National Republican., 1876-12-28

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PoRToF WASHINGTON NANDsEoRGETowN,
DECEMBER q, 1876.
This port is still block AIDED with ice and no move
ments among the shipping are reported.
Disasters.
Loss OF the schr. Emma Bacon, Bearce, master,
Of Barnstable, Mass.
Capt. Moses b. Tower, wreck master, went down
the harbor, (Boston,) 7ith inst to examine schr.
Emma Bacon, before reported ashore Little
Calf leland. Capt. T. finds that the schooner has
slipped OF the ledge, and now lies in twenty feet
of water, her upper deck being out. She has been
condemned, and will be stripped by divers imme-
diately.
sehI. Gray Eagle. parted cable and went ashore
on 18th at the outer Ioug Island Harbor, Me-, and
and Stored The % scuisd and sff ed sn ~R
ss sa1a.y on
Point. Hell Gate. and sur X.
SOE Is
tSe IN 'ss Storm Thomas KroI. ieaman and native of
sCr aged T. Lost Ns
York. before reported ashore on Hemstead Beach.
near Freeport X. l.. lies on broadside, well on
Ters ia PoDs Sd os wa. IN ss as
Ellswerth, Me-, yHsnse q she ,i halls ,.,,u -,
on s 81 lon
sSr S beaS TesH eeSe and BOWS unSer DOW
psa sshE T. :. @TTafson1 @ ,aoyt; from Wiscssett for
fnllA0eIpnlh putlntO neydfu- maven on ZlSt with
loss OF part Of deckload. mainboom and foregaff,
mainssil torn and other damage. Propably 20 TO
schT. Xsn. Gare6ie. Sr Calais. before rsported
schr. James McCioskey, while attempting to enter
ssis and anchors and went ssore aena %e lGs1 MI ner
the beach. An attempt is to be made to try get
schr. Emeline G. SAWYER has arrived atNevyo-k
from MirBgoane via Lone Island ound, aud makes
The following report @ Lef, hiragosne on The IN Of
Chester Pa n,HS after tedious ed and passage
bic ten miles when she one Of Se most
terrific Northwest gales known the annals OF the
hour her sails literally into shreds, and
the vessel thrown on her beam ends, shifting her
ehtns the waves broke over her OF al ro
dze, and i've minutes more would have sent her and
her aid. however, and losing her deckload, she was
put before ihe wind and blown half way to Bermuda
The gale lasted 30 hours with unabated fury, when
ensbpe e togeber efss ts ssd
stIn carried. but they had hardly finished when an.
before ii at a tremendous rate of speed. fnis
changed to auother northwester and before 10 days
fnding herself In the lon: OF $50 W. leaking badly
them being severely frost6lten the water and pro-
Visions gave out SO they were Obliged 70 subsist
Finally by sncesssiSp s g, Light d fair winds she We.
by way OF Long Island Sound, making the total
The schr. owen B. Kinds, of Calais, Capt. Glen
denim, sailed from New York last Friday for salem,
Sne caught in The Eae OF last Saturday and car
ing lib and foresai were carried swav .nS hsr
mainsaii was split The boats were washed from
into ihe hsrbor for repairs yesterday after which
she VIII proceed to Salem captain reports that
he lost sight Of y Shsn nth the g gale sSp came up:
smai nnhabited Isles Of Shoals owing 70 the vfo-
e SS sssT se ss away There the
fearful weather, before their situation was ascer-
sbe to set to The ship-4rected crew. AND I ss last
resort line was attached to dory which per-
Van
was was, secured by me shtpwreeked crew. They got
H Meif HkVTS sSp eai1rdsS sS pec AL
fred BrabroOk Is ashore on Hedge Fence.
J. p hmes have thus far been 9nsseeessfs sfnr
other attempt will be made g release her n not
;vs of Portlmouthr n a., have purchased her for
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Dec. S.-The bark Send, $40
tons register built at mis- port in 1864 has been
sold at Philadelphia to go in the South American
A NKw AMERICAN STEAMSHIP from the yard Of
John Roach Son. at Chester, has some novel fea-
the Rio Grande and is Intended for southern trade
In the stern there is an immense tank intended for
This will be used to sink her an when that course
to sys n ne S q the S e
deck housS 81 feet long Is feet wide and feet high
contains The cooking, Arrangement ana ali infsm.
msble stores. The Rio Grande Is 8s feet over all.
% feet beam. and q feet inches depth OF hold and
is said be the largest vessel in the trade
ICE IN THE DELAWARE.
The Delaware river presents a picturesque scene.
Above Port Richmond navigation has been closed
for some time, and venturesome youths and men
skim over the surface skates. Opposite the city
the big pieces of noatirgi lave become wedgedto-
gether and have got to sta d-stil In some places
these ss heaps SP are Psn ,n up quite , high Nayisa.
TO keep a channel below the City. The Gamden
ferry boats have hard time. They built in Q
way through heavy Ice. This they accomplish very
wef but sometimes It takes an honr or two TO make
len m1nes Thss Ts
and downthe river. and vessels OF the larger class
do the same, but small crafts do n OF venture out
ICE IN THE sCHUYLKILL AT PHILADELPHIA.
The Schuykill is closed Its entire length. chan
mel was cut on Saturday last, and q large bark was
towed far South street. The ice is thick and
smooth and good for skating purposes. On the
meadows about the Aims house the Iee-cutters are
aftwork and getting cakes ten inches inckness,
Above the dam at Fairmount the skating yeste rday
thcmseiVcs, but the NOW Of last night and the rain
on this morning have greatly interfered with the
fun.
fGEIN BALTIMORE HARBoR AND NDcHEsAPEAKEBAY.
The miider temperature and warm sunshine yes
ter6 aV did good work in weakening the hold OF the
ice the hArbor OF Baltimore and Patapsco river.
In the Chesapeake, as far down as Thomas Point,
the ice fields were reported to be rapidly running
with the wind, and navigation was dangerous In
consequence. In the afternoon three tugs brought
TO port long string OF loaded oyster vessels, which
viii find a quick market for their cargoes. The
northern side Of the harbor was clear Ice which,
broken TO the size of eobbestones, was carried over
the southwark, and vessels were towed to the diff
ferent piers without dificulty. The iceboat Mary
land started down the river AZ an early hour, and
Immediately went 10 the relief OF the brig Jennie
Morton. With a continuation Of good weather the
ice will be very far conquered to cease TO
be troublesome TO vessels. number Of these have
cleared, aud waiting their chances to to sea.
The rng Virginia Ehrman last night towed a. the
brig Dudley and bark Mimi.