The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-12
SEA AND SHORE.
Rough Experience of the Amphi.
trite off Cape Horn.
Delay in the Sailing Of the Haytian Rspub-
lic-The Don Nicolas Hove Down.
Movements of Vessels.


terday after passage of 146 days from
Lo ndon, with cargo of general merchan-
disc for A. Carpenter. She reports that off
Cape Finisterrre had heavy gale from south
west On May LIST off River Plate expert
enced terrific gale from southwest, lasting
three days. This was followed by gale
after gale, with few hours of calm at in
teryals until May Goth. when the straits of
LIE Marie were passed. Then westerly
gales were experienced until June 18th. OFF
the Horn the temperature fell to 2S0 Fahren-
heit.
The steamer Haytian Republic will have
a new propeller before she goes to sea
again, and will be delayed in port about one
week. When the old wheel was taken off
the shaft was found to be in bad conditio D.,
and it was taken out and sent to the
foundry to be fixed AS soon as it is ready
the steamer will 60 ON the 'dry-dock to re-
ceive it and the screw.
The wea Their was foggy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the w ind all day light from
the southwest The barometer read:
o'clock in the morning, 30.01; noon, 1886;
3 o'clock in the evening, 1892.
VESSEL HOVE DOWN.
The bark Don Nicolas is hove down at
Fremont-street Wharf and being stripped
and recOppered down to the bilge. She is
hove down by new process, the invention
OF Nicholas Bichard, her owner. After be-
ing resheathed as far as can be reached the
bark will go on the dry-dock.
The Hawaiian bark Andrew WEIGH will
take to Honolulu general cargo valued at
S2569l. 1t includes sos cases canned fruit,
1916 doors, IL ,59S feet door stock, 510,0T3 feet
lumber and 400 half-barrels salmon.
Bow-pOrts are being cut into the German
bark G. n. Wilcox at Fremont street. A
notable incident in connection with 1t is
that when the wood is cut away it sinks like
iron.
Simmons & Meyer are placing new,fore-
mast in the barkPntine Discovery at Harri-
son-street Wharf.
The British ship Eudora has cleared for
Cork with cargo Of 70,95S centalS OF wheat,
valued at S95,S00.
THE SAN FRANCISCO.
The work of cOaling the San Francisco
commenced yesterday and will be CON-
pleted to-day. During the week short runs
will be made about the bay 10 smooth her
bearings. 1t has not yet been determined
when the cruiser will start for the Santa
Barbara Channel to make her official trial,
but it will probably be about the 23d inst
The o. and .. C0mpany's steamer Belgic
did not sail for China yesterday, as stated.
and there was consequently not great deal
Of hurry and hustle on the dock. The Bel
gic Will sail to-day at noon, according to
schedule, and will go direct TO Yokohama,
not calling at Victoria as the L. NJ. 5. s.
COmpany's boats do.
The Oceanic COmpany's steamer Alameda
sailed from Auckland Tor this port yester-
day. The Parthia sailed from Yokohama
for Vancouver on the 9TH inst.
The ship James Drummond, for this port,
was spoken on June 9th i'll latitude 11o
south, longitude SO west
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Australia shifted down to
Folsom street yesterday and the Zealandia
went up to the refinery.
The Haytian Republic came off the dry
dock and locked at Mission No. l.
The bark Shirley locked at Folsom No. q
The bark Albert, bound for the Sound to
load lumber for Santa Rosalia, will 20 TO
sea to-day.
The Eud0Ta towed to sea.
The ship America came of the Union
Iron Works Dry-dock and locked at. Beale
street.
The schooner Pioneer locked at Green
street.
The Bannockburn will come down from
Port Costa to-day and anchor in the stream.
The bark Momentum will come down from
Port Costa to-day and dock at Fremont
street.
NOTICE To MARINERS.
The whisting buoy near Souza Rock will
be replaced by bell buoy, painted with
red and black horizontal stripes. This
buoy marks the entrance to Port Hartford
and is placed 200 yards South-southwest
from Souza Rock, on which there is but six
teen feet of water, and it should be lett to
the starboard going in. A whistlng buoy,
painted with black and white perpendicular
stripes, will be placed off Point Buchon in
twenty fathoms of water. On the same
date the whistling buoy of Point Sur will
ha discontinued