The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-30
News frsm Key West
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KHY WET March ~. II


Interesting Shipping InteIlioenee-Ths Coast Surrey.
The brig Tsyanier Lester arrived on the 18th instant
from IAyguna, in ballast. Freight could not be OBJ
tanned as wood too high to pay the cost Of ship
ment Many vessels were in port awaiting an easier
market; none were loading.
The bark Roxana, Cooper, sailed from Garden Key
for Pensacola the 11th. The ship S. a. Talbot Capt
Norton arrived at this port in distress the 18th
She sailed from New Orleans the 3D. and after getting
the bar and out to sea- found to be crank
that all her upper. spars had to DO housed heavy
gale soon after coming she s too crank to be
safe to make an Atlantic passage, and Capt Norton
bore up for this place. The schooner Col Do Russey
chartered to take portion Of her cargo to New
York. and 100 bales cotton accordingly transferred
to her. and the shp being relieved sailed for Boston
The 14th.
The bark Gulnare been and sold atAuc.
lion. The gross amount Of sales OF hull and materials
Is s1,7BS. Her cargo went TO London in tho bark w.
H. Brodie Chartered for the purpose) the 18th.
The United States Coast survey steamer Corwin Lieut.
T. H. Craven, commander, arrived the 10th ult. from
few days, where Professor Bsche will join her The
party will then so to Cape for the purpose OF
uring base line four miles long, Professor Bache per-
sonay experimenting the measurement We learn that
another line three miles in extent Is to be measured
Key Biscayne beach. These two lines will be test of
the correctness OF the whole chain OF trar guaton that
has been extended by the different parties Of Coast Sur
vey officers for several years past.
The schooner Jonas Sparks, WHITAKER arrived the
18th from Aspinwall bound to New Yore; put pro-
freight not succeeding, sailed the next day.
The schooner Onward suggett, arrived from New York
on the 18TH with etores &C., for Fort Taylor She had
also several boats for the OF the army at Charoes
Harbor. She sailed for the latter port the 10th.
The soop Plum, (wrecGer,) Capt Pent, arrived from
the reef on the 10Th. She picked mp the officers and
Of the ship Due de Brabant off Indian Key the pre-
vious day Capt Schmidt, in command of this ship,
ports that he from Antwerp loaded with tiles nails
compressed straw, gin, &c, bound to Havana On the
night of the 10th struck upon unknown rock, sup
posed TO be the Dog Rocks Ths ship immedi.
aely her stern being In Eve fahoms and the bow
just clear Nothing whatever saved from the wreck
but the long boat With water and provi the
gulf crossed in few hours, and fortunately the
wreokng sloop fallen in with, and they escaped
with little suffering. The were sent to Havana in
the pilot boat Lafayette Three vessels went from this
port to the Dog Rocks hearing OF the accident to
the cargo, possible One returned the 2lst
reports that the cargo cannot be saved The sails rig
ging, anchor and chains will only be saved
The British fbark Avepger, from Honduras the
2lst for provisions, water, &c. she found by the
pilots outside the northwest bar and had to be carried
around the QAicksands
the bark Anpa, Whaler five days from New Orleans
for New York, bearded by the pilots the 10Th
rear Bocca Grands channel and carried through the
same into the Gulf.