The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-29

constant gales. fhc Loaissarr salts "a Nsw Yoss-
THE FLORIDA wRrrks.
DEGREES or the key West Cours uexsrss.
Ing the Vessels Lest ss the Late s.ies-
Amounts OF Salvage Deeiarea IN she
Cases OF she Brig. Croson. Norge. Pair
haven, y. Btekn mon aad Sea Isri. tho
Banks Marget, waisham, Marguerite.
Queen Nah, John Wesley asd Jaae ~.
Harvard, che Schocners james w.
Lawrence and Dwight, the ships Caro-
live Sesmith, Oswingo and Anna ssdrse.
and tho steamers q. whiting and Ring
old, sc.
QUA KEy WEST CORRESPONDENTS.
KEY wEsr. Fla, Dec. - lsas
Tho following is a fun complete stat aaeni Of an
the Of the wrecks lost In the gale .nce
with the amount OF salvage rendered in each
tied by the court
Brig Croton cargo OF eighty.sx hogh~aiS az oasses
and two boxes Of sugar. ashore the Florida Resf
the Goth Of September from Cuba, bound Bristol
Rhode Island, and got OF by wreckcrs Cargo
valued at 000 vessel at ooo Before The claimants
had paid the salvage tho vessel driven ashore
harbor by the late gale the vessel receiving
jury but tho cargo remaining unchanged The claimants
then refusing to pay the salvage the vegsel and
sold by order OF court the vesse bringing 05s
and the cargo 81 ESQ., The claimants prayed tho court
to open the decree and hearhe casn tho ground
the valuation Of the vessel and cargo which the
salvage had been estimated too high, the court
having been msed tho real value Of tho property
Tie prayer granted and the reheard and sal
wage decreed of 81 400.
Spanish brig Morra, from -, bound 10 Cuba, ran
ashore the 23d Of October loaded with sarncs aud
-four portion Of her cargo was saved The damaged
cargo sold for 81 5o7 a. rhe dry part remains store
Prussan bark Margo., from New Orleans, bound to
Liverpool cargo Of nine hundred bales OF cotton was
hx Tho N
| condition, thirty miles sonth or Cape Canayerai aud
drifting rapidly into the breakers, thon in plain sight
The Livingston took her IN tow and towed her some ono
hundred miles towards Key West when the hawscr foul
ing night the became separated from the bark.
ton, She proceeded towards Key West The bark was
afterwards fallen in with by the United States ginboat
her In and brought her u Key Vest Salvage de-
creed to the United States sunbost Nswberns crew.
praised at 81 900, cargo at sl54 lis 40.
The British brig Farhaven was from Galveston Texas,
twenty bales Of cotton sho was found by
Hcrmnn Livingston, north Of Cape Florida. al anchor
eSue tue master ss Of the b thu, the
VIII Ting would take him and his crew Oh, 10 intending
TO abandon the brig. The Whiting took him in Tow,
and getting ashore the Reef with the brig fnaly
| arrived ~ Key West. -.
Brig appraised ,aou
Cargo. II oo1
on Which ssIvr,e Of yia, 500 was given
Schooner james W. Lawrence from New York 10 Cal
weston with assorted cargo, Andrew i. Moone,
ran ashore November l. III E.st Sand Bore, st
miles from Key west Vessel total loss; cargo and ma
| teriHls saved A
Value Of cargo aud 'pa,erels. 50
Expense Observation-Disclosures. i,.0I AZ
| Net procecds Observation-Disclosures. SO SD 80
| Fifteen psr csp. salvage 81, The net proceeds.
Steamer Whiting This vessel ran asho,c few days
after the gale esr carort reef, having TIC 'r'g rns
schooner The pilot mona The wracsing schoon'r again
got the siesuer ashore. bt alter sho came o.. shu
t.,xclto Ears
| log bondA Case not heard yet.
| Bark Nathan. Of Richmond, Me-, Minrt', mnsfer,
from Nef Orleans to Boston Sith acnfgo " cotton,
wool and tdes, ashore D-sr Indian Key ON the I'll
orOcnbc Vessel tosl loss; rnaser,sls and nearly all
salvage no rer cent dcuc,i:e costs and charges
prir~ ~ mon, or fog;on from Galveston, bound 10
near ca,npiort reef on the I'D OF octvbc Nj OF tho
CARO- discharged and Tire vessel tn lily GOV OIL With
bni little injury 10 vrssc' or cargo
Vessel appraised ~. y.aW
Cargo ..........,. is,'oA
ro,o, .slis. 2o2
-on which salvage Of per givsn the
net. after dcduciing costs aud expenses.
Fiench bark Marguerite from Iaauan" Mexico 10 Mar
settles Charles John piic, master with e~fg, of log
wood driven ashore GA the 81 "i October he aas
70, OH by the steamer Coy. sn, who 10 ~ al. pur
tion OF her cargo ana tugged her OF Nomlcy iovcs
Cargo sppra 4ed vaIae. ........... ss,2io
Vessel, Few -i'oJ"
| Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a9 go
| six thouasud collars salvage was gsea.
Brg sea Lark, from Boston, bound 10 1noa, WIN =
10 o, ice hook and shocks, driven ashore ihc -
ofOober The o sescd and sold for
the snm Of 81 III, value Of boiler saved, S2,oo sa.
wage 40 per Tie net va.ne Of materials, aLd 20
| per cent the net value III boiler.
schooner Ringgold OF Baltimore, Nd. from Chusaho
sniska river In Florida 70 New York WHO caro- Of red
| cedar, ashore seven miles north"osL from hcy
| West Cargo saved appraised at VI salvage OF
| $3.50 riyen.
pool i. n. cocr, naaler, wit crrsc o. 30 bales
ashore near Key largo, on october = sessei TONI
| Ioss most OF cargo saved.
Carvn saved appraised a; .ssiooo5
Materials sold -'fo
Total. ................. sii-,'os
Birth bark Green Nab, n Liverpool James Wall g.
mascr, with caro- al anu = lies sunk n ,hce lshoin
near Ma,,acombic KEY. The nator.as nave been aved
E1oris IRE being made 70 rs',. NC ba'k
British ship OHuingo from EUROPE, bound 10 ha'ana,
Daniel H. Lard master with cargo OF, coni va drNcn
ahoc the night Of the 22d u D obcr, three quarters
Of mile from Fort Taylor. shc bi,gsd and hcl hall and
cargo were saved ard sold COR 5000 Her materials
ana stores we're sod for si47i g. which salvage
| given 81 Is per cent ne proceeds
british ship Annandnc. Francis, master, bornd 10
Europe, with cargo 81 1000 bales Of cotton I'm aso'r
on the Reef November "a Arcr discia-ring par,
hor cargo got on aud hbeI.ed for $4,000 tar
BsrL John wesley from New Orleans 10 Liverpool,
| with cargo o. 400 bates OF cotton ashore
Csuc Florida the beach October y Most Of her car
% tas been saved and brought dom. Casa not heard
| Bark Jono ~ Harvard, from New Orleans, bound 10
Havrc, WITH cargo VI cotton Most Of carlo sased
| Schooner Dwight, from Tobasco, Mexico, O g. Lane,
master bound 10 New York, with acsrso OF icgwood run
ashore December IL sand Key, N rnin s'ght "
Key West, aud bilged The materials have Teen saved
| and the cargo Ia now bong saved.
sale Of the Wreck Of she DAiscrfy.
TO THE EDITOR or THs HERALD
Hsw YoRx, Dec %, 1866.
saw in your HraALp OF The 27th instant tina, The brig
D'Alverty, ashore Monaus, Fort Pond, was sold tc
parties in Sag ar5or for The Of slxty-6vc hundred
doars which Ia a mistake the remains or tie wrscs
Nere aid for The sum of six hundred doias 10 James
| r. smith and NJ " Gregory, OF Sag narbor.
ny. J. MORRIS late master Of brig ID Aiscrv.
rice. In fhe (-Sv.