The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

CHARTERS. Ship S. d. Carleton TO arrive) Is,
900 eases oil, New York to Shanghai, 10 cents.
lumber $3.50, Rosario 81 so. Brig Telos, Bahia
to Delaware Breakwater, f. o., sugar, II and II
cents. Sch. u. r. Rivers, Havana to Delaware
Breakwater, + o., sugar, at or about cents. Sch.
Norombega, New York via Wilmington, n. c., to
San Domingo, lumber, and back, sugar, y. t. Sch.
Mary l.. Crosby, Savannah to Darien. lumber.
S45O liarK Rose lines, Brunswick to New y ork,
ties, at or about IA cents.
NORFOLK VA, Feb 7. The American brig II.
X. Hussey, Capt. Ward from Boston to Charles
ton, S. G., light, went ashore at 5 O'Clock Thurs
day morning on Hatteras inlet bar, during the
heavy gale which prevailed at the time. The
crew of o men were taken off safely by the life
savers. At high tide in the evening the vessel
f1oated over the bar and is now anchored in the
harbor, apparently uDinlured, except that her
wired for tug to tow the vessel to Charlie ton.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The ship j. b. Walker
started from her pier at the foot of Congress
street this morning in tow of TWO tugs for the
Erie Basin to be dry locked. AS she was
clear of the pier the wind blew her through But
termk channel dragging the tugs along with er
| and touched on shoal off Governors Island. She
was then blown across the bay being entirely be
You'd the control of the tugs. She struck broad
side on az ainst the pier of the Liberty Island
Steamboat Co. on Liberty Island, where she now
lies starboard side on high out of the water and
would roll over We're she not held up by the pier
The Walker is owned by Edward OBrien of
oil for Japan.
WRECKED ON RAGGED ISLAND The fishing
schooner Alice Raymond, Capt. John Dowdell
bound for Gloucester, struck South Lodges off
Ragged Island Wednesday night and became a
total loss. Capt Dowdell found it necessary tc
seek harbor from the severe storm which was
raging and it was while attempting to make the
lee side of Ragged Island that the accident hap
pened A severe snow storm was in progress and
1t was impossible to see any distance. The captain
and crew got ashore by means of line, the small
boat having been smashed. Capt Dowdell was
the last to leave the vessel and had narrow
escape from peri hing. AS he was about to follow
he pyas str h. np,e
object and knocked with great force against the
rail, breaking a rib. He reached shore complete
~ exhaus' ed. Thursday morning the crew got a
lobster boat at Matinicus and came to Rockland
All their personal eff cts, except the scant cloth
il g they wore, were lost in luding the captains
nautical Instruments The vessel itself was broker
INTO thousand pieces. James Donohue of Rock
land was the sole owner. The craft was about sc
net tons and valued at $4,000. She insured
| for 81 500.
| FREIGHTs. The Freight Circular of Brown &
| Co., New York, reports for the week ending Feb
9: Notwithstanding the fact that the volume OF
! business shows no increase over the preceding
week, steady inquiry still prevails for nearly all
| voyages, at rates which, rule owners OF
agents are disinclined to accept. The tonnage
supply. both here and at the out ports, is unusual
~ small, particularly OF such vessels as are suit
able for long voyage business. OF this class OF
tonnage case oil ships for the far East are mostly
wanted, and in consequence of the scarcity ship
| pers are securing tonnage to arrive Tor forward
loading, and for an American ship now In London
laid 10 cents for Shanghai against IS cents a
/ tonnage has about been supplied granting that
| one or two may still be wanted in the near future
at l3sa lbs Cd. There continues steady call fol
| River Plate lumber vessels, but in not few i'll
stances has business been held in check by the
advanced views of owners. Timber ships for the
United Kingdom are difficult to obtain at SIS 6dt
81 Cd from the Gulf and S5s0S7s Cd om the
Atlantic Naval stores freights are neglected, al
nomInallN firm rates. West India vessels retail
| their tirmness, not SO much on account of The
/ limited available supply of tonnage, but the
| poor prospects of return cargues. The coastwist
| lumber and coal business remains in the same
| dull and unsatisfactory position as for week.
| back, at nominally unchanged rates