The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-07
Miscellaneous.

STEAMSHIP ErNA which sails Saturday for Queens
town and Liverpool, takes the United States mail which
closes at half 10 AN The Eina very fas,
lent boat. Her recent passage New York
shortest made for some months past
We are under many obligations to Purser Pessc Of
ship Cuyler, from Savannah, for his attentions.
We indebted to Capt Andrew Hennessey OF steamtug
Achilles for favors shown our ship news collector.
SHIP HARVEY BIacH sailed from New York Dec a. and
rived at Liverpool Jan 49, Dec 26 in heavy gale from
North shifted the ship going down her beam ends
and that condition she made the Captain Nelson
write particulars by next mail
smrr HELEN coorEs Iaphsm, for Nassau Mp started
81 "a hh
spir wAnAs Of Boston from Cardiff for Rangoon, before
put fl ss be Pee the
expense e reWns her would he greater Than her actual
1n Lvep9o for Calcutta was rehtting Her cargo Of salt
sHrr suSSy sorru-The SLAYER Manuela, alias sunny
South of Boston. at Manrtius Noy ~ prize to I'M
sr model sessfu and her great speed A.
eminent purposes II 4 said that alter using the sunny
land TINT The naval architects may have superior model g
turcd. She showed Mexican colors
ecnn NORTH srArrA letter from Capt Manchester Under
S de u nS
dee or ssd Of x ss % the a
s &C. out ass sh mssd and k 5. ss.
been discharged leaving 80 bales between decks The cargo
head a %ad and %0 se us
Uncle Rem from New York had arrived assist get
ting the vessel OF.
scHR Jutfs GRACE Orsnd Newport has been pump.
ed out, and taken the marine railway for repairs
PONCE has been IS days performing the round voyage o.
which she laid to In heavy gales.
and REVIEW ua he
10Th ut, says"Frm the deais given below will be
s Sas
though there have been two instances Of remarkably short
Iet spcc OF
day the Sierra Nevada from Boston in ~ days These
Re las. issr years:
way rort. mostly .ms craft Last ,Ss a@mser .
year 1860 there direct from New York the
~ss Ssds % snse
Ss s IN dave, hisRs II s s ys. q:
q a. sc sssA cs % C s: .s and
in les; the Ocean Telegraph 100 the Republic In
Ias ., s IN In s fad A
is, shortest average 70 1888 ISL shortest
The last three The Great Espaslic won q
s9s srsss q the "e
The shortest made ~ the Sierra Neyada Ia " days.
ss sys ss %s' srew u fsSs svsssss s
Average IN 1851 i2e shor,s, ol Average IN lSs vi
arrivals direct from Baltimore syeras5s ss dayssho
Va In ia2 days and from Hampton Roads In $50 days.
Notice TO Mariner,
TREASURY DxrArrssSr, orucs LIonrgousp BoaRp,l
WAsaisGroN, DC, Dec 81 1850
ADMIRALTY r~Ap, wuipBnys ISLAND, wAsniscros rrn-
Information has been received at this Office from Lieut.
M,eher coTps q q The compile
lard, Washington Territory
The structure consists OF dwelling with tower rising
through the r. a. end both painted white the tower
surnounted by an iron lantern painted red.
% sP'rTsss : ss
Lights the Of the horizon be Illuminated n go degrees
The following data furnished
LEIGH, Of tower from base g focal plane = - fee'
Elevation OF focal above level OF sea.....l9
Latitude fS g2f6N.
Longitude l22 ~ 3 w.
IN lime N, 10 m. tp5s
From Point Wilson bears NE by magnetic distant va
miles.
3ii miles. ..., =,
from New Dungeness Lgh. n BY N, X tmsgnetc, dis.
Admiralty Head commands The New Dunsepess Light but