Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-30


Sch Rsdon1o, for Lynn, put back to Philadel-
phia I'D inst. with loss OF anchors and chains
sch Laura A Webb (of Deer I,lel. VOID AT
\ York from Aux Cages. reports = )th inst, of
barnegat, " bile Jibing carried aw Az mainooon.
Brig h ii McGilyery, Stubs on her passage
TO Caledonia, Cb. suffered severe disaster by
the gale OF 18th nit. After necessary repairs
she took bad Of coal and sailed from {, ace
Bay, Oh. for New York. but lost Spas, and
put into Bucksport Eth inst, where she viii
repair and sail for New York
Capt John Kane, Of sch Fanny Keatinc. of
Quincy Point, Mas. from Dari.n. with re.nw-
ed timber for y York (befnre reported aban-
doned), reports: Left Doboy, Oct }. at AN:
had good weather till ) - VI 9Th when the
weather became threatening. and at 10 p NJ the
barometer fell suddenly; at 4 VI Eth the wind
blew hurricane, and the weather continued
very bad until the morning of the 9th: sail,
carried away and decHloaI washed overheard:
vessel nlled with water; at : NJ. Sth inst !ost
steeraSe way. and becoming unmala geable
rOl!ed over on her starbOard side, with mast
heads in the water; the mate aad four men
were washed overheard, but the captain and
steward. who secured position in the main
chains, succeeded with lines in hauling them
back TO The wreck: at daylight on the 9Th.
showed signals OF distress to a brig passing to
I-eward, but she took no notice of US; at + NJ
same day burned torch raised on an oar, and
saw brig pass 10 leewsrd, so close that | saw
the light in her pinnacle, but she took no notice
OF Us. and we lost sight Of her at IL p NJ; at
A NJ 9th. sighted brig 10 Sc, which proved TO
be the Ortoian, Capt James NJ Phelan, of and
for Philadelphia, from Cienfuegos, who took us
all ON board and brought us 70 Philadelphia.
Notice 10 Mariners.
SHIP SIGNALS The following signals are to
be used when pilot for a ship is required on
and after the LIST day Of next month. and for
using any other signal the offender j. 10 be liza
BILE TO penalty of eco: In the day time, to be
holsted at the fore the jack or other nation col
or usually worn by merchant ships having
around it a white border one-iiflh of the flag,
or the International Code plotage signal indi.
Gated by L 1. At night. the pyrotechnic ght
commonly known a blue light every - min
uies or ii bright white light flashed or shown
at short or frequent intervals just above the
bulwarks for about q minute at lime. Ga the
Is proX provision in the Merchant shipping
Act of last ,essiOn (36 and 3! Wet, 81. As 10
signals of distress Will take effect. The Lew
signals in the daytime are three in number-l,
gun fired at interNa ais Of about a minute: 2,
The International Code signal of distress indi-
Gated by NC; and 3, the distant signal consist
ing of square flag having either above or be-
low It ball, or something resembling ball.
At night the signals to bel, a gun fired at in
tervals Of about minute; 2. flames on the slip,
as from burning tar barrel, oil barrel &c:
and 3, rockets or shells OF any color or descip-
ton, one at time at short intervals. ANY
master of a vessel who uses or causes OF d.
PA. >, VI pei iiits an. person OF persons unfe:
his authority TO display. any of the signals eX.
cept in case of vess being in d stress, sail
be lab TO pty compensation for any laborun-
dertaken, and such compensation may, without
prejudice 10 any other remedy, be recovered in
the same manner in which salvage is reco'er-
ed London Times, Oct 8.
-. Nsmoranda. al
LAUNCHHD-At Brewer, 23d inst, by Jos.
Cakes Son. three masted sch Of 34S tons,
named Emma Drummond," TO be command
ed by Capt Higgins.
Dsmestic Porta.
SW HARBOR-Ar 10Th. schs Maggie Todd.
Richardson, SOmes' Sound, with granite for
Philadelphia; Little Annie (Br). Robertson, St.
John, NIB, for Boston.
Ar Goth, schs A 7 Haynes, King, Roctland:.
L Batcheider. Bowlby, Marketvilie, S, for
Boston.
ar 2lst. Br sch A B Baxter, Baxter. Corn.
wallis, N s, for Bostoa. -
Ar 2sd, sch Laurel. Bunker, Rockland for
Franklin. -
Ar oath, schs Surprise, Harmon, Boston ::
Banner, Smith, do for Lamoine.
Ar 10Th, schs Caroline c, Squirting, Calais for
Danversport, Come On, Newman, Ellsworth
Ar 18th, sch c Jameson. Hatch, with lob
sters for Mr.. Underwood q Co.
SULLIvAN-Ar 23d, sch Nonpariel, Clark.
ROckland.
Ar 18th, schs Eeponset, Wooster, Boston :
William Hill. Murphy. Salem.
Sid 18th, schs Brave, Foss, Boston; Aurora,
Martin, do; Victor. Grant, do; A B Crabtree,
Stratton. do; Grsmpus, Joy, do: Susan Fran,
els. Smith, Bar Harbor; Gloucester, Dyer, do.
Sid 2sth, Maine, Lord. Boston; Ann, STRAIT
ton, do.
Ar 18th, sch Gloucester, Dyer, Bar Harbeal
CALAIs-Ar 18th. schs Sarah, Webste,htL +
gator, McGregor, n York. ~"
- BANG2R@Cld 2Sd: schs Globe, Herr, VINO
York; Challenge, Higgins, Bostl her feelil
Webster, Trask, Dahvers; s
Blodgett, Chaflestown. F.
PORTLAND-Ar pod, sch
! gor for BaSnstabk.