The New York herald., 1871-02-06
Shipping Notes.

The ice in the North East rivers yesterday sadly inter-
ered at times with the feryboas plying between
Brooklyn and New Jersey In lower bay there were
large fields Of heavy cakes that offered
for awhile dangerous positions About
O'Clock IN the afternoon the pilot boat Moses Grnne,
No 20 lying at anchor vanderbits Landing, Staten
land and ready for caught in Of these Goes
and such was its force that neither anchor sail
service, and but for the timely Of the Staten
Island fcrryboa Mddlcsex, which gave them line and
owed the pilot boat TO safe position would gone
on the beach and have been badly damaged The pilots
OF the Moses Grinne desire thank Captain Baisted
the Superintendent Of the ferry who fortunately
board the Middlesex the me his great kindness and
promptness as exhibited on this occasion.
Hell Gae yesterday again obstruced with Ice
to render navigation through by sailing vessels mpos-
sible
There had cleared sailed advertised for the por, Of
New York, from the West Indies coastwxe ports up to
Saturday, Feb l4s vessels, or which % barxs
brigs and 81 schooners.
There sailed from the port of New York during the week
ending Saturday, Feb4 81 steamships, which IA were
for foreign ports and 2S for domestic ports
Many OF the cargoes OF arriving from the
West Indies at this port very condition Dealers
attribute this to the having allowed become
too ripe before being picked.
The shipments various product. from the Dominion Of
Canada to the United during 1870 foot up Ss
an increase of Sos662 upon fifty per cent IN
crease over 1852 Notwithstanding the absence of recpro
city treaty.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP RISING sTAR-The pilot boat J d Jones' No
h came IN from sea yesterday, and reports 4h inst,
for Aspnwa ashoe on he shns a a
requested US to send steamer to his assistance sbse
she proceeded on ner voyage
SHIP PoNTlAo-Morehead City, Feb 3-Parties were
heavy sw gale the making complete breach over her
She listed OF shore, and is feared she will break
Of the Coast Wreckns coa tuGs endeavorng get her
smtr OMAHA r,, Hewison, before reported ashore Al.
ossapaw souud. mas arrived at Savannah uninJured.
BARK HRLyS CAAPpaLL Brooks. at Gloucester Mass,
from London for Boston, the sqna night Cd inst lost
pa2s. pa mA'nop'A' yard and 01o0n put IN for re-
BARK M MsynsrY, from Dcmarara FOR Queenstown for
GERS wth timber was abandoned Jan ~ and the crew were
Feb3 A'''s' ''on D''''e'' =
BRIG MARIA FERGUSON tBr), Gormley, from Mobile for
liverpool laden with $50 bales cotton, ashore the
shSoa. % %s ON m M a a ss
mos, on tho reef bouers and heads o:
sDd sampn
o. the sea soon stove IN her side and bottom making her
A soon wei os
e. rns F 5 Ssy but
a1a . Of ~
his @ Cargo is bales - Other vessels
T.: w al sa
the salvage The champion .unehed week sfi foy
tue WIecA oaturuny night, ana Monday morning
her FIRST cargo to the West Dispatch Jan 49,
BRIO DUNBAR-Capt William Nichols makes the
following report OF the loss Of this weasel started from
alter leaving The bar had fresh breszs wind WV at 80
steamer by her masthead light; shortly after she
came pressing down our starboard bow, steer
Sns seeing that. she must under she steamer, =
pass under The stern, finally struck the steamer little
abait amidsnlp taking Fgs head gear starting IN eow
nours the brig settled being fun Of water removed what
could be got ut Of the of afterhonse shortly
after sail windward signal in distress, and II
spoken BIZ schr Joisph Sesar Of Stockton, Capt