The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-17

for Dsen same oar aud pace, spoke brig ocsvA wood
srs Clinton ihomp.on Charleston sdsys with cotton AMI
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sail bulvayks and galley lost The best DO ncho. and
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Cuba which hsd 10 in the gale the 10 deck load
Fsdsman ssrs,ss from sau.9 Beach with
One ship and ore brig.
CITY g.
savannsh chips souih Carolina Rotterdam; Amazon. Lon
tak Buckeye Salem via SANDY Hook ia tow Of steamer
Wind at sunrise, wsw; meridian sw; sunset, ssE.
Teiegraphic Marine Report
BOSTON, FEB l6The shin Grey Feather arrived at Mel
bourne Nov 18th, from rev YORK.
Herald Marine correspondence.
FEB sp % Te
The ship Eliza Mallory sails to morrow for Genoa.
Miscellaneous and Dssas. era.
See arrivals at this rort.
Loss THE BRIc MATILDA orr HArrERAs, SsPrEMBzR
LAST The brig Matilda, Captain Samuel Percy called from
Savannah the 18th Of September bound to st John, B.
Nothing worthy OF Aoe happened until the 10Th, at
had passing Clouds with fine breezefrom the wsw all sau
set steering NE by N At took In studding sas the
wind hauling the ard increasing Bar meter falling at
n go. observations; found the vessel be in lat 10
ION ~ SO Eom OF the 18TH sounded the pumps and
ound water thar usual At 30 took in fore royal
ard iopsa O'Clock took in flying b mantopmast'
staysai and fostop gsans wind increasing and h.uling
at 10 wind still nressng at 1890 double reeted the topsa
and mansa at IL handed the b; at II 30 took In orea
and put the third reef In the mainsa Is blowing gale from
Me- the high and irregular and making fast At
started the pumps and pumped half an hour, when
sounded and found three feet water In tia hold o.
ship the NV, took In the tops4u and
lay under three reeed nansa and oretopma-t stay sat-
the pumps continually going At go NJ sounded again and
f,urf four feet wser In the hold. Ala water still ia
creasng sounded again found FIVE feet
4e oos in maiuss and uuder stayss the orig lying
TO the wind. snd heading the sea well n, more mode
rats. with high r-egu the vessel settling fast and ap
pareniy full Of water N, she capsizei beam
ends and lay out ten minutes the deck load sliding off,
ryng the masts with it, when she commenced roll slowly
until she became bottom he deck loai nearby with
the long boat dashed unhar med, All hands
bottom Of the vessel ten fifteen muues when broke
US, sweeping all of, the and second mate
alehng the deck load which then lay alongside the
mair der Of falling further into the
succeeded In reaching the deck load except
Leaman, native OF Sweden who further astern;
and after getting stick Of timber washed of
lost We cleared the boat and waited for the raft
bre ak before left IL; secured two OATS studdng
SAIL few small pieces of lumber aud fifteen potatoes
which found the deck load; In about half hour
aunchsd he boat and made fast stick Of timber which
used o drag and with The managed keen boa
from swsmpipg; in about Is minutes lost sight OF the
wreck the wind again easing rainy morning
it moderate but heavy on our boat ship
PED considerable water which kept all the time
bsDg using our bats as balers at daylight brig
wiDdwsrd but not light enough for them
could nrt make them hear a5oa of the 20h
sail Tie westward and could perceive u.s.
M she picked proved to be the bark Maria OF
Boston, Capt jose oh Lincoln from 3ueuos
Ayres, where oil arrived safe SAMUEL R PERCY
atweve O'Clock for Liverpool in the Co Inns line She
seven passengers.
The steamship Marion Cap, Foster arrived this port yes
tec day from Charleston.
The steamship Tennessee sailed yesterday afternoon for
Thomas, with passengers sid freight.
SHIPPING IN NEW YORK HARBoR.-Aihough. during the
present writer fine vessels have launched
at the various ship yards the city and liz suburbs there
Is NOT much business transacted present the line
building In tia OF repairing Great activity prevails
among he floating docks East river cauking, cop
perng &C. of craft beside which vessels Of different
and descriptions they lay In their respective berhs all
sides the city receiving and undergoing thorough
repsirs their joiner, carpenter and rigging work.
This respects American vessels, Is Ia part owing
. desire the part Of their owners 10 have
them in complete order for the opening spring trade,
although II Ia In o great attributable TO the
weather that has necessarily been encountered for three
four months past by vessels Of all nations aversng the
North Atans In al this time among those that have arrived
In port scarcey day has passed in which battered
Of the kings has appeared with tat
tered garments brused arms" and damaged hull showing
e and heavy conflicts through which passed.
which adventurous thAt he would not rahsr
imagine read than realize. Some Of these have par
tally totally csmasted not the least conspicuous Of which
was clipper ship Western Continent OF Boston, that
Gently arrived at this port dvested Of everything above her
decks.
The following is list of the vessels that swere yesterday
La the docks above described
In the sectional dook Of Clinton street. brig Gutenberg
Gutenberg
In another sectional dock ct the foot Of jefferson street. shr
Eastern Belle. of Buckspor Me.
In small balance dock Rutgers slip, brig Abner Taylor
OF Bangor, Me.
Alo brig South of New York, recently ashore squan
Al the balance dock near Pike street. tug scresmer
This into Friday by the ship North Wind
She got lodged In the when towing the ship asern
the bar, Of sardy Hook.
In the lock by were the steam propeller
Povnska Of New BEDFORD last least the square
rugged pilot boat clipper ship sunny South designed
constructed by George Steers the champion and ship
builder. She has but isiey returned from Voyages around
the globe via Bio Janeiro San Francisco and the
The large balance dock little below had Just discharged
the clipper ship Snow squal which csuked ooppered
and otherwise overhaued. This dock, which built
by William Il. Webb, Is said 10 be the most power
full and effective Ia It Ia 1856 feet
long by 100 wide the bottom and lS over ALL and
there not similar mechanical construction the world of
equal lifting power, Its capacity being sufficient for the steam
or Persis-he largest of the British steamers now aaoat
Many packet and clipper ships well steamers both Anne
rcsn and Enseh have taken discharged from
H. has been but about six morths and has been al
most constantly occupied BY FIRST class vessels while the de-
mard for accommodations constantly Increasing No less
than three vessels lying by It waiting admission
Much opposition TO Ars manifested by people that
vicinity from the apprehension that 1t would injure
their business by The which would neces
sarly occupy In the place Of shippng but from
the great congregation Of lsborers well as the &C.
cumuaon Of that has occasioned this feeling
now subsidized and the preudces that formerly existed in
gard have been removed. Itsa desideraum to
commercial seaport and people who witness the cae facility
and security Its operations when contemplating the steam
engine invounay led wonder how could have been
dispersed with long, before invented and brought