The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18

Gee Upton. do; knight Georgetown. DC; Regulator.
Wind at sunset NE, fresh.
The Herald Almanac.
To the Mariner. matter from what port he halls
where GRANDDAUGHTER navigating md-ocean or entering
home or foreign po-the Herald Almanac will prove safe
and unerrng guide all recently discovered and re
ported dangers Under the head Of "Marners Guide 10
coated the "Notices Mariners issued during year
1871 from the Trinity House, Admiralty. London; the Hy-
geographic ONCE, Washington, and the various Navigation
Boards throughout the world specially published In the
Herald from whose columns the "Guide" has
piled The warnings directions and information therein
contained will make the Herald Almanac almost as ndspen.
sable to the pilot and the mariner chart
and the COMPASS In addition to this invaluable guide and
heading 1t in the order of ito peculiar usefulness 10
given well cut diagrams Of the weather signals adopted by
the government at Washington for the benefit of
chant marine and naval service, with explanations the
The information thus impaired renders the Herald
Almanac necessity in the hands of sea- on
river or lake embraced within the American Continent
Shipping Notes.
Steamship Merceda, S66 tons, owned by Mr. Geo Quin
tard and running the Fernandna line,
the large balance dock foot of Pike yesterday after
being stripped, calked and remetaled.
Schr Fawn, 3l3 tons owned In Philadelphia, the
smaller balance dock adjoining repairing sternpos
recently damaged in Vineyard Sound.
Ship Freedom, 1888 tons, owned by Messrs Thos Durham
Rutgers street Friday after patching her metal
ing it four She followed by steamship Regua
tor 64 tons, of Messrs Lorlards ne to adjust wheel
which latter vessel is now
Brig Warren, 26y tons, of Orand, Me- from
the small sectional dock adjoining Thursday patch
ing metal This dock occupied by bark Nicaux Br)
6H TONS to cak and paint bottom.
Steamship Tie 4s tons, belonging to Messrs Mallory
Co. is on the secton dock foot of Clinton putting
some new plank and repairing stern bearing.
Avrho fraic,s
moth sectional dock at Hoboken undergoing slight repairs
Seamtug Frank Pidgeon, Jr again the Peoples
dry dock foot OF Gouverneur street Thursday
an obstruction from her wheel
Brig Joseph Howe (Br) 352 TONS s the largest screw
dock foot of Market street painting bottom making other
slight repairs.
Brig Vague (NG) ID the central screw dock being
stripped calked remetaed and otherwise overhaued
Captain Nelson Torrey, of brig G Pinckney of New
York, and Captain Ssson OF ship Brdgewater also of
New York, having different saved the lives Of
swedes and Norwegans at the Swedish and Norwegian
Consul Christian Bors has received govern
ment gold medal and magnificent telescope for presenta
ton to the capains tokens OF esteem for their gaany
and humanity.
The steamship Constitution for Panama. will be detained
at San Francisco till Monday, 10Th inst and will carry
the cargo Of tea for New York brought bv the
ship Japan, and which designed be sent over.
land. The freight coming forward Australia to San
Francisco 10 more than the steamship Moses Taylor can
despatched from San Francisco that port this
week. The bulk of the freight awaiting transportation con-
sss Of WOOL The Montana wilt take English mails
for Australia and New Zealand.
Marine Disasters.
with from a.m Up was n
a. o'clock morning Of 18th inst when of Nauset Bay Cape
and ~, va: compelled in put into yanns h
ton Friday night. '''''' -'N ~''' ~ DUE
as sunk Norfolk
delphia The cook was drowned.
SHIP AspREw JACKSON Morse, from Liverpool! for Bos
her voyage on the Sth u having been repaired and
nsv!e through Nexsss. sp sS5
soHR S LEWIS Of Rockland, from Baltimore for Bel.
& :h1fs sa. Of @ inst
viii
Me- She wa: % TS
steamer Collar. ~ " 'A' '.'''' - '"'
sCnR HARRY WHITE. Hopkins, which arrived Fernan-
dina an n from Boston reports having very
hove to in squa, was boarded by which, with the
BOOM
IS, soma EaSA Basssy Ct and from John EB for gc.
Emma loaded with lumber. and probably could not be
got OF.
E.s Ts %S sp Of
abed by Saxon, OF Philadelphia which in
tow and brought her to Boston.
SCHR BOWEN, OF Providence, put into New London
18th inst leaking badly, and the fats 18th.
SLOOP JOSEPH AGATE employed q packet between
Rockand and North Haven dragged her anchors
ash, on the RET of Point 80 inst AMI Cling
loss.
Notice to Mariners.
DUTCH GUIANA-NEw LIGHTHOUSE.
The undersigned begs notify lighthouse has been
erected the River about 40 Eng
lsh miles the Of this port the starboard or
The tower Is 10 feet h7h, built of wood the or
cobwork principle painted white and has brilliant white
clear weather at u miles distant.
soI WIN be on nj, guard mot to mistake this light
and vice versa and when bound to this port will do well not
to down the In the night without being posi-
tive about his position. vessel getting TO the eeward
dangerous bank makes of due north the lighthouse
HENRY SAWYER, United States Consul.
Consulate OF the United States of America city of Para
marfoo, Colony of surinam, Dutch Guiana Oct 2 1871
Whalemen.
Bark Spartan Osgood of NIB, was Taicahuano Jan T.
to sail on a cruise; oil not stated.
spoken.
Bark Eta Lorng Lorng from Boston for Melbourne Dec
Bark Inca NG wendehors,, from Bremen for New York.
Br Isipr,ch NG from New York for Copenhagen, Jan
Brig Gsliee (Br Wood from New York Jan sC for Ca
Foreign Ports.
BrRMupA. Jan 23-Arived, steamer Fontaeza Whining.
ton, Del, for Brazil.
Sailed 24th bark Flora OBJ, sherer. Bull River Sc
1bsver Keazer Liverpool, TO load the United States
CADrz, Feb ll-Arved, bark Iron Age, Crabtree, New
CURACAO, Feb 2n port brig La Creole (Dutch) spaick-
nave LOT rev YORK TN schrs koret Croker for do ln