New-York tribune., 1871-08-24
PERTH AMBOY AS A HARBOR OF REFUGE

PERTH AMBOf AS A dAhBOh Of hEf UOlI.
PROVISIONS OF THE LAW UNDER WHICH NEW
YORK VESSELS LAND CARGOES IN NEW
JERSEY TO EvADE CARN0CHAN'S EXTORTIoNS.
Last Winter the Legislature of New-Jersey
foresaw the outrageous specuatons OF DR.. Car
nochan must END in bitter war upon him by the mer
chants OF New-YOrk and amended the Quarantine laws
Of the State to meet the emergency Several merchants
this city ayaled Themselves of the new measure to
evade the extortons OF Quarantine and others
are preparing to do Thus the maladminstration or
Dr. Carnochan helps build up naval ports the shores
| Of other States.
Several years ago, when Commissioners were ap-
pointed by the States OF NewYOrk and NevJersey TO
settle the controversy in regard to water Jurisdiction
the OF the Upper Bay to the Jersey shore were
ceded to NewYork, and all the waters lying between
Staten Island and the NewJersey shore ceded to
NewJeTsey II considered necessary to debate
any division OF the Lower Raritan Bay, and the
"medan line rule IL therefore in force. The following
are extracts the Quarantine laws Of NewJersey,
amended at the last session:
All vessels intending to by way Of Raritan Bay or
by way Of said bay and Raritan River Arthur Kull
Sound to any port now in existence IN tins state be-
tween the first day Of March and the first day Of Decem
her, subject to quarantine REGULATE MS shall come to an
chor al any place southward OF straight lne drawn
house ON staten Island formerly Of Caeb Ward as well
southward and eastward Of straight line Drawn from
south Amboy ana shall be subject to the visitation and
examination OF the Health Officer at such place OF an
Bay lying westward OF fine drawn from the lighthouse
al Princes Bay the mouth OF Matavan Creek I'm the
wing southward Of the middle Of said bay as the said
Health Officer shall think proper"
The lines claimed by the State OF New.Jersey
brace the deep channels through whieh nearly all the
larger rsssels enter The bay bound for Netr York.
Merchants who made aware Of the passage Of the
law ordered their ships to clear for Perth AmbOy where,
II necessary, they quaranned 'and II they had a
clean hill or health they unoaded and the cargoes
hghtered to this city by private ghteren at reasonable
cost During the months OF this several
consgnees have had their ships entered at the Perth
Anboy Custom House. and unloaded at the Perth AmbOy
wharyes and have thereby saved hundreds OF dollars on
every cargo. Messrs; E. D. Morgan @ 4 sons No. "a E1-
alone by using the regulations Beside Having ac-
corded them the right to engage whatever ghtermen
they choose and u use steam or WIND as suits them best
In their journeyngs In jersey waters vessels are there
liable to fees vastly less than those which Dr. Carnochan
imposes During the whole OF last year. the heaviest fee
imposed OF $50 80 The brig Typhoon paid this,
having arrived In port rom me south VII yith yellow eTsr %
following feeu.t is taken from the Quarantine law:
Frst visit TO an infected vessel 20
For every subsequent vsit.................. 2 80
Report to Board OF Health. .................. 500
Permit for landing passengers, cargo crew,
ana baggage. ..............-......-....-.... Z 0O
The fees payable to the Board Of Health are:
special meeting and permit. 10
Fisa release Of vessel e...................... so
Perth Amboy has ever been a thorn IN DIR. Carnochsns
side and the action by NewYork shippers to
Jersey hospitality and through it to eyade the eorno
OF Staten Island is gathering such strength that
the little Jersey port is fst becoming famous and pros
porous II largely its present rapidly increasing
importance TO the Health Officer Of New-YOrk, who
drives commerce away by robbing H.
MERCHANTS MUST ACT II THEY RXPECT TO BE
RID OF DIR. CARNoCHAN.
From The Commercial Afuernser dug q.
Our merchants and ship-Owners ought to re-
collect the al ice OF old Ksop that Jupiter only helps
those who help themselves They cannot expect that the
Quarantine parasites will voluntarily loosen their hold
They will continue their sucking until they have drained
the last dollar Of profit ships voyage, unless shaken
of AZ a body, the shipowncrs display timflty IN
ssng the extOrt0ns not at all creditabe The actual
necessity for belling the ravenous Quarantine ca New
York IA to cOntnue commercial city, Ia advocated by
ALL but there Ia deciied ndi1iduaI diSlcfnalOn 10
eept ne resIOnsbiltty The complaints are both loud
and deep a!xapst CarDOchan and his army VI yback
maiiers, but no legal steps are taken by the suf
ferers 10 remedy the evil. What Is the bus
position TO Leave the remedy 10 the press Mcawber
like trust that something up render personal
UNNECESSARY seeming TO be the oVerruling sent
Unless specific charges made tho authorities
cannot commence proceedings Newspaper charges,
matter how well foundod are not sufficiently author-
tatye to base legal proceedings up0n neither
papers be expected TO continue 10 condemn policy
when those immediately Interested show such evident
disposition to shirk responsibility as Ia evidenced In this
Quarantine business II concerted action taken by
the shpOwners and merch they will only have them
seN blame continuance of tho oppression they
abOrunder II hardly seems possible that such an ia
nuental body the AhipOwners and merchants of New
York could for day. meekly submit 10 such
beres aud sad commentary upon their lack VI public
Al.a pT0ia@4i4pAi hpirlt.