The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-11
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD


YoR LIVERPOOL The steamship Atlantic, Capt. West
sAiled at yesterday for Liverpool with eighty I've
passengers.
DBAsryRs The CHINA skAs-PiRArEa, &c.-The fol.
living Is an extract Of letter received by Walter r.
Ssnss, ESQ., President Of the Board Of Underwriters Of
Ais city
This month commenced with the usual bad weather
in ma me h. ~. mSntS Of
tler and November the two most clustering months
g the year and more disasters annually In these
snths than during the whole Of the summer which 10
AMsd the typhoon season These months psrticu-
hxly vessels bouad TO shanghae and through
Nerth Pacific to san Francisco passing through the
HE following disaster. have been reported this
o., ON The pra.as sbosl b1II ana S0una
vital loss, excepting $780, 900 In specie saved
y . steamer chartered from Hong Kong to proceed
vish the 9TH instant deserted and dismasted She
"a. bound to Australia, with 2 full cargo. British
total loss. British bark Eliza Ann, for Annoy from
put so nsss "n oss :, a sfsn bari
ast, and lost bulwarks Portuguese brig Bllja towed
BY Chinese boats, dsmasted and otherwise damaged,
having been the Pratas shoal.
The only disaster which has occurred where Ameri-
Mn interests we're At STAKE, Is the Peruvian ship
sured In American local Offices. The ship
k here the 4h inst. The next day she experienced
very severe gale On the 9th she lost and
sprung her mainmast, and commenced leaking, when
The captain thought best 70 pat into safe bay about
twenty niles south Of Macao where he anchored AZ.
beard and took cut the entire cargo about 200
sugar tea, silks, mating, &C., and then burned the
% probably the e. s eth that te could or1s have 10 m' ssp
pened here has stirred up both the English aud
Americsn commat ders 10 action, and the most lively
exctemsnt prevails to at put stop TO such pro-
csetinss against foreign vessels.
when the rates eoarded the first question asked OF the
captain vas neither his ship EnsshY-as, had she
BEN, they wouE have murdered all hands This has
stirred John bulps ire ana the cargo being all Ane
rean has provoked Uncie Sam. Two expeditions have
already been down 20 the wreck burned several vii.
hges engaged In receiving the plumber. And third
much larger scale, gish and American, with
troops and artillery from Hong Kong, going war
Of determination; and ihsy determined 70 put
s.eual stop 70 pr.ces on the coast and TO make the
itted In Of their ports uaer the eyes Of their
hsndsrips. demand has been seat 10 the govern.
nent claiming In iu all losses fer both and cargo
and the American Commission will enforce a. It viii
- good lesson, the Grand Chop given vessels
proceeding 10 sea guarantees protection 10 all vessels
putting into any Chinese port In distress.
The vessels loading at FOO Chow this year, have gu
away without any disasters. The restricting large
seis from venturing mp the river too high, viii 10
prevent such another that OF the
Oriental Tho great demand for last winter has
brought from California number OF old vessels, which
probably you have lost shtof They are looked At with
have been opened and mott thoroughly examined, and
vii Ear better than many Of recently built
clipper shirs In taking risks vessels here there Il
not much Attention 10 age there IL 70 the vessels
actual merits based q most thorough and critical
animation and In part Of the world vessels sub
iected 70 more nSia sera,iny You viii snd many o.
yrsd and experience has proved Judgment correct
a. many a ships have carried their carxoes far
better than youpgsr shlps.
pha1elphs IL aTorte Vessel, 10 years old and runs
rsaulArly bttpeen ihis and San Francisco she has
pever dam'gee IEc-2g', CO g.. sss--sslSs q. Tie