The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-16

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON CRY, Oct IL, 1853.
the Department of State that the notice from the Spanah
government issued on the Of April last that Axsd
gas Islands, in lat 43a 2lm sos N Ion sd 55m o9s W
from Greenwich, should have described this light as .
bright fixed light varied by red flashes every four min
utes.
ArHucniAs LIGHT, coAsr OF nunARY)
Notice has been received through the same channel
that a fixed light has been established the "Torrs-
visa" in Alhucemas bay, on the coast of Barbary.
Ahncemas bay on the Spanish chart Is in lat 35d 1s
s9S on So 4sm By order Of the
ARosA BAY COAST OF GAIIcA SPAIN
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON Cry, Oct H. 1853. +
Official notice has been received at this Office through
given notice that the 10th of October two lights win BE-
established he'd in ATosa bay on the coast of Gsicia viz
.. fixed light on Arosa Island
No is fixed light but varied by red Clashes every
two minutes i stands on the south point Of salvcrs
Its height is SIS feet above the level of the sea- and Is
visible from the deck of vessel about 10 miles.
temty of Arosa Island It stands so feet above the ses
in 42d Sam s. n and Sd 5ln SOS Of Greenwich. Itmay
be about il miles
u also appears by the above mentioned notice that
dangerous
ROCK IN TIE ENTRANCE or PORT rERRoL
in the way of vessels beating out Of the harbor
has been recently discovered. It is named the Cabano,
and the following compass bearings give its poston-
The 81 angle OF San Felipe Castle N lid r.
The angle of San Carlos Castle, u 14dw
The NV angle of San Martin Castle SD f. and its dis
lance from the south shore Of the channel is not
than half cables length 1t is nesrly circular form
about feet in diameter and at low its summit
is awash though concealed by the seaweed the depth
round nine feet close to- and increases TO s feat
So by from the Cabalino distant "A yards is the Ca
balo consisting of three connected of rock the
highest and northwesternmot of which of tabular
reef The cabao rises eight feet above the sea- and Is
nearly "A across, NV to sE by Of the Lighthouse
Board THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary.
Spoken
Brig Mechanic Merryman from Portland for Havana
sth inst, off South Shoal.
Bark John winthrop from Eoston for Smyrna, was seen
oct T. oil Cape Cod. wind wYw and fresh.
Foreign Ports.
ARK CAYrs-In pert schr Duxbury Smith, for Boston,
ldg; only Am vessel
BoSAIirNo Am vessel in eo,t Sept 81. Brig Harsin-
er, from Martinique touched 20th, and sid same day
sANJrAS Cubs)n port Sept rs, brig Caroline, Cook,
from Boston arr 10Th.
AIFXANDRIA--sd Oct IL, brig Hope Biddle Boston;
schIs Louisa, Troy; Elliott NYors
erpool LIST inst via Halifax 18th, 1875 Nj arr up abt
is NJ; tarks Iy,ander Snow Remedies 18th ut; DAM
Webster, Ryder Paltim9re; Elm Taylor, PhladelPhia;
RuIgess Gorham, Trinidad goth ult; Henrietta Norris
Havana 18th ult Coral Kinsmsn Charleston Rio Grands
Tarbor Baltimore; Esther Elizabeth shackord do War
rem Goddard Winchester, do; Lawrence, Crowel do;
Caroline Kelley Codcord, Philadelphia J GuttenburE
Moore do Erie n.1r es ls DO ShicSps
v.
Wind. Higgins, Charleston; W Phillips, Watson and
Kendrck Fish shaw. Alexandria; Whirlwind. Mayo and
American Belle Brown, Baltimore; Prebe strout, Phil
adelphia; Randall, Baker, do Lydia Catharine Teel
Rondout: Eben Herbert, Clark and VIM Brown Hol
brook NYork; steam Freeman Rawdon Townsend, BAL
nore signal for bark (gone to North shore) and brig
Cid ship Goodwin, Jeffrey NYork; barhs Mary sade, h
her psermo Como Smith, Charleston bri Marcia, Asu
savannah Satao Means, Philadelphia schrs GunArs
Crowel Philadelphia; Bray Bray do Sid, brigs Scno-
Torcello Cha Heath sabao and from the Roads hay
ing gene beo previous night, ship Humberstsn; bark
Como started and anchored in the Roads, bark Jubilee
brigs Albert Adams, and Albion Cooper, sid 18th.
CHARlFSTON--Arr Oct H.. steamship Jas Adger, nok
nson EYork: ship Columbia, Surges, do schr Eastern
state Carnage, Providence. CID schr Isabella, Gage,
Gulf Of Mexico
Arr Oct ~, brig Delaware, Harding Baltmore schr
Magnolia Davis NYork. Below ship Caroline Conner,
liverpool Cid steamship Union Adams, NYork; brig
Adela, westendorf West indies. Sid ketch Brothers,
Carver. Havana; brig Moses, Jarvis, NYork.
NEwARK-sd Oct Is, sloop David Lampheer, Brown,
Portland, Conn.
NoRI 0IK-Arr Oct u, brig Nsuvitas, Smith, NYork.
In Hampton Roads, ship Chas Ward, Bowers, 88 days
from Chincha Islands, with guano.
PHITADF1 PHIA-An Oct IA, steamer Kennebec, Cops,
NYork. Cid. schrs A. + Cattell, Williams Bostoai =
7hoMyson, CSrsoI NYork sophia Godfrey, Williams %
Yea.