The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

1851, to February 30 1855, stocked s5,M3l2 Her
expenses repairs, etc, amounted to s'lSso.
S. c. from Rockland, Me, with ice, made the pas
sage in days and 10 hours
Sch. Alfaretta Snare, from New York for West
Indies, about whose safety muc.i fear was enter
tanned, has arrived safely ut port. All on board
well.
Sch. King Philip, from Lambclt'S Point for
Portsmouth, y. II. with coal, went ashore on
WilIoughby Spit Sth inst. but got on T. NJ. without
assistance.
Washburn Bros of Thomaston will build four
masted sch. Of 500 tons, to be commanded by Capt.
Webb of Friendship, now in the sch K. Bowers.
Sch. Artemus Tirrell (of Boston,, 1876 tons, built
at Milford, Del. in 1882, has been sold to Capt.
Warren Lowe and others OF Bath, Me. for $500
cash.
Spoken. Dec. %, lat. 81 S. Ion. a W. barque
James &. Pcndleton, Lancaster, from n. York for
Tacahuan" and Valparaiso. ship Manuel Llaguno,
Smalley, from New York for san Francisco, Feb.
IL, lat 5 n. Ion. 81 w.
numbered l07 vessels of all classes. and Of this
number only one was full-rgged ship. The re
mainder included 30 steamers, briggs, 10 barks, )
barkentines, brigantnes and A. schooners
Much anxiety is felt regarding schooner Delhi,
of which Capt. Chas +. Green, Saco, is master.
She sailed from the West Indies for Wilmington,
\. c., Feb l. with cargo OF phosphate rock, and
has never since been heard from. She is now 20
days overdue. Capt Green's wife accompanied
him on the voyage.
Brig Don jacinto, Hartman, at Boston, from
Matanzas, Feb: Is, brought molasses TO order.
Had light southerly winds up to Cape Hatteras.
Has been three Mays , north Of a'era' W VII
Is, encountered W gale in which lost and split
sails.
Boothbay, Sid 4th, sch F Neatly, Kelley, Peters
burg, Va. This is the last vessel to load this sea-
son out of the pond. Her cargo was q inches in
thickness. The Maine Ice Co have loaded four YES
sells only this winter, viz. the James 5 Lowell Re
becca j Moulton (for Washington, A,l,iie Il I;a-
con (for Richmond, Va.) and Il + Neatly (for
Petersburg, Va.) making 3l47 tons OF ice shipped
by them SO far.
Sch Five Brothers, which was abandoned on the
voyage from Fernandina to Philadelphia, and sub
se4uenty picked up and towed into Mosquito In
let remained at latter place until Feb IS, when she
was purchased by DR. u l. Engle and lowed up
to Jacksonville March 9TH leaking badly. Her
cargo is now being transferred to sch Ridgewood,
charged she will be thoroughly repaired
The Lighthouse Board has given notice that as
soon hereafter as practicable lighted buoy, con
sisting of a mammoth iron buoy surmountcd by Il
lens lantern supplied with compressed gas, Will be
moored in the main ship channel, Boston llarbor,
few yards southwark and westward of upper
middle buoy No .. AS this is an experimental
buoy, mariners are cautioned not to rely upon it
too implicitly. Upper middle buoy No. will re
main IN Its present position . ,r,,u .., pas.o.
for Port Morant Jam. while proceeding down B"s-
ton harbor on Thursday, colde' with sch Radiant,
Capt. Hardy, of and from Rockport, Me. with
lime The steamer struck the sch on the port quar-
ter, badly injurng the sch's cabin house and port
quarter, carrying away her fore and main rigging,
JlDDOOm ana heauSeaf anu causing the Fcsscl 10
leak badly. She taken in tow soon after the
collision hy steamtng Ida NJ Daily and towed up
to the city Part Of the sch's deckload was jetti-
soned to tighten her. The steamer anchored inn
me'liately after the collision. She had the copper
torn from her bow, but otherwise was not injured.
She proceeded on Thursday night.
FREIGHTs. The Freight Circular of Snow Il
Burgess, New York, for the week ending March
10th reports South American trades are all quiet.
In the line of River Plate some few vessels arc
sought to load Lumber East but other departments
are quiet No improvement is noticed in tonnage
requirements to Brazil. The Cuba Sugar trade is
nearly at IA stand. hence rates may be quoted rs
nominal From Porto Rico a few vessels are
wanted for sugar, and steamers taken obtain Is
cents to ports north of IIatteras. The Wmdwarl
department shows no special change; rates are
firm in the absence of full supply Of suitable
sells. In cOastwisc Lumber treights Il moderate
trade is doing, though rates favor shippers some
what. There has been little or no demand for
Coal tonnage. and rates rule rather low. quoted
nominally 81 cents and discharge to Boston