The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-29

Shipping Notes.
The machinery for the Doat Hackensack to be on
the New Jersey Central ferry progressing finely towards
completion The engine will be Of the vertical beam de-
scrption, with cylinder a inches by 10 feet
stroke Of piston The boiler will be Of the cylindrical cha
racter II feet in diameter and Is feet length This work
Ia being done at the establishment Of John McLaren, Ho
boken who also building engne ls inches, for
Mr. Crawford, of this city. The works have just fin
ishcd engine of similar dimensions with two cylindrical
boilers, for Mr. Bruner also of New York The latter
designed for power engines in large manufacturing esab
lshments.
The Deamater Iron Works. of this city, rebuilding the
engines of the Stevens Battery
There were In the harbor OF New York. Wednesday Dec
2s 454 vessels, OF which rs steamships b5 ships los
barks, % brgs and l4s schooners.
Marine Disasters.
SHIP IvANnoE OBJ, Theare, left New Orleans 2ls inst
for LIVERPOOL and put back 22d, having when short dis
lance below the city, colded with upward bound tow
losing her cutwater bowsprt and foremast compelled
TO return to the city tor repairs.
vd BARK MAnArMoS from Heng Kong Sept % for New
steamer from Annoy to Hong Kong.
BRIG ANNA ToRREY, for Boston. parted
Chains at night Of Dec o. and ded ashore
BRIG SARAH HULL Br), Davis. from Cardiff for Gal
yeson put back previous to the I'D inst IN eaky con-
cargo sold.
York. reports 18th inst when II miles OF Boone Island
eounered heavy gale and driven forty miles of
DAMAGE Otherwise Michael Fnn was washed from the y
Eaabeh ca cray o Recaad Se ~
YORK Tor Portland The captain Of the Elizabeth reported
but the sea was so rough that none could be Both
be seen. She probably sank, with all board
scHR UNITED STATS. Hamilton, from New York via
wharf al ami sawa a. Fsrpandn An
I'D INST She had but partly her Of assorted
s %he 3 ase sssp fr e Ts Is the
Bedford whaer having made the Northwest safety
raising her she win doubtless be again.
soHn GEoRsE EMILY Of Yarmouth, Harris, which
coal arrived at Portland sth inst, reports gale
fetched Portland aabo where she win make necessary re-
scHg Cot HIGGINS, from Bangor for Hingham Mass was
lowed nto Portsmouth, NH 2sth inst waterosged after
cargo Qumber) for repairs.
scHR MARY ELIZA, Crowel, from Baltimore for Bos-
sistance.
received in town that the schr Belle Brandon this
port ashore on Long Island and win total loss.
SoHR ALoUIzAR from Port Johnson Boston, pu, into
Tenants Habo Me- 2slh inst with loss Of deck load sails
SoHR LIZZIE TARR fisherman, of Gloucester, before
reported ashore on Owls Head Ms has been got Off and
heavy during passage
scnR W H HATFIELD tBr,, Hatfield. from Ship Harbor,
tor New York, at Holmes Hole 2sh inst lost part OF
soHR L LEONARD, Bunker, at Holiness Hole, from
Bangor for Washington DO lost part Of deckload OF a
solR AsHoRE-An unknown schooner, laden with lum
seen ashore 9Th inst on Thomas Point A''n0'e was
. BOAT from
made vessel bearing by rs with signal OF distress flying
II. h;s si for soso ne
with loss q sails and leaking badly; took in tow At II NJ,
LIVERPOOL, Dec 27-Bark Witch, Buscy, from Hong
Kong Oct l6 for Shanghae, put back leaking
Miscellaneous.
Alfred Low has Been named David Durham She WIN be
commanded by Capt Frank McRae.
GoTroS AND TIMnER ron kIvEspool-Messrs Wilder
Davis for The above port with sl57 bale. Of upland cotton
timber nsSsarias feet sssss
S 3: II
ship Brdgewaer Capt sisson for the above port, with
fs e the
Dsd T. feet valued at $3.50 Republican,
san FnAsoIsco. Dec a. The steamship Nevada which
tralia and New Zealand, Is ready for sea.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l. 9th inst, schr Lnola Muir.
Gibson 600 tons burden, built byJ Ellis; Captain William
G Jones will command her; she Ia by Powell nd
others, of this city.
Notice TO Mariners.
FLoRIDA-MUsQUIro INLET
NEW YORK Dec g. 1870
Messrs Van Brun slaght a from New Smyr
Fla which ys:"The pilot has sounded the bar Of
Musquo Inlet several times Of late the time on the 9th
Of December and reports that the bar very goCd with 10
feet at least it, short, with wide basin made
where vessels anchor that the channel Me- and
the tide sets directly out and that the BANGS
from the bar all high and of half tide
which prevents the tide running the channem
The Dolphin that marked Sabns Point Providence river
Ia gone; probably carried away by the ice
Whalemen.
the Cape de Verde Islands Nov II, clean; all we'll
spoken.
Ship Britannia, Webb, from London Boston, Dec 10
lat ~ 80, Ion 90 80 -
schr Fred Walton from Bucksport, Me- for New Orleans
Dec IL, OF the Great Isaacs
Foreign Ports.
AFRICA west Coast Sailed from Accrn Oct 49, barka
Wayarer Tufts, for Boston; Nov 8, Dawn, do
At Jelish Coffee Nov l6 bark Lemuc, Marks for lee
ward. -
At Sierra Leone Nov o. brig Ann Elizabeth Hayelln,
unc.
Sailed Nov 20, brig Rescue, Marshall, Boston
AsPINwALI, Dec I-Cieared, ship Mo!ocka, Hawthorn
Key West
BOMBAY, Nov - In port ship Jas Wright. Morse unc
bark Nonanum Norton for Calcutta (both reported
on the 18th for Calaol.