The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-02
Marine Affairs.

SHIP Ticor pERoGA.-The steamer Jacob Bell arrived
yesterday morning, from Pstchogue with the crew OF
the Ticonderoga and luggage OF the passengers The lat
ter expected up yesterday afternoon In the
ers Ajax and Nahant. The anchors sc, had arrived,
and they had got good strain the vessel and
to make an attempt to float her on early yesterday
morning; but che draws is feet water not likely
they will succeed until she is ghtened Of coasd.ra
Bile portion Of her cargo. Mr. A. Clark agent Of the
undsrwrers calculates upon floating her after taking
three Of four lighter loads out Of her
Ps-The steamers Hercul aud Nahanten broug ht
up to this city yesterday afternoon four hundred aud
thirtynve storage passengers from the Tconderoga
Captain Mtrre LETT the chip yesterday morning and
tays that che remains perfectly tight They had
ceeded In running her anchors of and where makiog
preparations to discharge her cargo There was twely
feet Of water under the ships bow.
IsrokTAST TO Sur owsK.s-The following act. in
tsrssting to ship owners and masters, was passed
during the present session of Congress-
.9n act 10 pfortde or recording the eenretanees Of
rsss,is, aud or other pprposesBe 1t enacted by the
States tf America In Congress assembled That no
bill Of sale mortgage hypoheeation couvpyance Of
any vessel part Of any vessel Of the United States
shall BE- valid against any person other than gran
ter or moitEsgOr his heirr and devise and persons
having actual notice thereof unless such bill OF sale
mort gage hypothecAtion convey b. recorded
in the Office of the collector Of customs where such
vessel Is registered OF enrolled provided that the lien
BY bottomry any vessel created during her
by loan OF money materials necessary to repair
or enable such vessel to prosecute voyage, shall
loss s priority or be In any way affected by the pro-
sec. And be II further enacted That the collec-
tors of the curto ms rhAl record all such bills OF sale
mortgages. bypothecstions or conveyances and also
all certificates for drohargiDg and caneslling any
tueh conveyance. in book books to be- kept for
that purpose Ina the order Of their reception noting
In tAid book or books. and also the bill Of sale,
mortgage, bypothtcatioD convsyancs. the time
when he same received and shall certify on the
bill q ssle mortgage hypotheeafi0n or conveyance
or sertheHte Of discharge or cancellation the numbsr
Of the book aud page where recorded. aud shall re-
e.ive fer go recording such instrument OF conv.yancs
or certificate Of dischRrge, ATTY cents
Sec And be IA iurtbsr enactrd That the colleo-
tore 81 the Cuttoms sball keep index % such
coTdf ibserting alphabetically the OF the ven
scr ~ morris gor sDi Of the veudse mortgage aud
thsll permit aid index aud hooks 81 records 10 be
p'eisd during once hours undar such reasonable
n gUauoDs ~ th,y msy establish. and shall when re-
quit'0 furnish to any person "a certificate sitting
rtb the nHmss Of The ouuer Of any vessels register
ed 'hroitd the part proportions owned by each
u int'rtd N the register cnrolneutl and sso the
Dstsria fscts 81 any existing hill q sale mortgage
hyTothecAtion. or other iucumbrance upcn such ves
eel recorded tince tbs issuinE - toe lat register or
brarce. aud from aud TO whom. or Ia whose favor
mad the collectors tbsh rtssivc for each such certi
heate. ono dollar.
Fec Aud he 1t further enacted That the coil.e.
tors ~ the customs shai furnish certified copies Of
fuch ctrus on the receipt Of f'y cents for each bill
Of fnic in'rtrscs or other convcyauce.
Sec. O. Aud be % further enacted That the owner or
agent q the owner OF any vessel OF the United states
Supplying collcoor Of the cu.toIna for register or
enrichment OF o vessel SHAH In addition 20 the oath
rOw trescrbcd by Law sei forth w tho cath Of
thip the part proportion 81 such vessel to
each and the shall be Inserted In the regis
rurclmspt and that all bills q sale Of vessels re-
rstsrd enrolled shall set forth ID. part q the vrpssi
ND ty sath person selling and the part conveyed
g. zach person purchasing
sec O. And be " further enacted Tha. the twelfth
clause section OF the act, cuttlsd An act Ia sd
dfuu 90 the feveial acts regulating the shipment AID
tischrirc 81 scamen aud the duttss Of consus" 40.
ttuvsd July twentieth eighteen hundrej and forty be
~ amenced that eil complaints Ia writing 20 the
trrfuis commercial sgrute thsruin provided that
vssrsl is unseAwurthy sha b, signed by the frst cr
the srrsud and third rfictra. anu aioritT OF the
crew t.foIe the consul commercial agent shall ba
an tozed 90 notice such paint proceed to Ap.
point inspectors as therein provided
sec a nd be u fusthtr enacted That sny person
MT tsirc osner who slail ~ the high seas. vii.
f1ly With iuten, 70 burn 90 ds'roy Get Gre TO any
ship otfr resse othsrvise -tsmpt the drstruc.
tisu such chip other vss b,inc The property
nry citi4an - the nited States or procure
the sane 20 be deuc Wth inta4t sior said AMI being
thereof lawfully convices shsn suffer imprls, MA snt
20 hard nlor fcr term not exceeding ten years nor
lees than hrce years according 90 The sEgrayatoa Of
The sfisiIse
src Ard 10 IL further susstti That this sct sha1
- n rce and after The arst day Of Ostooal next
snfuLR
Approved July Is. 1880