New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-26

ANNUAL REGATTA AT Pass CHRISTIAN. Prom
a letter of our correspondent, Jack Ashore
which came to hand too late to be interesting in
its details, we make up the following result of
the race on the fourth day s-lfs
Fourth Day.-This days race was for all
pleasure yachts, and the allowance of time three
seconds per foot Time Of starting, hour 81
minutes.
Entries: Hour Of .qrrirai
Syiph, ]. ]. Robinson. .3:52:19
Sfingaree, H. Rareshide.. ............ .3:58.57
Venture, Sid. Story.... .4:O4:56
Eagle, Eagle Club. b.................n mot timed.
U''dine, A. L. Saunders. .capsized.
The relative positions Of the boats were not
changed during the race.
The New STEAMBOAT LAw.--The New York
papers publish report of the Board of Local
Inspectors under the new Steamboat Law of the
United States, in relation to the explosion Of
the boiler of the steamboat New World, in July
last. 1t is disclosed by this report that all the
steams gauges Of the New World were 80 de-
ranged as to be useless that the different safety
valves were loaded so as to bear a pressure Of
from ten to twenty five pounds Of steam to the
square inch above the pressure authorized by
five pounds greater than that authorized was in
fact on the boilers at the mo- of the acci-
dent. In awarding to the chic Engineer, W ash
ington Haws, the mild sentence Of suspension
for the unexpired term of his license, the Board
state that, had his license been given under the
present law, they would have been further
obliged to refuse future license, and also to
report him for criminal pr osecution under the
provisions of the act ~
MARROW ESCAPE OF THE STEAMSHIP GEORGIA.
A correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun gives
the following account Of the escape from storm
Of the Georgia while ofgCape Hatteras. with 460
passengers, and on her way to California:
learned from one of the officers that she was
at times, completely enveloped in heavy sheets
Of water, which were lifted from the ocean by
the violence of the storm. At this crisis, when
CONSERVATION prevailed among the passengers,
who almost despaired Of ever again seeing land,
the engines gradually ceased their labors, and
twas announced that the vessel had sprung a
keak. Greater confusion never existed on board
any vessel, The water increased so fast upon
| the pumps, which were kept going, that it soon
rose above the furnaces and put the fire out, or
prevented the fremen from keeping it alive.
The captain, however, preserved his coolness
and fortitude, and ordered that q quantity Of
luggage, freight and provisions be thrown into
the sea. The wooden awning which extended
over the fore and after deck of the vessel, was
cut away and tossed overheard Another tre-
mendous lurch Of the vessel shifted the coal,
which, by some means or other, stopped up the
main pumps Of the ship, and they ceased to per.
form their duty. One pump only aetsd its
part. which was kept going by means Of the
small p rRgine. The life boats were pre-.
pared pt fortunately not needed. Al
daylil rsday morning the gale sub.
sided. tier, which at first came rushing
into the vessel, came to stand-still, and hops
once more dawned. AS many of the passenger.
as could be useful had assisted the officers ant
crew throughout the trying time. and now al
came from their hiding places only I'd see tn,
devastating effects of the storm At sunris,
the British brig Lady Chapman, bound TO Ber
muda, hove in sight and witnessed the Georgia
signal of distress, and learning her condition
very generously kept in company entil a small
fire was kindled in one of the furnaces, and ,
small quantity of steam pushed her safely bu
slowly into Hampton Roads and up to Norfolk
Hands were Immediately obtained from the shiI
Pennsylvania and the Navy Yard, who were
employed yesterday in pumping her out and
| clearing the distractions from the main pump.
The Norfolk Argus says all the pumps on
board the Georgia are propelled by the engines,
hence, when her fires were extinguished they
were entirely unserviceable, though the water
was pouring in at o most alarming rate.