The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-02

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asf floating near ~ pieces Of pine wood soou
eight feA long apparently recently broken OF the wreck
the yards hard aback and with the assistance Of the
csn which 1t the Of four and half knots, We
~ clear Of tho wreck latter only twenty minutes detenon
Sounded pumps and found the ship making little more
water than usua The ship proceeded her voyage ana
her arrival ordered locked for inspection After
being from the water the captain astonished to find
that the portion Of her keel had been cut on ~
with huge knife the bge panks scraped to hinness ana
In many places indented large piece of plate on nine
inches length into her bottom the rarboard aide
just sba the oremas The Of the ship taken In ~
Leshorn consisted principally Of heavy blocks OF MARBLE
and thus fair estimate made Of the narrow escape
abe had from laundering. The Energy 10 an AL ship sss
tons copper and iron fastened built At South
Boston In 1850 and belongs to Aessrs Paul spohord Co. OF
this CITY,
The ship Bessie Crosby TONS built Pleasant Cove in
1885, and belonging port Of Yarmouth, Ms, s on the
sectional dry foot of Clinton street being cauked and
painted.
The ship Valley Forge 1855 TONS built at Pitston in 1884,
and belonging Mr. Braosreet, of Gardiner, Me, was
taken yesterday afternoon by the mammoth balance dry
dock the foot of Pike alp for inspection She will be
stripped Of her old and furnished with suit Of yellow
metal sheathng, and have her bottom caulked
The Moneka 63S TONS built Philadelphia in 1885,
and belonging this port the larger of the docks
the foot OF Market Slip She be stripped Of her old
yellow metal cauked furnished with entire suit
Of sodoed copper sheahng expressly for
her This will give her bottom beautiful appearance
The brig Youngsters 279 TONS built at Sunderland TO which
port she belongs) in 1852 the small sectional dry dock
the foot of Rutgers slip having ruddcr placed on
her.
The pilot boats Warrington and Isaac Webb are on the
smaller screw docks near the foot of Market slip.
The ship Levaner after having the damage done by the
accident in the Erie Basin dry docks repaired,
foated of Wednesday and taken yesterday to pier East
river, where she now lays.
Marine Disasters.
scHR EDWIN WATSON, Capt Willis, from New York VIA
iST % Ss IT.
9 s,ysd 1851 Ss .% ~
Capt ' VIM. writes to- March from the latter
place that he LEFT ssvaua on the 4 and 1 when within
Of pilot and going at the rate Of ten knots, shs
knew before SST q IN
run up on the shore far as possible She has
but the hull psrhaps the latter can be got Contract
sa ss as Or Giving wiz T be H here
vessel securing canvas and hides over the hole and
for repairs.
soHn COLGATE (three mastN, Van Brun, sailed from
spoken San is g. since witch time SS' so
been heard % She 3 tons, was built in West
soHR ANN, from Boston for Machias with -four, went
ashore At nearly high water , on Eses Point bangor gu
to her and the vessel got or with but little
- for St Andrews sprung Leak and was Oeached at B0ca
Der; went Cold Spring Bay NJ, 3ls and with
the cargo became total loss Anchors sails and rigging
scHR A SEAMAN, from Arroyo, Pr for Boston, put into
Holmes Hole s dt with foremost sprung and main boom
broken.
NgsKsowN scan from Enelsna' got ashore on the he
n N or u 0wed OIL
KEY West April The schr Angie Amsbury and cargo
were valued at Six per cent OF this amount was Al
QUEENSTOWN March l5-The ship Scotia which put yes
crday in eaky state has been SURVEYED found to be
in WE'LL although pumps kept Constantly work. The salt
s Sen n much M The son
veyors have recommended cargo or portion OF It to be dis
to undergo repairs.
Captain Jump, Of schr MeC0ey, from New York for
drowned Feb T. in lat 80 g. lon s. 81. '' w WYNN 'N
ps%Rs Ut The s,o DaT yargna Dare Of sr%ns s
at that port Soon his ARRIVAL there yellow fsye He
was not IN good health when he left Valparaiso
Miscellaneous.
Purser Mallory, OF the steamship Alaska from Aspinwa
has our thanks.
Register OF Shipping received from Secretary
Captain Thos Taylor IS Wall and 10 Streets This
number contains the usual amount Of valuable information
which Ia to be found In the supplements.
a Just s from s ssDrss sshn
being we Believe quickest passage on record
sonn BRAVE, Of E1swch Ia: be:n purchased BY Cap.
for about 5000 cash She win hereafter hail from
a ssy sss p s
Halock, Of Huntington, L I. She is 1925 tons NJ. The
frame composed principally Of white oak and hnckmn-
tack She is teenaed and coppeed, but boed and iron
fastening galvanized. Everything used In her construction
strictly class material She by the builder
Captain George Halock and others.
Notice TO Mariners.
DANGER DISCOVERED cHAoAo NAxeows
Her Britannia Majestys chip Topaze, in passing through
MAN, Feb g. 1852 touched n danger hitherto
with probably only three fathoms on Il At low
The following bearings were instantly taken:--
Carelmspu Point, 10 deg Z.
Chocoy Head, N rs deg w.
Tide ebb course w by s rs.
She the time drawing % feet inches WATER and the
lcadsnsn the chains had fathoms out apparently up
and down, without finding bottom.
r AsHMORE powell, Com and Senior ofcer.
Dated at Amend Feb ~, 1859.
Whulemen.
Arr at New Bedford 3st schr John W Dodge, Honeywell
All Ocean, with oil board. Returned port the
having refused duty since the 9th except
the vessel home Sent home the voyage $50 bbls OIL
Absent ten months.
sid Ssi brig Eunce Adams Coleman Atlantic and In.
dian oceans.
Arrived At bermuda March a. bark Tropc Bird, capo,
with 50 bbs OIL land sailed 23d a cruisel
Touched ut Maize Feb 9 bark Elizabeth spauding West
port, 25 sp since last report; put In for men.
A letter from board bark Cape Horn Pigeon, Snow OF
Dartmouth, reports her at Jan having taken 20 bbs
oil since leaving Fayal In September. Would be at home
IN May