The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-25
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Besides the ordinary changes in the time and height u
the tides known to all navgators it is important
particularly to San Francisco bay They relate to 20
cuarities in the tides which the day thu
necessity for knowing which shown by the fact that
having feet aad half of water upon it at low
tide, may at the succeeding low water en- the day
be awash.
l. tides at Rincon point in San Francisco bay con-
sst generally Of large and small tide the day.
SO that OF two successive high waters in the twenty
hours one is much higher than the other and OF two
successive low waters much lower than the other
y The difference in height of two successive tides
either high or low waters varies with the moons dec
nation When the declnation Is nothing the difference Il
nothing or very small When the decnaton is r.atest
whether south or north the difference is greatest
When the on's declnation is nearly nothing the in
tervals between two successive high two successive
low waters nearly twelve hours and differ from
this when the moons declination is greatest
3 The inequalities in the heights Of successive low
waters, while, the contrary the ineauaHes in ths.
times OF high water more marked than those of low
a The average difference between the beinhts 80 A.,
successive high waters is and half inches
and Of two successive low waters, two feet and four
inches The average difference of these heights
when the moons declnation is greatest the sue
cesse high waters two feet and for the low waters
feet six inches.
eryal between two successive high waters is three quar-
tiers of hour and between two successive low waters
half hour The variations OF the same inter-
vas when the is furhest from the equator, are
respectively one hour and three quarters Of an hour
g. When TIE moons declnaton is north the higher Of
the two high tides Of the twenty four hours is the
which about eayen and half hours after the
the meridian (souths and when the moons
decnaton SOUTH the which occurs about one hour
and half after the moons meridian sage southing)
bis. Or the following Iule may be used which APP
plies when the moon crosses the meridian between mid
night and 11a A. NJ. or between noon and Tx P. N.
II the moon is south Of the equator and passes the
meridian souths in the morning the morning high wa.
ter will be higher than the afternoon high Water if in
the afternoon the afternoon high water will be the
If the moon is north of the equator and passes the me-
ridan (souths in the morning. the afternoon high
will be the higher if in the afternoon the morning high
The lowest of the two successive low waters Of the
twenty-four hours occur about hours after the
g. The average difference between the height Of the
highest high water and of the lowest low water Ave
eleven and half inches and the greatest difference
1signed) A. D: BACHE Superintendent
Hon 1Hos. CoRwIN, Secretary Of the Treasury.
Whalemen,
Sid from Provincetown 18th, schr Preston Smith, North
AT Zanzabar Nov "a, VIM Henry, Jols, of Warren go
sp, to sail soon on cruise.
At Juan Fernandez Nov A, by letter from Capt Cum
msky, Roman, NIB; had not seen whale since leaving
Talcuahano 0ct g. when she had $50 sp Spoke Oct 49,
no lat &C. Robert Edwards Burgess NIB had taken 90
Dbl vii since leaving Talcahuano (Oc when she had
Heard I'd from m' Jan s. by letter lat 10 S. lon M w.
George Rowland Wight, NIB for Sandwich Islands,
Seen Dec g. lat % "a lon At so E. an Am whaling bark
showing blue signal with white ball.
Ship Sea Lion from New Orleans for Genoa Jan 49, lat
81, lon 50.
Ship saxony from New Orleans for Boston, Feb 10, of
Bark Rising IL Sun from New Orleans for Liverpool Feb
TO- lat 20 so. Ion so 40
Bark Canada from Matanzas for Portland Feb TO- two
Brig MGowan of Orleans from Pensacola for Boston.
Feb Is, lat 81, Ion 49,
Brig Trenton, from Boston for Trieste 18th inst Int
Br brig Rosale from Leghorn for New York Jan 81 of
Cape st Martin.
Brig Aesia 10 days from Matanzas for Boston or Port
land, Feb % OF Gay Head.
schr Randall from Cardenas for New Bedford, Feb
Foreign Ports.
AREc1Bo-Dsg Jan 20 schr Sarah Staples, Staples
BARBADoEs-In port Jan 25, bark Cordelia Johns for
Cardenas few days; brig Capt Tom, Ludley, for Nor
leans do schr Isabel Davis for Ponce do; and others
CARDENAs-Arr Feb =, brig Calais: Lockhart Matan-
Kinsman, Thurston, Matanzas schr v 1ansi (not W
Frances) Havener Frankfort 9th, brig Tuscan Peters,
Albatross, Cochran Mstanzas .chr Meridian Wood Hs-
sans Sid 7th schI Randall Swift New Bedford Gee
POrtland) schr tennessee, Rice, do.
EIsNoRE-Cld Feb 4, ship ophir Wood, from Cronstadt
GIAsGow-Arr Feb 8, bark Uementine, Kuipke Calves
ton; Clarence, Norris, st john B.
HAvANA--Arr Feb 8, brig Mary Elizabeth, Mcconnell,
schrs Junata, Weber Sierra Morena 18th, NJ sswall.
Loud, Cardenas; Isabella, Gage, Charleston.
Shields via Grimsby, for NYork: must discharge.
LlvERPooI-In the river Feb H. outward bound, ships
MAR1EI Sid Feb 10, bark saranac, Bigey Boston Tor
MARAcMBo-In port Jan 30 --latest date) banks Camilla
DAM Busch, for NYork abt 10 days; Irma for
NYork Philadelphia weeks brig Sarah Colman,
from Curacao for WORK few days. Going in bark F s
Cabelo, to load for NYork, cargo ready.
ArssINA-Arr Jan q brig Hand Turner Marseilles.
Naples In portJan 20, bark orono Chase from WORK
PROFESSIONALISM Feb 10, clipper ship Nightingale,
Fiske, shanghae (from london
NYork). Sid 9th, brig Beronda Morton, NYork In
port llth brig Demarara Merhew, disgd, wg freights
SAN JuAy (Cuba)-In port Feb 4, brig Torno Berry.
disg; schr Marion Could Grant for Boston, ldg.
Philadelphia. Sid 4th, brig Argus, Reed, Cienfuegos.
At do Jan 81 brgs Condor, Allen for New York idg;
ZANnBAR-In port Nov "a, banks Lucia Maria, Emmer-
ton from Muscat arr ed unc Courser White for Prov
dence next day.
ALEXANDRIA-Arr Feb q, caloric ship Ericsson.
APAIACHIcoIA-sld about Feb 10, ships Forest City,
Allen, Boston; Canton, Clark, and Sea Nymph Hall,
BALTIMORE Feb 49, barks Justice Story, Ryder,
Boston; Hadley, Kent DO; schrs Herald Evans, New
f 6sss u s @ sr
schr Squire Brother, Patterson NYork; sioop Bolina
Wheeler NYork. Below bark VIM Henry, Watts, from
BRIsTOI-Arr Feb o. schr Gazelle, Allen, New York
(and sid 22d for somerset Sid 2lst schr Triumph Har
ward Richmond
BOsTON-Arr Feb %, bark Aura, Crosby, Norleans;
schrs Effort, LOrng Richmond; J. Audenried Corson
Brandywine, Dell Hannah Balch Hodgkn, Eastport for
Philadelphia, With loss of head of foremost Cid ship
Esther Barney, Barney Apaachicola mot NOrleansl
bark Elm, Taylor Philadelphia briggs Martha worthing
ton Freeman, Malaga and market Mercy Cousins
Cousins, Cardenas; N G Gilmore, Eldridge, Mobile;
schrs Gordon, Hardy, Areeibo: David Lombard Snow,
Richmond Alert Hall, Philadelphia Com Kearney,
Rearse New York. In port schr Waterville, Gill for
James river having sid 2st, and put back next day
account of head wind
CHARLESTON-Arr Feb 10, schr Howard, Chad
wick New smyrna Fa; Goth, steamship southerner Fos
ter, NYork; bark Cherokee Getty NOrleans Cid 19th
ships Caroline, Conner Havre Ella (Brem), Erdmann,
Amsterdam schr Sarah Mary, Hopkins Franklin. Sid
10TH brig Pedraza Doritie Nassau MP GOTH Span bark
Bella An,onia F0rronteguin, NOreans; schr Virginia
Griffith Plummer, NYork; also ships Ella (Brem), Am
sterdam barks Gibraltar Isabella and Spanish brig yeos
GaditanO.