The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-16
st.amboat Rs~alatiens.


ization and TO frame certain regulations for
carrying the law into effect. A Washington
correspondent of the Buffalo .4duertiser fur
nishes the following outline Of the Boards pro-
ceedings:
The districts IN which each OF the Supervising
inspectors are to perform their duties are divided
NJ ioliowsi
list district embraces all the waters Of the Allan
tic coast. from the northern extreme Of Maine to
the southern point Of Connecticut Samuel Hall,
of Boston, the Inspector o. "
Cd district embraces all the coast from the fret
district to the extreme Of Delaware bay and trib
utaries, including also the Hudson river a. far
az Troy. Charles w. Copeland, OF New York, In
spector .A.''s .' - ..l1 y
Sd district embraces the coast from Delaware to
Cape Sable, in Florida. James Murray, Of Balti-
more, Inspector. .nr ~. s Te #ss p.
4th district embraces all the Gu'f coasttrom Cape
Sable to the Rio Grande, in Texas, the Mississippi
river as high up as Baton Rouge including also
California and Oregon. p. H. skipwith, Of New
Orleans, Inspector. 40 .H. s
9th district embraces all the waters of the Mia
sissipp and its tributaries, except the Ohio from
Baton Rouge, TO and including the Missouri river.
Davis Embra, of st. Louis, Inspector. E>t.. .s
9th district embraces all the waters of the Ohio
Kentucky, Inspector.
It'll district embraces all the waters of the Ohio
above Kentucky river. Benz. Crawford, Of Pitts.
burgh, Inspector. ..-f n....Nrt 4t
9Th district embraces all the waters north and
wet Of Lake Erie, including the illinois and the
Mississippi above the, Missouri river. Alfred
Guthrie, o: Chicago. Inspector. o,
9Th district embraces all the waters OF Lake Erie.
Ontario, st. Lawrence, 10 Champlain. VIM. A.
Bird, of Buffalo, Inspector 3.... ... ." b. g ...
The rules and regulations adopted by ths Board
to be observed by pilots OF steamers upon the lakes
and Atlantic coast in passing in narrow or danger
ous channels are as follows: ....
All pilots Of steamers navigating seas, gulf,
lakes bays or rivers, Except rivers emptying into
the Gulf Of Mexico or their trbutaries,) when
meeting passing each other, SHALL as they ap-
proach each other, observe the following regula-
tons: '"."r ..,-.-. - 81
RULE /. The pilot Of a descending vesscl, If in
a narrow river or channel, shall check her engine,
using only 30 much steam as shall be necessary to
keep her steerage, and If no signal he given, each
shnll pass to the right on the larboard side Of
deemed unsafe by the pilot Of either vessel the pi
lot obecting to it shall give reasonable notice by
distinct and strong stroke Of the bell, repeating
the same, If necessary, Mt short but distinct inter.
by similar stroke Of the bell. and they shall each
pass to the left instead OF the right But If pass
age by each other 10 unsafe or impractcable. by
reason OF the narrowness of the chsnnel, or from
channel shall ring her bell rapidly. and the other,
if not already in the channel, shall give way and
let her pass but if both in the channel, the
cending vessel shall give way to the descending
into collision with another if it be possible to
| avoid il
RULE 2 Should the pilot Of either vessel fail to
make to the signals prescribed, or should
Ha h,,fb nt,oll
be Immediately stopped. When vessel is run
ming in fog, it shall be the duty of the pilot to
cause bell TO he struck, or the steam. whistle to
be sounded every two minutes This rule shall be
observed by all pilots in all seas, guls lakes
and rivers. ~,
understand that the pilots rules for boats nav
igating the waters emptying into the Gulf of Mex.
leo somewhat different, owing to the popularity
Of those rivers, and il was thought imprscticable
TO change or alter them. ..
There prevailed, I am told, the greatest unan-
unity among the members of the Board; and the
most confident assurances are expressed that the
law will prove amply sufficient to prevent almost,
il not entirely, the Of the dreadful dis
astcrs by steamboats, with which have here tofore
been shocked.
There ia one thing Of which, at all events, am
confident the public may rest assured--that the
law will be faithfully and fairly carried out; and
although il will be the constant aim Of the Board
not 10 impose any unnecessary burdens upon the
owners or officers of steam vessels yet every mea-
sure promising additional security to life within
the limits of law will be strictly required.
There are many provisions of the law which it
10 important that steamboat men should understand
early, such life boats, life preservers, &C.; for,
if am not much mistaken, no boat will be al
lowed to run, after the law comes into force, with.
out having these provided, and II Is appfchended
that there will be difficulty in getting u supply
from the manufacturer, particularly metallic life
boats.
l learn, too, that the Board adjourned to meet in
The city of New York on the s,h Of December
next, for the purpoae of determining the number
Of deck passengers boat will be allowed 10 carry.
The CalOric Ship.