New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-20
KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans cresesnt.l

Special to the New Orleans Crescsnt.l
KEY WEST Aug. IL, 1859.
Messrs. Editors The Admiralty Court in the case
of the ship Indian Hunter and cargo lost on French
reef the 26th Of June have declared to the wreckeis
a salvage amounting to 1852 62. The salvage |
on the dry cotton was Is per cent, AZ on the wet |
and damaged, and so per cent on that part Of the
cargo saved wholly by diving. The entire cargo
saved was sold by the U. 8. Marshal for the Of
$ss ,22O 10 salvage the cargo s32,9n AZ total
sales Of ships materials 1856 96 salvage thereon
1851 Is.
The U. S. Mail steamer Moses Taylor, Capt. Nc
Gowan, arrived from New York at o'clock p M. Of
the 10th. She touched to take up the California pas
sengers landed by the Grenada on the Sth from New
Orleans She was detained but one hour in port
The British bark Earl Of Harwood, from Jamaica,
with cargo Of rum woods and sugar, arrived in dis
tress this morning. She has been knocked down in
aaual and lost her ground tier Of sugar. which was
| washed out and melted. She will discharge and
repair damage. s
The brig Norfolk, Capt. Emory, arrived last even
ing from Maria, Jamaica, bound to New York, loaded
with rum, coffee and pimento, put in for provisions
and water will sail this evening.
The ship Amelia, Capt. Wallace, sailed this morning
| for New York.
Steamer Atlantic, Folger, sails this morning for
| New Orleans via Cedar Keys.
The steamer Grenada, Capt. Harrison, arrived on
the sth from New Orleans, and left the mails and
passengers bound for California; and continued on to
New York via Havana
The Empire City arrived on the night Of the 9th
instant at o'clock, and left next morning for New
Orleans. Sr
The steamer Atlantic arrived from New Orleans on
Ilt. %ba for Havap
She returned on the morning of the 9th and sailed
for New Orleans on the 18th.
We learn that the transfer of the mails and passen
gers of the New Orleans and New York steamers to
the boats bound to California will henceforh be made
at this place.
The ship Amelia, Capt. Wallace, arrived from Ha
vana on the 9th ult, and has been loaded with cot
ton for New York. She sailed today.
The bark syra, Capt. Gibbs, sailed for New Yorl
on the Goth ult. -
The schooner Nye, Capt. McKegg, sailed for Ne,
; York on the lst the schooner 'Thos. Potter, Cap
Garritien, and the schooner Atwater, Capt. Allen
the lst; all loaded with cotton saved from the shi
It Indian, Capt. Hunter and bound to New York.
u The ship s. r. Mallory, from Havana, bound
r London, was off this port on the lst and I'd inst.
!. The steamerMexico, Capt. Talbot, from New o
leans touched at this port the 3D. at IL NJ, ar
sailed at P. M. for New York. She took abo
re twenty passengers on board.
Ill The bark Jacob Merrill Capt. spates, arrived fro
~ New York, on the Sd inst She spoke July 18th,
the banks, ships Stephen Baldwin, Andover, Qanb
or Renoa, Clinton, and barks Winoah Sierra Nevad
or Cochituate, 7. L. Buhop.
Cd The bark Alexina, Lowell arrived from Philade
PHO on the 4th.
elk The bark George Thomas, Foss, arrived from Ne
&C. York on the 9th.
The ship Baden, eight days from New Orleans, t
,e. Havre, passed this city on the Sd.
nd The schooner Harmon Jones, Garmow, arriv
100 from New York on the sth. Spoke, on the 81
nd schooner Carrie Sandford, from Mobile for Portf
y Prince; also, schooner Smithsonian, from New
et leans for Rochelle.
uo Arrived on the Sd inst, ship Hannah, Crook
II. u. from Havana for New York the Swedish bark
at ert, six days from Trinidad, Cuba, for Hamburg
uis the bark J. M. Hicks, eight days from New Orle
for Rochelle ; and bark Cienfuegos, six days fr
Inc Cienfuegos for New York.