The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-11

Herald Marine Correspondence.
PMIADKPHIA March 10 PM.
ArrNed-Ships Arcadia Jordan, Liverpool; Tuscarora,
King. Attakapas; Phillips Bridges Savannah Marcy
willetts, Cape May; Liberty williams Hamilton NC;
ker do; Elizabeth & Eleanor, Parker, Mobile
Geared-Bark Etna, Taylor, Boston; Appleton, Ken.
drck, Co. schrs Florida Kelly do: Ellen Nickerson Bos-
ton; Aida, Delano, New York.
Disasters, &C.
BARK HoxH Hopner at Rio Janero, I'm NYork reports:
Nov 20 (sea accountl, it commenced blowing gale
the wind changed suddenly twice to Sc and back to Ne
At AN was blowing pretty hard gale from the Sc,
topsai the larboard tack, when very strange and
wild appearance observed in the horizon It i'm
mediatey ordered to take the mantopsa in but before
it Glued up tremendous hurricane burst in upon
u.s. and blew the mantopsal, which was a now one,
into shIeds blew away the spsnker and part Of
every moment the bare masts would the side at
ten AM the wind had abated to ordinary gale found
although we'll secured with shifting boards in lower
hold and between decks; Monday, Nov 22d in lat
IS s. N, lon 81 Al W., fell in with Malaga cargo,
floating around such casks of grapes lemons and
boxes Of raisns passed part Of steering Wheel
mented with brass stars and diamonds and other wreck
ed matter all looking fresh sent aoft to look out
for a wreck and in about hour discovered right
ahead when within thirty feet Of her. found her
painted black or lead COLOR could not tell which color was
the last both showed black bulwarks and red mould
ing deck mostly broken up foremost laying fore and
manmast had fallen the sarboard quarter sails and
rigging attached; bowsprit under the bow hanging BY
bobstsys; STERN including archboard washed off that
been in house built into half poop triangular topgal-
liant forecastle buwarks painted white inside anchors
still on the bows with chains bent had been time
out Of port doubt she met with her disaster in the
hurricane OF the goth.
SHIP HOWARD from NOrleans for this port At Key West
distress has been surveyed and dschargng
the leak is above the copper but portion Of her
will be taken OUT should it be below she will have to be
hove out
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resume her voyage to this city about the 2sth ult.
BARK KINGSTON, Sterling of and from Baltimore (Oct
D. for Cape Town, reported to have gone ashore at
AM Dec 23d during Sc gale the SW side of Robbern
man, Mrs Sterling he captains we) with her chill
dren, were drowned Capt Sterling came home in the
bark Lady Suffolk, at Boston,
BRIG SHAMROCK, frem Havana for Portland while max
ing for Newport harbor into by brig VIM Pitt
from Philadelphia for Boston, and both considerably
damaged They both arr at on the eth where the s
hauled into dock to unload and stop leak She was
eakng badly before the collision.
BRIG WIIDEs WALKER, Edgecomb from Matanzas 10th
ut OF and for Providence with about 800 hhds moasses
went ashore at 10Th, during thick weather, on
Little Bahama Bank about six miles W of Memory
Rock shortly after filled and sunk; crew saved The
wreckers saved about 40 hbds of rnolasses part Of
which with sails and rigging, taken to Nassau The
Walker was good vessel 13 years old. 1873 TONS and
valued al 1000 Vessel insured for 81 600 at the Allan
tic Mutual Office New York cargo for s. 800 at the
Merchants Office Providence. Capt states that ship
from New York and brig belonging to Bath, from Ha-
vana, with molasses went ashore at the time and
place with him. the latter became total loss. The ship
was probably the Elsinore, lost 18th.
BRIG MAT1o, at Key West, has been condemned
worthy of repairs.
BRIG EMILY at Boston from Manzanilla in gale from
SE 23d u in lat 81 &c. lon TO- lost deck load Of cedar
scHR ADEIADE-The FIRE board this vessel which put
into Newport has been extngushed and she is dis
charging Of lime, having disposed of it at New
port. =
scTn RyhKRr P King, (of PHILADELPHIA Leeds, from
New York bound to Philadelphia, with cargo of maho-
Rany and merchandise, ashore at Cold Spring Inlet
bar, on the 9th inst Her deck load thrown over
board when she was got off without damage and would
proceed first fair wind. The deck load nearly all
picked up consisting OF mahogany, and secured on the
beach, where 1t awaits orders.
scHR THOMAS FRENCH, from New BEDFORD, of aud for
Suffolk, Va in ballast went ashore Gardeners Island
lat Friday night, during heavy storm. She lies
high and dry, but in good position and will probably be
got off without injury. She is stated to be insured in
scnR GEN CrIscH, Baker from Philadelphia arr at st
Johns X, 9th ult, and sid 18th for Arecbo and
turned into st Johns again the 10Th with loss Of best
bow anchor and chain, bowsprt sprung having been
obliged TO leave Arecibo during heavy Norther with
three ourths Of her outward cargo board She will
repair and proceed to Arsebo TO nsh discharp
ing and to load for Philadelphia
ScHR NARussA, ashore OF Cape Cod is badly strained,
the water sbbing and flowing in her The Union Screw
with Capt Bunce to get her Off and deliver her at r. for
$500.
The following from Capt Winslow. Of the ship Young
Phoenix, is extracted from the Nantucket lnqurer-
I'm voyage IN tDa EhCinc ocenh 4 mHuo SoVerdi
inpoi ant discoveries which consider OF sufficient in
terest to the commercial world to make public
In July 1881 made dangerous reef in lat 40 8 Ion
ia SO W. extending from NV to Sc about mile, and
nearly three quarters of o mile broad, which got
soundings from the boat Of four fathoms where also
discovered two pointed rocks just below the surface
remained with two boats anchored the reef about two
hours and caught lasge number OF Goldfish. This reef
is not laid down any chart that know Of.
The position Of Rapid reef Sw Of the Fegees laid down
the chart is IN lat 81 80 long It's 10 T. which il or
roneous; the true position lat Il 36 lon ia so u
md n damn hcp IT, ~
from Kings Shll group to New Zealand.
The following information obtained from Capt Hulger
an experienced shpmaster at the Bay Of Islands, New
Zealand, which may be useful TO be kaown:--At the
island Of Apce New Hebrides) the SW side thare are
yams to be procured In abundance from the moath OF
February to the latter part OF August also at Banks
Southern Island on the west side. you should 90
far to the westward the ousaes there Is plenty Of
yAms to be had at Cape Dennis the north side Of tho
group. At Achilles Island ins g. l7s 40 a there are
plenty Of pigs to BE- had for boat axes yams at the
above named sands iron noop In trade There also
plenty yams 70 be ha At the Northern Banks Island
also bananas taro brAdfu and other fruit In plenty
hNyo AvAyu Uhd0 Il n rub In trading With Ma AL(su