The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-23

Pulo CAriaba besaar of AJer. SIZE
Latitude at noon observations ds9 81 mi, % &.
From this point reef discovered to the south
wards, which, having been examined with the soen.
ship at dstence Of from $40 to 100 Neherianas y.rds
1t was further stated to be dry coral reef with large
stones in uneven depths from seven to one fathom The
NE only 100 Netherlands yards
q H NJ brig De Haa, under command Of the Captain
Lieutenant Won Romer leaving the roads of Lnga last
MONTH went upon reef with only two athoms of water,
the small island of Anto, the most southery of ths
mile dtance This reef to be connected with the
island OF An,o and the depth between both Is six I'VE
President Of the Commission for corr econ Of the India.
charts in absence of the captain and members sf
the commission. A. CoILOT D'ESCURU.
Batavia, June %, 1858.
REMOVAL OF BuoYs OFF cHxRBouRa
The following notice. relating to the removal Of buoys
off Cherbourg has been given the French
CHERBoURG-The forts on the Eastern and Western
sufficient height to render the buoys Which Indicated ~
post of the works under water of further SERVICE
notice hereby given that they will be removed after the
Ships drawing ten feet water and should give the
low water edge of the breakwater berth of half CABLE
so o. to clear the shelving part OF its under water
GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
PALACE, VAIETTA Sept. o. 1853.
With reference to the government notice ef the 4sl
May 1852 his Excellency the Governor is pleased to
t that the lighthouse recently erected on Cape Gorda
tober next ensuing and every subsequent night anA
that its revolving light will be visible In every
minute.
His Exceency is further pleased repubsh the fol-
lowing report of the of the said lighthouse which
report inserted in the aforesaid previous notice
VIM. H. THORNTON,
Acting Chief Secretary to Government
CAPE GIoRDAN, Gozo, Corr xAIrA),
Stands in shore off the Cape large half mile on the
two miles to the eastward Cape st. Dszet lat. Sc
deg min lon IA deg 10 mia, deduced from Raper's la
tude and longitude of Cape st. Demetri.
It's elevation is about AGO feet above the sea-
quent SHOULD be seen at distance of twenty four miles
It's interval of revolution is once in every minute
1t shows over interrupted of the horizon of 26S
deg (namey from 40 deg W magnetc) round by north
to 5S deg e. to ,se till within three miles the
shore, and in many till close to the shore At
greater distance from the shore will show itself to the
southwark and westward of the islands far round to
the left deg but observe that between 40 deg
and deg E. land occasionally nteryenes to obscure it.
Vessels bound to Malta from the Westward often sight
the Island of Coco port bearing when they have
been expecting to it the bearing espsci
ally if the wind be from the NV. This arises from tive
causes First souheasterly set Of the curront and
compass Is points, whereas it is only lah deg q
ward Of the pitch Of Cape st Demetr
Run along the north side Of Coco, which is perfectly
sea, till St Elmo light in sight, which will first b
seen on sSE bearing then gradually haul to the
Balls Bank has six fathoms on it, and is re ported to
break in bad weather. at other times any may pass
over it. Cape Giordan light kept in sight will give 1t
The light kept in sight NV by will lead well clear
Of the Island of Malta at from four to six miles, according
to your distance from the light.
st Elmo light south clears the St Georges Shoa and
with it on this bearing you nay for the harbor oe
day mark will be Zabbar Gate (the highest buiIdnw
on the Gotternera lnes in line with the eastern angle q
Fort st Elmo deg L.
hov fooo off
be no danger of the Moncar Shoa any Of vessel
as long as st Elmo light be kept in sight
To an observer 40 feet high "a first rates poop) the
light will be the land bearing AZ der and
this will clear the Monsciar Shoal three cables
Signed VT MAINPRISE,
Malta, May %, 1858. Master HMS Britannia
Foreign Ports.
AsTwKRP-in port Oct 8, ship Statesman Watts, foe
BARBADoLs-In port about Aug l. two American briss
GosAyn-In port Sept 3d. brig Jane Howss, Baker,
LoNpoN-Cld Oct s. ship Oregon, Brown, Antwerp.yuR
MoT1EypEo-Arr Aug 20, bark Undne Levin, Bss-
ton, June 10.
MAR1NIouE-sld Sept Is, brig HarbiDger, Bonaire.
P1crou-Arr Oct 6, bark Sophia, Caine, Boston. Od
9Th, brig Marine, Brown, New York.
Nelson, New York (not Boston,; 18th, ship Rolling
Home Ports.
BOSTON-Ar Oct 81 barks Benz Adams, Cornish Boy
rout Syria, July 81 California, Clark. Antwerp Aug a.
William HSwss savannah Bay state 81 6 ssi
Baltimore brigs Geo Jones' Bur Catana Aug 80 Glib
ral.ar Sept s Geo Harris Porter Curacao Sept sohrs
Via Guardianship Parliament Murdoch, Liverpool
Sept with 45e sengers sagadahock (of Bath Fisher;
sprung oremast split sails and shifted CARGO see Memo
randa. Telegraphed, briggs Gazele from Havana Saml
shps Ts nss for three O Cid
cisco; bngs Benz Cushing r) Rossiter Turks Islands;
Iorno ate Of New York; Green of and for Portland to
IN rhra 2iaop Do~k
Nancy Hagan, Hagan sagua; south Shore Searns Mo-
bile Francis Newton Hartman, Apaachicola Jas Bliss,
erson, Albany Sid ships Matchles and Tarqun) bothin
tow schr Bloomer; and from below, ship Ringleader
BATH-Cld Oct is, brig Rush, Leach, st. Marys, Ga.
BRISTOL Oct 2o-Arr schr Science, Gadding I'm Albany
for Providence soops Essex southwck and Jas Gorha,
DIGHroN-sld from below 10th, schr sciota, Young.
Philadelphia.
GALyEsToN-In port Oct l. ships VIM B Travis, Smith,
and Austin, Clark. for NYork; bark Norumbega D.
lano from do; brig EMPIRE Newman for do and others
GARDINER-Arr Oct 70, schrs william, NYork
LUBEC-Arr Oct IA, schr Turk, Rowell, NYork SD
l4th, schrs fremont Parrt NYork; 18th, brig Eugene
NoRToIK1Arr Oct 49, brig Random, Crane, Newport;
Boston sunken vessel was reported about the south
IN HAMPTON RoADs-Brg Bona parts, Foster, for Ban.
gor schrs Gen Worth, Mason, from Baltimore, for sau
dence Indian Chief Van Name, York River for NYorS.
NANTUCKET-sld Oct 10, schr Splendid, Latham, Ron,
dout.
NEW BEDFORD-Arr Oct q, schr Choctaw Sandwich,
for PHILADELPHIA Sid schr Frs Hallet, NYork.
NEwBuRYP0RT-Sld Oct TO- schrs Tekea, Baltimore
NEwARK-sld Oct 81, schr vendova, Bray, Rockland,
Ne -
rORTLAND-Arr Oct 20, Br brig Sarah McAlmon Hills
boro'; for NYork. Sid, ship Thompson, (new, Of
Brunswick $50 5995tons) Mustard Mobiles brig Austria
La Wyie Savannah schr Loduskie, Lowell Philadelphia
PHllADElPHIA-Arr Oct q, Pm, ship Devon, Corrgol,
Liverpool "A ds bark Alexina, Lowell Bordeaux, 5o briggs
Cuba Sawyer shedac Ms; China, Hambn, Boston, schTs
Madeira Pet (Br), Sill, Malaga, "a DIS Jasper, seas;J
Ireland, Prambee and John Compton,, Marts Boston,
Bsyard Collins FAN River w Genn Nye, NBedford
Alexander Jones, Maven Enterprise, Pendleon East
port
ROCKLAND--Arr Oct 10, schrs Aid, Work Mary Lang
dom PASSPORT for do (and sid next day. Pilot do for do.
Sid l6th schrs Oregon and Perry NYork; 18th King.
fisher, Hope Fayal; 18th, Bay State and Coral NYor
SAIEM-Arr Oct 90 schr X Snow, Snow, NYork. b.
low bark Emily Wilder, from Zanzibar