The New York herald., 1869-01-09

and on inspection it will be found that the Stars
and Strpes'' are outnumbered by the broad banded
trc0l0rs of the French, the crossed 'Union Jacks"
OF the British, and the many coored ags Of the Ger
man and Prussian kingdoms And this change has
about since the late war; The causes which have
produced this result various. The heavy cost OF
building vessels, the expense OF stores Of all sorts,
and the high price Of outfit, as well a. the heavy
port dues have all aided to bring about this state OF
things Walking along by the river side the passer
by cannot but be surprised at the large number Of
'ongshoremen who are lounging about at the
corners and in front Of the liquor saloons. waiting,
like that estimabe gentleman. Wilkins Micawber;
Esq, for something to turn up. ,,~j
Within the past few weeks. however, the ship ping
business has dhickened considerably and though st
not by any means SO brisk as to keep ell hands 6xA
poyed, the number OF loungers has been oonsldera.
bly, reduced, and this fact Is owing to tho COM
mencement Of what is known as the clipper season.
THE CLIPPER FLEET.
Just at this season Of the year large number OF
clipper ships may always be seen In this harbor,
either 1n4ading their cargoes brought from foreign
countries Most Of these splendid vessels are to bc
found moored at the various piers in the East river
tunity for employment among the l0ngshoreInen.
Their appearance Is very fine, and visitor s richly
are spendidiy built, with sharp bows and graceful
lines, bespeakng great speed, ana with appoint
ments OF the most complete character AS they lay
at the d0cks with their masts free from almost any
soil, their copper mountings sparkling In the sun,
their white sails lazily mapping In the wind and their
paint clean as that OF an uptown drawing room
they would almost lead one to suppose that they had
never been to sea, but had only just found them
selves on the heayng bosom OF the water Iheir
to surprise even the most superficial observer while
closer inspection OF them from stem to stern is
Between the Hook aud Wall street there are soMA;
thirty or forty OF these vessels OF larger smaller
Sat BY 10 means ill., many 5aas S Brsa and is some
OF them German. Most Of them are engaged In the
foreign trade, either Chinese, Japan or Indian while
others run to San Francisco. Several new Ameri-
can vessels now in the harbor. fact which is
worthy Of notice. II Is to De hoped that the num-
far distant when Yankee Commerce win DO carried
in Yankee ships manned by Yankee sailors
THE INDIAN TRADE. - ss-.e9~ sess
The trade between this port and the ports in th3
East Indies is mainly carried on by British ships
These vessels lie in this port for some time and take
In all the freight they can gather and then gene ally
sail for Liverpool make up their cargo and clear cut
for the port to witch they are bound. Sometimes
ships after leaving this port and putting into Liver
out for the East Indies. Tho vessels employed l
this trade are magn lcent craft. averaging frori
1000 to 1000 tons burden, and fitted up w1h great
completeness. Among the vessels employed in tho
india trade now in port is the West, British iron
a IS M ss s ~ has crew
OF sixteen men and belongs to Liverpool. Her
ing at Goes stores. She made the trip from Cal
cutta In 100 days. beating some OF the fleet which
sailed Tlth her Two other British ships, the Lord
Canning 1906 tons and the Lord Lyndhlirst, l,le2
TONS engaged la the Calcutta trade also port.
Both OF these vessels belong TO Liverpool aud are
csnnng 3 consdersS in very sma cIe
and has made some very quick passages
to and from India Another British ship the Een-
gtst, also iron and belonging 20 Liverpool, ,s dis.
charging at Halbeck's stores, Brooklyn. She is 1900
tons burden, ~ commanded by Captain Brown ala
has twenty men on board.
MANILA TRADE,
Several vessels annually clear from this port FOR
the island OF Manila, one OF the Asatic Archipelago
One OF the finest vessels now In the harbor ~ tne
Orpheus, which has just arrived from that island
with cargo of hemp aud sugar. This ship IS Amerl-
Though thirteen years old, che u stii oue OF
the sckest craft on the water, and Is
her commander. She made the passage to this port
in 1873 days. The ship War Hawk is also engaged In
this trade, and Is now In the East river. she is Q
Boston ship, 1,0l5 tons burden, and Is commanded
by Captain J. S. Williams. The passage, which was
a pleasant one. was made In 1ss days. Her cargo
also IL hemp and sugar,
The trade with China is one OF The most important
%n s to aad hs % "a %
Considerable rivalry exists among the captains OF the
tea-carrying ships, and as consequence great
the quickest passas Snt few cnna vessels are &c
present In port, but several are daily expected The
quickest In the fleet, Is now unloading tea at pier
No. ss East riyer The bark Italy, also fast vessel,
belonging
from Yokohama making the voyage in 146 days.
she is laden with tea and few cases OF curios;
Is 2s5 tons burden and carries nine men. The Italy
brings word that others of tho feet are at sea- sevs
raj vessels being nearly ready to sail at the time sno
cleared for New York.
Besides these there are vessels In port which are
taking in cargo for Yokohama, and which viii sail
In few days. Foremost among these Is the Java,
moored a. the Emp Empire stores Brookiyn This @ shin
Is beautifully modelled, with excellent lines and
bows that look as II they could cut the water win
TIM Darn Inn 0ft fnua hur "A at tfA
same Stores q very nne vessel, and one which has
been engaged in the trade some time.
THE SAN FRANCISCO TRADE.
large number OF really fine vessels are employed
In carrying on the trade between this port and san
mot roe 81 na rna se9e a
grain, OF course being one OF the principal staples
Tor freight. Just now there are large number Of
the vessels employed In this trade In the port either
delivering at the various stores and whalves In this
city and Brooklyn. or taking In cargoes prepara-
tory to clearing for the shores or tho Pacific.
Some new vessels are now taking In lrcight.
The Sovereign OF the Seas, 1902 tons, now
lying at pier No. 10 Is one OF the new ships entering
into this trade. She is a magnificent vessel well
built with all the requirements for speed, and lttcf
up with great care The st. Lucia az pier No. H. Ia
bark, called the Lizzie Williams s25 tons, ls also
lying, for freight at pier No. 13 East RIVER Among
port are The Seminole. CAPTAIN j. " Holmes. = 1Soo
tons. built at Mystic Bridge, which sailed from San
Francisco on september Y and arrived here on the
1,232 tons. which came home in lol days and
made her last trip out In 40 days, Ia dischar1-
ing general cargo largely composed OF grain and
-four; tho Black Hawk, 200 tons, Captain Crowe,
with general cargo; the Robin Hood, a
very. nnc looking ship, belonging to Boston,
or 1000 tons burden, under command OF
Captain Kelly, made an excellent trip to this port,
beating some OF the feet that cleared with ncr. Ths
Harvest Queen, very fine clipper ship, ~ lying az
pier No. is East river, taking in freight for san
Francisco she IL o very large vessel with TONNAGE
or 1626 tons. The Valparaiso, another fine ship 0f
1865 tons Is taking In her cargo pier No. IL East
river.
WoMAs KILLS Hga Two CHILDREN AND
ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SuiCtpr.--Jamcs Williams.
residing near the village OF Asmpton having
OCCASION TO 60 To his hnnse ynHterday. about