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4. $he Marine Mecord, Journal daroted to Commerce Navigation and Uolonoo, PuMUhod WoeMj CLEVEI.ANn, OHIO Offloa Hos-171 Superior and 180 .Bank Btreoti, Eoom7 « ,. TJEjlMNl 8200 per. An num. 1KVAI1IDI.Y n» ADVANCK. ^ AOKHTB ABE WASTED IK EVEKY POET' ^ — - - ■ ADVERTISING 41ATE& Ton cents per lino solid Nonpnriol measurement TwoIto linos of Nonparlel sat solid mnko ono Inch, Twenty conts per lino for reading notices, solid minion measurement. Artlclos, Utters und queries on aU subjects arq soli¬ cited. AV*Tt,0 Editor as'umos no responsibility for the opinions of correspondents I To lnsuro notko, contributors must glvo nnmo and address, and write 90 ono sldo of tho paper only IHE MAIUNI, nCCOUD bus on Agont in every port on the Lfikos and Itlvers, ond will consequomly ciwti sto mora or less in all of them Asa medium for Advertising (t bus no superior, as it circulates among a lass of people that can be reached in no other way. - ! additional linos of steamers from thence to torolgn porta. With tho Mlaalearppt river Improved na It must be nnd will be; nnd tho progressive development of the vnnt niitmiil roaouruoa of tho West nnd South, New On leans will become tlio Liverpool of tho United Brutes. THE SOUTHERN MEfjtOPOLIS. Ends Jetties luivo played uo small part In the way of benefiting Now Orleans anil Bince thch completion the foreign commoice of New Orleans is nssunilng great proporT tlons, aggregating In 1882, a value ot $83, 002,022; a 6»m which entitles that city to rank torntli ampng the ports ol the United States, being exceeded only by New York. .Jloston, nnd "Snn PraueUco. During the quarter ending-Match 31,1883, tho exports of domestic merchandise from New Orleans amounted to over $33,200,181 against $24, 847,111 for the corresponding three months of lust year These figures speak volumes for the growing importance of tho trade of the Mississippi Valley, ior which New OrlcaiiB is tlio natural seaport._ The follow¬ ing extract from the annual cliculnrol McsBrs. Boss, Keen & Company of New Or'cans, dated January 1,1883, Indicates that tho pioBpcct for tho future 1b full of promise for the Crescent City. "We look back ten years and we see but a disorganized iiuibs of s'lll tonnage, each vessel seeking the interests of her individual owners, hardly a line of steameia visiting tlio pent. 'Ihe-trnnslllon Is stailling. 'Jo- day, tlio fleet of steamers nt oin w hnrves numbers nlniOHt as many ns that In the poit of Now Yoik;-shippers can count on steady communication by steam tho joar round with the Now York, Livoipool, If ivre, Bre man, and Mediterranean poits, while the Mexican and West Indian ports are lapldly being brought undci llioinlliienceof legulai communication While much has bien dono, thero Is still more to do befoio we bilugoui external commerce into the oi- ganized shape which exists In New Yoik, II, however the same rate of pi ogress Is kepi up for nnotliei Ihe jeais, New Oileans will . not have much to complain of. Wo liavo nt piesent for Liverpool, the Harrison, West Indian, heira, Qlynn.jind Olano llms, tor Unvre, tho Fiench Coin- merclal and Transatlantlquo lines,lor Bre¬ men, the North German Llojds, for Ber- celolia and Oeiion, the Caliilonlui^ line; for New York, tho Morgan and Cromwell lines; Ilavann, the Morgan. for Mexican ports, the Morgan and Alexander lines, for Honduras ports, the Machoclin and Otcrl lines, lor Jamaica, the Otnrl and Clarko linos; nnd lor Asplnwall, the Clarke line. These lines are supplemented by outside tonnage (pui- tlcularly roving pteiuners) whenever u de¬ mand springs up, and for cargoes to oiitslclo ports there is still a huge fleet of sail tonnage In the trade, but steam has obtained the lend, and will no doubt, continue to gnln on suil tonnage." "The grain trado via New Orleans la ono which most »ell-informed men consider, will show groat growth dur¬ ing the next few yeara. Take It all, together, there Is more reason to believe that, ten years from now, our shipments ol grain will exceed those ol New York at the prq- Bont time, than there was believing ten yoars ago that we should over handle fifteen mllllorU>UBhels In one year." Every city and town In tho Mississippi Valley has a direct luterestln the prosperity I of New Orleans, and the establishment of | BOI ^ PERILS OP THE SEA. Cleveland, May ], 1883- Edttor Mmine Recoid: I" Many of our Oldest citizens, vessel owners and seafaring men will remember Captain •JcpthaG. Nlckerson, or ns he was often culloil. Codllsh Nlckerson, brother of Cap¬ tain D. P. Nlckerson, of Cleveland, (being an old whaling captain) nnd for so many years In cornmiuul Of early stcameis and sail vesgols on the lakes, the old Bhlp Super¬ ior being among them—will no doubt read tlio following account of the wreck of the brig Black Hawk at Bon, In October 1883, with much Interest nnd kind remembrance of a good man nnd a thorough soifmnn. Little do landsmen renllzo what Bailors sutler. Theio Is u fearful moaning In the phrase of the apostle, "PcrilB of tho sen," n hlcli Is hardly understood by tljoso who are secure from tlio tempest in their own quiet habitation. It may truly bo said of seamen, in the words of the Psalmist, " These sec the workB of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. For He commnndeth nnd rnls- eih tlio stormy wind, which llfteth up the wnves thereof, 'They inonnt up to liciiven, they go down again to the depth; their soul Is melted because of tionblc. T'liov reel to and fr6, and stagger like a drunken mnn, and are at their wits1 end.1' A case of recent occurrence Illustrates these remarks, and shows us how much we ought to sympathize with those "who jeop¬ ardize Ihelr lives" on the mighty deep. The American birg Blaik Hawk, of Now Bed¬ ford, Captain J. G. Nlckerson, master,sailed from Now Yoik on the 22d of Scptcmbei last, bound for Marseilles with a load of flee. Tuo cai ly part of tho voyage w ns omowhat boisterous, but uo serious acci¬ dent occurred. On the 27th of October the bilg passed the Straits ol Gibraltar in a heavy gale and thick weather. The gale Increased for soveral uuys from the noith, tlio buluinks wore broken with the violence of the sen, flic caboose house was sto\c 111, and the vessel sprung a leal;. Great uaugei was now nppaiciit. Day after day the gale Increased, tho sails wuc split in pieces, the liggliigniid spins were successively can led nil'and the ho| eot lite to the alliighted crew dibjiliiishcd eveiy hour The storm contln- (icdjj) increase It swept ovci ihe scu/wllh unexampled fury The wnves rose mount¬ ain high, threatening dcstiuetlon to cvery- thlug,b'irue upon them. lowaid veiling, on the 9th of November, It blew a pel feet Inurbane. Adlamiil'night Indeed was befoie the crew, nnd almost e\eiyrngof hope for their lives was now taken auaj. '1 lie heavens weio covcied with blackness and the milliners, lashed to vinloub paitsof (ho wieek, awaited their fale But the good hnud of tho Lotd pre¬ served them to behold the light of another tin), though the sea had not ceased its rag¬ ing Ai six o'clock in the moinliig the ves¬ sel was thrown upon her beam ends, and having soon lighted, was ngaln thrown dow n, and 'Ims to<scd about, sometimes car¬ ried up to t|ie utmost pinnacle of the mount¬ ain wavo thou almost engulfed In the foam¬ ing caverns unill by 4 o'clock p. m every sp'mi was cleared trom the deck, with the exception of lliemulniiiast Still no life was lost, nor limb Injui id, and as tho wjujlbo- catpe a little less dreadful, ubmirtffiy lattW onja ol a hawsci, was \ coral ot{jjJotstho pur¬ pose, II possible, of keeping the brig ahead to the wind. But the hawser soon parted and the vessel was driven bj the fury of iho storm. 'Iho crew still lushed on deck, con¬ tinued in this perilous, altuutlon for thirty- six hours, calling on God for help, without food, drenched by almost every wave, often taking llielr leave of ench other, and mo¬ mentarily expecting to bo swallowed up in tho roaring abyss. But He who holds the winds In Ills list and measures tho waters In the hollow of Ills hand, was pleased to spare them, and In Ills providence, on tho morn¬ ing of No\ ember 12th, 1833, a French steam vessel came to their relief, and,the brig was toweil Into Port Mahon, the life and health of every man being spared, "0 that men would therefore praise tho Lord for Ills goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men." It was u.fortunate circumstance for Cap¬ tain Nlckorson nnd crow, of tuc-Blnok Hnwk, that when they woro towed IntoJPort Mn- lion, in such n distressed nnd shattered con¬ dition, thnt'thcy should find a, countryman rend] and able to help them. Tho United Stntcs-BlilpDcluwnro happened to bo then nt Million, mid from Captain Ballard, tho com¬ mander, and his officers and crew, Captain Nlckerson ilnd his crew received every pos¬ sible attention, kindness and aid. The fol¬ lowing cot rcspondenco which passed at the time "will best cxhlh.lt tho feeling of both parties. Bnto Black Hawk, ) Port Mahon, Dec. 25,1838. } Sir—Permit mo to tender my grateful ac¬ knowledgements tor tho kltfd attentions nnd Important sorvlcps rohdercd to mo by your¬ self nnd uflicers In the distressed condition In which I entered this port. These truly praiseworthy and benevolent notions, I assure you, Sir, sh»U bo represented to tho owners nnd underwriters of the Black Hawk, In terms unequalled but by tho spirit Hint dictated them, and tho cnorgy that renrked their progiess; nnd they will be cheiIslied by mysolf with feelings of ptoud satisfaction and enduring grutltude. Be pleased to ncccpt and belieVQ me, with high sentiments of esteem, Your obedient and obliged servant, J, G. NlCKERSON. To Henry G.Balhird, Esg., Commanding U. S. ship Dclawnro. To which Captain Bnllard returned the following answer. U. S. Ship Delaware, I Pout Maiion, Dec. 27, J83J f Sm—I had the pleasure this morning of receiving \our communication on the sub¬ ject of the assistance rendered to the Blnck Hawk by the ofllcers and cicw under my command. When a duty becomes a plens- o It places no one undei obligations. It is our duty to succor our countrymen In 01b- tie«s wlicno\er we find them pursuing a lawful course of trndc. If on this occasion our mniinei has been such ns to call for the grateful sentiments jou have conveyed to mo, then are we fully compensated by the llattcilng language In which you hnvo cx- piesscd \otir appreciation of It Wishing you a pleasant and prosperous voyage, I re¬ main Youi obedient sei vnnt, Henry E Ballard. To Captain Nlckerson, Commanding American bilg Black Hnwk. A CARD Captain Nlckerson, of tho bilg Black Hnwk, with his ofllcers nnd crew, would fluhllely acknowledge, with much gratitude icfavois they toelvcd trom .Cnptnln Bid lard of the United States ship Delawaie and from his ollleeis and crew, when in a most slialteied condltloli they were towed into Port Million In November last. Noi Yoik, Miiy 22,1834. The bailors' hoarding house. JMiioi ilarixe Itccoid As SolomOn said of some things In ills day, so I euii say ol ceitaln pTncflces now. "There is nn evil which 1 have seen under the sun, nnd It is common among men." I refer to tho abominable arts which are used by un¬ principled landlords to decoy sailors Into their possession, that they may enrich them¬ selves by their spoils. I shall simply state facts which I know from personal experi¬ ence nnd observation, for I havo~scon theso things with my own eyes, and In former days have been a, wicked participator in them. 1 was once attached to a ship which Bailed from New York to a southern poit In order to load tor Europe Our captain was a pious man, and in all things conducted himself like a father to Ills crow. Boforo we landed he told the men ho would dischnrgo them honorably If they wished it, or ralso the wages of ajl who wouKL^remaln by the ship, and all hands agreed to lomaln. But as soon as we came into the harbor several sailor landlords came off In their boats and distributed very freely among the orew n quantltyoY rum. Every marr beenmo In¬ toxicated to somo dogreC, and the conse¬ quence was that wo nil loft the ship that night. 1 went with ono of the landlords who, finding me an export In wickedness, engaged me as a bar-keeper and sailor-thief, giving men premium of orto dqllnrfor every Bailor thaf I would decoy from his vcesol nnd bring Into hls>uouso. The course wo pursued was substantially ns follows: As soon as A vessel came into tho harbor, I would tnke a companion or (wo with mo, nnd at evening would skulk on board well armed witli Hhtan'a known weapons, rum and to¬ bacco, wli|ch wo wou'd distribute w|th all llbeiallty, making Inquiries about their ofll¬ cers and giving tho men to understand that wo thought they Wore Ill-used nnd could doubtless rbettcr themselves in that port Wo would! tttpti Invito Hiom to return our visit and call nt our |iuueo the next ovonlng, nnd either go wifli us to the thontros o~r to find Borne abnndoned females. Warmed as they would be with liquor, those Induce-~ monts hold out to them with tlio'semblanco of so much frlondBhlp, could scarcely fall'of bringing them on shore, nnd If neodful wo would go after thorn a second time. When they came to tlio house wo gnve them as^ much rum na they would drink, keeping thorn carousing tilIjlate at night, nnd then it would bo no diilleult matter to persuade them to desert their ship. Their clothes would then bo got out of tlio ship either by slipping a boat under the bows In the night and dropping the tilings Ih, or bringing them awny from time to time in bundles. The sailor would then run from the ship, and wo would secrete him. He would not show his head out In the day tfrne, while the landlord would look out a plnce to ship him. Some vessel ready-for sen would be found, perhaps lying in tho stream nnd waiting for a crew. Runaways enough to make up tho crow would bo found and shipped; the land¬ lord*, as is customary, would become respon¬ sible, nnd would receive tho month's ad-) vnncc, peiImps from $12 to (20 each. They be can led aboard probably half drunk, nnd when they could not be got oft" Without, the lnndloid would furnish a few cheap articles of clothing, make a mock eettlemout with the sailor, If ichy at all, and tlio vessel would de¬ part, nnd not unficqiiently the sailor would know nothing of the captain, or the ship, or tho voynge untll.ho inquired after lie be¬ enmo sobered at sen. I received n dollar for each man which wns my part; the landlord boaidcd then!, if ns much rum as they could drink and what little food they ate fpr two or three days, could bo cnlled board, nnd for this lecelvcd thch ndvnnco ".sages, and shipped him off to some other port to be¬ come tho prey of somo other wielch like liimcell. S.iould tlio sailoi be caught In his dcHfcrtlon. ho will bo thrown Into prison, whei'e his pretended kind friend, tho land¬ lord, will hot help him out, but ho must stay till the vessel Sjdls, when ho will bo tnken out nnd cat lied to sea. I speak of these things, Air. Editor, because I kuow/ them to be facts, foi 1 confess with shuniothnt I have been heretofore engaged in tills wicked con¬ duct. But it" melcliants and shipmastcis will only agrco'not to pay ndvnnco wages and absolutely stick to the old maxim of pa) - lug when tho woik Is done, thero will bo lit¬ tle temptation for landlords to peisuado sailors to run awaj, nor yet for sailors to leave good employment on uncertainty. Yours, eti-, A Happy Sailor. LAUNCHING A SHIP. Not one-half the people who witness the launching of a.vessel can toll how It Is dono. 'They heal a great sound of pounding nnd dilvlngof wedges for half an hour or so, then a great shout is raised, mid tho ship starts, slowly nt first, but gradually Increas¬ ing hor speed, slides with a steady, statoly motion fi om off lho_pllo of timber nnd blocks where she has bo;n standing for mouths; nnd whoto but a moment boforo tho litigli creature towered aloft nothing i cmalns but a debris of timber and planks, while out on tho watei floats ono ol the most gracful works of men. When tho ship Is about roady to launoh her Immense weight rests principally upon •blocks somo eight or ten Inches square on ends, and perhaps some fifteen or eighteen indies In length. These blocks aro placed dlrootly under tlio keel, and In order to launch the vessel It Is nccessarv to transfer the weight of tho vcbboI to the wny—two long lines of heavy timber reaching about two-thirds the length of the vessel on either sld6, and about midway the bilge or bottom. Theso ways are simply two lengths ol timber /♦,