New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-21
Marine AFFAIRS.
FURTHER FROM THE FRANKLIN.

From Our Own Reporter
MoRIcHEs, Il. H. Thursday, July 30, 1854.
Morches is fishing and farming village, of abou.
200 inhabitants situated seventy miles from New
York To Yaphapk the nearest railway station, is nine
miles The village is pretty spot of five miles long and
six broad upon Moriches Bay. The bay from two to
three miles across from the main land 10 the sand bar
which forms Long Island Beach. This bay occasionally
broken by sand bars extends from Fire Island Inlet to
Rockaway and affords employment and sustenance to
large number of fishermen who live upon the shore.
During the summer, many New Workers annually come
here spend the hot days uxurang in the cool oak and
pine woods sailing the bay or having in the cool surf
that rolls in majestcay upon the beach, To accomno-
date these are good hotels and several weapponed
boarding among the best OF which thu. Of Mr.
Josiah Bishop my worthy host. Tho people drink no
rum license the sale of it, support but lawyer and
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The village contains three churches Of the Presby
terrain one of the Protestant Methodist and one Of the
Episcopal Methodist denominations There are also SIX
stores three postoces two carriage manufactures, gss
and saw-mlls and paper-mill in process OF erection
For the Of the gun and rod there are two good trout
and pckerel streams and the woods and fields abound
with quail and woodcock and the marshes and pres of
the bay with large numbers fsnipe.
The Bay which is the principal source OF revenue TO
the nhabitants furnishes about SEQ 900 worth of fish for
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year upon the Bay and their earnings about s3ooa
man. The fishing seasons from the Let Of March to the
last Of June and from the LIST Of September TO the LIST OF
December. The Bay furnishes abundant supply Of
GELS bass blue fish, &c, which transported by wagon
to Yaphank and thence by railroad TO market. The
water in the Bay not very SALT and has but little ebb
and fow through Fire Island Inlet Some years ago. TO
render the water fresh channel cut through
the sandbar at expense OF 81, 500; month aerward
and it completely choked up with quick sand.
The exporting OF cord-wood is also quite lucrative
business here. The oak and pine woods afford abun
dan; supply of material which is taken up the North
River by eight ten sloop,, of forty fifty uns
each, owned here.
OF the Inflated steamship Franklin can say but little
that is favorable. During Wednesday the wind
light and due north clock p NJ, when il changed 10
the southwest and continued up to the time Of my
posting this, g, A. VI.
She badly hogged on the port side and has careened
over the The surf has not materially sbaed its
violence and approach from the ong still mpractcab!e
At high tide there fifteen feet Of water in her hold,
which GIBBS and flows with the tide About quarter of
her cargo or some $50 packages have been landed in
good order The steampumps rugged and ready be
put in operation the dry cargo shall have been
taken out, /, has been decided bring the schooners
around to the Bay through Fire Island Inlet. and load
them with the cargo The cargo is lowered upon carts at
ebb tide and at full tide lowered by the telegraph,
hswser stretched from the mainmast head 10 the Shore
The goods are hoed the head OF the mast slung and
the sir e. which attached to block through which the
bsvser runs descends to the beach with its load by its
own momentum.
Mr. Bovine, the agent of the Underwriters and Capt
Carman the Wreckmaster OF the District, are hard at
work and doing wonders. II fine weather continues the
dry portion of the cargo will be got out to-day. The
wreckers still sleep upon the beach, beneath their tents,
at night and despe the egons Of mosquitoes and sand
flies, say they enjoy it hugely.
Iu connection with Capt. Wotton, be expressed the
oppiou that with favorable weather the ship may be got
off hut size is she will be in such condition as TO
render il necessary expend in repairs sum nearly
equal TO the cost of new ship. OF course the Under
writers will use every exeron TO get her on, because IN
the event of being successful they would repair her when
ope,hird of the expense would fall upon the ownerr.
This beach is sadly in need Of good surf-boats Al
though some three four wrecks occur here every year.
they have but one decent surbost and that one 49, be-
beye one of Francss metallic life boats, belonging to the
station In the present mu n difficulty has been ex
ner;enced for the wan, of them. think the light strong
wooden .uribo ats something in shape like ae-ooat
without any stern and with deep from end TO end
similar 10 those in along the coast OF New-Jersey
would be exceedingly useful and ought to De kept here
The large steam pump, lately in use on the sanker
wreck of the Joseph Walker has been sen. down TO ass
in keeping the Franklin sufficiently free Of water to enao
the 70 get the damaged cargo She VIII probe
| biz reach here 10 the morning