New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-08
From Kew West.

Correspondence Of the Charleston ts c.s COURIER
KEY WEST, October so 1852
MEssRs EpIroBs-The marinc news for this steamer is
not important The latest advices from the Reef report
nothing ashore this side Of Cape Florida The hurricane
have been before reported The hurricanes this a have
Mexico it is estimated will reach half million Of dollars
Our city has been fortunate in escaping the gales
and salvages to the amount of $4,000 We take such
blows without complaining and receive them gifts from
The Isabel is welcomed back again, and the promise
that the semi monthly mail will be delivered with that
been noted, will make up the annoyance experienced
the past summer by the shameful manner in which the
postal arrangement has been conducted
The weather at Key West is delightful, cool bra
cling trade winds cloudess sky bright moonlight nights
and temperature most delicious. There can be cline
congenal soothing, so healing to the lungs, dis
eased. To the consumptive, residence upon any Of
unknown the codest day is 60 deg F Rainy days fogs
frosts sleet and hail down in the Almanac Visit
tors can leave their and at the
| North, they are not wanted here =,
The arrivals this month have been large; quick
passages have been made by the NewYork packets The
new brig Gov. Brown made she in six and ope-haf
days and off the Berry Isles 100 hours from New
York. She brought full cargo for this city Vessels
with coal for the Gulf Squadron arriving and
wharf and buildings for depot will soon be erected The
sum Of appropriated by Congress will be sufficient
purchase the necessary land and build wharyes etc
1t is the intention of the department to make this
naval as well as coal depot and at some future day 20
doubt the Importance Of the position OF key as h
key of the Gulf will demand the erection of navy yard
There is, probably, place in the world where dry
dock could be built quickly and cheap The island
solid bed coral and four feet below the surface is as
soft chalk and can be cut as easily It hardsns on
exposure the atmosphere The basin and walls oil
dock would be lined with granite, but the expense Of
Golfer dams, piles for foundation and the machinery
requisite these great would he unnecessary
The ship Ii b Milan, Capt. Ellis lately at this port in
distress with loss of spars has completed her repairs
and will be ready for and sail to morrow The has
cargo coal and is bound 70 Havana. Her expenses
:, will reach to nearly $4,000
II The bark Emily Minor Matzger, from New0rleans for
NewYork has discharged her cargo and workmen se
being prepared to heave out She will receive
repairs. Her cargo is much damaged the original vse'
estimated at $4,000.
The brig Wetumpka has hauled alongside the waft ani
will receive all necessary repairs TO ht Ter f @
n Cargo cotton and hides. valued TT SSo0OO
ARRvEp 2lst-Brg Reyilie Sherman nine ass tt 5,
NewYork 24th-Seamship Perseverance. ~ Nisfs- Dr.
D days from NewYork 26th-Sehoouer Pocahontas' ..
ham, eleven days from NewYerk schn9nsr % & Vtsr
), dock Saybrook CT schooner Lizzy Wall LOWE NJ
y DEPARruREs 22d-Brig Reyie sherman, ~, -, n ,
steamer Perseverance, Lawless Neworleans @'th-tsN
Braddock Attaknpas-