New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-09
MARINE AFFAIRS.

THE PIoT-BoAT CHARLES II. MARSHALL.
On Saturday last about hundred gentlemen went
down the Bay, and outside of Sandy Hook, on board
the new pot-boat Charles IL. Marshall" by invita-
ton of the owner, Capt Josiah johnson. descrip-
ton of this model boat has already been published In
The TRIBUNE. Her sailing qualities gave universal
satisfaction TO the guests on board on Saturday.
Among them were many Of our most prominent clti-
zens all personal friends of the worthy s4a captain,
who has now reached hale ard hearty old age.
Cant johnson has been Sandy Hook pilot for about
two score years his friends Dcluded sueh men as MO-
ses II. Grinnel Chares Ii. Marshall, OF the BLACK
Ball line, George w. Bu1t, Pilot Commssloner, Hon
Joseph Hoxie, DIR. Rockwell, ex-Resident Physician,
James w. Harper, Rev. Mr.. Hegany, Of the Fourth
avenue M. f. Church, Gin Davis, Rev. MIR. Nadal,
Rev. DIR; Miley, number OF pilots, and many otner
prominent men, After experiencing heavy sea,
pleuty of salt water on deck and deal OF stomach
beavng about which everybody laughed at everybody
else in turn the vessel headed about for home,
lunch was taken in the cabin and speeches were made
on the stern deck where the eXcursiomsts gathered
around the old Captain, who was at the helm
Mr. c. II. Marshall presented beautiful silver
pitcher inscribed "JOsiah johnson, from his Trend
C. H. Marshall az testimonial TO hls long aud iah-
fol services by which he is so honorably idented WIN
our commercial marine; in acknowledgement OF winch
CAPT johnson made short and appropriate speech.
The Hon. Joseph Hoxie made friendly and witty
speech; the Rev. Mr.. Hegany, who for two years
pact had stood in the relation Of pastor to Capt john
sor spoke highly of bis generosity and benevolenee
George w. Blunt ESQ.,, proud and happy on this
day TO find an old associate on board with whom, a.
wears ago, he was before the mast
He was especially proud of the New-Iork pilots
and their feet of vessels such tleet ne could safely
saw IA was uneuualed in the world. Moses IL. Grn-
nell said he had been for thrtyfOur years identified
with the pilots Of Eew-York ne had often had an
opportunity of witnessing their movements, and he
could not speak in language TOO strong IN bv0f OF the
fidelity 10 their business their fair and noble course,
o,d shar TuaDlinpgg of lleV were Il daring
get of men, and deserved the thanks OF the whole com
mnnitv In reference TO the pOt-boat, TO which the
others had all alluded he could only say that she was
just such boat as Just such man as capt johnson
shOuld have, and should own.
Dr. Rockwell and Gill Davis next spoke; and
Moses Odell, who was yociierously called i0r deemed
to entertain the audience, on the ground OF some
stornachial difficulty engaging his attention since tne
rolling of the vessel among the big waves of Sandy
Hook The Charles III. Marshall sailed past the Great
Eastern. and anchored off the Battery. She Is to go on
her first trip on Tuesday, commanded by Capt john
SOD, and Will at once cruise on Nantucke'. A..
The pilots Of New-YoTk are, at the present time,
very efficiently organized under Board OF Commits
sioners who hold them strictly Responsible, unoer
authority Of the Legislature, Tor the faithful perform
anoe Of all their engagements: DFuhSehheSs, Ior
Instance Is SO strictly forbidden that it requires only
few wellprounded complaints to discharge any pilot
from license There are now twenty pilot boats IN
regular service, all of which are boats OF the DeslsA
ing qualities, and though small, are 30 wen adapted 70
Inc rough coast, ana o. wen naliaYo'' u' ~ ~
very long intervals that any OF them are iost lney
90 hundreds Of miles out TO sea, each having about
half dozen pilots on board and cruise about for vessels
until all have been sent home, when the pilot boat also
returns being generally absent for about two weeks
The number of pilots employed in the harbor II
about los. Under the direction OF the New-Jcfsey
Pilot Association theIe So pilots going Out on three
pilot-bOats.
The pilots deny the insinuation that they are guilty
Of mflciOusy running into the boats employed under
fbe Street Commissioner IN removing Diamond Keel
nc has been alleged. They say the charge does them
injustice, az they are ANTIQUE 10 have the rocks re-
moved. and were really the first TO move in that d
reetion One or two of these cases OF collision have
been examined INTO by the Pilot Commissioners, and
.he pilots were hOnorably acquitted.
Chief Carpenter Simmons OF the Chhriestown
Navy Yard, has been promoted 10 the position Of Con-
tructor in the Navy, and bas been ordered 70 San
francisco, California.