The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-27
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STEAMER ClTY BOSTON, at Philadelphia, Wednesday
from Boston, experienced strong gales from SW during
the whole rum consumed 60 of coal and the
bay Tuesday at 10 M entirely out Of fuel but for
tunately got a supply at Reedy Island, from schr
Lmrhier On morning Of 23d inst, Fire Island bearing
WSW, distant 40 miles large schr steering NE,
with ioss Of mainmast which was alongside
SHIP ARAB which sid 18th inst from Matanzas for Fal
mouth E. got ashore (where not stated 10th inst 40.
ss and %
Her salvage and expenses amounted to about $4,000.
DIsMAsTD CLIPPER SHIP was Incorrectly reported
seen below San Francisco 10th ut The Clarendon which
to be dismasted vessel but approach proved
to he large tree with limbs broken and projecting above
water S steamer Active had made search for the
supposed wreck
wHAIEur JAS EDWARD Of NBedford, while going to
from Tahiti in charge o. pilot ran on the outer
the passage fell OF from the wind and although both an
chors let she struck heavily on the reef and
% ~ e bs Oh. remained &
water.
BARK OvERMAsN which was ashore on Florida reef and
supposed would prove total loss is stated bv tele
graphic despatch to been taken Key West and
hove out and found badly injured The captain arrived
at Charleston in the steamer Isabel.
s MAGNET, of Har vich, Baker. in going out Of Sandy
Point harbor Nantucket Goth inst got ashore. An an
Choir got into the boat aud taken to wind ward to
heave her of, but the boat sank and one man
drowned. and it is understood she is still ashore.
Scm TRIUMPH, at Providence oath, from Philadelphia
carried away uainmast about ten feet below the cap
morning Of 3d. off Fire Island.
FISHING scHR WAVE is the vessel ashore 10Th inst
about Is miles east Of Fire Island. She halls from Deer
Isle, and was insured at Gloucester.
ROUND HOUSE painted white, picked up 18th inst
about lat SO TO- lon ~ By the Tennessee At Portland
ging attached were floating near.
Whalemen.
Cid at New Bedford May Is bark Iowa (of Fairhaven)
Merithew, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Arr at New London May 81. ship Phoenix, Brewster,
Pacific Ocean via st Helena, 200 bbls VII oil.
Pacific Ocean via sandwich Islands i5o So asc wh The
Eronaut at do from South shetlands, had 1000 bbls
elephant oil
At St Thomas May Q, by letter from Capt Gardner
Sylph. FIJI 10 VIII $50 hmpk oil
AT Lahaina March 80, Mary sayer, Nantucket oil not
At Tahiti Feb a. JAS Edward, Luce NIB (see Disasters
Arr at Hilo March L. Brooklyn, Newry, MI; Pacific
ken 500 81 20 18th FaSn Gsns DO
10th, Julian: Cleveland, do, 20 sp 1900 VIII Niagara
Clough FL, SO sp 1860 WI;
Ion 6S W. John A Parker, NIB. 100 sp, BID Pacific
Ocean; bad severe gale 18TH off Falkland Islands,
during which was thrown on beamends losing two boats
davt slide boards and cranes also received damage in
sails.
,s By the Bsvis, at NBssto,d Jan of ssy
Alto Carr do 16 mos out, $50 sp 14th Dove Rose MI
400 sp; (the Dove reported Jan IL, William & Henry
sp; no date Elisha Dunbar Ellis NB 200 SPY Arr at St
Helena April O. cornelia NIB $50 sp 200 VIII; James An
at DO March 90 l2o sp go WIZ Sid from do March l.
Malta, NIB Clean for a cruise.
Jan 49, lat 10 %, Ion So o. Garland, NIB, 81 out
100 sp.
March 2s, off Cape St Lucas Two Brothers, NIB, 1900
sp and VIII, to cruise and home
No date, &c, Hudson, Of Mystic. $50 bbs.
Notices to Mariners.
We learn that reported survey of soundings and dis
tances at Bird Island at the entrance Of Agoa Bay Cape
of Good Hope with reference to the new light win soon
be published. This lighthouse the eastern extrem
~ Of Bird Island in lat 80 81 lon 20 IL so and since
Dec 1852 has shown two white lights Is feet apart
MT from mt rsaa
SINGAPORE Dec 49, 1854 floating light vessel, show
Ing fixed plain light visible all round the horizon for
miles, Ia moored what is usually called the
and half Fathom Bank at the western Of the
Straits Of Malacca IN four iathows low water spring
buoy From the floating light the following bearings
were taken BY Azmuth compass:-Parcear Hill SO 40
+; False Parcear Hill NJ 40 20 E. trees the low land Of
Caam Island Just visible the horizon. the eye being
elevated twelve feet above the water, IS, 20 E.
Vessels from the westward and eastward ought not 10
approach the floating light within a nils either side
there oveals of three and four fahom with FIVE
six and seven fatboms water between them on the tails
Of the bank.
To the northward and southwark Of the floating light
there are nne ten, and twelve fathoms within half
mile.
Vessels keeping Parcelar hill \ s. will just clear to
the southwark q the bank and \ will lead vessel
The light ia shown from sunset to sunrise maroon
torch Is burnt at the foreyardarm at 10 Pm and
AM blue light is burnt at Pm, midnight, and at
4 AM During the day red flag with white anchor
on II is hoisted 4. STEWART.
ENTRANCE MANILA
After the right Of the LIST Of February, 1883 two
prsmatic lentcuar lights will be exhibited at the en-
trance Of the bay Of Manila the position description
| Of which follow
ISLAND or CoRRDGIDoRon the summit of the Island Of
Corregidor revolving light Of the second order LAti-
tude as observed from the tower, IA deg % min
NJ Longitude east from Cadz 128 deg 81 min Ee-
walton Of the soil above the level Of tide BY barome
trical and geomerical determination ga Deva lion Of
the centre Of the light above the soil S. elevation Of
the light above the sea, 900. The light win be In bril-
liant white scintations with cbscuraops every other
minute According to the calculation Of constructor
Mepaute, Of Paris 1t viii be visible OF distance Of 40
geographical miles.