The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30

Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP CITY GALVESTON, at New Orleans,
partially destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. See
columns. :.
STEAMER NEPTUNE, from Boston for New York, before
can buoy w ON Poees Rp
sH sy v ns es
SHIP JOSEPHINE OULToN (Br), from New Orleans for
Liverpool which put into aavsp ma in distress repaired and
200 bales cotton SIS bags cotton and
IV pgsS Rita s wh'h e havana 'n inst Tor
Ns EA,znnY OBJ Dsrez from Baltimore for
date, in distress and cargo (corn) condemned.
.ns sn with I s D av Xs
be- ns doing ess s e i G wS
officer and steward during the passage.
BARK Eax AL ss Ss Mathew Of bark La
ss @ s With EsgSs.' bark
Eiza Alice, from Ha,ifa. for Phadepha, laden with
also and lower main opmas Il Tse only
short Of oil and water She supplied proceeded.
Brio Louise MARIA Dneh arrived a. Portisnd Me
lost overheard the mate, Mr. Row, the 18th inst.
BRIG BnASoa & from COrnw sa Ms waa ashore
scnR HENRY RAsEy tof Staten Island, from York River
ssy es Sf ss is
seamen drowned when the vessel capsized,
scnn WAVE of and from Key Yves. for Clear Water ar
Se
masts were displaced split open leaving the
board lost
Som The fishing schr Hattie B West which
shaw windsor badly one se 81 them
the wreck state of complete exhaustion and
the West The P Grant bound from Koekiand for
% a sn1 n ana sas s
had cabin Stove lime set on fire The The
from the wreck but the garments they stood in.
Miscellaneous.
Puser A White, of the steamship James Adger, from
Charleston, has thanks for favors.
Purser Gerard, the steamship Merceda, from
nandna has our thanks for favors.
US REVENUE STEAMER MAuoNrG, Captain Freeman,
has again sailed on her mission OF usefulness The has
the week win enable her to bring few more OF the
who w
him wifi assert.-Boston Advertiser, March %.
BRIG VISTA Br) Boston from Turks Island, has been
ordered Yarmouth, Ms with her cargo OF salt.
QUICK PAesAeE-schr Glover, Ingcrson, left New
evening Of 18th, thus making the passage little
ST JOHN, NIB March ssThe steamer scui arrived here
sSa fXvSn p sas ss 2n the St John
s s., CO have contracted with
snd s wo s ",s Is. e o.Da
rec, sss 81 feet nssm and feet a., aO one
Sap pc acSns Cape Cod 'a"' 'N' ''n'' "
mcn ancs SSan a. @ sga e
another the net fishing business Her keel part
100 ago. The vessel nearly pauked up, and win
be ready for launching.
LAUNcHrp--At Ball. 9th inst from pyard Of Albert
nahornea beautifully modelled and finely finished vessel of
about 100 tons, measurement Mr. Immediately laid
another keel for 3mast schooner of about b00
Portland parties; and has the Stocks nearly
pleted hne and thoroughly built OF so
new measurement, named Sophie Kranz, and has
for another OF same model and size as the latter
Newbg " 27th inst two schooneis of 400 bur.
den, for the brick carrying trade the Hudson River
Notice to Mariner.
DIRECTIONS ENTERING MAIN SHIP OR PUMPKIN
HILL CHANNEL, CHARLEsTON,
Get the lights Morris Island in range when In
athoms water and steer for hem Sea buoy back
white perpendicular stripes) and buoy (back
middle buoy NO black) and junction buoy tback
and white perpendicular strpes) bring this
the Wcehawkea light vessel TO steer
her passing weenawkep on port hand then by W,
Caminhss Point buoy No tlac on port hand Ken steer
NNW until pass Patapsco buoy mo back leaving
the port hand then WIN for lower middle ground
buoy tback and red horizontal sripes) leaving either
s,arboard hand keep this until you pass upper
middle ground buoy NO red when haul up Tor and anchor
abreast Of the city.
The above courses are magnetic.
wuIsTLE NORTH HEAD. GRAND MENAS
We are satisfied from the Information derived vari
Gus sklfnl navgatos, Including Caps Uaske and Cae
that Peter Mitchell cannot place good fog whistle al Ncrh
be done will prevent the all shpwccks
the coast but many OF them might he avee proper
precautions taken. The sound OF steam whistle u pecu-
Harry penetrating In heard la the intervals Of the storm
and 10 the denseness OF the fog The high ellis near INC
Of tho late shlpwrock calculated TO assert the
sound OF the whistle and send back again seawarl The
ocaiiy H. Of the most DANGEROUS In tho world Tor sea-