The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-03
Herald Marine Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb "a PM.
Arriyed-Bark J Harvey, Cope, Palermo; schr Mail,
Deow,Barks Mandarin, colly, Palermo; Rhoderick
Dhu. Nicholson Honduras Japonica Gallagher Havana
Nazarine, Hancock Cardenas; Grampus, Dyer Pernam'
buco; briggs Francis Fabars, Fonainc st Jago de Cuba
st George, Hyler NOrleans
ueared-Bark Mazeppa Fisher, Oenfuegos; steamers
State OF Georgia Collins, Savannah; Pennsylvania, Bay
STEAMER Merlin, which left Halifax ut NJ 25th ult
for New York. shipped sea when on miles outside Sam
red away funnel and steam pipe life boat and two quar-
ter boats and stove remaining also stove bulwarks
and broke several stancheon The fan of the funnel and
pipe nearly demolished the galley She returned to port
about + NJ under canvass.
BR SHIP PRovycIALsT abandoned on her pa sage from
Philadelphia for Liverpool insured in Providence to
the amount of 600 equally divided between the Roger
Williams and American Offices
SHIP Horn at Faya in distress would probably be hove
down for repairs.
Snip JAMES PESSEII Badger, before reported lost of
Cape Horn belonged to Brunswick Me. The effects of
captain and supposed to have been lost at the
time as Capt had drawn upon the owners of the vessel
coal laden Another shipmaster whose vessel lost
OIL Cape Horn, had arrived at Valparaiso no particulars
BARK WILLIAM Capt Fuller mot bark VIM Fuller) was
the vessel from Rochelle for NYork at Fayal Jan in
distress.
BR BRIG Avn, Bolan at Taya Jan g. in distress was
from Lisbon for st Johns r. with salt. She had also
lost sails.
Bmc ANN MARIA (of salem,) Clay, at Curacao 18th
ult from Salem bound to the coast OF Africa and put
into 18th ult in distress having lost topmasts top
gallant masts sails, and lower mast sprnng When re-
paired would go to Boston.
NEw BRIG BROWNSVILLE CRY, vinne from Portland for
Mobile fallen in with, 2st ut ono lat &C., by the
steamer Empire City oath at N0reans The brig was
loaded with lime and had been on fire. and lost her wa
ter casks in gale supplied with water by the &C.
SCBR FREDERICK DYER, BIadman at Charleston from
Rockport Maine, discovered TO be fire morning Of
Jan 20, few minutes after eight o'clock She had
cargo Of stone lime 85 bbl of which saved out of
1910. The vessel was also destroyed.
SCHOONER steering s with loss OF ib boom and fore
topmast, supposed Am vessel was seen the Sh ult
no lat. &c) by the Glasgow at Ragged Isles N s. 2lst
ult, from Turks Islands.
BARK OREGON supposed of Nantucket Of 224 tons has
been purchased at Geenpor and will be fitted for the SIP
VIII fishery. She will be commanded by Capt Hedges Bah
cock late Of the Caroline of Greenport and is expected
to sail the 6rsto May next.
Notice to Mariners.
SOUTH AFRICA BIRD ISLAND LIGHTS.
HYDgoGRAPHc OrrTcE, ADMIRALTY, !
Nov 80. 1852
Official notice has been received from the Cape of Good
Hope that lights have been established in Agoa Bay,
the eatenmost of the Bird Islands, off Woody Point The
tower which is rectangular and painted with black lad
white horizontal stripes is forty five feet high and
ries two fixed lights eight feet apart the upper one
being seventy feet above high water and ten feet higher
than the other
In the direction of the Doddngton Rock the lights will
appear in a vertical line, above the other.
The following Commander Fishbourne's sailing di-
The Bird Islands lie in the eastern extremity OF Agoa
Bay off Woody Cape which, as its name denotes is
cred with wood except small patch of sand at its
init and is the only sea board land that which gives
it in contrast with that for miles either side dark
appearance; the land its west side, from near St.
Croix up rises into small sandy hlocks quite
bare OF vegetation and that to the eastward up to Pad
rome Point is similarly naked.
Woody Cape Is high and rugged but not so prominent
as to appear like Cape except when very IL not
with Padrone Point, which out into low point Of
'and forming determinabe Cape from which breakers
run out some distance and the water breaks still further
out at times, owing to the meeting of after
strong winds.
These islands afford toerably sheltered anchorage be
hind them in winds from to sSE in 10 fathoms, and
rather better than half mile from the norhernmost
breakers closer in would afford shelter, but the
ground is foul They very low and proportonally
dangerous, and though the main land will generally be
zen before them aa1 their distance may thereby DC be-