The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-31
Herald Marine Correspondence.

KEY West. Fa, May o.
laden with sugar segars, and indigo, which ashore
Crocus Reef the 9Th inst got the wreckers
and brought to Key West where she has hove out
for examination The surveyors report her be badly
damaged Advices will be awaited before repairs will
CONNER ced The has been argued, and appraisers
appointed by the court engaged in the valua ton
of the cargo The salvage will be decleed in few days
Consigned to Bovine & Curry.
The ship Arab from MatSnzas for Trieste which run
ashszs - ~ Delta Shoal on the morning of the 18th
ult, ylexNp exceedingly perilous situation, and
lieved most strenuous exertions upon the part Of
the wrtckxs The vessel brought to this port and
was taken possession Of by Wech agent of the
board OF underwriters, The salvage awarded the
about 2 per cent OF the valuation Of the cargo
sisng OF 900 boxes sugar &c the whole estimated to
be worth $780, 900. This makes the salvage 81 800 The
Arab sailed the 10th inst for NYork the underwriters
agent coming to the conclu sion that repairs not
necessary to be made here the vessel only losing the
whole Of her false keel and being only slightly hogged
The cargo is insured in oyds Office in Engan and the
policy from voyage FROM Matanzas to Trieste.
The ship Lucy has been reftted and will be ready for
about the middle of June. Some 900 bales Of cotton
have got to be stow ed
The salvage awarded upon the cargo saved from the
wreck Of the brig Cmbrus is so per cent upon the
amount after deducting wharfage storage labor and ali
expenses This will give the wreckers about S. on an
average apiece for six weeks work. The divers in this
will receive extra compensation, to be deducted
Of he amount received by the salvors
The schooner Northwest is in port to sail for NYork
in dayos two She is from the Spanish Main, and has
board part OF the of the brig Mechanic wrecked
on the coast of Yucatan some week, since.
The railroad engine wrecked in the Cmbrus and saved
by the wrckers, has been sold by the Marshal at pub
lie auction The engine bought In by the underwri
tiers for 2o0o-some 800 less thon the appraised
value
The brig Poto from Cuba for NYork struck on Crocus
Reef on the Sth inst She remain ed ashore time
but starting her deck load succeeded in getting off with
out further injury and proceeded her voyage direct
PHILADELPHIA, May 30 PM.
ArrivedShip Philadelphia, Foulkes Liverpool; barks
Cordelis Johns Turks Islands Cieoe, Shields London
go Ion 81 rs spoke brig Carolina, Of homaston from
sagus for NYork Sylph (Br) Henderson, Fsjardo; W
Dyer, Dyer Cenfuegos Is days Hobart,
Hodgdon Genfuegos; Gem Mayo Boston: brigs Acorn
Coombs, Charleston; Susan, johnson, Jacksonville, Ia;
schrs Ira Brewster, Williams, Matanzas; NJ b Mlhony,
Eickels, Charleston; Johanna ADen Norwich; Chief,
Smaller Portland; Cora Reed, Washington. NC.
C1esred-Bark Asa Fish, Wolfe, NOreaps; schrs vii
hanson May Boston, Boston, Baker Providence; IRA
MIA Henderson, Charleston, 8 C; g Snow Dodge Bos-
ton; Odd Fellow, RosenbroOk: Lynn Mass Cora, Rnd,
Washington, G; Chief, Smaller, Hartford; Wa.chie,
Wooster, Portland Johanna, Allen, Rochelle, Y; WE
Mercer, (new0 Clark, Mobile; steamer Jno Marshall
Cope, York.