The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-17
Disasters.



SHIP MosIEM condemned at Cape Town, sold there
the 9th Sept, for $780, together with her spars,
rigging, &c. She bought by Mr. Nordsn, of that
psce who intends after her necessary repairs have been
effected to send her to Mals Island, in Sadanha Bay
| for cargo of guano, for England.
SHIP AsHoRE.-Ths steamship Isabel, her passage
from Havana and Key West to Charleston reports seeing
large ship ashoreon Rodriguez Head which, from her
poion could not have been there loIg Did not learn
her name or other partcuara The data is not given
SHIP souTu CAROLINA (of Bath) Graves from Cardiff for
Havana, put into st. Thomas goth ult. leaking;
veyed and ordered to be discharged She sprunk leak
the Gath Oct and at times the crew had difficulty in
keeping her free
wHAlEsInP OcrAvrA, Pe, which sailed from NBedford
July p lS46 fer whaling voyage in Pacific was CON
demned at Hobart Town July Is, 1853 Had 500 bbls sp
oil at last accounts.
BREM BARK REFORM from Bremen, for Galveston, was
the vessel lost on the coast of Cuba, of Neuvitas,
25th ult.
u lat AZ lon 26a large number of turpentne barrels,
which had been iu the water but short me the mark
apparently MP. Same night struck some heavy
body, probably wreck.
BRIG OXFORD before reported at Cardenas total loss
and ubsequenty oaed off and taken to that port has
been delivered up to the captain who Is preparing to rig
her for continuance Of his voyage. The hull has
tanned 10 injury.
SclR PocAHoSrAs Buckley, hence for Savannah, put
into crfolk 14th inst, with bowsprit sprung
scR JERoIEMAS at Savannah, in Distress had about
600 feet OF flooring beard washed overheard and
feetsof timber thr own
ScHR, deeply laden, was reported ashore House
Island below Portland 18th inst steamer went to her
assistance.
sca Arkansas b. fore reported capszed near Mt Desert
towed into SW Harbor next day. but went ashore Inn
mediaey after and went to pieces In heavy souherly
gale Three Of her drowned when she
sized. The was fine vessel Of $50 tons; had been
launched only or 10 days She valued al abt $6000
but there insurance her for only $4,000 supposed
at Thomaston.
scHR COMMA (of Sandwich), Phinney from NBedford
Nov for sstia river, Ga, went ashore in Curituck
county NC night Of 7th and the morning 9Th bged
md Had wiz I'm had kna~I l.xvno
company Of abt 20, from NBedford Falmouth and Barn
stable al saved together With portion of cargo.
scR MANCHESTER of Baltimore before repol ted lost on
Middle Corcos Reef bged almost INN ediately after she
struck. The information comes in letter from Turks
Ils nd to the Secretary OF the Board Underwriters and
also saysSome of the Cargo which consisted of -four,
butter lard, &C. has been landed at this port and will
be sold at an early day considerable quantity of the
l am disposed to think there Is something wrong We
will do all in our power to errit out any violation
| wiongo
soms SEA IIos, Thomas at Wilmington NC, 14th inst,
from Rockand, sprung leak in gale Of the 9th inst off
Cape Hsttes and leaking at the rate CT 900 strokes
per hour. On the 9th, of New Inlet, the cargo (me)
was discovered on fire. and it being rough that he
could net get in Capt Thomas compelled to run her
shore for the safety Of all concerned and threw
all but about 100 casks Of the cargo. He remained
ashore three days was then got OF with the loss Of
anchors ard chains boat, Wheel gstopsails and other
sails split; will go ON the railway for repairs
| souR JAS BEsrsE, which has been ashore at He'll
Gate for five dayF, wtle guano and railroad cars On
board bound FOR Richmond has been got of by the use
two steam pumps and the wreckinY schooner Frank
Pierce under the directions of Capts Orlando Bennett and
John Lewis The vessel towed to the city yesterday
afternoon. Cargo badly damaged.
SCBa LEROY with coal, from Bait to NYork put into
the Delaware Beatwater with loss OF SAILS spars and
ls.ky, and has gone up to Philadelphia for repairs
scHs T. BnlNs, ashore at Hurgate, was got off this
morning, and towed to the city by the steamug Hector
CANAL Boar LEA CARY, from Buffalo with cargo of
1900 bushels OF grain was into by steamboat this
| morn ing on the East river and sunk
Spoken.
| Ship Alabama, supEosed Gel
| NSW, July 20, OF the Pigeon House.
ship Challenge Pitts front Canton (July l3 for London
| Aug 2, lat 22o n, Ion l0S 90 f..
Ship Texas Merrill, hence (say 10y or Port Philip Aug
| "a. no lat. &c
Ship HurricaDe Very. hence Aug ~ for San Francisco
| Sept !, lat "a s, Ion "a 43 w.
| Ship Continent, Drummond hence for Liverpool no
date &c: had shipped sea Oct 20, which carried
away bulwsrks and sssncheors. [By the Spartan, at
| Queenstown, Oct co. from Liverpool.
Bark Baltimore Ramsay from Baltimore for Rio ia
| metro, Sept %, lat 10 N, Ion -.
Bark Sarah Ann (oi Brunswick) from Gou cester, r,
supposed FOR New York Nov IL, lat 40 ~, Ion 6sX.
schr Ceylon (of Camden), from Thomaston, bound 8,
| 11'h inst, Block Is and rs miles.
Earei0n pe.ts.
AsJHRPasssd Aug 81, ship Raven, shanghas for Lon.
| don.
ASnm--passsd Aug 81, ship Racer, Steele, from shans
BArAyn-No An vessel In port sspt7 Sid Aug 3lst,
ship Winged Racer, Thomas Boston, bark Eastern Star
M'Kay, from Msibourue, had touched and proceeded
North
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