The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-28
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
Matters OF Interest 90 shipping Wen
Generally.

Matters OF Interest 90 shipping Wen
Generally.
Among the articles cleared on the Brit
ish steamship Cuna2a yesterday Cor Bar
celona ard Genoa were 1910 round bales
of cotton. on the maulfcsts the shipment
appears as 100 bales. n course. bun In
the count az the Cotton Exchange tho
amount viii appear as so bales. So tax
INK two round 20 make one standard
square bale Two round bales arr count
"a a. one square bale 20 that tho crop
statistics may be kept properly
capt G. Q Peters % the Merchants and
Miners Trauspor Company steam
~ Decatur 81 Miller states that the re-
port 81 Capt. IuEram. at tae steamer Ca
rio. at New York uaf Diamond Shohl
liehtshlp was ont 81 position eight mikes
northeast a. hsr station on Nov d. ls rot
correct capt Peters says II passed
Diamond Shoal AZ $3.50 q. go. Nov. l6. the
day Capt Ingram reported the ship out
OF position. ana J found the ughtship On
her proper station. bearing southeast
three-eighths east from Cane Hatteras
lighthouse II certainly was a mistake o.
the master ~ the Carib Passing Diamond
shoaI ughthip Nov q at 1880 p. M. the
liEhtship was also in her proper position.
as took an observation from Cape Hat
teras light when passing the ishtship
Gov Gambler. in response 20 pm Inquiry
OF the result Of his can Tor . Maritime
Congress 90 meet IN Bunswick in Jnnu-
6rT. y reported ss saying
~ have received favorable responses
from an parts Of tho country on tho plan
20 assemble tho congress ! called 80 "a
| inaururate movement 10 restore the
I Southern maritime trade which was lost
during the war Of secession. Since the
War no movement o. the kind has been
/ instituted though the merchant marine
/ has not been what the souths resources
/ justify.
II believe the movement will result ir
much cool by building up Georgia and
| Southern ports aud cnarring the circula-
| ton 81 the South's resources. From the
| replies ] have received ] am assured the
/ congress viii be Well attended
! '-'rhc South's cotton products are not
| receiving mo attention from marine serv-
| i,e ma, might Do given d. our ports are
omen 90 ships from an parts of the world
! boa cotton b. frequently shipped abroad
! from Northern ports. ] believe the con
! gress con bc OF great benefit in better reg.
ulaung the shipping Of cotton
| The experiments with signal lights fol
! warning mariners f1r ont at sea Of i'm
| pending storms have boon cone udcd. ans
| American lamps have been decided on So
| preference 70 enc French makes whict
! cost five times as much. system 81
| .he-e beacon lamps soon VIII d. establish
20 along the Atlantic coast ana the srea
| lakes. in addition 20 tae Signal service
| now 90 opemtlon 800 many parts. The new
| method of signalling from the LOFTY stee
| towers VIII FAR surpass an that has here
y ofore been done. As each beacon Will b'
| isiblc about twelve miles ln ans direction
| he lights from Jos % them. which is a..
| proposed number. would give contluuou.
cries Of warniugs visible for nearly 25,
miles along the scaco3st
The British steamship Cunaxa cleare.
Yesterday with q miscellaneous cargo f1
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