The Republican journal., 1884-01-10

Aukland, n. Il. Dec 3. Sailed bark Clara f..
McGilvery, Griffin, New York
Sy.lno.-. N. S, w Dec. 6. Sailed ship Ivanhoe
| HERMAN, San Francisco.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
| THE DISASTER TO BRIG If. c. SIBLEY. The
fact that the brig II. c. Sibey put into st. Thomas
Dec 23d partially dismased, was reported by
telegraph. Mr.. Edward Sibley, of Belfast, agent
for the vessel has since received letter from Capt
r.. W. Fowler giving further particulars. The
brig was on the passage to Australia. Capt Fowler
says: eve left Boston Nov. 22d and with the eX.
ception of a continuation of heavy weather nothing
unusual occurred until the first Of December when
we TOOK gale, commencing from the K. n. e. and
veering to the w. S. w. Hove to starboard
tack until about 3. 30 p NJ. when shipped SCI,
through the starboard fore rigging which broke
hve Of the top timbers, fifteen feet of main rail and
covering board, and carried away the whole
weather side and large portion of the after end
and lee side of forward house. The forecastle,
galley and carpenters shop completely gut
ted. Buwarks or both sides were nearly gone.
Same sea washed our wheel box away and one of
our men l., overheard. The cabin was flooded with
water. We then attempted to get vessel before
the wind, but shipped a second sea which carried
| away our entire steering apparatus, disengaging
the screw from the rutider head. We were then
laying in the trough of the sea- and in order to
bring ship up to the wind cut away the fore
topmast The wind blew almost complete hurri-
cane. we succeeded in securing rudder stopping
up the breaks around the top timbers and covering
board and tried the pumps. She was making no
more water than usual. Next day the wind mod
eratlng we secured rudder cleared away the wreck,
and kept away to the southard arriving at St.
Thomas, Dec. 23d." A survey was held Dec "a.
which wanted to condemn the foremast but Capt.
fowler hoped to save 1t, as putting in Il new mast
would neGessitate the removing of part of the
cargo The captain says ten vessels have put into
st. Thomas in a week in distress.
QUICK PASSAGE The sch. Lillian Capt. Darby,
OF Belfast, made Il quick run last week. III left
Boston on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock and ar
rived at Belfast, Friday morning at $50.
During the past year 80 vessels, of l2,l7S tons,
registered or owned in ST. John, \. B., and valued
at 1000 were lost against % vessels of l2,4S7
tons, worth $402 100, in 1882.
important to ship Owners and Masters-By late
advices from Porto Rico it appears that on Nov H.
lss; new decree went into effect that all vessels
arriving with cargo of any kind, shall pay $l.25
per 1000 kllos gross weight on all cargo landed
(lnStead of 81, as formerly, and 81 per 900 kiloS
on all cargo loaded outward, whether vessel az
rlves with cargo or in ballast which is a new tax
not before required, and is equal to about 10
cents per 100 hundred pounds cargo of sugar
por i number of years past, the charges in Porto
Rlco nave been moderate but this makes them
more than they are in Cuba, and vessels going to
the Island, should secure quite advance to offset
these unreasonable charges.
Sch. Florence Tower, of and from Kockport for
Charleston, with lime, put into New York with
decks swept and house stove Mark Davis, sea
man, of Rockport, was washed overheard and lost.
Capt. VIM Freethy, of Surry late of the schoon-
er Joshua Grindle has gone to Kingston, Jamaica,
where he will tai Ike command OF the British Steamer
Craigaion which will ply, during the winter be.
tween Boston and Cienfuegos.
PROVIDENCE Jan. 4th A two-masted schooner,
Adrian of Bath, Me-, Capt. G. B. Nobrega, from
ashore on the northwest side of Block Island at IL
O'Clock last night in a northwest gale and "A heavy
sea running. The captain and one seaman were
saved. The mate, who was from Maine, and the
cook, both names unknown, We're frozen to death.
The vessel is full of water and will be total loss.
Brig |. W. Parker at Rosario, has chartered to
load dry hides for New York.
Sch Charlotte L. Sibey, Bartlett, of Belfast in
towing down the st. Johns river, Fla, grounded
on the middle ground and will have to lighter her
deckload
Sch. Palatka, Chaples, of Belfast, in towing up
the st. Johns river, Fla, grounded below Palatka.
part of her car go was lightered.