The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-06
Marine Affairs.

Marine Affairs.
Departure STEAMERS Five first class ocean steam
left this port yesterday namely the British steamship
Asia for Liverpool the Crescent City for Aspinwall the
Northern Light, for San Juan the Benjamin Franklin
for New Orleans; and the steamship James Adger
for Charleston. addition to Spsford g. Tilestons
line of Charleston steamers. The Asia carries hun
dred aud ten passengers The California vessels
crowdedas usual with large number of people bound to
the Pacific those in the Northern Light numbering
hundred
USEFUL PAcIrIc EAvGA ToRs--We have received u
series of charts, accompanied by explanatory pam
phlet of the bays and harbor of the State of CALIFORNIA;
drawn up by Com. Cadwaader Ringgod, of the United
States Navy The charts very clearly and beautifully
engraved They embrace surveys of the Farallones en-
to the bay of San Francisco with view of bays
OF San Francisco San Pablo and apparently every u,-
portant pout along the entire coast of California aud
accompanied with plain sailing directions for approaching
any part of that extensive line of coast The pamphlet
is also got up in good STYLE and printed in fine large
type These charts of Com Ringgold will no doubt prove
valuable aids to navigators in those latudes
Tnr SECOND MUIrNy BOARD THE SHp CH.LLasaE-
TIE rumor regarding the American clipper ship Chal-
enge proved correct Consequent on the harsh con-
duct Of Captain Waterman and his mate (Douglas)
during the passage round Cape Horn the ship obtained
uch an ill name in San Francisco that great difficulty
was experienced in obtaining hands to bring her across
10 lima ana i was only by payment Of advances Of two
to sign an agreement to abide by the ship until she
reached this port any place in China to which the
acting master (Lands) might wish to go. Five days
before the Challenge anchored outside they were about
enc hundred and fifty miles from Lukong between
Ningpo and shanghai) when the men came aft and
than Hopekong they would not: and insisted p puop
his compliance with their request failing which they
threatened to throw him overheard and bring the shin
inn andh hack
only by his officers and the purser eght of the forty
men by the way did not sign the round robin handed
M Capt Lands very prudenty steered for this place
although his destination shanghae and when out.
side despatched man from the pilot boat with letter
Commodore Auick by whom a file Of marines was placed
on board the Challenge before her anchor well on the
ground The sight OF the bayonet appears been
uihcnt 10 induce these cravens to get the ship under
weigh on Saturday and work her into q berth midway
between the Susquehanna and the Saratoga the op
pose shore where she lies significant emblem Of the
great American nation and cearest proof that the system
q education practised in the Amescan is wofuy
detective Captain Lands is the gentleman who il will
Be remembered told Captain Waterman tina, san Fran
cisco mob were about to search the ship him through
which timely warning both Waterman and Douglas
managed to escape for the time Disappointed in the
search they turned their fury Captain Lands and the
rope to swing him to the yard about his neck
moved by the prayers and tears of his SON youth and
his l'ie was spared Captain Lands is old naviga-
men whose bearing. if anything could would
tame savage. On the passage across CAPTAIN
iunos tnat he bore more insult and ANNOYANCE
than ne mas ever been made to suffer before crew
he returned their i'll language. however simply with ren
tic repoo On Sundays he read such portions Of scrip
tule TO them as he thought would affect their mndsar-
guing and endeavoring to ns pride thought OF
being on board sne of the finest specimens of naval arch
lecture that the ocean but all 30 no effect
Dheely the sails were tossed up Saturday(we will
not call them furlcd they again aft and demand
ed permission to go shore this being refused they
gave way TO more specimens of what they would do ii
they could One tall fellow heard express wish
that Captain Lands in San Francisco again, in.
round his neck, from which he would not then
get clear so easily. The day before arrival, the
COOK was as, robbed OF some hundred dollars, and
cases OF drills and shoes broken open and their contents
distributed. Altogether, degraded set of scoun.
drels never came into this port and trust the auho-
rites will take proper to prevent the shadow of such
Ftb,pory 49,
At the request Of the United States Consul Mr. porie.
Magistrate KILLER with consent of His Excelency the
Governor undertook to examine the mutinecrs Of the
Challenge and has committed nine OF the rngleadsrs,
We are told who will be America for final udr.
ment.-fiiend If China. FeJrunr25.
AMERICAN CLrPERs THE CoNrINrSr OF Etpopr
We nave received copy Of report of committee con-
sistng OF ship owners and builders, nominated by the
ianoye9n government to investigate into the probable
erect watch the junction OF Hanover with the Zoyerein
Is eassa'ed to have upon the shpbuding trade Of that
kingdom In this report there are two Paragraphs which
refer more especially to the repeal Of the nayraton laws
IN Eneand with regard to free trade in German ships
ana piping which coming from competent quarter,
arc lMportsnt AT page we find the following
iT'n the repeal of The English navigation laws men
Of experience cannot deny that new and decisive turn
ing point has arrived for the shpbuldng interests of
Germany especially in the North Sea. England has,
with the diereptal duties of this act and the hitherto
prevailing system Of ship measurement, obviated the
obstacles which noorousiy impeded the growth OF lts
commercial navy and the fruitful results this step
in advance in English shipbuding is already unmstake
ably appararcnt The old imperfect forms are gradually
being dropped and the mighty competition of the North
American clippers which are endeayoring monopozc
field even in her colonies has aroused tho Who'll
dormant energy OF the English character A competi.
ton In navigation has ensued such IA the world nevo
before witnessed and all nations that take any interest
IN the matter must exert themselves to the utmost in
bear themselves bravely in so mighty s,ruo,,a uhor
every means are brought into play on all sides -Londu
Morning Chronicle. w ''N's 1''"''"
: TROUBLE AMONG THE CoLoRED MErHopIsrs IN
LOUISVILLE hy.-lt is said that the African Mcbodsts
OF Louisville have for some time past been seriousix
divided between the Church North and the Cburci,
South the slave members adhering the latter ana te
free coored persons to the former The dispute orir
mated upon the possession of a new church which fev
had just built, and she whole matter In the coursc AZ
the controversy Vic thrown into Chancery Nv decrsc
Of the Court the meeting house was nut IN for rent m
the highest bidder Both factions were in attendance
in f,lito