The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-10
Miscellaneous,


Miscellaneous,
STEAMER INV ORLEANS, at San Francisco Dec IA, from
Panama, brought portion of the passengers Of the
steamship City Of Pitsburg, consumed by fire at yalpa-
raise.
Loss OF WHALE Sup BRAMs, or NB-The whale ship
Bramn Chids of NB was IL Il months from home left
Ho last March for the Arctic and had taken oil to the
being in the Arctic Ocean 200 800 miles north Of
Bhering's Straits storm set in from the northward,
with thick weather accompanied with snow, hail and
the ship Adene Of NB which carried away her bowsprit
and head gear and broke her foremost Just above the
deck but did not carry by the board Her best bower
also carried away, her deck sprung and the ship
started leak. The Adelne was also considerably da-
mayed and of her anchors broken, though not
red away After the collision, the Adcline immediately
anchored In this crippled condition the Bramn endea-
vored for two days to keep off the land hoping for
saton Of the gale but this did not occur and finding 1t
impossible to keep from going ashore she came to with
her remaining anchor, near the Adelne as she could
get hoping to ride it out by sending down her yards,
spars Sc Immediately Oh coming to an anchor, all pos
sbe speed made in relieving the ship OF her spars
&C. but she only held about hour when her cable
parted, and all hope of preserving her was lost The
embarked for the Adeline, which still at anchor
about two miles of and which ship they safely reached
without losing The Bramin soon drfed into the
breakers and when last her foremost and maintOp
mast were gone. The weather thick that her
Of the Bramin had got board the Adeline she
parted both cables and for two days it required the
utmost exertion to keep her of the land which they
of wind After getting out Of the Straits the Adelne
pursued her voyage for Honolulu and when within about
ten days sail Of the islands, Mr. Bonden left the
Hobomok in which ship he arrived the 10th inst and
in advance of the Adelne which still in crippled
condition The Bramin owned by Gideon Allen Esq
about $4,000. The Adeline arrived at II. Nov. 10.
The ships Tuscany and Adeline were both saved in the
gale only by the most untring efforts OF officers and
and the former vessel in fact sometime in the
midst of the breakers on a rocky lee shore.
Snip SAMUEL RUSSELL at San Francisco from NYork
ug ~ when ten days out carried away fore and main
yards OF Straits Magellan fifteen days hove to in
sequence of heavy gales from WNW Sept 20 of River
Plate, carried away main topsai yard broke wheel and
": Dec g. lat rs \, lon iaS 3s W. spoke Br bark Caro,
from San Francisco for Valparaiso, four days previous
and took four passengers out Of her who wished to re-
turn in consequence OF sickness
SHIP sAMosFT, which was wrecked near San Francisco
was going TO pieces at last accounts her fore and men
masts and the washing her decks
She had been sold for $4,000
Snip SEA WITCH at San Francisco Dec 81 from WORK
met with fine weather during the passage with the e1
eeption Of ten days off Cape Horn Crossed the Equator
ten days previous, in Ion 1875 W.
SHIP SEAMAN at San Francisco (Dec % from NYork,
very weather of Cape Horn crossed the
Equator, Pacific side, Nov H. in lon 100 W.
SHIP ALBANIA at Noreans from Newport, W, expe
renced weather the British coast lost sails &c
So Ship Emily of San Francisco has been sold at
Sydney, NSW for ESQ schr Ceres has also been sold
there
BARK MARY FIORKyCR OF Hat from Newcastle, H. for
Philadelphia lost the Newcombe Sand night Of 18th
ut insured for $500 at the American Office in Proi
dence.
BRIG JONI MARSHALL Collins, of Piston which was
ashore at Nantaket got off Saturday morning by
steamer Forbes, and towed up to Fast Boston June
ton wharf She leaks but little, and is apparently not
much damaged.
BR BRIG VIXEN Pearce at San Francisco dec 81 from
London via Talcahuana, during thick fog lst struck
burberry reef heavy ST gale prevailing at the time
On throwing portion Of her cargo overheard she was
sit With he Of
rudder by which she completely disabled Both an
chors let and she rode in safety until the steamer
Sea Bird took her in tow Capt had succeeded in fixing
ingcniously contrved temporary rudder and doubt
less would have succeeded in reaching port without asss
lance.
stHg SnRF7 Tibbev of San Francisco is reported to
have dragged her anchor and gone ashore at Big river
The boat containing the captain and crew was capszed
and Capt and seaman we're lost Their bodies were
found and inferred on the Ith Dec.
S6HR SALLY MILLER sailed from Port Even, NY, on the
22d of November, for Providence with of coal
and has since been heard from Fears entertained
that she is lost, with all on board
soHR MARY HOWARD (of Somerset Mass Peterson left
San Juaa Nov 2S with about twenty passengers for New
Orleans ON 9th Dec struck on the Quta sueno Bank
land. where. by means of small boat and catamaran
the and passengers arrived the 14t Most Of the
and crew having arrived at San Juan portion
Of them left 3lst ut per steamship Daniel Webster for
New Orleans Captain mate and others of the crew.
turned by steamship Northern Light to New York.
SoHR DrRGo from Jacksonville for Boston, before
ported ashore Fort Adams hauled OF by steamer
Pery at high water Thursday afternoon after discharg
ing deck load and towed into Newport full of water
where the under deck cargo viii be got out and the
sci taken upon Candals marine railway for repairs Her
bottom il thought to be badly injured as it is very rocky
where she went ashore.
SCHR CoIra MIA Nckerson while living in Hampton
Roads during the late gale dragged both anchors and
subsequently lost them She suffered from coming in
contact with other vessels and reached Norfolk leaking
badly.
StBR Eli DALE Nickerson ashore at Chncoteague Il
imbedded in the sand, and bilged Capt and crew
ceeded in saving her sails aud standing rigging together
with their clothing and the cabin furniture.
ScHR HARRISON JOINS, Rogers, from New York bound
TO York river in ballast, is ashore high and dry about
fourteen miles south OF Cape Henry Vessel not damaged
soHR DANIEL BAKER, Thelman from NYork for Chicka-
homny ashore at Buckroe shore lost sails and vessel
cons lleTably damaged
StHR MECHANIC ashore in Iynnhaven bay, has been
condemned cargo would be saved and taken to destna
ton, Baltimore
scHa " DrBoY (oC Philodelphia) where from or
bound not stated il ashore at Back river Va and bged
SIooP H,RDscsABBIE which capszed off mouth Of War
river 9th inst astowed in where she r be rightod
and pumped out.
Notice to Mariners.
LIGHT POINT LoBos, SAN FRANCISCO
L. S. SURVIVING STEAMER ACuyE, !
san Francisco, Dec. 0, 1852.
To Mes.rs Sveeny Bugh proprieor of the Merchants
Gentlenen-Agreeaby to the request contained in your
letter Of the 25th u have examined the position &C.
of the site established by you on Point Lobos the outer
La titude 81 deg 40 min % sec North
Longitude 10 deg 2S min SO sec, West
Bear from South larralon 70 deg 20 min T. (true)
orN hy T. u +, (per compass)
from North Farallon, 81 deg 80 min r. (truej or
Ely ~ (pS compass)
from Punto de los REYES CO deg 40 ma Il,
(true) BY :, (per compass)
- from Panic San Pedro, deg 40 min f (true)
orr by W, (per compsss.)
Height above the level Of the sea 302 feet.
The lantern is placed on small square house about
- feet from the ground and can be seen any where
typcn tSOp
quarter OF o mile from the shore, the bearing from
Puno los Reyesat that point owing TO the height being
-et far hack the brow of the hill shuts it out from
view. Your obt sery't, JAMES ALDEN, 1t Comdg USN,
Commanding L Surveying steamer Active.
Whalcmen.
Ay- Foo loss Of .hip Bramin Miscell
Arr at New Bedford Ith ship Lewis, Clement New Yea
land Pernambuco lat ult 1900 bbls sp oil Spoke July g
LAT 81 : Ion III W Canton Foger NIB, 10 sp 9Th, Su
-an Smith Nant, 20 sp-whch reported eight days pre-.
vous Oliver Croker, Cash, NIB ESQ 50; 10th Marsha,
Chase. do, 1850 sp
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