The Republican journal., 1883-08-23

SAN FRANCISCO SUIPPING NEWS The Daily
Commercial News and shipping List of the 9Th inst.
reports the following ships in port tlisengagcd
America HERMAN; BROWN Bros, GOodell; Ocean
King, Small r. F. Buck, Carver; W. H. Conuor.
Nichols.
The following vessels ard reported on their way
to California: From New hork, ship GOV. Robbie
Goodeii; VIM. McGilveryI Dunbar, and Manuel
LlaSurno, kileran. From Baltimore. Ship lro-
quOlS, Nichols. From Liverpool, ships l., j. Morse
NeaZie, and State of Maine Small. From Rio ship
Frank Pendleton Nichol4. From Seattle, ship
Elizabeth, Pendleton.
TIE OCEAN KING. Captain l.. Il. small, better
known as the Judge, recently purchased the inter
est in the ship Ocean King formerly owned bv her
late commander Captain freeman, and also Com
modore Aliens interest in the same vessel, paying
therefore at the rate of $4,000 for the whole ship
Having comfortably installed himself, and in a
measure become accustomed to life on she board,
Captain Small on Tuesday invited number of his
nautical friends to lunch on nOart the Ocean King,
with the view of showing them the good points of
his vessel. AS the ship registers 2434 tons net, is
269 feet long all, As feet beam and 30 feet depth
of hold the inspection involved journey of no
little magnitude 1t, however, developed the fact
thtt no snip coming to this port has more mfortS
for officers and crew, and ftW have accommodations
approaching hers. Commencing forward is large
Stockyard for the butcher Ito select from; further
aft are comfortable quarters for the in the
house on the main deck: lack of that Il mess room
for the Junior officers. The cabin contains the First
olnccr'S room, and furthcf aft Il spacious dining
room, behind which is the cabin proper, a large
and handsome apartment. furnished in IL most
comfortable manner. on bf this is the captains
state room, VIII lie opening from the cabin and din
ing room are spare state loOmS, bath rooms, pan
tries, closets and lockers without number, all ted
up IN the most approved style for their respective
purposes. Captain Freeman evidently knew how
to make life comfortable o4 board ship, and left to
his successor well appointed and well cared for
vessel. The inspection over Captain Small and his
guests, Captains Lewis, Durham, TraSk, Leach,
Percy, Thatcher, Mr. HOWpand and a representa-
tive of the Commercial NEWS discussed lunch, eli
CARS and topics OF interest until time to 90 ashore.
1he principal and managing owners Of the Ocean
King are j. Henry Sears & DO of Boston, who have
Il number OF fine ships in qhe California trade, in
Guiding the Glory of the Seas now in port The
ocean hlnS Is the largest IN their iect-ume of the
largest sailing vessels in th world and is the only
fourmasted American ship built. Captain
Small is well known as !; dhipmaster and in spite
of his has been increasing the size of his yes
sci with every change; having commenced in 1889
as commander of the Charles HILL 40 tons in 1863
he took cOmlnand of the Guiding Star, $50 tons in
which he earned a local reputation and the soubri-
quet "Cockroach,' by bringing to this port in 1864
Il cargo from Boston, which on reaching here was
found to be entirely destroyed by this vermin. The
clipper ship Winged Hunter 2gS tons, was his
next command in which he made four voyages be
tween Calcutta and Boston, averaging ninety nine
days to trip. The ship Harmonic, 1900 TONS
America, 2O54 ton, and lastly the Ocean King, 25l5
tons gross measurement, were successfully com
unbroken good fortune, and in time find Il still
larger ship in which to 90 master. TSan Francisco
shipping list Aug g.
SPOKEN. July ,, lat s. lon. p W. ship David
brown Iendleton, from Boston to Adelaide.
Schr. VIM. Flint, of Islesboro, is now on Overs
rallWay Belfast, undergoing extensive repairs. On
the last trip the schr struck ledge on the Muscle
| ridges carrying away forward part of keel and
sten taking everything smooth to the apron. The
vessel will be replanhed.