The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-23
Advantages Of Nassau for Disabled Vessels.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HEkALD'
NASSAU, New Providence, Feb. %, 1853.
Sir-In your paper of December last appears
letter from Capt. Hoyt the agent at Key West for
the New York insurance companies, in which he
makes mention Of the facilities and economy to be
found in the port Of Nassau for disabled and damaged
vessels, &c. This statement Of Capt. Hoyt although
brief, we deem very comprehensive, and will no
doubt be the means of guiding many disabled YES
sci to seek Nassau as port Of refuge, in preference
to Key West, Bermuda, St. Thomas, and some other
ports. We, the undersigned, cheerfuly endorse all
that Capt Hoyt has written respecting Nassau; and
in continuation, we wish to say and make public to
our fellow mariners who may, while navigating those
dangerous regions of the Bahamas, meet with
damage shipwreck that the most judicious course
for them, and for the benefit of all concerned
is to endeavor to reach this port in prefe-
renee to many others. We are somewhat expe-
rienced in the facilities and economy Of Nassau,
and do not think ourselves presumptuous
in taking this method to make public our candid
opinions. Some Of the many inducements to resort
to Nassau are as follows:-An excellent port, Of
easy access to any vessel drawing less than eighteen
feet good pilots and safe anchorage; an American
Consul who takes pride in putting all who call on
him in proper way to surmOunt all their Difficult.
ties, and gentleman not above his calling, perfectly
conversant with his duties as consul and as in
surance agent. We take pleasure and pride thus to
be able to speak of our country's representative.
At this port yoa End master carpenter, Mr. Finlay-
son, man who is perfect master OF his business
an honest and worthy man, on whom you may con-
sny rely IN 1eg You W n a4d se a in rs
done as at home, and with him no double dealing or
beating round corner. We recommend him to all
our countrymen needing the assistance Of man in
his line Of business This is not the first recon-
mendation that Mr.. Finlayson has received from
American and English seamen-by many, very many.
The letter from Captain Hoyt has already been
the means of guiding some disabled American YES
sells to this port, and we wish that more OF our
conrtrymen may be by it directed here, and that
they will as cheerfuly endorse assertions we
have endorsed those of Captain Hoyt.
We now wish to make some observations and re-
marks respecting the wreckers of Nassau class of
people on whom many have fastened bad name.
1t is an easy thing to fasten on good dog bad
name and said dog suffer all his life the evils Of
designing knave. 1t is so with the wreckers; they
labor under an old black imputation dishonorable,
&c. At the present time the wreckers of this port
stand before the world as honorable and worthy set
of men as any other in this or any other community
They are very necessary set OF men, seeking an
honest and creditabe livelihood. They meet danger
full in the face, and save from death many hundreds
OF their fellow men; and here there is no Royal HUI
Society to reward them by dollars and cents, or
pounds, shilings and PENCE nor there the HERALD
of New York or the Times OF London, to publish to
the community their noble deeds Of daring. We
wish onehaf OF our community followed out as wOr-
thy line OF conduct as these selfsame wrecker5.
In this brief statement Of Nassau, object is
not to euogize it, but to state the simple facts-that
is, what we humbly and truly deem truth The
merchants and business part Of the community APP
pear all that is honest and honorable, &c.
One thing, Mr.. Bennett is to us puZzler, which
is this Whether this old and apparently ancient
city of Nassau was built before or after the enact
ment Of the customs, laws and regulations now in
force, and applicable to American vessels visiting
here Old King Daniel, / think, in Psalms, says
something about being eaten with zeal There is
much apparent zeal pertaining to some certain
Queens officers hereabout
[Signed1-S. A. Wait of bark j. w. BIodget of
New York; G. Peterson, of brig Susannah, Of
Halifax G. H. Christanson, of ship Haidee, of New
York; j. p. Conner, of schooner Everglade, of Blue
hill j. Paine, Of bark Francis Secor.