The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-24
Marine Affairs.

THE JOSEPH WALKER AFIoAT.-This vessel, which
burned and scutted the morning of the Goth Deem
ber 1853 and which has been laying sunk at the wharf
foot Of Dover street. since that time has at length been
raised pumped out and is aaoat ready to be towed
out of the slip Judge Cowles shall fit to
move the injunction which has been placed upon her by
the former contractor to raise her. Three four
cesu attempts have made to raise the hulk of the
Joseph Walker, and have been employed upon the
various operations to get the vessel aaoat for nearly two
years. We are sure that all of our citizens except
perhaps those who desired to make political capital out
eyesore is being removed At the time the
Joseph Walker burned she nearly ready to SAIL
that at the same time was burned the clipper ship Great
Republic then the largest vessel in the world, which had
just finished loading and TO have hauled into the
stream that very day, bound her first voyage to
Liverpool and also the clipper ship White Squal which
had just commenced taking in cargo for California. The
Great Republic has since been reduced ordinary
sized ship, and is in the English service trans
port, and the White Squan rendered into three
masted schooner full rugged forward and sailed nearly
year ago for San Francisco but shortly after returned
disabled. She repaired damages and sailed again. ana
the last heard of her she had put into Rio Janeiro in
crippled state
The steamships Alabama, Capt. schenck, from savan-
nah, and the Marion Foster from Charleston arrived
yesterday morning We indebted to the pursers for
papers.
GRAIN LOADED vEssEIs-The following communication has
been handed to for publication speaks high
commentator of Captain Ebert Latham, well known ship
master for many years out of this port
notice in the morning that the Bremen bark Anna
m city being deep to proceed . sea also
with all was also loaded deep previous 70 her
in New York appointed an Inspector Captain Iaham Of al
Ss 9r M n sy %
not overload and that the grain well taken Of After
Il he that
pened 50 or not vessel has returned Or one gone down
H s When
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part " q her
Henry Guild threw her put back and
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bnt give credit where is DUE The vessels spoken
city They were reported deep and nnseaworSy by our
inspector therefore the losses fall on offices out e. The city
ScHR. II. p RussELL-As act of justice Capt LayHela
Of the steamship Jackson which collision with o
schooner H. p Russell the l4h ns give the following
statement from HIM
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
by Se
commander navigator, induced to place myself
following NEW York. and were on
regular bound to Baltimore steering south by
west the time OF the collision Said collision
the fact that the schooner altered her
accident would not Being we'll
position, reversed engine and asked damage
aned to which they replied they were leaking when they
advised run ashore to which they answered
course, when heard their cries assistance
again rounded TO and alongside, ard offered all
ststance In power which declined And regards
The name OF the vessel reported there such
given and, In fact such belonging line.
unnecessary for me TO anything further explana
ton OF this matter with the the following
That holding the responsible position of
Of steamship plying between Of the largest Atlantic ports
should be suspected of such negligence
mainly as implied by the statement OF the referred
s TO the least unreasonable in the extreme.
seamersthat IL, "Cromwels Ine'have render
ed assistance whenever opportunity offered
ready TO lend protection aid 10 anything aoat Very
spectfuly CAPT. LAYFIELD Steamship jackson,