The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24


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LAUNCHES sSAIuRDAy.-About half past seven o'clock
Saturday evening Mr. Abraham Bell launched from
his yard adjoining Houston street. the ship Confe1era
ton, for Messrs. lane West She is very handsome
vessel Of tons burthen and is to be employ ed as
Havre packet under command of Captain Corning. H-r
dimensions l7S feet long deck 80 feet breadth Of
beam. and IS feet inches deep She launched fully
rugged but without her yards and had very imposing
appearance
About O'Clock, Messrs Westervelt h eons
launched at their yard the other aide Of Houston
street, the Mexican war steamer Gen. Iturbde. After
the vessel had got OF her length into the
water Of the ways slipped from under and stonped
her further progress In about hours time, how
ever she hauled of by steo tug apparently IN
injured. She Ii sharp, handsomely nodded veVel
built OF live oak and pierced for fourteen guns like her
consort the Santa Anna They both screw vessels
Of the dimensions and fitted with double oscia
ting engines from the Farren Iron Works great part
Of the Iurbdes machinery board when she left
the ways She is 500 tons register l55 feet long on
deck, q feet beam and IL feet deep.
LARGE IcaRRG.-Ths Swedish bark Eeonone, which
yesterday from Gottenburg reports seug
iceberRs between Ion As and So of which three
hundred feet high.
WILLOW FEWER BOARD SnP-The brig Richard,
arrived here reports speak 18th instant
in lat 80 90 lon 70 So bark Roleric Dhu, Capt Lnds
ley bound Montreal from Maanzas, with Of
crow sick with yellow fever. Capt L. intended TO put
into port for fresh crew. If they continued sick
on his arrival north Of Hateras. He declined assist
ance
TIKI STEAMSHIP DANIEL WEBSTER, OF he New Orsans
and Nicaragua line arrived here yesterday from New
Orleans. Mr. Purser Hart will accept acknowledge
ments for HIos of papers. The d. W, believe has
come on to be overhaule1.
Try BARK nvoiA This vessel, previously reported
spoken fty miles from the Balze, arrived here yes
terdsy in charge of Capt Mccormick, keeper Of tho
light ship Ship Island shoals The captain reports
having boarded her the 9Th inst, when he found
the entire PROSTATE with Caagres fever. He
rendered them ali the assistance in his power and
Captain Of the light ship procured cont in which
the body placed, weights attached and baried la
the gulf The frs and second mates, three white and
two colored aeamen In all helpless At the
der,ook it'll two men, to bring her into the South
west Pass, where she taken in TOW by the Louis
! Vile and arrived above. From the papers Of the
bark, (Which we were permitted to examine by j. W.
Hincks, Esq, Deputy Coector) gather the following
facts concerning tho vessel and her unforunate
\ mander The bark is owned in New York by Messrs
punhsm. Her chsrter party shows that sailed from
New York fer Aspinwall with assorted cargo after
the delivery Of which she was to proceed to the Atcha
falaya, Ia. and load with sugar and molasses for
turalzaton papers Of the deceased Captain, Henry
Piper, born in Mema Prussia, In 1929, and . Master
Mnson's certificate OF membership from Mum Lodge
No. 100, New York-Ne'c Orieaas Picayune, July 49,