The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-20

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| The name Of the sloop is not given.
NEW sur MERMAID Of Bath from st. john NIB for
Liverpool the vessel in contact with Br schr Liver
pool FROM Boston for Windsor (beore reported at East
! port after the collisiou) Five men, two aud
child got board The d. and soon after transferred
| to another vessel bound to Windsor.
SHIP ELENA DEsNIsoN, wrecked at Galveston lies with
her bow just above water her stern entirely under. She
would be- sold with the materials In tins for the captain
to leave in the steamer OF the 10th.
BARK MAINE Ashore AT Galveston, vas dschargng bal
last 10th inst She bound to Boston, not New York
She is badly ashore and will be hard get oil, and
she lies old wreck is thought her bottom is con-
sderably injured, well as her upper works.
BRIG LAvAccA at Galveston got aloat morning of
7,b int With other expense than dscbarging She
wond load immediately aud proceed on her voyage after
the completion Of soGe temporary repairs She made no
water
STEAMBOAT WASHINGTON, wrecked at Galveston,
condemned under survey Of appraisement the cost Of
getting Der on and repairs amounting 10 than the
boat would be worth after repaired. She sold the
9th nssD. at auction by lots, and brought between
TIKI vssS sunk OF the Buoy the Middle is stated to
be he.m brig coal laden Her sails ao spars have been
four and q half fathoms water.
vNhalemen.
Arr at New Bedford May 49,. ship st George Halves,
tonga Dec II with 800 bills sp, 200 DO VIII and
10 000lb bone Sent home the passage 260 bbs sp
100 do whale and 1000 lbs bone Took on the passage
40 bbls Spoke Feb ~, lat IS 66. lon So 80 W bark
Nnuod Green Of sag Harbor with ebls and 200 do
Jones Jerpey, d, with 450 bbls SIP and 800 VII.
Also arr ship Louisiana Taber, Pacific Ocean, Talca-
huapo Feb % with 1,l50 bbls sp Sent heme 40 bbls
the voyage
Sid bark Superior, Pacific Ocean.
tor South Shetland Islands with 500 bbls seephant oil
Arr al Boston nth in park Alton, Cannon Atlantic
Ocean via Benqo'a ga ult with 10 bols backdsh oil
had shipped home l2s sp Spoke sth inst lat 80 81,
lon Y 81, Peri NIB l5osp Left at Blsnqulla Roths-
child Of Boston $50 So; solon, Of Wes'port 40 bbls
back: Nckerson do 40 do. At Cumana abt April
leb September, a Boston, 90 sp; vessel and cargo
offered or sale Four men from the Thos Win-low
NIB ard ore rom the Alton stole at belonging
to the Osceola NIB the eth Feb and left BLANC ula
supposed for he Spanish Maiu
| cifc Ocean.
AT Clio March lst, by letter. Rambler, Willis, NIB 80
On Bahama backs 7th inst Ne, NIB so SO board, to
cruise until Sept 10 charge # Mr. Wan H,wland first
officer Capt Baker havng lett the vessel account Of
I'D health a. before iepsr'ed) and then return home
Spoke Babsn lst inst Barclay Trip Wtstport 80
sp, Sd Janet Rickeson do, $50 sp; Mitaposet Wing,
Al nopolulu Mch s by letter from Capt Ryan, Alex
ander NB just from Lahaina bound to Atoi for wood
and thence to Arctic Had taken oil between
seasons Lett at lahaina, MareDgo Devol B, no oil
between seasons Ceone Sherman do, 61a out, $50
So; ildia stranbusg do 1900 VII ali told Richmond
Cochran do. nothing between seasons Cavalier, Free
ston do Equator Russell from San Francisco Clean
for q cruise; Hunter Holt b. 40 sp between seasons;
Anadr Swift do nothing between seasons. TIE Phoenix
Bellows, \ B, vas a, do, shipping her oil
At do same date (by letter. India Stranburg, B. had
taken nothing between
sroKEs-pec 81. on the equator, lon l72 W. Smyrna,
Swain, Nantucket. l 700 sp Heard from alb. Jan
Is, at Ascension Roscoe Goiham, NIB, LOCO So, bound
January %, lat Q S, lon 157 W, Jireh Perry, Law
renee B, for Jam 10 recruit
May lat 80 15 Ion "A 49, Janet, Ricketson. of West
MA May !, lst 20 24N Ion GA 40 W, Pauna, Watch, D.
800 sp so VIII, and 500 bb oil on fieght.
SKN-Apl 26 lat n lon A. (by the Undine al Boston)
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| star in It,
At St Helena, Apl 10 banks Joseph Butler, Mayhem,
with 1926 bbs up, Hall Manchester, with 40 bbs OIL
| both recruiting
Notice to Mariners.
FIXED LIGHT AT POINT ISABEL BrAzos SANTIAGO, TEXAS.
| fixed light viii be exh bited the Goth day of
| March, instant, at Point Label.
The tower is painted white. 1t is erected clay
bank bluff Of 70 feet elevation and the light 50 feet
| above the mean level of the sra.
Under ordinary states of the atmosphere the light
ought to be ID M utcal miles from the deck of
vessel ten feet above water.
The light house and the large white buildings in the
immediate vicinity the norhwa Of it. the mos.
prominent objects IN approaching Brazos Santiago
The intervening land Of the Bazos and Padre land is
very o~ and does not event objects at Point Isabel
This coast should be approached cautiously, and the
lsad should be Kept going constantly when approaching
Masters If ,es may run until in fathoms water
with the light bearing west by north, (magnetic) with
safety when they should anchor stand of and
| til pilot is obtained.
The entIaf the harbor lies between Brazo Santa
go on the south side and he southern extremity Of Pa
DIE Island on the north side
lUuminstedsrc of be horizon 1916 deg between by
W. aroupd by east to by W.
From BrazOs ntago the Light BIZ w. BY N, fmag-
netc) dis's 81 miles
approximate position Of the Lighthouse.
altitude. , c.. 20 deg o. min Il \, n.
| Padre Island Beacon Light
placed on the southern extremity of Padre Island
and north tide of the entrance TO the Bazos Santiago
Il is constructed of wood placed upon wheels and easily
DISTINGUISHED from other objects 10y day The keeper
house is about 4 OF q nile from it.
! Alprozimate position Of The Beacon LigM
Latitude 26 deg OF min n
By ' order S,'' THORNTON JENKINS. secy
Treasury Department, Office l. FL Board, Mach l. 1858
REVOLVING LIGHT MArAcoRDA ISLAND, PASS cAvALLo,
revolving light has been established the east end
of Matagorda and at the ent ance to Matsgorda BAY
The tower painted white is 800 yards from sea
beach, and a nautical miles by y N tmagnetic)
! from the entrance the bar.
The light is Y feet above the level Of the and
revoves in every two minutes and forty seconds
showing bright flash of fifteen seconds dura lion at the
| distance Il II miles.
The light should be IS nautical miles in orduary
states Of the atmosphere from the deck of vessel 10 feet
A few houses bearing q east (magnetic) distant 6
miles from the lighthouse mark De Crows Point and
wrecks the neighborhooa of the bar
| the apI roach to the enti apce.
The lar may be approached with safety with the light
bearing WNW (msgnetc) until in fathoms water, soft
bottom After reaching that position of vessels
should either anchor stand Off and until pilot ia
obtained, taking to keep not less than tho
water.
As strong currents prevail alorg this coast the lead
must be frequently cast in approaching running along
| it at night
approximate position Of the light and other objects.
Deg s
| r;.tls Latitude. Observation-Disclosures. 70 10 80 N.
| 'sA'A'use Longitude from Greenwich. 96 90 90 W.
| D.. c.u NJ. Latitude. ...........2S "a 90 N.
fass .aVa'o' BUM Longitude .96 IS 90 W.
Port Cavallo, Raper Iongitnda oS % m W "
Point De Crow, Raper iana;t,a % oo o
| by order. THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secy.