The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23

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INV eHups ron TIE WHALING BusSrss--No less than
ak chips in course Of construction contracted
for BY merchants Of this city for tho whale fishery bs
d Sy R.us e: SS 1 &
for John X. Thornton, Esq, Of this city shs viii pro-
baby commanded by Capt Nichols, late Of the Pho
for Memrs 4 Nys, Of this city, 10 b. commanded
by Capt Becksrman late Of the Desdemona, In Malta
o John ana snoSs
$50 tons for Edward w Rowland, Esq, Of this city
Mr. Wilson Barstow Of Mataposstt will also commence
Iris IN IN asrdinsr Me-, Mr. Ebrds. g. Pierce h~ upon
Bourne Jr Esq Of this city An the above, except Tho
last intended for the sperm whale fishery In addi
tion to the above we hear houses in pursuit
good merchant ships for the whaling businsss-N Bsd
ford Whalnsns List.
DEMAND FoH SHlPBuILDERs.-Thsrs il quite demand
for s classes of artisans connected with bodybuilding In
that eight ton from that city yesterday obtain
employment here readily At - per day prineipsy at
East peston.-Bsstsn 7rsrscTSt, Dec. Il.
THE CLIPPER RACE
New YoRK, Dec. IL, 1854
TO rHH EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
DEAR sn-I find that am once more, through your
letters Of Subscribe" and Chi in youi S.psr q
:s:sliss yp u. n.sl!.a s.iy .:y ss:s :ss
look uponthe Onrysolite attle wonder and maintain
her to be such looking ct her xe shs has earned hes
los days this year, 100 day; ; and sntil. saeh
time md her to be- beaten and that we'll, by
an American clipper coming hen: nom ssns place =, =.
up But sir in any one Of my letters have spoken OF
said anything running down tho American clippers?
did not that Brother Jenahsn Johnny Bull had
much to GROW Of ~ yet also 9th Dscenbsr showed
sCS o. ns lot M I've and
running down the Americans! II Is true did say, that
II the deliveries Of English and American could be seea
then 1t would be something for the world to look at No
sir, eubscriber's rmarks this head
tops not facts what have stated are in the main,
correct AID so long as have nothing stronger than
sertons to cope with am not afraid Of being
pushed.
Az to the Racehorss being bark 1.-THE Raochorse was
sailed brg'' in Subscriber'sn letter by mistake Of
the printer can only remark, in reply that not
aware Of the Engsh hayiog any clipper bark In tho
storowsy, and Chslengerare al ships, and the only
clippers the English have In the China trade that
the Julia, but not posted mp as to her Whereabouts
may just FAY here however, In order that Subscriber
may be posted to the smaness Of the English COM
pared with the Americans, that the Chrysote Is
564 n AL the Sornoway sos n 597 tons and the
Challenger 500 tons Let him compare those with thu
Surprise Sc The difference of tho two tonnages of the
ChIysolite and Stcrnowsyi old and new measurement
or Customs and builders measurement, word or two
three days further sail than Liverpool from China.
must fsy that hsye that lesson yet to learn
Liverpool is in....... lat. % "a n long 90 ".
And both vessels coming from the Equator and making
for the above pcrs know where the three days
difference of fsil is Perhaps Subscriber knows .
tbort cut TO Liverpool without going round Holyhead
Whatever rife (and it is mere tre there may be be-
tween London Liverpool for vessels coming South is
compensated by the ready the ships have to
steam tugs in the Downs to them up to London In
few hours therefore, take It on the broad principle
that chip has right to claim her arrival as soon a.
she takesa pilot on board. Hence my not recognizing
DeaTuf any the vessels going to London. made in
qury from respectable American mate who had been
to China land Understood him, Csnton) how much
higher up the river Whampoa was than Canton and he
told lin the presence Of two other parties between
two and three hundred miles Therefore seeing the
Chy sote called from Whsppos and the Challenger from
Canton took it for granted that within tho mark
in giving this vessel tho bcnsHt Of two days. but 1t APP
pears, from what Chinese" says, in error, and
return him my thanks for correcting me. The Chryso
lites time stands from Whsmpoa LOG days ana tn,
Challenger from fame place JOG days these are tho
quickest whilst the Nightingale from Shanghai is ILL.,
ana the Challenge l13 days-Your obedient servant,
FAIR PLAY