Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-10

route TO his homo. in Baltimore, after
an absence in Europe of several
months. He was apparently in the best
of health and good humor.
The Atlantic. Lumber Company tugs
IL. Il. Williams and Robert L. Lee
passed through the Dismal Swamp
Lenry and three big scows. en- route
TO Georgetown, S. G., the whole notilla
in charge OF Captain Cottrel.
Captain Lauder, Marine Underwriters,
it is understood, recommended to the
insurance companies that the fleet be
Insured to Georgetown via the inside
route.
Owing TO. their draught, however, the
Williams and the dredge will not be
able TO go further South, 1t is thought.
than Ocracoke Inlet, on the inside, and
Will have to round Hatteras and Fry
ing-pan Shoals to get to Georgetown
which is OIL the Wacamah river, few
miles from the coast. The Robert T.
Lee and the scows will probably go rs
far as Bogue Inlet before passing to
the outside but will have Frying pan to
deal with.
This view does away TO some extent
with the fears OF Ca2tain CottrelPs
friends, who, seeing the encouragement
IN n local paper lately that he was to
take the fleet TO Georgetown, ID. G., via
FrSing-p pan Shoals, felt decidedly per.
turbed, as, though Captain Cottreil is
undoubtedly Il fine sailor ana excellent
coast pilot, the feat presented some
difficulties that at first sight looked in
surmountablc. t Is all right now,
though.
The tug Reliance, of the Joseph Clark
e Co.'S feet, broke her crank shaft
Friday night and is now laid up wait
ing the arrival of u new one.
Signal letters were assigned 10 the
United States by the Bureau of Navi-
cation, Treasury Department, during
the week ending December ., 1899:
X L NJ G-Schooncr barge ]. u. King
& CO, =, - =.
York. j. l.. CRAIG,
Captain, U. s. N, photographer.
Tho past week has been lively one
in shipping circles, as the arrival of
twelve steamships, five of them to load,
the others 10 bunker, would indicate.
Beside these were TWENTY-FIVE schoon-
ers and. four bargeS to load, eleven of
them bringing cargoes.
Then. via canals, there were thirty
one arrivals of schooncrs and barges
many of them loaded for Norfolk, and
others touching on through trips from
North Carolina 10 Philadelphia, Balti-
more and other points North.
or clearances there were the follow
ing: Il steamships foreign. carrying
cargoes, 10 schooners and barges
coastwise, all with cargoes; via canals
so schooners, barges and steamers.
This gives n total of siXty-6ve ar
rivals and ninety-four clearanccs for
the week, only twelve Of which entries
and fourteen clearanccs were through
the Custom house. OF foreign steam
ships cleared eighteen sailed during the
week
Thanks arc due Lieutenant C. b.
Casey, u. S. ~, Branch photographer,
for favors furnished this paper in
charts, notices to mariners, reports of
photographic Bulletins, etc.
Thanks arc also due Commander u.
p. Wood. U. S. N, Lighthouse Inspec-
tor of the district for valuable infor-
nation and notices furnished.
The Moarrr Mothor.
Has found that her little ones are i'm
proved more by the pleasant Syrup of
l5,ge. when in need of the laxative eff
feet of q gentle remedy, than by any
other. Children enjoy it and it benefits
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