The Republican journal., 1882-10-12

SHIPPING ITEMS. Launched y til ut. at the
yard of George Russell, East Deern@, the
barkcntnc Jessie McGrcgor, 57l tons she i,
owned by J. o. Win>oW 4 co.. Of Portiand
and others. She will be commanded by captain
George w. McF FaddcM....A three ma>tcd ~rhoon-
er. Of 33, tons, oWnedby Capt. Charlc, IL. Chase
and others, Of Portland, was launched from the
yard Of Daniel Brewer, East Decrng 27th lit.
Captain Asa i.ittlejohn commands her.....C CtI-
tain Joseph G. Hamilton and mate Charles 4 .
Cummings Of the ship Jndauntcd Of Bath
iicid in $1,000 on charge Of cruelty to their
crew On Il voyage from ifayre, Were discharged
at New York 9th ult, the prosecution failing to
make out 4 sc.....Thr Sandy Hook pilots offer
cd to reduce their rates l3 per cent, This offer
was declined by representatives Of the cham
Der Of commercc.....Ihr Bath Time, says: An
1 ,1S0 ton four-masted schooner is being built at
the Morse yard at the lower cnd...... The three
nasted schooner Fannie Whitmorc, 641 tons,
was launched Thursday at Rorkland She is
owned by A. f. AincS ana J g. Whitmorc.
who is to command her and others. She is in
tended for freightng, and was launched all
spared and rugged. She is Il irst-tIass vessel,
rated at LlOydS Is 4 |. for fourteen yealS......
The Gardiner Journal says "Cupt. j. IL. brew.
ship Sea Witch writes us from Hong Kong,
China, on the 2Oth ult. lie had 4 stormy passage
of seventeen days from IEogo. Japan. IIi> Ship
is i'll dock coppcrng, and has been taken up
for New York. for which place he expects to
sail carly III February. He and his daughter
are we'll Capt. Drew is the 'kennoberkcr'' Of
the Boston Journal. The Ship Alice NJ. Min
OFT, Capt. John Dirkcrson, has made the run
from phipsbur@ to New York in 4S hours. the
quickest time on record. Launched Friday
from the ward of John Paschal of Rockport, u
schooner of $40 tons, not yet named. owned by
the Iirm of Carleton, Norwood u Co.. the
builders, and others. Launched at NaldoborO
Sept. 9th, by +. O. Clark, II three masted schr.
of 900 tons. named Nantaskct, owned bv the
builder and others, and to be commanded by
Capt. +. A. Richardson.....,L Launched Sept. 2S.
at Millbrdge, from the yard Of j. W. Sawyer,
the Schr. Nelson L. Ncwbury, Of $50 tons. She
is owned by the builder, A. j. Ncwbury, and
others, and is commanded by Capt. samuel
King, of New ,Jcrsey.....The Bangor Commercial
says Shipping merchants complain of the great
scarcity of vessels in this port There is said
to be freights for 100 vessels while there are
only some forty erc......Samuel Webb 4 60. Of
Thomaston, launched at l2.}0 O'Clock Friday, Il
ship of 2.Ol2 and .29l tons register, named Cy-
rus Wakefield. The vessel was coppcrcd on the
stocks.....Col. Haggrtt, of Bath, was in Port
land, Saturday, in search of workmcn. He is Il
member of the large shipbuding firm of Goss.
sawyer 4 Packard. and says their yards are
overlooking with work. In fact they have had
to refuse work, They would have taken the
contract for building the new steamer "Cum-
berand' for the Steam Packet Co., but they
could not possibly DO the work in season. Capt.
Ilaggett says the new iron shipbuilding works
in Bath is an assured fact, and 800 900 of the
required $1,000 is raised. Capt. Guy &. Foss,
of the same firm. is now in san Francisco COM
petng details of contract with newly-organ-
lied steamship line from San Francisco to
Liverpool to build them 2500 ION propeller.