Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-10-25

\ Tyro, Comstock, Lubeck for do; Erie, Church
lIlll, NewburypoTt for do F; Amanda, Parssn,
Hopkins, Thomaston for do Adline, Coleman,
Prov for do.
sloop Brune,t email, Fall River for Nor
wich.
MEMORANDA.
Bark Charles Devens, Bailey, OF this port.
was at Savannah, l7ih dscg.
New schr Phipsburgh, Of Bath, for New
York, with a cargo Of Molasses, went ashore
on the night Of the 2lst on the $ w side Of
Block lsand sho 10 nearly full Of water. Also,
another schooner, name unknown, went a
shore Monday night on the s L side Of the
Island.
| John ID. Northam, ESQ, Agent for the UA-
derwriters eft here las, evening for Block
Island, and will render those vessels all the
assistance they need in getting them TO This
port, repairing nc.
Since the above was in type, we learn that
the sec Dnd schooner is the America. Slebbins.
from Haddam for Providence, with cargo Of
curb and Gutter stones; supposed not to be
bged, and will pr,bably be got off
| lii thought that the Phipsburgh will also be
got off without serious damage 10 the vessel
We lean these facts from letter from tho In
spector a, Block Island TO the Collector OF this
port, dated Oct 93d.
Bark Lisbon, which arrived at Havana Both
ult. Of and from this port 10 reported 10 have
been condemned.
Arrived at Portland, 10Th, schr Tamoree,
Vcszie, from this port.
Ship Mantle of Warer, has been sold at
San Francisco for $4,000.
Brig John Balch, Melville. arr h George.
town, 5. c. on the 9th, FIN Charleston.
Schr Geo. Engs, Smart, arr at Philadelphia
l4th FIN Savannah.
Sailed from Norfolk, 18th, schr p. John.
son, GilchriSh for this port.
| Cleared from Philadelphia, II schr Ontario
Vangilder, for This port.
Brig Sea Mark, arrived at Bangor, from this
port, on the 18th,
Sloop Neptune arrived at New Bedfoid d.,
from this port on the 18th.
| Bark Mary ..ucus, Adams, Of snd for Boz
ton l4I Dis from Calcutta. Pilot boat Heap Of
II dimes Hole.
Left at Vavaoo May 5, ship Geo Champln,
vain, of this port, 80 SPIN on board, recruit
ing for the line.
A letter received at New London from ship
WIN Lee Of Newport. reports in April, near
Sychele Islands. Lark, New London, GOO bbis
SPIN oil. $50 VII; brig Coli,nbus, do lO9 sp, 70
VIII.
A letter from Com Voorhees,, Of the United
Shtes shpSavannah, date San Francisco. Au.
81, and published in the New York Herald,
says; "There are about $50 vessels in harbor,
many Of them large ships, and mostly abandon.
ed and going to ruin. They will all be wrecked
in the course Of the coming winter, it they be
rot taken oars Of in lime. II ia a most woful
pity to look upon the shameful vase and Iuin
of so much valuable property. The owntrs
and underwriters of New York aud the othor
cities ofthe Union, ought to petition the prcSi-
dent for a man- OF. war whose special duty IL
should be to take care Of the abandoned vessels
Ivy lsking down some OF their yards and moor
them safely 80 as To prevent them from going
on shore, or dragging against each other. Such
i. the position Of these vessels, crowded iogcth-
er, that. if tho windward one were 10 lake fire
the wholc fleet would be burned, without the
possibllty of saving any of ITEM.