The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-17
Marine Disasters.

STEAMSHIP HUNTSVILLE, from Savannah for New York.
Oft Charleston 18th inst with cylinder broken
BARK JESSIE STOWE (Br) White San Francisco from
Glasgow, reports May l. lat AZ S, lon IS W, experienced
strong NV gale. lasting six hours away and lost
sn fore and main and
heavy gale lasting hours sna haa
quent gales up to May By the 9h May succeeded in
under the creamsances being almost Impossible
s s %ease Took @ ra e 70 the s
carried them to lat thence 70 2 hight and
strong trades from NNE, carried them 10 lat
70 N thence to port light winds from NE.
ScHR 4 S HIILEs Burgess, lsl TONS of wilm,n ston
DEL from New York via stetn where she arrived June H.
was consumed by fire at Riga, Russia, July Is. -
SoHR ASA ELDRIDGE from Havana tor Key West which
cost of $4,000, and arrived at Key West July 8.
HAvRH, July The Alexandra. Harnden which arrived
here yesterday from New Orleans has sprung her
Miscellaneous.
Purser Young, steamship Gen Barnes from sa
vannah. has thanks for favors.
We are indebted to purser Bomhon, of the steamship
Frankfurt from Bremen for favors.
NJ ,oo ,u BepO Long Island % inst handsome
Is owned and will be commanded by Capt Isaac Homan
Notice to Mariners.
ATLANTIC OCEAN.
& Tsx rs reported BY wa Nelson master of the British
1870, and in June ISL in about lat 81 Fl ION
By order of the Bureau of Navigation
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30, ISL. '''N''e'1p"' o"''e washington DC June
HyDEoGRAPHIC NOTICR-BAy BENGAI-NIooRAr
Rear AdI sLnSp qs AND MT rnap MnoIgrEAeo
Chief in the East Indies has transmitted the oIowinr In
% Forte ' Sna p9n n
10 the Nicobar Islands and Mergui Archipelago 1871.
Iy in issi ''s''''' AA'''N '' 10 MN easter
CAR NICoBAR the northernmost island of the Ncobar
group about seven miles northeast and southwest
eratey HIGH the north being place less
than sixty feet above the The island thcky
ANcnoRAGE.-Therc is anchorage all around the island
SIDE known rs saoa Bay where may anchor IN from
twelve TO fourteen fahoms, rock and coral with light
principal village. named Moose situated on the east
good landing for boats low during the northeast
the IN de- cove ndsr the
water the landing is Indifferent
TIDEsThee regular tides in saoui Bay the food
NiNoowRY HAEnon-Thls barbor formed between the
islands of Nancowry and Camorta, Is commodious
sheltered rotn all Winds 1t has two narrow entrances
fore, be entered left without difficulty either monsoon
wb. Sno sas Se %s hs T sS or
village Of ALA Coango, and black buoy with STAFF and
tending on Naval Point The western entrance is
than the EASTERN but has the advantage of all dangers being
DinEoTIoss.In coming from the southwark and west.
ing by L, Mount Edgecumbe the highest and southern
part of Camora islad forming the north side Of The
Edseeumbe the south SIDE of the entrance marked by
shoad pass midway seween af lndisn "a and Man
northward as Point Leda approached until Naval Point
% R ss oa A h
Leda Points, and on tue anchorage on the settlement
terry Points
built at the settlement and is already about two'hirs
GREAT NrooBAR is the souhcrnmo. island of the Ncobar
group At its south end s Gaathea Bay deep inden,aon
OF two three miles exeL where there fair anchor
Upon passing the south Parson Point, OF which the
breaks heavily, remarkably fiat island named Walker will
Walker fsland NE by ls =, and coral slightly rnGed
TIDES AND CunRES when in the Immediate vicinity
e ns % s be % n the
as All eced by the prevailing monsoon will be experienced
S G%s on. arc uncertain IN strength and irregular
MEneur ARCHIPELAGO
CABosA the northernmos island Abe group,
has small Islct north side. IL moderate height
about midway between snd ranassem Island he neu
ss sssan and nearly i've miles east of
covered with jungle, Is group of pinnacle rocks above
FREAK ISLAND Is low with only few scraggy trees
an s ey Ts Line re, joining n Island with
mentioned group Of pinnacle rocks.
and 20 w h %s' o% %s
above high water No dangers visible between and
IRON lies to the southeast of the small Canister
.Ss %S s om s Il
oSp om o IsansD Ia, 10 rs north Ion q
seepto Threequarter OF mile from the shore on the
fa,noms Nearly OF the eastern point, and half
mile from me shore Hayward Island with rocks .hom
is good anchorage OF this island In seventeen iahoms,
Between Loughrbooueh Richard Islands there good
anchorage an n from eghto fifteen fahoms mud rhrSoEs
found close TO the shore on either side.
o'C9nno saul and skinner the northern Of which, ouon.
nor Island alone appears IN the charts Lhey are o.