The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-05
Marine Affairs.

A eUBMARIrE vEssrL-Mr Alexandra Will make a sub
lie experiment with his submarine vessel this afternoon
at ono o'clock at the Navy Yard Brooklyn. He will go
down with three other persons into water about fifty feet
deep, with other communication with the surface
but with that Of electric telegraph Commando.
6ater Of the Navy Yard, 1t is said will be present and
give the word TO 60 down and up again. as {,
prove that Mr. Alexandra has perfect command Of his
boat If the experiment prove successful 1t Will be Of
great interest to those engaged In tho pearl fisheries
as the boat Is made especially for that purpose
s Tar NV c.rrs N sIr waD P,eros CAPT Putnam
passage to san Francisco o2 days Of any vessel which
sailed In October having beaten the Comet Trade Wind
tho least Of which i, 600 tons larger than her She
sailed in company with the Golden Gate and ten to on
Wild Pigeon had wind enough during the passage
to obtain her highest rate Of speed The she made
in twenty four hours was three hundred miles, cose
hauled carrying skysai She had skysais sct seventy
five days ana during twenty consecutive days carried
royal stsysals and skysals without lowering Of
them Of Cape Horn she encouatered a heavy gale,
but carried .a ard ,he was not hove to during the
passage. Captain Putnam writes that under every cir.
cumtances she proved to be perfect vessel much
20 that he could not suggest an improvement in her
She was built ut Portsmouth,, N H., by Mr.. George
ksypes and Is owned BY Messrs. Ophant Son, of Sew
York.-BS.fon Atlas.
INSTEAD Of the Wild Pigeon beating the Comet she
was beaten by the latter The Wild Pigeon left here
on the 18th Of October and arrived ct San Francisco
on the zssh January making the passage in lo7 days.
instead ef lo2 The Comet left the LIST Of Octobsr
and arrived on the 18th January making 1o4 days-thus
beating the Wild Pigeon by three days
eHoRr PASSAGES ship Game Cook. (of Boston) Capt
Hollis sailed from San Francisco Nov and arrived at
Bombay, Jan. II, after touching at Hong Kong. she
averaged 26l miles day Her greatest days was
1888 miles She had 10 days to the Sandwich Islands
and 10 days thence to Hong Kong from which place to
bombay she vent in SO days The famous New York
clipper chip Flying Cloud, Capt Cresssy who made the
shortest passage from New York San Francisco left
San Francisco Oct. lS and arrived at Hong Kong Deo
3. The Flying Cloud eprung her mann,sst the pas-
cage, which perhaps, should be taken into account
days rs time and Capt Cresoey admits that It wa. In
seven days ess Ship Southern Cross (of Boson) Capt
bteveIs sailed from "a Francisco Dot "a and arrived
at Sand Heads below Calcutta Dec u.s. and at the city
on the 29th being Sc railing days San Francisco to
Sand Heads Bhe stopped three days at the Sandwich
NAMED two days at Singapore She passed Hong Kong
IN 90 days from Gan Francisco and arrived at Singapore
In 43 days Ship Buena Vista, (of Boston) Capt Lin.
nell rallied from Fan Francisco Oct a. and arrived at
net clipper ship but her run from San Francisco ia
said not to lave been exceeded by any vessel. The
clipper bark Mermaid (of Beton) Captain Smith from
San Fraucisco, Oct IN, via Hong Kong and Singapore
arrived at Penang, Jan 9. ehe made the from
Hong Kong In ten days The steamers seldom make the
run In that time, and never In essBostoa .ddpey
AMERICAN 5Hrrre.-The following Is an extract of a
letter TO house In Boston, dated Batavia, Dec 20 mo
American ships have been offered for charter during the
month G3 has been the to the continent
but as the American flag Is not admitted in Holland ut
the eame rate Of duty the British and other sr,
our ships are completely shut Of that trade wh,s
Dutch nag On the contrary Is admitted in America upon
the 100 ting OF the moet privileged nations The Dansh
ship HarpJe leading 5000 pcus coffee for New York
en- common account at Ga 6s. per ton. Tho coffee cost