New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-19


,Nxu,L REVIEW OF IHE WHALE FISHERY.
The Ner- Bedford Skipping List publishes fs snruaI
re, lew of the whale fishery for 1857, from which No
collect the following:
The effect of the financial pressure has been dsss:
trous to the whaling interests, leading TO diminsne"
consumption and reduction OF prices below prosta.
The North Pacific feet the past season contained
about 80 vessels being about 80 less than IN the pre-"
ceding year. The average amount Of oil 10 each ships
obtained by 1903 vessels OF this fleet arrived at the
Sandwich Islands is sos barrels which is about the
average OF last year. Some of these vessels have
taken very large fares, while others have done
paratiyely nothing. Only vessels Of the nor.her
feet were os the past season, up TO the last da,ee.
the bark Newton of New.B Bedford, and ship Indian
Chief If New London.
The importation OF sperm oil is 500 bbs. less than
in the preceding year, and that Of whalebone S34 o0
lbs The imports of whale oil are IS 600 bbls. moro
than in 1886. This arises chiefly from the shipments
made at the Sandwich Islands by vessels which cou-
tnuc their VOYAGES and therefore dimnution IN the
aggregate import for the coming year expected OK
from 5000 TO O0 600 bbs. of whale oil, and eorre-
spending decrease of bone.
The average price OF sperm oil during the year has
| been 81 2sI per gallon against 81 62 IN lSo6, and
81 Il 80 in ls55,he quotation commenced the year
at 81 80 and ended with 81 o. the highest price being
81 AZ in April The price of whale oil has averaged
53l cents per gallon, against 79 in 1876, and 3iO in
lS5--it commenced the year at ~ cents, and e,osed
81 cents the highest price attained being 9cens ~
January aud February. whalebone has averaged
9Ci cents per b. against y in 1896 and 4oi N 1909
| commenced the year at b cents and ended at u:
the highest price attained was 81 % in September ans
October. "
ery is 65i of which 5S ships and barks Ia brigss
and 40 schooners, with tunnage Of 2O3, ~ tuns Tho
number of whaers owned in this city, New.Bediords
| il 324 ships and barks whose tunnage IS llo,@" liz
Fairhaven, Al ships and barks, aud schooner WITH =
tunnage of l6,s4O InWtstPort, Is ships and barks
| brig and schooner-tunnsge L. 8. In Dartmouth.
10 ships and baIkstunnage 2SO. In Mattopoisetf 10
| ships and banks briggs, and schooner-tonnago
| 1854. In Sppican brig and schooners -tunnago
| 5gS In Wareham, ship of 3i tuns. Total IN tho
District of New-Bedford, il3 ships and barks, briggs
| and schooners-l3S,7'3 tnns.
| OF tie whole number of vessels employed in tho
whale fishery from the United States there are owncd
in Massachusetts, isl ships and barks, Is brgs and ID
| schooners-tupnage l64, 4i6.
| THE BARK MARY c. DYER.
The Mary G. Dyer, from Cete, OF and FOR ths po,ts
went ashore on Barnega Beach, at the time the pioc
boat Washington No. 4, was in chase of her 10 put
| pilot IN board. She was running free along tho
| beach the wind stiff from the Sc. While one oi INC
| pots was preparing to 60 on board OF Tue Sain y
shut down thick and when the fog again lighted up
the bark was ashore head on, the spray hyinH
over her lower yards. IL is supposed the captain MIS-
took Barnegat Light for Sandy HOOK, as seVs Th
Government steamer Vixen, which was near by at.
tempted to go to the vessel Her cargo consisted os
% tuns wine and go tuns salt. The vessel vaue0
| at $lS, 600, and partly insured in New-fork.
| MISSING VESSEL.
| The schr. A. L. Crawford (of Philadelphia, Capts
| Backmen, sailed from Liverpool Sept. ~ for Havanss
and has not since been heard from. The a. L. CnS
vessel of 30i tuns register rating . built at Phile-
| dephia in 1885, and owned by Messrs. Vaughan e
| Fisher.
! The United States frigate Congress, bearing thu
broad pennant of Flag Officer s. l.. Breese, arrived az
| Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Congress lett tno
Mediterranean about AZ days since, aud passed Glib
raltar on the 9Th of December.
| The following is a list of her officers;
| g. H. \.
CGmm'ndSr Tho T. cJ,y,E Lsp p.o WI Nay ss%
JAMES slude, b. r. Lczai Fleet Surgeon VIM. y P.iions
Mason G p B. csad r c ss%S:
LSl r. Mex Buchanan E. Lay s a. hog.n. rS.
cHsH Hanry Emerson Pae ca Bsneiar Boat.
swain G. "imuth; Gunner George siriany csIpso'es I.
s ssd f F.f Lieutenant Of H M.ne. Tans The srs
consists Of AS men.
| The Boston Journal states that Lieut. VIM. A. Par
ker Of New-Hampshire has been detached from the
United States Naval Rendezvous and ordered 70 the
| command of store bark Release, which will sah
very shortly with stores for the United States squad
ron in the Mediterranean. The Naval Library and In
sttute will send etter-bag by her, The clipper bark
Kate Hastings, loading at the yard with stores tor tho
East India squadron, will sail next week FOR Hong
Kong direct. A etter.bag will go by her, ana one
as6 for the African squadron will be dispatched next
week. Letters and papers, If post paid and drecte9
to the care of the United States Naval Library and
Institute, Boston, will be forwarded by these "Ppor-
tunities.
Capt. G. j. Van Brunt has been ordered and has re.
ported as Assistant Inspector OF Ordnance at the
Charlestown station.
II is rumored that Capt VIM. H. Gardner is TO haya
the command Of the razee Macedonian, now lying al
Charlestown; but orders have been received foe
her equipment.
The keel of the steam sloOp, 25 feet long, is an
laid, and the workmen busy at work getting out
her timbers She is to be called the Plattsburg.
The Dolphin is still in the hands OF the carpenters
snd joiners at the shear wharf. Between l.00 and
300 mechanics and abOrers continue to be employed
in the yard and for the Inst two days the vicinity OK
the Purser's Office has been quite lively scene-tho
money TO pay of the arrearages of the last two pay.
days having been received from Washington. Over
10000 will be thus distributed
The fOundery buildings now nearly rooted IN and
slated and the masons are laying the sss.-ron nuss
the furnaces. The great circular iron pit for caste
ing the iron cannon has been placed.
The United States soOp-0f-war Saratoga, AZ NORFOLK
went up TO the Nayy-Yard and went out OF comms.
sion on the 10th nst and her crew were paid on the
next day.
The Secretary of the Navy has appointed Thomas
Wilson Of Missouri and John Schermerhorn Of Ia,
Lieutenants in the Marine Corps.
A meeting Of clergymen has been held in Philaf lei.
pha, to recommend an increase OF Chaplains IN the
Navy.
STEAMER FLYING CLOUD SUNK.
A telegraph dispatch yesterday received by
Capt. McAllister, stating that the steamer Flying
Cloud had sunk at Goose Island. No particulars OF
the accident given in the dispatch. The Flying
Cloud left this port for Orleans on Tuesday
ing last with good cargo Of cattle and produce ~
sprobable that she encountered one OF the many
snegs which now render navigation difficult between
this port and Cairo.
The Flying Cloud was owned by Capt. Robinson,
her commander and Mr.. Robert Philips, her clerks
who lately purchased the boat. She yaued az
5000, and is insured for $4,000 IN PhSburgn
ofces. st. Louis Repub. 10Th at.
THE ADRIATIc.
The Adriatic has been laid up at the Collins DOCK