Arrive San Francisco:
December 31, 1852
SS Winfield Scott
Captain E.W. Dunn
From Panama
Passage:
Daily Alta California, January 1, 1853
The fine steamer
Winfield Scott, Capt. Dunn, arrived yesterday morning from Panama, which port she left on the 14th December. The
Winfield Scott arrived off the Heads on the 28th, but owing to the foul weather could not get in until yesterday. We have files of Panama papers to the 13th, but nothing later from the Atlantic. We have no news of importance by this arrival.
Memoranda.
Per steamship
Winfield Scott--The
Winfield Scott, Capt E. W. Dunn, from Panama, arrived off the Heads at 2 o�clock P.M. on the 28th inst., but owing to the dense fog was detained outside until this morning. The
Scott made the run from Panama in 14 days: she was detained 23 hours in Acapulco. Since the 21st, she has experienced strong gales from the N.W. and for the last 2 hours from the S.E., with thick heavy weather. On her last trip from this port the
Scott arrived in Acapulco on the 26th ult., having made the run in 7 days 12 hrs. She left on the 27th, and on the 28th, 36 hours out, being 346 miles east of Acapulco, it was discovered that the piston of the starboard engine was loose on the rod, being unable to repair it, the engines were disconnected and she proceeded to Panama with one engine, at which port she arrived on the morning of Dec 6th. At 10 P.M., on the 24th inst, the Scott passed a steamship supposed to be the
Cortes. Arrived in Acapulco, Dec 12th, with barque
Harriet Thompson, Andrews, with 200 bbls sperm, 14th, barque
W. Clayton,, Lake, 30 bbls sp; the
H. Thompson to take
W. Clayton�s oil and sail for this port 24th. Steamer ran from San Francisco, arr. Dec 9th, and sailed for Panama 10th. Propeller
Columbus,, from do, for do. arr 10th, and sailed same day. Steamer
Independence, from do. for San Juan, 12th, and sailed same evening. Propeller
S.S. Lewis from San Juan, arr 18th and sld 19th for this port, with 488 passengers;
S.S. Lewis reports propeller
Washington, having sld Dec 10th from San Juan for San Francisco with pass. Vessels at Acapulco: Br. barque
Emily, with coals on storage for N.Y. & S.F.S.S. Co.; Br. Barque
Ophir,
with coals for Vanderbilt�s Line; Br. Bqe
Aval with coals for P.M.S.S. Co; Chil bqe
Julius with Talcuhana coal for sale; Mex brig --, for freight or charter.
Cargo:
15,000 asparagus roots, "three years old, in fine order, will produce in one year" came on the Winfield Scott and were sold by Coit & Beals, Commission Merchants at the corner of Clay and Battery Streets. The Coit & Beals ad also mentions apple trees, orange quince trees, currant bushes, and Hovey seedling strawberries, but it isn�t clear of they arrived on the Winfield Scott.
Passengers:
No passenger lists as of March 1999.
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