The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-02
S HIPPING NEW

SHIPPIN NEWS.
Tonnage of Vessels on the Main Beam.
The following letter from Secretary of the Treasury is
addressed to collectors OF customs:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENTAL
ton is requires that "he 6rsciSr the Bassa Of Sta
enrolled under the aws of hs Tmed
4. Place s
s ss :s my ase 70 sGosy and 70
Z, Of the shall have soh
and numbered shall have her number
beam and 4 at time she shall marked
such vessel snail be no longer recognized vessel OF the
hecy instructed that previous to granting sertiea,e Of
registry enrolment and license license to any
Ss
beam IL The herens,er ps ss and en
dorsed upon the Official documents reiatlnS to her;
master Of vessel shall anx the official number awarded
acea by ocers OF the for arashD Certificate
that the same has been done, for other service in
The M Of vessels called for has been prepared by the Di
furnished you herewith
complete list of all tho merchant vessels Of the United
going vessels of 100 tons or over
the number consists of certain numerals and Letters to al
other vessels the number consists of numerals only
The number required to be marked In the following
carved or branded in either case not es than
of au inch nor more than bneha Of an inch ia Depth
shall Be marked in point; white ii tie beam IS black;
The shape shall be a pain block Arabic mineral
The size Of each mineral composing the number shall in all
When the number consists partly OF letters the letters need
pany the numerals where vesse's is mentioned
upon writing or document pertaining to he and coming
Or after july l. 1855 ''' ''N'''
| The main o a vessel shall taken lows:-
On vessels plying upon the Western rivers the beam under
the side as srboard hsca ana on all
hatch The number should, when practicable, be marked
aSrevia,ioa No. anu '"0"u DC Always 0'
Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP LEARY, burnt and sunk, successfully
ana wreskns Cn IN the a G
Pm Thursdny and large number of divers pumps,
hour adoat She was very badly burned.
BARK NlNEvEu, Baker, from Boston for Cardenas, was
Capt @oot the t' The re tered IS
! halted from New York.
Back DErsDEy-Accounts from Mauritius TO March IS,
Sas
| hull badly damaged
nso Yesterday morning usoaat Steson a. Hsr
bor 81, sunk. NO lives
/ II
mond, sunk in NE 3 miles Oh Cape Fear, the MI
White from Jacksonvie TOR Pnlaae phia Ine was
ELLEN, Forester, from Baltimore for Providence,
with pig iron, collision the th ut Oh the Potomac
crew rescued. The little injured The
| and hailed from Deer Isle.
scnn SARAH HALL, Gilman from Bangor for Boston,
out In the squat on the Esd OF April and lost her 49, and was
| on the 2h.
soun PLURIBus UvuM, Delano, of swanpscot arrived
gloucester 25h ult from fishing voyage the Banks
| with loss OF foremost.
soHs ANN, Baker, from Philadelphia for Portland
| having sprung her main boom.
STEAMER OsrsAY, Kcnney, from New York for Provi-
GUS New York for Boston, having broken shaft
~ Miscellaneous.
K AMERICAN LLoyD's REGIsTER-Supplement No is
eady for delivery of Secretary Captain Thos
u Taylor IS Wall street. The Supplement has many
names OF vessels the just Issued, which
being delivered to subscribers Many OF the
have the signal numbers (which by Capt
e asyl9r American S yese with humber ATTACHED TO her.
showing which, sea, her be readily ascertsned
aaaeIt Jr arrived this port yesterday Annoy,
China, in he time Of 81 days having leI Annoy
| ana "a consigned to A A Low Bros.
| Notice TO Mariners.
| FIXED WHITE LIGBr IA EAST PAscAGoULA LIGHT STA
| TON, MISSISSIPPI.
Official Information hereby given that fixed white light
lag at tas paseieoals Light ssIion MISSISSIPPI on the
tbeaoe,orh to be so continued nightly.
The Illuminating appa ts by lenses OF the Hfh order
Fac ioca plane elevation of IS fec. above tho
level tight visible, under ordinary circumstances
aboul miles. Lantern painted back, dwelling
""' s., ot,icr. W i sHUBRICR, Chairman.
| Foreign Ports.
| CAEpESAs, April 22--ln port barks Cardenhs Paine,
for NYorx n Amon !br Bsowa and Jane, Wstd
Anues Meriman iof Do oIisS Anna Wension tbrl Joi-
sos If f saS sa SYorR ,Sr Tx
press ,Br), Hoel.son hsaree T9ison = kedraa he,l-
Fora md Ta6o Bro Canpbe, pofl % Hattera9
for oImoss Hoe ~ spencer flema,ine, or Phiadspha
Fannie Elder, Snea zen. STAR roand, ana pavid Wasson
Jones' or port Of Iialteas Mary b staples, Dnsmore
for do Rutu saaw, shaw Jos warrea, Whey and john
5i"nfr, Africa April -In port brig Snow Bird for Boston
H%y.sA, April Arrived, sehr Montlose, Niece, Mobile
Burnham Mcclellan, DO 49,, -
Niork schr Huey, Silver do; Esh, snip Forest Ang,
IWrnroS April saArrvcd ships Ne Plus Ultra Wood
bury San franseo oh sar1 w Ggnasshgn do
MOE. singapore, &C. having repaired. V'O''
N1ryiTAs, xprl Arrived, schT Tampa, Huney, Mach.
schr Yooae hcnsIdses DO lS!h eark Laee VIZ
Si f%sA lI April is pcr! brig Rush. aisg
Russia CBr May Penosyvania tBr fall, do, both
IeGi% April ls-No vessels port bound to the United
| American Ports.
BOSTON, April so-Arived, schrs Lady Ellen, sooey Phil
| adel mia. Wasn't sharp, sharp, do
Cleared steamer William kennedy, Hallett, Baltimore;
sbip Alice Tborndike, spading, Fronera Mex, load Tor
Hamburg; brgs Jolly tsrs Nelson An'werp Cocker, g Tho
9epf,,cvns: Anna Walter Hall, Bermuda; Laura Bridge
man. ert Charleston SUSAN Sears, Philadelphia; Marcia
Iexs Iew 10 also cleared Russian ship 81 pecrsb1rg
kicseDack London barks wet.eson, stinson, Caao Di
sss5rs Rosemary (Br) Hammond, surinam; Jachin HERR
! man Jndisnoa; plymouth Rock, Parker Nyork.
sailed wind to sW steamers siberia (and passed High
land light II so AND, Mm Kennedy; brigs A. N Putnam
shp Garnet, bark A Al en-, brgs II Houston and Eisav
Nav i-hrrlyed steamer Concorda, Sears NOr,eas via
sbi John tBr), London bark Nellie
xarxh perr