PASSAGES OF CALIFORNIA SHIPS FROM NEW-YORK,

FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRADE TO 1853, JANUARY 1, INCLUSIVE.

Sailed. Name. Where Built. Tons. Arrived. Days Passage.
... Total. Sailing Time. Remarks
1850. 1850.
Jan. 18 Sam. Russel New-York 920 May 6 108 108
March 14 Howqua " 539 July 23 131 131
April 14 Sea Witch " 902 " 24 101 97
May 26 Memnon " 1,000 Sept. 27 124 124
July 18 Celestial " 900 Oct. 30 104 104
" 24 Mandarin " 775 Nov. 29 128 128
... 1851.
Sept. 5 White Squall " 1,119 Jan. 8 125 118
Dec. 7 S. Appleton East Boston 782 April 11 125 125
" 13 Surprise Boston 1,261 March 19 96 96
" 15 Sea Nymphe Baltimore 540 May 21 157 157
1851.
Jan. 11 Sea Serpent Portsmouth 1,402 " 17 126 118
" 11 B. Ira Hayne " 450 " 18 127 127
" 15 Eclipse New-York 1,223 " 20 125 125
" 30 Stag Hound Boston 1,535 " 25 115 111 Lost topmasts
March 4 Gazelle New-York 1,244 July 17 155 155
" 12 Ino " 895 " 24 134 134
" 23 Architect Baltimore 650 " 30 129 116
" 29 Witchcraft East Boston 1,250 Aug. 11 135 103 Lost spars.
April 3 Game Cock Boston 1,400 Oct. 5 185 128 Lost masts.
" 26 Eureka New-York 1,041 " 17 174 174
May 6 N.B. Palmer " 1,490 Aug. 21 107 107
June 2 Flying Cloud Boston 1,783 " 31 90 90
July 9 Eagle New-York 1,296 Nov. 18 132 132
" 11 Telegraph Boston 1,068 " 15 127 127
" 12 Challenge New-York 2,007 Oct. 29 109 109
Aug. 1 Sea Witch " 902 Nov. 20 111 111
". 2 Typhoon Portsmouth 1,500 " 18 108 108
" 21 Hornet New-York 1,426 Jan. 23 155 155
Oct. 1 Comet " 1,836 " 13 104 104
" 2 Trade Wind " 2,030 Feb. 1 122 122
" 13 Golden Gate " 1,349 " 5 115 115
" 13 Wild Pigeon Portsmouth 997 Jan. 28 107 107
" 31 Celestial New-York 900 Feb. 19 109 109
Nov. 9 Sword Fish " 1,035 " 10 93 93
Dec. 17 Hurricane " 1,608 April 15 120 120
" 20 Invincible " 1,769 " 13 115 115
1852.
Jan. 3 Eclipse " 1,223 " 22 110 109
Feb. 2 Kate Hays Eastport 750 July 5 154 154
" 21 Tornado New-York 1,820 " 1 131 131
March 2 Sea Nymph Baltimore 537 " 4 124 124
" 1 Stag-Hound Boston 1,535 " 4 125 125
" 9 Sea Serpent Portsmouth 1,402 June 30 113 113
" 12 Gov. Morton Boston 1,430 July 15 125 125
" 18 Ino New-York 895 " 12 116 111
April 9 White Squall " 1,119 " __ 111 111
" 14 Atalanta Baltimore 1,289 Sept. 3 142 142
May 8 Antelope New-York 1,188 Oct. 10 155 155
" 14 Flying Cloud Boston 1,783 Sept. 6 115 115
" 18 Gazelle New-York 1,244 Oct. 1 136 136
" 22 N.B. Palmer " 1,490 Sept. 30 131 127
June 1 Union Baltimore 1,012 " 28 119 119
" 1 Messenger New-York 1,351 Oct. 3 124 124
June 8 Racer Portsmouth 1,600 " 19 133 133
" 12 Grey-Hound Baltimore 536 " 20 130 130
" 22 Eureka New-York 1,041 Nov. 7 138 138
July 13 Manadrin " 775 " 5 115 115
" 22 Warner East Boston 500 Dec. 19 150 150
Aug. 4 Son of Seas Boston 2,421 Nov. 15 103 103
" 12 S. Russel New-York 920 Dec. 9 119 119
" 13 R.B. Forbes Boston 758 " 20 129 129
" 22 Sea Witch New-York 902 " [?] 109 109
" 25 Syren Boston 1,005 " 23 120 120

SHORT PASSAGES FROM OTHER PORTS.

Name. Where from. Where to. Time. Country. Remarks
Challenge Canton Deal 105 American
Surprise do. do. 106 do.
Chrysolite do. Liverpool 106 British
Stormaway do. Deal 109 do.
Race-Horse Canton Liverpool 125 American
Nightingale Shanghai Deal 110 do.
Challenger do. Liverpool 113 British
Red Jacket New-York do. 13 1-24 American Sailed 3,392. Best time in one day 413.
North'n Light San Francisco New-York 75 5 do. Built by Briggs, S. Bos'n.
Surprise Canton London 107
Challenge do. do. 106
Nightingale do. do. 99

SHORT PASSAGES AT OTHER TIMES

Name. Where from. Where to. Time. Remarks
Sea Witch New-York San Fran'co 99
Celestial do. do. 106
Sam. Russel do. do. 109
Son of Seas do. Liverpool 13 19-24 Greatest run 344. Wind blowing from N.
US Nautical Magazine, Vol. 5 (1856), pp 55-57.

Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius

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