The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-14
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Wednesday, Oct. IS

Wednesday, Oct. IS.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Franconia. Bragg. New York ,-mdse to
Henry Fox
Barque Henry Lord, Thompson, Boston.
Brig ~ m. tBr, Cowell, Windsor, NS,-plaster to
Brig Antilles, Thestrup. Boston.
Brig Mary A Chase. Hall, Boston.
Sch Alice, BIZ Crocker, Sagua 9th ult- molasses
Sen Hannie westbrook, LittlejOhn, New York,
r iron to Smith
Sch Chas Ii Washington (new) Holbrook, Hodg-
don's Mis- OF and Tor " ellfeet.
Sch Arizona, (Br) Evans, st John, NB--F r Bar
Sch J McCloskey, Crowell, New York = Berlin
Mills Co.
LAUNcHED-At Goul sboro 9th inst. by Master
Stacey, sch Altoona, owned by Whitaker Bros, OF
Gouldsboro. and others. and to be commanded by
Capt Thos Fitzgerald, OF Rock, ort
at H0dgdon's Mills 18th inst, by Jas McDougall,
a white oak schr o rs tons, named Lhas Washing
ton,-built tor parties IN Weelliieet.
= At Buckslort 9TH lust. by W II Gem. barkontine
Ilanc $50 tons. classed Al years,-owned BY
the builder, N I Hill & Co, and Capt r Collins
who Is to cOmu and her.
a brig OF 52o IONS named Acclia Thurlow,-owned by
the builders and others, and to be comman led BY
Capt Jas Gallison.
Sch Knight, 164 tons. built at Surry in 1853, has
been purchased by Capt John Veaz e. and others, OF
lslesboro. Tor 81 20 cash.
MEMORANDA.
= Can't Livingston, OF ship American Congress, al
New York from Liverpool, reports Sept Il, expe-
rlenced terrific huIrca which lasted till the 18TH
Deemed more prudent to sail through the b dy OF
the gale than to heave TO in the vortex ana get dis
masted. have lost neither sails nor .pars and have
convinced myself that these terrible and destructive
rotary winds can be passed through, to either the
north or south the distance to the centre may be
judged from the movements OF the clouds. would
men ion here that approve of wire rigging IN pre-
terence to hemp, which in this would prob.biy
nave lost me everything above tops.
reports, Sept Is. lat al. lon 49, experienced heavy
gaze from wv, lasting 20 hours; 18th. lat Al lon 49,
encountered another one trCm s w to NV, blowing
hurricane Shifted cargo.
Brig Tubal Cain. which sailed 9th inst from Phila.
dephia Tor Key West returned tn, leaky.
Sch Rio, Capt Young, which was lost in the gale
OF the 4th inst was from Shulee, MS bound To New
York. The captain and crew belon. IN Goulds-
boro; they were all lost.
Brig Raven, eghton, from Philadelphia tor Bel
fast, Ire, with wheat damaged cargo IN the gale Of
the 4tb. ana put into Machiasport where she has
partly di >chaged.
Barque Una, Weaver from Baltimore for San
Francisco put into Rio Janeiro sd ult leaky.
Sch ID a1born, Denton, rom Aspinwall Tor From
terra sprung aeak ON the 9Th ut, and run ashore
at isle OF tines Cuba, 9Th inst, where she went to
pieces
Barque Jane Bishop, Kerr, from Wilmington for
Liverpool, has put back wi crew sick.
The following additional disa tiers in the gale
the 18th, al Lubec: Sch Margie, OF Eastport both
masis gone. Sch rercy, OF Eastport asho and boz
tom stove in Sch Statesman, OF Machias, broke from
both anchors and is ashore kice's island, with
both masts goue. Sch Romp, Of Lubec, parted both