The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-24

SHIP PERSIAN, ashore on Fire Island it is stated viii
become total wreck she lies broadsde to tho beach,
the making complete breach her; her decks
br ken in and part of the cargo srewn for miles
along the beach, about 500 packages of goods and 200
party has contracted to whatever materials he
Of the ship on account of the Baltimore underwriters
for so per cent.
SHIP AFFGHAN Hepburn which left here about the 18th
u for Panama. reported by the schr Reindeer being
off Bermuda the 18th inst leaky and waiting assist
ance to get in.
BARK Gro SPOUSE (of Boston), winchenbach, before
reported ashore at OWLS Head had misstayed morn Of
18th inst and got upon point of rocks She got off
afternoon, leaking badly and proceeded to Belfast
discovered that of her me of which she had 300
casks had become wet causing the vessel to take fire.
were hopes that the would be- saved Insurance in
Rockand on vessel for $50oO and there is some nsur
ance in Boston,
WHALING BRIG Gov HOPKINS before reported lost in.
correctly stated San Francisco was carried ashore
by the current the 10th Feb last, about midnight,
upon lone sand beach the of Brazil about nine
miles to the north Of the river st Francisco and became
total wreck. She had about 100 bbls sp oil board
which was saved and sold ct auction the beach for
on Reynolds second officer and Mr. Charles Cross, boat
steerer came passengers in the Bayard at Greenpor
the amount Of At oces in New Bedford and 81 500
upon catchings at an Office in Providence.
sCm CALEDONIA Joyce, from NYork for Eastport went
ashore on the Fiddler, ledge near Fox Island Thorough
fare morn OF 18th, but was got OIL after throwing
some cargo, and taken to the Thoroughfare.
scun FANNY of NYork, before reported abandoned is
probably the new schooner Of that name which left this
port the I'd u for Australia, under command Of Capt
Jameson She was fallen in with on 10th inst in lat 20
'V ION 90 ~ Notice n prar,ner~.
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY
WASHINGTON March %, 1858
by .Donhn on .eIrics connscted nth the ishor. 81
this Office reports that he made thorough search for
the ght stones said to e.ist in latitude 81 deg %
min north longitude 16 deg 40 min west and for Jean
Hammopds Rock latitude SO deg. So min. north longi
tudo 10 deg 90 min west, and that such dangers
ehs'ructons to navigation exist in the places assigned
them
Where the former was said to exist he found tho sea
to be 229S fahoms deep; and where the LATTER 1850
From December 81 1852, to January 8, 1853, he was
cruising about the position Of the Eight Stones and
his search for Jean Hammond's Rock lasted Eve days.
He is certain that neither Of these dangers exist and
concsrring with him in this belief have directed them
to be erased from the charts Of this Office.
Iquote from his abstract log other dangers for which
he searched but he did not have opportunity of
as the two instances already quoted he is not So Ger
tain that he has established their non existence.
Though arm Of opinion taking his search in connec
ton with other circumstances known to this Office
that the existence of most or these dangers is also hypo
thetical.
have the abstract logs of many vessels that have
passed and the positions assigned them and in
instance except in the case Of Harigault is it
toned that they were seen
Harigault Rock latitude 40 deg So min north, longi
tude IS deg &C min west October 1852. The Dolphin
"a min. north, longitude Sc deg 10 min. vest small
whale which looked something like rock. No doubt all
the discoveries of rocks have been icebergs
whales notice the date Of discoveries corresponds
with the iceberg season exactly.
Darslis Rock latitude 40 deg SO min north longitude
"a deg AZ min west October IL 1852 No appearance OF
this rock sounded about its position and got bottom at
the depth Of I, $50 fa,homs.
Harigault breakers, latitude Al deg OF min north
longitude AZ deg % min west October 90 1852 sounded
with $50 fafoms up and down (near the position Of
Hsrigauls breskers) No appearance Of either shoals
rocks
Thirty FIVE Fahom Shoa latitude az deg 80 min nor tn
longitude IS deg II min west and latitude IA deg 81
minutes north longitude 40 deg 20 min October g.
sounded and got bottom with 700 fathoms line up and
down. No indication of soundings
joan Hammond's Rock latitude 80 deg 58 min north
longitude 10 deg 80 min vest. January to L. 1883
does not exist Sounded $50 athoms (bottom) No in
dcatons of sboal wafer
Rock latitude 30deg 80 min north longitude II deg
10 min west. January 90, 1858 bottom Mt q 200
fathoms January 80 latitude 80 deg "A min north Ion
gtude y deg II min west passed reported vgia
No appearance Of shoal water.
Be also passed the place for Watsons Rock and
though he did not have opportunity to clear up all
doubts with regard to it, he mo appearance Of shoal
OF rocks"
1t is to be regretted that circumstances did not permit
him to every doubt with regard to the existence
and place Of oil of those dangers.
Lieutenant Bergman has also performed the most
cepable service OF running two lines Of deep
iDgs the Atlantic The results give pausihity
the conjecture that the Nc nth Atlantic ocean probs
bly, nowhere much more than 900 athoms GO 900 feet)
deep.
DEEP SoUSDISGs-U S. BRIG DOLPHIN LIEUT. O BHR.