The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-29

THE LAUNCH YEsrERpAY-Mr w H. Webb launched
at nine O'Clock yesterday the steamship for SIR
Geo Law for the Chagrcs trade Shortly after touching
the water she lowed to the Morgan Works receive
her engine.
STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON -Tkis fsvorite steamer ar
rived here on Wednesday, from Bremen and southamp
ton with full freight and large number of passengers
II will be gratifying to the friends of Captain Elisha
NJ. Fitch, her commander to learn by the resolutions
hat the passengers appreciated his skill navigator
and his gentlemanly conduct a commander by pre-
senpg him with beautiful silver trumpet with the
following inscription
Presented to Captain Fitch by tho passengers board
is as 81 their opinion Of
man-steamer Washington, Oct ~, 1852
The Washington will be newly coppered next week,
and sail again for Southampton and Bremen on Saturday,
the 9th Of November
ARRIVAL WHAtEsHrr GEO. MOUNTAINEERING.
ship George Howland which was seized time since
by the convics at Galapagos Isand arrived at New Bed
ford 2sh inst Capt Crowell. N. B. Peacock and her
two officers the only persons of the original ships
company who have returned Three of them died Of
walton and and the remainder were taken from
belonging to New Bedford
LAuNcHrp.-At Black Rock, Conn. recently, fine
bark of eco tons called the Sarah Jane intended for
Messrs Sturgis, Chairman Co e line of New York and
Mobile packets to be commanded by Captain Stevens
late OF bark Exact The Sarah Jane built by Mesrs
Hail league recently of Damarisco,ta Me and said
TO be Of the strongest ever built in Connect
cut. The same firm building clipper ship of 200
tons
In Belfast recently, by Messrs. John Pierce & Co
fine schooner Of 1856 tons, called the j. b., owned by
Messrs. z. Co., and to be commanded by Captain Jo-
shua Bramhall. Mr.. Marlboro Woodcock, was master
workman
At Mlbridge 14th instsnt from the yard Of Ezekiel
Dyer, ESD fine bark Of 800 TONS called the Elizabeth
copper fastened and built in the most thorough manner
having oil the modern improvements owned BY the
builder, by Captain Joseph Sawyer and Others, OF Mill
bridge, Harmon Curtis, Esq and Captain Robert u
Strout. OF Huntingdon and Messrs J. H. Cheney & Co.
Of Boston. She will be commanded by Captain Strout.
At Robbnson, Me, 1ith instant, by Mr.. j. N. H.
Brewer, ship Of 1000 tons, owned by the builder.
At Baltimore I'D inst by Messrs. VIM Geo Gard
three dccked ship Of about 200 tons called the
Sjrocco, owned by Messrs Dawson Hancock of Phila
dephia and intended for Liverpool packet be
msnded by Captsin L. Sanford She is said 10 be OF
handsome model built OF the best materials and
peror strength and finish length 1856 feet breadth Of
beam 6S depth u hold 20
The name Of the clipper chip building at East Boston
for Messrs Gldden Williams line OF California packets
has been changed to the Golden West there already
an American thp called the Star Of the West
On the Goth inst Mr.. John Taylor Chelsea launched
the clipper ship Lotus OF $50 tons owned by Messrs
Dabpey g. Cunningham and b. Capt. John Leckie who
will her The Lotus is to sail for Canton about
November is.
Tie clipper ship building at Ncwburyport by Currer
Towntend. for David Ogden. ESQ OF New York Il to
be called the Hghhyef and will be commanded BY Capt
Waterman, late Of ship 81 Patrick.