The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-27

sHrr MoRsE-The following is an extract oil
from the master Of the ship Morse, recently wr|
the river below Calcutta
We arrived of the Sand Heads on the sd OF sept
pleasant passage Of ninety three days took pilot on
and anchored in the Sanger Roads. On the "a Oct
Powerful took rs In tow, and we proceeded up the
far as Diamond Harbor and anchored for the night !
morning proceed in tow up the river at 10 AN the 81
broadside on Hooely Sands rolling nearly fiat on he
side washing every movable thing from her starb
dered the first anchor let go, hoping would bring
head 70 the tide. but Of avail She drove bodilI
current then running or miles an hour, ship maxi
then thought best 70 slip the anchor, hoping she We
over the bank into deep water; but instead Of dom
Inc everything from the port side. Al 1880 PM br
on the Hoogey Sands not more than Is yards from
current running with such force boat could live
mile and half from the ship. In the meantime
had reached fourteen feet in the hold and At slack
ING the leak still Increasing 80 rapidly we stopped
put on the matches and commenced saving what
rigging we could and with the assistance Of the nat
We saved small portion. On the flood coming in,
obliged 70 leave the ship no boat could then live
We anchored our boats near by, expecting 10 see n
found he ws,es over NE sereen aeSs IN and with
ance Of boats from the shore, we succeeded In saw
Their portion more OF sails, rigging, &C. On the mig
9th, the ship rolled Oh the sand. and drifted about
up the river, into the western gut of the James
where she brought up close 10 the bank and sunk
se bes on NJ hin a. .s s and re
cd the sale Of the ship for the benefit OF all concern
was sccordingy done, and she brough, $50 rupe
the sale OF the shp by advces last evening she 70
carrying away all three masts with houses, plsnksf
spr and stern, and she must have rolled over tire
times az she has three turns of chain around her,
probably disappear or go 70 pieces on the spring It'd
sHrr DrrIAHcs--Exirsct from = letter received
McCready, Mot, Co, OF this city dated
We beg TO inform ron of the arrival at Palma, CD
Canary lslands, Of the Am ship Defiance tof NJ
Capt Kendrick, hon Liverpool for Bombay before
surement goods. she reached the island on the 81
distress, cargo shifted. and making much water
ofcers except the captain disabled, and not expect
only one pump able 10 work the other being injure
Ing 81 cargo.
sHir NrrruSr's Can, y irse, hence for San "
reported 10 have put into Rio Jsneiro, with loss u
would be repaired In about thirty days and procee
FRKrcH nlRK MADELINE, Port which sailed fro
Ton 18th inst for Senegal Africa, returned 70 port
sprung leak soon after going TO sea. and had TO
board part ~ the deck load.
I'm BRiG y RrEcr, Saunders, from Demarsrs
more. with cargo 81 molasses, hides and ora
sshor., no date. two miles sou'h Of oarriiucs y
curing assistance and thinks n the weather n goo
cargo may be landed In safety.
scHR J IorLArp-Jlttle Egg Harbor, Dec a.
md ~ sss H On sne1ns ne ss. Inlet acs .n
she now lies without damage to weasel or cargo, enc
rudder: 500 bushels Of wheat have been reshlppe'
10 good order. tBy letter 10 knvood walter, ESQ,
Board Of Underwriters)
scBR JAMS a sAsuRt, Reeve, from Baltimore
New York, with coal, put into Norfolk I'D inst lea
CoriIsios-yesteaday morning a little before
came in contact with schr Is Austin, laying At an
V had her starboard wheelhouse carried away and
q saieroem deck. The scbr had jbboom and DO
ried away.
Spoken, &c.
ship Richood Alsop, Wellington, from New Q
Cadiz Dec 5, lat Y ~, Ion ~ 10.
Foreign Ports.
BurNos Avpvs Nov I'm port ship Ayma
hence dsg; barhS Ilttle Lizzie whidden for Bosto
win, Garter, do do; Lemon. stinson. from do dise;
from s, Marys disg Hop sinsf from Boston do
kinson, for sale.
Home Ports.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec 24-sld schr W sulle, c.
CHARLESTON, Dec 2-Arr steamships Nash
N0rleans; schr Effort, Dunnng, Attakapas. In
Spanish brig. Cid barks Oceans Favorite, Pea
pool g sSo, Green q. a He'd Noresns 'chr
GALVESTON, Dec lied bark AIMS, Wheeler
NEW ORLEANS, Dee rs, Pm Cbach datel-Arr
son, London barhs Mary AdelIne, Keller, Phiadel
bier. Packard, Malaga. cd Br steamship r nweed
irie heiesin' Giserpoo sriss Echo, Long. Bsliimo
stenson. Trenis, Csmpeachy.
: Zee IL, PM-Cld ships charlotte a Morrison,
HsttendorfT Bremen; R Ilazeliine. COMBS, Bo
Francisco'Csp), Roig, Barcelona; Eastern Star, Ac
issb, AM-cld steamships Empire City, erinn,
Havana; Mexico. Lawless, Galveston and indiana
lena Levitt, NYorh; barr ,r Ann, m.nroe boston
and Dcsceo; 10Th, sbip Fanny Fosdick.
NORFOLK, Dec EAT schrs Only Daughter,
York; lanes Samuel baltimore for Nyork, put
badly cid schrs Jones, Crowell, Boston, A
Ryder and r " French, Webb, Nyork.
52d-Arr brig Royalsion, Robinson, y Domingo:
NEW HAVEN, Dec Z-Arr brig Baron de CAST
Nyoork; schr Gen Armstrong Kelsey; y II Parks
and Geo whistler. Jr Parker, Virginia; mount
Pond. Rrdgeton, M. sid brig Atlantic, BarbaAsd
RICHMOND, Dec BAR brig Abby 4 -
ney NYork. schss Moses vannsme, vanNsuis
Chester Yves, Wind Burnett, and Maria Pike, Ap
Sid schrs Crenshsw, Moss, NYork, Lanson Dean,
Boston.
SAVANNAH, Dec q CaddionaD-Arr steamer
Post, NSork; ships Tamerlane, Holiness Wiscsss
minon, Sampson, Bristol, r.