
tam Forbes, and no man 10 held in higher es-
Imation.
The CHoLERA AT TIKI WRsr.-The steamer
Xo, HI nj Lon la. CJ,h nh
had nine deaths on board during the trip. The
passt nesIs. A telegraphic despatch received at
Louisville fran Evansville on the 9th ult. saws
| hat Capt J Whipple, Of the Burk-r Hill No. 3,
died on the boat Just above V,cksburg, on the trip
from New Orleans up. The deaths at st LOUIS,
| for The week ending March ~, were 81, Of which
| "a were by cholera. Ten cases OF the latter were
reported during the week, IN which the patients
| had recovered or were convalrscent. The Nash
| vile Pt,g Of the Path ult., says that several new
cares OF cholera had occurred there, but only one
| death The steamer George Washington, arrived
| at L0uisville The 26h uIt had thrty cases of
| cholera on board, among her deck passengers
| foreigners but nearly all had recovered or were
| copvaescent. Three Germans had died. and one
| was landed at Montgomery P.int in diving con.
| dinon. The steamer b. lie KEY, arrived on the
! Path ult, lost three Of her passengers during the
| passage. At Jefferson barracks, from the 18Th 10
the 18th OF March, "a deaths from the disc ne ha
occurred among the troops.
| Col. FREMONT. Intelligence has been received
from this enterprising officer up to the last If No
vtmber. He was then at Puebla, on the Upper