The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-20


TIE WRECK or TaE ENGLISH BRIG wArEsLo0.
Translated from the santo Domingo 6aceA oe Ge
We had recently TO regret the Zoe: the EnSsh brig
riquez, merchant Of this place The truth Il evident
that from the year 1850 10 his date these scenes have
been 80 FREQ ueny repeated that the Of
RsOubc has be ZONE disrepute among forsg In
our next number we shall make some reflections upon
tion Of the e OF the waterloo, made before the Com
masasnt Of the pSst-ree zSta DAY OF February 1882
an. the o. & The e. Marine w u &
before Us the senior Juan Pablo Hsri.s pilot 81 s
tell the truth and nothing but the TRUTH answered thu
questions put TO him As'fonows.-
waterloo, Captain Collins. to load along these coasts
A. brought her the frst time.
In what ports did the brig loadf A. The nrss to
which she sailed from here Soco. the second Cumh
lasa, and the third Marcoris.
Q. How many thousasd feet Of wood, or how many
pieces did she ship In these three ports In soco
she took about twenty, in Cunnnllssa from eighty to
ninety and in the ast port she shipped about one nun
O. What class Of logs we're shipped in the said brig
A. DO not know, but they appeared TO De small o.
co were civ By Senior ss
Cumaasa they delivered BY the same person. aud
also by Senior Santiago ssraana and in the third port
they were delivered BY the Commandant Antonio
What cargo had the ship when she returned to this
po;tS A. She had scarcely enough OF ballast.
O. Did she ship no other kind Of cargo IN any other OF
these ports? A. No.
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complete cargo? A. When the brig was anchored In tse
port of Cumalasa, the captain wished to haul up the
he had not tasen in his cargo Of wood in the port
but the captain nssted on setting SAIL and LETT the post
Of in such that after the vessel had
rounded the point of Solavento, he was obliged to run
TO the poop seize the wheel from the sailor who held it,
and lu to prevent the ship striking The ship ran to-
course for the port Of cumallass and then too in hi.
cargo as well as in the port Of Macors After having
sea- but percey ns that the vessel was running upon
bidden rocks he cast anchor await for the wind
as commenced to blow the ship foundered In the
@ Is this the Only reason why you did not continue
@. How many workmen had the ship and who were
theyi A. There were only two-one named Estebun
Mendez and the other seferro.
@ Is there any other fact you noticed while on board
JOSE MAAR, Commandant Of the Port.
J. +. DEMALLRTTE Secretary.
SANTo DOMINGO, Feb. 2S, 1856.
STEAM BETWEEN NEw YORK, MOBILE AND TExAs.-Sevs-
raj Of our influential men, whilst at the North last fall
had several interviews with Captain Graham relative to
establishing line of steamers bet ween New York. MO
bie and Texas and in meetings Of citizens
held here. which resulted in the appointment Of
COMMITTEES, copsisting OF the following gsntlemen:-
Msssrs. Battle HaJlett Emanuel st John, Dckey and
Brewer, who were then in New York, to examine new
steamship til st Mr. Graham constructing, and con-
fer with him the proposed enterprise The ship
exaIninec by portion of the commttse, in com.
ably reporter on Mr. Graham is no with u.s. and
ready to the proposed line with the steamers
now in port ready for the business the steamship
United stats three years old Of 500 tons burden and
one Of the finest steamers and II Is the
fastest in the Southern trade the ST. Lawrence three
years old st,ut substantial steamer, well adapted for
the trade between this city and Texas aud the Ocean
Bird and splendid steamer, which will be finished
by the 18th Of April, Of 1000 tons BURDEN with large,
airy and elegant accommodations, adapted in every par
ticuiar for The Mobile Her draft OF water when
deeply loaded New York, will exceed ten feet,
and drawing MT over zine feet GU her arrival here
She wl therefore, be enabled at all times TO come to
three above nasd steamships at appraised valuation,
The company and pay Ten per esiTss qaaaI stoek q
Mobile the in ai ahs q Per- Bird At
cen! en- the ist Gays of November December january
and FEBRUARY aext Subscriptions win be received al
Jones, Hallett St John, p,ckcy Brewer. n. nesba
Co. Gibson, Earson, charlock Stewart; also at All
,he ne Of the city, At tn. request Of the
Gtzens OF Mobile, Mr. Graham has concluded to detau
the United staes and st. Lawrence ill the 2sth mat
n oroes &C ascertain what the citizens Of Mobile will do
Aotilc Tribune, March u.
| QUICK TINE Tie Men Bedford Mercury saws that IN.
steam propeller Wausotta, Captain Nye arrived at The
Port oil New Bedford Thursday afternoon in ftean
hours from New York-beirg the shortest time avs,
mace between the two ports
iHE SPIrznKRGES FIsHERYA meeting OF sb,o ovnsr.
q making Up % sausy for the
gen whale 6sling committee OF seven was nnnoi :.
Cd to obtain ssese,ip,ions TO the Of in
ehaies OF SleU EACH for tue purchase and outfits az
veses to proceed to tho piizber.en seas An
ritntal cruise subscription con,msnced At this
oeeng one person heading tee list with twenty shares
1t is sisted there doubt that the stock will be tsxon
up and the veself win be INN sdatey despa cched M
PROBABLE lat that the ships viii arrive out AMI cru.s
Tor whales during the season. return home in sx or
e'ghs months from the time Of their departure
sBoRTl2r Run FROM BosrcN TO AusTRAIIa-The elm.
Per ship RDsleader Capt Matthews of and from al.
port October 18th, arrived il Hobsons Bay Australia
January 9Th, although she - detained oil Pernambuco
10 land the first officer who had broken his Leg The
FDgeader made the heDce to pernambuco n thirty
two DAYS and from Pernanbuco to Hobson's Bay In
iorty' SIX days Her best days $3.50 miles. In
one week she ESQ miles and In the month Of De
eember 700 miles.-Bostoa Advertiser
IHE WINTER CRUISES REVENUE Curriers' The
following revenue cutters have returned to port having
completed their winters cruising the coast agreesbly
10 orders OF the Treasury Department in November
last
Revenue cutter Jam,s Campbell, Commander George
tarke stationed at New London, Conn; boarded aud
spoke during the cruise 172 vessels rendered
TO IN cfstress saved the lives of five persons and ss
Revenue Gu ter Forward, Captain a. B. Nones station
ed at Wilmington DEL; boarded aud smoke SIS vessels
assisted 8, and sailed ,314 miles.
Revenue cutter Morris, Captain John whitcomb, sta
toned At Eoston Mass boarded acd spoke 254 vessels
assisted . distance sailed, 2,829 miles.
Revenue cutter fancy Captain Joseph Noyes, station
ed at tastpcrt Me boarded and spoke $50 vessels as
sisted g. and sailed 2,o5S miles
LARGE feEsERG.-Capt. Norton of the ship Northern
Light, which arrived at Fairhaven 14th inst reports
West, large iceberg about 300 feet hy and ak miles
long Capt Norton prononnccs it the largest iceberg
ever seen in those lat tudes.
Personal Intelijger ce.
Sir Charles Il. Gray, formerly Governor OF Jamsica
the Sorth
Nr Bsrd Fillmore x-president Of the United States