The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-04

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fined on sentence Of seven years transportation for
murderou ault police oacer; but before the time
make bis escape and shipped himself TO Thu cosotrv
bringing with him his wife, who belonged to one Of the
Gfpsey tribes
Marine Affairs.
CLIPPER sHPs.-By the advices received per Canada
learn that the clipper ship Surprise port had
her tonnage engaged at Canton for Tendon at CO Der
ton, while the English ships taking freight 1T f3
CA This makes the second that the preference
has been given to American ships, at advanced rates.
The ne order in which the Oriental delivered her cargo
and TIE high prices obtained for her charter
in England at Ct. At latest dates she loading 1t
Shanghai with new teas, and would, it expected.
sail again with her competitor the English clipper Rein
deer, for England.
The Roman also at Shanghai, loading at &c peg
ton The good order in which these American ships have
delivered their csgoes in England and their car
gees here, and also by their short passages enabling
shippers to receive prompt returns for their adventures
thus saving interest and securing an early market
enables the shipper 10 pay much higher of frsghe
than by British vessels.
NEw STEAMER THE CALIFORNIA TRApE.-The new
steamer Daniel Webster, built to with the Prone
theue, in Capt Vanderbits Nicaragua inc San Fran
cisco went down the bay Thursday last her trial
trip and worked to the satisfaction Of the ners eng
neers and all concerned Having superior model and
r.
herself well calculated for the short and expeditions
route to California and China Next Tuesday has been
meth.us arrive on or before that time otherwise her
sailing will be deferred to subsequent date She is
now at pier No. North river
LAurcHKp-At Millbridge, 9th ult, by Ezekiel Dyer
Esq fine brig Of about $40 called the Cuba,
tended for the West India trade aud to be commanded
AT Gardner LIST inst, by 8 Grant. Esq, ans clip
tank Of $50 tons called the Trinity (or the Trinity
river Texss) and intend,d for Mesrs Pierce and Ba
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Trinity was fully rugged and coppercd upon the stocks
OF model 10 combine great speed and capacity with
very light draft of water and Is said be the
finest yessels launched this
Two superior schGons5s Of lao tons were launched a:
Welfeet, recently by Mr. VIM Rogers. They called
the Richard Fireman and J. a. Horton, the names q
their enttrprisipg masters.
Tnr MrnDrn on Bo.Rp rHE Bosrov B.Rx LEw".-
The following circum connected with this painful
sfar from the Boston Courier Of yesterday The
bark Lewis. Capt White arrived at Salem on wednss
day, having on board prisoner James Mclur second
mate charged with the murder Of Charles A Johnson
chit mate the LIST Of May lss while the bark at
anchor nesr the north point Of Zanzibar. The In
rather mysterious The parties supposed
be On the mot friendly terms and it is not known that
there difficulty between them the day the
murder Just as the captain had given ier Mcaue
went towards johnson, caught him by the neck aud
stabbed him TO the heart with ath knife johnson
fell upon his face, and died instantly McGlue then de-
csred that he was master Of the ship, and deded the
captain and He also captain to give the
ship up to him, and offered to shake hands with him
He then turned to rest his head upon q sail aud was
and the deceaed advised him not 70 20 ou auty Both
belonged to Salem and the deceased had about up
his mind TO leave the bark with the understanding that
the prisoner 10 ed him chief mate lie was
brought before George s. Hillard ESQ yesterday but
waived al examination He therefore committed
TO jnl TO await his trial In the United States Circuit
Court
TO rHE EDITOR or rnx HERALD
NV YoRK, October Q, 1851.
sR-Knowing your love Of hearing both sides Of thu
question allow to state In your corrsspon
dent AS statement in journal Of day respecting
the late passage Of the Baltic that the Africa ON ber
Last voyage, arrived ut Sandy Hoos a. o'clock Tues
day evening and owing to darkness had 10 lay ihers till
the neat morning Had she been able to proceed imme-
diately onward che would have made the passage from
wharf to wharf In ten days and twelve hours three
hours lees than the passage that claims for the Bal
uc iprfecty agr.e with you that from ~barfto wharf
the fairSs way Of counting passages but As remark
s calculated to mead reorle respecting the relative
length Ct time occupied by the two steamers Captain
Ryrie, his officers TIE Afrios pilot, will bear out
In what fsy. Hoping you may hDd room for this,
remain, yours most obedisntly, AN ESGLisdhAS