The morning call., 1890-12-31

were OlOWn away ana captain Moore was
dashed to the deck by a heavy sea and had
two ribs broken. She then put back to Port
Townsend to trim cargo and repair dam
ages. Now she has had to put back again.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City
Of New York, Captain Frank Johnston,
with It, arrived estelday, IS days from
Panama and way ports, bringing Sc cabin
and 40 steerage passengers. She was not
expected until to-day, but made good trip
up. Among her cargo from ports on the
Coast.were 1860 bags coffee, $50 boxes lines,
40 boxes oranges, "a packages old copper ana
brass. s crates pineapples, 4 packages shark
lns and 81 packages treasure, value So, $50.
ALL RIGHT so FAR.
The following vessels were reported at the
Merchants Exchange yesterday as having
been spoken at sea: Albyn. November 10th,
latitude 30 north, longitude 240 west; Reli-
ance, November 10th, latitude 50 north, lon
gitude 2io west; Ariadne, November 10Th,
latitude 80 north, longitude 24o west; Glen
cairn, December 9th, latitude 80 south, Ion
gitude SO west; Luc:para, December 9th.
latitude s. north, longitude 26o west; Drum
craig. latitude 4S' north, longitude 10o west;
lverna, November 29tn. latitude go south,
longitude Az west, and the Anna, December
| 7th, i'll latitude Y south, longitude 800 west.
Six of the vessels are bound to this port.
The German bark Anna, which Is reported
as having been spoken OIL December It'll in
latitude 70 south, longitude 800 west, left
here Oil August TIN in command OF Captain
Lemeyer with cargo cf wheat for Liver
pool. The British ship Ventura, which left
| the day before her. met with a fearful hurri-
cane in tile North Pacific and had to return
| TO this port, aud it was feared that the Anna
| had encountered the same storm and per-
haps foundered. Those interested were glad
| when her speaking was reported yesterday.
Another vessel about which some anxiety
| has been felt is the bark Vidette. Captain
| Pyle, from Port Madison, lumber laden for
| this port. Only yesterday morning dis
| patch was received from the mill where she
loaded saying that she was reported to be
| lost. In the afternoon, to the relief of all
| concerned, she came safely into port, bring
| ing full cargo in good condition to E. NJ.
| Herrick
| STUCK FAST IN THE MUD.
| Several attempts have recently been made
| TO tow the barkentine Fremont off the mud
| in Oakland Creek. above the second bridge,
| but without success. Her owners, Lynde &
Hough. il is said. have pre-empted some
water lots over there and the barkentine is
| holding them down. The tug Robarts tried
| to get her off, but only succeeded in Slowing
| her around. Then Ike Smith had a try,
mud and had to come back to the city for
/ medical treatment. DIR. Gray fixed him up
| In about nine days there will be high tide,
and then it is probable the bark will get off
her muddy bed.
| There was good stiff breeze at the north
end of the bay yesterday, and about 3
| O'Clock the white caps commenced to show
| themselves, making it pretty rough for the
| Whitehalls. Outside at that hour the wind
was blowing "A miles from the northwest,
| ana the big British four-maSted ship GEN
| eral Roberts sailed in a-kiting. She had
her topsails, topgallantsails and main royal
| set and presented a splendid appearance
She had made the passage from London in
134 days, and looked as clean and trim as if
| she had just left the dock.
| When the wind freShenad m q Iarpa MN.
Der of seabrds came in from outside, aud
| soon the surface of the water around the
| Fishermen's Wharf was thick with them,
that being their best feeding ground
known as Frank Murphy's comics. 4"
| These are birds something like an aIbatross
| that follow ships far out to sea, and only
| come into or near the barbor when q storm
| is brewing
| THE BELGIC SAILS.
| Among the departures yesterday was the
| Occidental and Oriental C0mpany's steamer
Belgic for Yokohama and Hong-Kong. She
| took large list of freight and small list of
cabin passengers. The steerage passengers,
! all Chinese, were 81 in number. OF these,
| 484 were registered ON the dock, ten were re-
manded by the courts, and seventeen were
| in transit from other ports.
| For the first time for many months the list
| of vessels bound to this port from foreign
and from domestic ports on the Atlantic
l
| If the weather is favorable the United
| States survey steamer Hassler, Lieutenant
| Delehanty in command. will leave to-day
for Monterey Bay, where she will be for
| some time engaged in surveying.
| The Robert l.. Belknap sailed from Liver
pool on the Goth for this port. She only ar
rived there November 23d with a cargo of
wheat. The Bohemia, which arrived on the
10th, has been laid on for this port.
| MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Netherby came down from Port
| Costa and anchored in the stream.
The COMPROMISING shifted from the Mail
Dock to Long Bridge.
The steamer Jeanne locked at Lombard
| street.
The ship Toxteth docked at Union street.
| The new schooner Sadie went over to the
| City Wharf at Oakland.
The steamer South Coast left the dry-dock
at the Union Iron Works and anchored In
the mud off the Oil Works.
The Fannie left the Iron Works and
/ locked at the Rolling mills.
The General Knox will como down from
Port Costa to-day ard the bark Vidette will
60 up there.
The whaling steamer Thrasher went to
sea yesterday.
The whaling schooner Mary FL. Thomas
came Oh the dry-d0ck and anchored In the
stream.