The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-10
The Herald Almanac.

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Shipping Notes.
The past week been very for ship repairing,
the Ice floating in the river has prevented the moorng of
ships Added this the number of vessels in port
susy small owing to the recent prevalence Of westerly
winds.
Ship Sandusky 1OlS TONS owned by Messrs surge Clear.
man Co. was the large sectional Rut-
gers street yesterday afternoon for examination.
Steamship Champion. 1852 tons, of the Charleston nc
from the large balance dock foot of Pike
Thursday afier cleaning bottom.
Tugboat May Clinton lowered from Messrs Merritt q
Townsend Dock foot of GouverneuA street, yesterday
adjusting wheel
Peoples dock adjoining has had up during the
past few days towboas Unit Nuer and Belle all slight
repairs brig Samuel Hobrook, 247 TONS oxamina-
ton and repairs.
The brig lowered from the larger dock
Thursday, after having her metal patched and fol-
lowed by brig Hill for the purpose Of being stripped OF
her old metal caiked and painted
On Friday the propeller Arnold raised the
dock to have plank placed In her bot
tom, she having been injured by the ice
Yesterday the propeller Spray raised the
smaller dock, and is still on.
The Queen of England has presented through the State
Department. elegant bnocuar glass Capt John Gales
of the American schr belmont, Of Portland mark of
gratitude for his services in reseung three of the
the British ship Nonpareil of Newcastle, which, while
voyage from Bombay to New York; sunk n severe
storm.
Marine Disasters.
BRIG REDWOOD (of Newport) from Havana via Fortress
Monroe, tSr New Yor. put into Newpo PM Ia inst for
he S Ms c sps on ss
New York hPp pilot svs boat y and
tug Sn hd Y' he o% h wn'rf Tss
wind. soon came out from northwest, accompanied
and the brig was bown off, Some Of her crew are iros.
s s n @
Ions Of water She is badly iced her crew frost b;,en
al & TO work her into port Her cargo Of m0a''s'
BRIG HARRIET, at Fortress Monroe 9th from Aguadilad
reports fearful weather On the 4th inst ~
miles Sc OF Cape Henry, passed waerloggcd ship, with
mzzenmast standing also passed another wreck 9Th ins
20 miles Il Of Cape Henry.
BRIG VILLAGE BELLE tBr), Crane, from new York, ar
rived at Halifax 7th inst, with deck cargo stove,
scHR LErTIE WELLS, at Vineyard Haven, sailed from
Bar ss u ana % nc Ina ns s
8S 10, lon a. In gale from NE, thrown on he oean
deckload lumber and during he
two the iced badly that on ne adnvr
account OF the continued socumn
aop OF ice being tipped 10 inches by the head
with sails split and frostbten.
Som BELLE OF THE BAY, Emmone, before reported
IN savbrox bar IL from York for New Lon
don she went night of 5th through msakng the lights
board morpins. when thew came hsnVre IN ner poA'