The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-20

but the n tswers that revolutionary disturbances
ct that time psevsiled in Portugal, and not know
irg What the result might be, the gentleman
alluded to purchased aud fitted up the Mary
Eleanor, and kept crew constantly engaged, so
that. at any moment he could pla 50 his family ON
board aud put TO sea, ia search OF safe place Of
snode.
The pilot boat Hackstaf went ou. to California.
where she was lost.
IN the time Of the last war; several of the'e b,a.s
were purchased and used as priv ateers among the
rumber SO used we're " The Brothers., the U al
ted we Stand" and the Divided We Fall "
There have been two exceedingly fast boats In
their time. by the name OF The IriIamer; one Oh
them I've think it must have been The Trim mer
NJ 2, sailed race with the schooner Grand "a
nal, in ls20. The was grand AFFAIR, and
made for the time the town talk The Irm ner
won easily.
The Clinton was known as a fine boat in her day.
She was purchased by some smugglers, for the pur.
pose of running tobacco ins Ireland, duty free.
Her owners were betrayed, and the vessel decoyed
ashore. by treachery; she was total loss
In Wilkes Exploring Expedition, The s,hooners
Sea Gull and ElyiHg Fish were, perhaps, the most
active vessels Of the squadron These were both
New York pilot boats, and were known here as the
Jersey has since been lost but the Independence i;
still aaoat, and engaged as an opium smuggler, in
the East ladies'.
1t is well known that the trim and saucy schooner
in which Capt. Palmer made his cele orated voyage
in the South Seas was pilot boat.
The William j. Romer went on special service
from this port to Liverpool, few years since in
mid winter, and encountered the worst Of winter
storms, during which she performed handsomely
and returned 10 resume her station here.
Before the establishment Of lines Of steamship,
government used frequently to send express vessels
after packets having on board absconding crimi-
mails. OF course, the feetest vessels in d.
meId, ard New York pilot boat was always
chosen for such service.
But why enumerate more stances of the appre-
citation of the qualities Of these boats' There is no
Nan AawE hau Alxrax Of and f sNrff-
nary intelligence, that does not know their worth
They are familiar to US, but none the less admired
Let u pilot boat down the river, and make
out into the bay OF pleasant afternoon, when the
Battery is throDged with pedestrians, and one may
observe hundreds of eyes turned towards the grace
full thing that "walks the waters like thing of
life" and expressions Of pride and admiration are
sure to be come audible from some quarter. Never
fearful Of an encounter with the dangers of the
deep, the pilots ever on the alert, with pro-
fessional pride, to meet their charge as far from
land as practicable; they stretch away hundreds
of miles to the eastward, and Of late our ships
have not unfrequen.ly been boarded by item ODD
miles from Sandy Hook Al this they are enabled
to do On account Of the superiority OF taeir boats
But these skimmers Of the sea must be well
managed; it will not do to trust them in the hands
of ordinary sailors Like high mettleGr racer they
must be kept in with taut rein; but the first bust
ness OF the pilots apprentice, is to learn the ma
mage nent of the boat. Old sailors, who have lived
long lives on the sea, not competent to their
management unless they are specially tutored 70
it; and hence the sagaclty displayed by Mr.. S,huy
Ter in picking the crew for tn, yacht America from
among the pilot boys. We may sum up ali that
can be said in their favor, in the assertion that
the New ok pilot boats have never been exceled,
and that their proprietors now prepared, within
one year, to produce boat Of the same length Of
the America, that shall ou.sail that yacht. Mr..
Daniel Westervelt, who built the clipper ship y. b.
Palmer, is now building pilot boat, Of which
much is expected. Mr.. w has been very success
full heretofore The model of the new boat will not
vary materially from that of the Christian Borg al
luded to above.
The following is list of the pilot boats Of New
York
NEW YORK LINE.
No. The Phantom No. G-rhe Charlotte Aau
No The wasbip gton. No She New York.
No 4-Jacob Bell No. 9--rhe James Avery.
No. 5-Dayid Mitchell No. 12-rhc VIA J. Romer
NEW JERSEY PILOTS
No 1.-The Sy lph No. 4-Ihe ii. H. Hall.
No The 1hos ii Smith. No. 5-The Mary Taylor
No 3-The Commerce.
MERCHANTS PILOTS.
No 1.-The NJ II Grinne,l. No. THE Yankee.
No 2-The Nette. No. 9-rhe Jsbez Williams.
No . The Virginia No l0-rheJ N Waterbury
No 4-The sshiDgton. No. 1.-THE h. Collins.
No s-Tbe Mary Ann. No. 1.-THE Christian Berg.
No. 6-The Mary 4 Cath'e.
The tonnage OF these boats varies fro n % to loo
tons; they cost, on average, about 900 each,
and are owned by the pilots.
While on the subject of fast sailers, We may as
well append list Of our clipper ships and fast run
ming ocean steamers, that have sprung into being,
almost like work Of magic, within the last three
years