The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-27

day. she pr0ceeded ABOUT one mile outsiUs
The River Bird is about 800 tons register ShecsrA
the buoy ut the bar to Fulton ferry ia ono hoco
forty minutes Her agents here are A. A. Low ~ n
Tiers.
PASSENGERS LoST GEORGE CANNING Tho follow
ing the Of the cabin passengers OF the Ham
burg ship George Canning Captain Jacobs wrecked
her passage to Hamburg from this city:-Mr c. c. Le
vim, Mr.. Mamgreen, Mrs. Rutman and four children.
There also seventeen in the second cabin whose
could not be furnished, making twenty four
sepgers in ALL The crew. with exception, had been
engaged at Hamburg for the voyage and probably
all natives OF Europe
THE STEAMSHIP NASHVILLE Captain Berry, arrived yes
terdsy from Charleston In dfty-six hours bringing
papers from that city in advance Of the mail.
SUFFERING SEA.-Ths British schooner Albatress,
Capt viguers bound from Jamaica for this port which
has been reported spoken Distress succeeded in reach
ing Nassau Bahamas the 26th ult The Nassau Guar
dan of the 9th ult gives the following account tia
sulerngs OF the crew and passengers
The schooner Albatross Of Kingston, Jamaica, Capt
viguers from Kingston, sailed the 10th October for
New York, with pmento, coffee, rum, hides copper aud
specie. She had also nine passengers, gentem,n and
ladies' After tempestuous passage, when within
hundred miles of the Highlands she experienced severe
hurricane from W. N. w., lost all her sails and the
sci driven on her beams ends in which state she Law
four hours The captain, mate and finding II i'm
possible to save themselves, dashed to the rails,
where they remained for three days tbs passengers be-
ing fastened down below. The vessel then got be-
fore the wind, when the weather moderated down to
heavy gale, which lasted seven days. The passengers
all this time had noursment but bread and water,
which passed down TO them from the Every
thing was washed from the deck and the were
four TO Ave feet water in the hold All the working
Mt the pumps. The fourth night the vessel going
down by ths head They then threw tine cargo over,
forced the male passengers to work in order to life
the ladies being In the water all the time nearly famish
ed Killed the goat, and fed that. They we're
then within hundred miles of Bermuda. The gale
abated On the ninth day fell in with the British
blowing heavy gale Of wind from +. n E. The ere% crew
OF the schooner manned their boats take the pasen
gers of The ladies had TO be thrown in the boats they
were in their wet clothes for eight days One
lady refused TO leave the vessel account Of illness
preierring to die rather than be removed Relieved tho
Hull bound to Charleston, fell in with the Albatross
and the captain Of her kindly offered take of the lady
sorry to remove her by force. She tainted deck and
in this state thrown into the bark's boat heavy
sea running at the tune. The name Of toe lady Is
and had been TO Jamaica for her health The bark sup
piled the Abatross with provisions ami water and took
charge OF her letter bag They then repaired their
sails, and tried Intellectually TO reach Bermuda,
count OF continuous gales. They then bore away for
and fifty miles Of that city the vessel encountered a Sc.
we're gale from the westward which struck her abaf
tore the sails broke the bowspr and fore boom and
blew her far out Of her course that last resort
Captain Nguers resolved upon coming to Nassau. She
received assistance from wreckng vessel and arrived
these shores about four years ago In the brig Erie when
he was dashed to a spar for four days.
ARRIVAL OF THE s. 5. NEW YORK AT CONSTANT
NOBLE.
from the Glasgow Herald, Jan. 81
Intelligence arrived here Friday last Of the arrival
at Constantinople, Of the magnificent screw steame
New York, OF Glasgow captain Craig, her voyage
from Havre TO the Crimea She has performed the pas
sage in twelve days and four hours AMI, consderin
that Havre IL as far distant from the Bosphorus
Southampton, and that the cargo unusually heavy
II musbe regarded among the most successful trips
that has been made The New York built ia autumn
last by townsmen, Mcssrs. Tod a. Macgregor, and
about 70 BE- placed the line between the Cyd.
gow when she was diverted from her intended route
by being chartered by the French government for the
conveyance OF wars stores TO the Crimea As she has
immense carrying power, the New York has taken out
one OF the largest cargoes OF munitions Of which
left French port by She was to discharge
portion Of her cargo at Constantnople and then pro-
coed to the Crimea with the remaining and larger pr
ton where doubt II has been long since successfully
landed BY the present contract the New York remans
in the service Of the French till the begin
ming Of May. Offers for charterng the Glasgow which
expected TO arrive here from New York the
Of the present month"; and which has also great carrying
capacity have been made both by and BY the
French government. We believe the owners are
her present station for although tho trade with the
United States unfortunately dull they consder that
they are entitled MISUNDERSTANDING to consult the int
rest and OF the Glasgow and New York
chants, who have so literally patronsed this line Sc H.
when the duty OF maintaining and reinforcing the troops
in the Crinea so loudly calls for the aid of every
er, and when the remuneration viii be ample II Ia not
unlikely that the Gasgow may pass for tins into the
service Of either the British or the French government
When the reasons thoroughly patriotic, our
merchants will doubt brief sion OF the
traffic upon this OCEAN steam line.
We Il ink il worth while 70 append the log Of the New
York from Hayre TO Constantnope;-
Dec. 7-l45 N. discharged the pilot and set full
s-wind, w.N.w. distance run, 1876 miles Strong
breetes; steaming only.
wind, W. 10 ~; distance run 81 miles. Fresh
breezes and westerly sea, latter part, square
sails set.
lc-.wino, NE. distance run, $50 miles Fresh
breezes and cloudy; square sails set.
1l-Wind, NE distance rum $50 miles Pleasant
breex.s and cloudy weather; square sails set;
$50 r NJ, OF Cape st. Vincent, passed the
screw steamship Charity, with British troops
l2-wine NE and calm; distance run, 2s7 m les.
Light airs and fine weather; square sails set
13-wind, calm; distance run, 80 miles
H-Wind, calm to north; distance run, $50 miles
First part calm; latter part fresh gales
15-Wnd, N. to INV; distance run 40 M les
latter part light airs.
N-Wind, vest distance run, 256 miles. Light
airs; square sail set occasionally.
T-Wind west by north; distance run 252 m les
Light airs; square sail set occasionally.
p-Nind, west distance run 1856 miles First
light breezes and dark hazy weather; laid 10 oG
the entrance OF the Curigo Channel tron p. NJ
I'll a a. N. IL 10 A. " passed the steamer
Juu, bound west abreast Of Europa Castle
Bpm
le-wind northeast by north; distance run, 295
miles Abreast OF Galpo, 10 Y. NJ; Island
Of Aarmoia southwest by south midnight
stopped the engine twenty miles west Of Con.
sst an' the nisht being very dark and
slowly 10, on the hsrbor, in dense fss
= .topped the engines.
S-Dtstance run, lao miles. Noon, the fog cleared
away y. NJ, came 10 anchor in the harbor
Of constantinople; passage q ~ day. hours
Total distance, 3,its miles
The DIFFICULTY or THy BrPyAto Avn Rp,sr