New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-20
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camille nd AGRICULTURAL interests Of the country" unworthy
sna'y ohaer. It no, true that the u.e iGa4
IN bic r'Po 20 tie Commodore given below from actual
ana Coz 9b,er ton that hoye h' sand bach That .lI
er,. ira i.l.9 md W." b u H. in tie es1t
al oNs bank winch ,op. the hse on the other
side upon which vegetation found eso"Pt lev low
Gf h ts H ' ln ~. t ana aif N NE
supposed it LAX in the c"uter Of e island NJ
rernec Is that from April 20 No''nh .ncu've-,he dry
sessoLcver tho low not ." b" flunt ~"
~Iefere,d difliy in sndns H. Cminodore va. there
IN Nj thihe closing MOI n OF the rainy -ason-tne m - m
make 4 agus' the American interest w
DO. tf Inv 'l Ed NO, a.. zee W. xsc G ~. o9nec Of
the dcp..'s. lie cvldenty sucss'i a IT. -
,1norlt Of hich contan-whicA j. sener-tei BY
,ucc, syc its linz 30 raiu.cs rcis Taa there
i lfrfe deposit rhdfne 'lc bland in state OF doom
CsT Tho laf'or Tcum,'suce AMI the DO
suo n O., Baker sud Lucas that correspond with our 10
.orya-iol. practicable to ascertain tn alne
il. Certainly navigation. Still more certainly 1t .. not
sctn o . io, Thcr !. arg deposit OF blne
ON d. Isrd IN state Of dccomporiuou PIooaby u" 'w
H. hi. spy-s-'; surely b" dit not an9yzc - Ana hi' -
.hc m Nv met which goes show thaf the statements made
Nv Cspi B. kerard ysc-'hs- was gu no i,'nd-' cor
he ecu tie Couroio-s bid limo and ir', rate
qu,uo And what doe BE- mean nv ,t sJCb M
- on uc African coast and the coasts OF venezuela
Mexico aud Pi'a-oni- ne o' H. .caianly and rt
,oyok,d ir,uu.tion that either Capt baAf OF nye mas
5 b psD1 who wears livery Of high rank IN the coun-
nv. ,rryoe Both Of u' have been ses"P '-'I ,HAh
i.,L Tli- !. the tr'i TIM NY one ,; o., L. ~ 80
.o tb II f,en ycais; and during tt imc 'Sp biA'I mas
mad, cruises u The very resiono 'h .. hfre
yesrs or nor. duIaon and ~ are ful' uaAui ma an
.,r n tie a.cLT4 a. dly mas place" w. o,loAu we teaih
If nc SANDER bad manners of tn" cav eI CoH"d're'
Sir,h. Tie island surrounded hy dans'Iog' reef on
c the break. very heavily and extends all the 70
& . The shin ran along the reef the northeast end
To- the uh-ae side 40 cos, TO The breakers as il was
pudrt 'o approach within ~" mp; length wn~e n was
wtrd " IL ~, fsho, Of line and believed there l..
rot ans outside Of inside sufficient for vessel Of
Over SIC net without incun great hazard 20 lie"
visited New Nantucket somc fifteen DAYS before tho Com
b GGS ,le .hp oors Co, F.h A t time igna sound
% i CO. ,tlo,s o., water on The south side o; the island
shout cables lo -th from the shore Capt tn went
round north side ia his boat AZ Oh L re- T reported
70 me That .. tho Grst The lead the southwest
roI : be found bottom w. nine ta'hons. Outside Of the
broker. two three cables length further be sounded Ia
twenty iihrms Tie rect to which he C9mno49re Ic';
mako, atou' half mile on the i side Capt Fish pdiied
o,- ,iesc breakers upon aud a. h, brit passed
ne sounded frequently nom sA 10 ei-" I'l- AZ
rbi- occurred about t"o "crk pre'ou, I? the C"mm'do-
visit. 81 the mos element season oil ihe veal Aee' he
wa e,id,n.y little -i'tn'n 1N t9e n'' 'Ari, ,t
Scrcah: True the" We "'if""c- Of H. having been
landed upon aud occupied, prior 20 our visit, in
the erection OF - fa9 'iah On me cent. on tnr
-and aad kd Of lookout I.' ~ ~, .l plt
whom the, crrccd mus have ch ted landing under
syoIsb.c au- rcr, taan nei VISITED b, w.. -,
Canaan akrr s-rd the Amer Gag tn'rc upon his last
and I,id The dad Of our ~ p crDw auano banks
Iy years ago Captain Baker planted cocoa IN, upon the
ii1 AID naked H. pot where he planted Eight
aI ,, am, f vet entirely sound Tie C,mn,lor
~, discovered sbe -s Of inir bani'-ani OF conre
be taken Tor granted that hc discovered no "r''%e
Tgh,a In order that might not b. deceived by appear
anccs L,utct Jsc B. Csglcy wa cent in BOAT within,
,rrcoi sTprsc r. nr TO b" br'Sk"a' udtncr would
,rfa o rpn-' Of sounding aud discovering pas age
nv own obscr,aton."
Tn. uo vi.c.'.p LIEUT.. McCule- report de'crbc' the
sIbu'. TIE usua rrcguariN Of The breakers to the true
c.usc. will quote hi, entire report. Il follows:
UNITED STATES FLAG SNIP fvDEPCvDEvcE,}
"Ar SEA, March 10, 1856.
"SIR: IN b-iicrcc 60 your order Jeff hi' slip in the
boat vi lie hove 10 closc Gudc the lee OF Nan island
ihc Afternoon o'h j inst ior i' PrP" II hnans pr4c
c c', btw,rn inc points forming the zee eide OF the island
consistent With stcy. discovering no bottom with
bout ten or twc,c feet above tie thu sea, rising abruptly per
lsrs angle iory,c degrees Above tn" sand there
I bushes The breakers only heavy but exceedingly
II y J% in ndirs -nror ii urf oan confidently
would have been dnSrrouS To- az np ahdg ~
tst nic although good ha boa might do 50 al some ohcr
season beach ,nbscs all the Ice side Of the island and
sppere' ana confident iea ia.ains c,not De- safely
made lie other am also satisfied mat there Is no anchorage
M L. : W ID. ot the island UP o.
"ton nGer United States Steam Frsa;c Pacific OCEAN,
lam rr, that the Lieut. did round TO the y and III"
,. w sine he would have been more tscfiu III i sound
and ts lne had rA ny Hs,'l ., % Sd ho
Length h, would probably ha', FOUND sounding, As lu ao
two w. :, e. %a, a. rt 'I = side "
NiAM The Company sent out frame bn ding 20 be put up
agents, ho were To MAINTAIN pos
s-ion: follow matter OF course As neither was R'Te
NAT the enterprise had been sbdo. IA Consequence oil me
Of the deposits. aud indeed of the noneXi'tence
iav, lac prosunp -py-li's Information
In .st ftn, doubt rssy Tor the Commodore
r-u'dc himself iha o. marr OF ours. cur h tnr
Island the time uuinshed IN" 'ntcrPri,r had Oreh
abandoned and he the period OF M con'hn couslon
yih the vortcss1,, the deposit, and even no depost
A. al cd That neither he nor ans OF his officers
had ,vcr sol much - been s-IOrf upon me i-lfhu
ny 10 II is desire should visit the. island
elaine y II, OF which said there deposit ofEnano
I
o, n CON me rciai m, erests of country but a. tits
island Of tie cct route OF mat to Ll,A my r.
,i fri duty v ia b, devoted 20 IT, o. taking nv d.
nsrtu1c tr Nanuckt stood to the North ana last 70
s' INTO he Is'' cuIeI ' 20 gh 70 ,indwad "a fitch
a. ,b me a. rc.-rrd TO bv the agent presume that the
feIeui IN relation this ISLAND being situated IN the same
',f a. Tho other but frher Es. devoid of truth ~
hoc in relation New Nantucket which one Of sIouPoi
and miles the two nearest w ORTIZ ana rnTa IS
sicsd q ~, hundred by Captains BsEersnd Lucas
Al boat.;tr rom New Bedford Nantucket could nave
told I'm ta the adycc of the Agent was worm tshh o .ha
Other ud was wiudwad. And here The C9ni2odore again
eLsrts about miles in crcunieencc VISITED IN tne
Cora Capt TuL,I q nc choobcj hs.u. -n,hJea sa
tended several cAbcs length ot.ie Of his vessel On the
,rl 81 .horcis beautiful ;tle boat haTb1ruiet a-~'
In .oItv t'hous Thu. much that other island aud now
for 4, posts 1t rather marvellous that be- should give us
dd Of H. deposit. on Napucket which he il pleased 60
dr'crihe - infinitely n9t snsi2 g" yI',' r. and
samples have ust ght there being OF the very hts'
q y AID tlc quantity very large Therefore me o'mo-
DOR, presumption nothing ,lau mere Be,nmP on IN
rs connection. NoN q, for MIN 20 r." ficitc WhaeI'
hat New Nantucket OF group OF Islands IL Is true
Hwlpd. Island which "a discovered by Capt. Baker
or ,cr,er year go h.. about forty miles north Of u,
bu, ss l Ac otter two three which the C'nnodoIc
a.. tie ce OF his chart raTd currents and tn absence
st De- aud l. gude II indeed be made them at all II
is To be Capt WA MerVne who h. ben N tnr
rival sen ice uc,ry halt and who has 'r'nt more
tsn that time, al but on shoTe shOud so