The Republican journal., 1899-12-21

Fernandina. Dec Is Cid, sch Susan N
| Pickering, Boston; IS, ar, schs Edward Fl
| Blake, New York Georgia Gilkey, do.
| Norfolk Dec Is. Cid, sch Mary Ann Nc
| Cam, Boston, sailed, sch Puritan, New
York; II, ar, sch Emma S. Briggs, New
York.
Newport News, Dec a. Ar, sch Lyman NJ
Law, Blake, Bangor.
Brunswick, CIR, Dec Ii. Cid, brig Leonora
New Haven; IS, cid, sch Flora Rogers, Bath
ar, schs Lucia Porter, New York; r Bowers
do; Mary l. Crosby. do; Willie L Newton,
do; Wesley M Oer, do.
New Bedford, Dec II. Ar, sch Herbert E
| Shute, New York.
Providence, Dec II. Ar, sch Flora Con-
| don, Amboy.
Washington, D c, Dec IS. Ar, sch Maggie
Hart, Farrow, Bangor
| Vineyard Haven Dec II. Ar, schs Young
Brothers, Philadelphia for Boston; Red
| Weehawken for Searsport.
Bucknam, Bennett, St Thomas; cid, bark
Mamie Swan New York.
Port Townsend, Dec II. Sid, ship W II
Macy, Vancouver for Delagoa Bay.
FOREIGN PORTS.
San Fernando, Trim, prior to Dec II. Ar,
sch Sallie ron, Fernandina.
Port Spain, Dec IL. Ar. sch II erald, Fer
nandina.
Liverpool, Dec IS. sld ship Roanoke,
Amsbury, Baltimore.
Falmouth, Dec 10. AR, bark Puritan,
Amsbury, Tacoma, and ordered to Rancorn.
Hong Kong, Oct o. In port, ship VIM II
Conner, from New York; bark Adoph
Ohrig, Amsbury, repairing.
Yokohama Dec -. AT, ship St Paul,
Treat, New York.
Port Spain, Nov % sid sch Isaiah Hart,
Turks Island.
Nassau. n. R. Dec. 10 sch Hattie H. Bar
bour, Erskine, !Philadel phia; in port sch S.
NJ. Bird, from New York.
MARINE MISCELLANY.
Hong Kong, Oct 2S Barque Adolph Obrig,
Amsbury. from Amboy for Foochow, arrived
here in distress and is undergoing repairs
Boston, Dec u. sch July Fourth, from
Port Clyde, arrived yesterday with cargo
of sch Mary Farrow, which was wrecked on
Old Man Ledge on the passage from Ban
gor to Boston. The insurance company paid
about 500 to settle salvage claims.
Bermuda, Dec -. The owner of sch VIM
E Downes has arranged the salvage on YES
sci and cargo with the Admiralty in behalf
HMS Crescent, which towed the derelict to
Bermuda. Vessel will be towed to port in
the United States on arrival here of tug for
that purpose. Amount of salvage $500.
Portsmouth, n H, Dec IA. Many friends
down to the water front for look at the
sturdy vessel after her long absence from
this port. She made welcome picture
when she came up the river and swung
alongside her wharf, and her return was
hailed as that of dear acquaintance. The
Anes is as honest a ship as ever carried five
masts in any waters May her days of use
fulness not be ended for goodly while.
Bucksl ort, Me, Dec IL. Fishermen gener-
ally will be interested in a trial of sailing
qualities between two well-known bank
fishing craft, the schooners Gen Cogswell
and II Nicholson, both of Nicholsons
Bucksport fleet. Both left Bucksport at the
same time Saturday. bound for Placentia
bay, F, for frozen herring. The Cogswell
formerly hailed from Gloucester The
Nicholson was built this year by Tarr &
James at Essex Capt John McInnis, for
the Cogswell, and Capt John Devereaux the
Nicholson. Considerable money has been
wagered on the result on even terms.
Barkentine Levi S. Andrews has been
converted into a three-masted schooner, and
sailed from Thomaston Dec. 18th for Wis
casset, where she will load ice for Demerara,
This is her first passage under her new rig.
She is commanded by Capt. Andrews who
was master OF the schooner Grace Andrews
when that vessel vas wrecked several
months ago The Levi S. Andrews was
partially dismasted in the August hurricane
while on passage from ApalachIcola, and
Capt. W heeler, her commander, was swept
overheard and drowned. After her cargo
was discharged she was towed to Portland
and then to ThOmastun, where she under
went thorough repairs
Camden, Dec. Is The FIVE masted-schooner
Jennie French Potter was successfully
launched from H NJ. Beams yard at high
water to-day. As the vessel went down the
ways with colors flying, amid the cheering
of large assembly, she saluted by a