New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-07
MARINE AFFAIRS.
Hanover.
THE BARK VICAR Is PERIL.

IHL BARN VICAR IN fEtlis
Correspondence of The " Y. Tribune.
QroGUE, Wednesday, March ), 1850.
The bark Vicar of New-York Capt. Booth from
Africa for New-York lies at anchor about four miles
east of this place; she is about mile from shore,
partly loaded with palm oil She broke her rudder
going about $50 that it could not be repaired last
night with n strong southwest wind. To avoid going
on shore she anchored The supercargo and pilot
Cwho were Oh boardl came on shore, going to New
York for steam-tug TO tow her in. The vessel,
cept her ruddor, appears to be in good condition
TIE EASTERN STEAMERS.
The steamboats, of the StOnngton and Fall River
Lines will leave New-York on and after Monday next,
at pm.
THF AMERICAN BARK AMELIA.-MOre than year
ago the Amelia took on board at New ork part OF
cargo of arms and ammunition, and escaped the vlgl.
lance of the Custom House officers at that port; sailed
for the coast Of Florida where she met the noted bark
Magnolia then pursued by the authorities OF the United
States as fllbuster and somewhere near ST. Josephs,
took on board the entire cargo OF the MaSnola; ana
again evading the authorities, after hanging about the
coast of Florida for month"; set sail for parts un-
known and about six months ago, put into fOrt-au-
Prince, Hayt where she was seized by the United
States Consul After remaining there for three or four
months with guard OF Hayden soldiers on board,
Lieut. Werden, of the United Safes Navy, was or.
dercd TO proceed with sufficient crew of the soopoi
war Saratoga to take command OIL and sail with this
vessel to New-York. Lieut.. Werden accordingly seq
sail from POrt-suP Prince on the lst day OF December
the vessel then in wretched condition. After being
at sea for about two months, part OF the time with
out water or provisions, and twice approaching the
coast of America, encountering the fearful storm oil
tie 9th and eth of January IN this mere wreck, sue
ceeded in reaching this port on the LIST instant, the
vessel leaking badly rotten and decayed in every
part-in truth, unseaworthy than any Vesse
we remember to have seen floating in our harbor
Lieut.. Werden, On his arrival turned over tins YES
sci to the American Consul, Major Helm, who Is dis
charging her cargo, consisting of several thousand
| mulkets five or six hundred rifles, pistols, swords,
cannon and all the equipments necessary to arm some
FIVE thousand men, including clothing, aud snihclent
quantity of ammunition TO serve Tor many months ID
the field More than thousand boxes ballcartridges
were landed and under the regulations OF this port
stored in the magazine OF the fort; but Delng ds-
covered that the boxes were nailed with IRON ste "a
of copper nails the Vice-overnor ordered hem to be
stored at such distance from the city not 10 en-
danger its safety and Major Helm, with his character
istc piomptness, chartered vessel and placed on
board some $50 tuns of ammunition, which sailed
this morning for New-YOrk. 50 our people OF Char
lotte Amelia town may be quiet on the subject OF expo'
sons peep into the hold OF this yesse exhibits con-
fusion painful and curious-palniui, because OF the
destruction of property-cuTlOus, because you see
cannon pork in barrels and pork out OF barrels, mus
kets rifles sabers, beef brine clothing tents, wagons
shells boxes and kegs OF powder and indeed every
article of clothing, provision and instruments OF DEATH
thrown together without regard TO stO.age order
barrels and boxes crushed 10 pieces some wet some
dry some damaged, and some in good order. The
cargo however, is now nearly discharged some twenty
hands and three or four lightershavny been engaged
at il for some fifteen days. The American Consul has
been on board early and late, urging on the work and
using every effort TO much OF the cargo a pos
sibe Ii is estimated that there must be some 500
uns in all and that the cargo could not have cost less
| than $50, 900.
An who have visited the vessel say the officer in
command deserves great credit for getting TINS vessel
into port at all. Somebody viii certainly c-e by this
experiment but those who dance must pay the fiddler.
! The Amelia can only be made frewOOd OF after she
! is discharged. ISt. Thomas Times, Feb. 20.