The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

THE GREAT EASTERN.

The great ship, which has for so long a period
been one of the great sighte of the river, which his been the
gibe of many an old salt, and the sultjeot of so many grave
predicates modem its utter failure, will leave tier moor-
ings, itocceding to present arrangercente, beta en die hour,
of six aid eight o'clock tc-morrow morning. The four
faded vends or the Woolwich Stedupackd Company—the
Petrel, BUM, See Swallow and Ariad—will commesce
' reaming frees kluagrellad-hAdge at half-pat If a.m., and
will accompany the Boat Seems to the Nora. A numerous
piety of workmen were emploodi yesterday is the comple-
tive of necemary work before her departure. Is consequeses
ef the peonies opinion that the Goat Eastern would leave
aSaturday monism at that time, from a o'clock the basks
of the river so Woolwich sal other epta contained
large numbers of persoes, spay it whom had travelled
during the sight to edema the pest ship oe da passage.
The gloomy predictions which ever is the first plate was
riveted have sot cared to follow the whim ship did cling to
it, sad them who lavabo faith in pegrem, or are endow of
god easeemes, vintage to tell the waY that the Gnat
Bodies win sever get clear of the Miriade semiotics dela
river, that she will be grounded epee moms shoal, swing
with some tide, or 'crow the rior, to the detraction of ail
mode reatior up or residues. To each an. tided have
them silly notions bait prevalent, that it is stead
the indemnities will not insure the ship until she is
thirty ant at sea. The difficulty of pomading down the
Thames is,wo en cadident, very greatly exaggerated. we
believe thews are but three plata in the whole leasth of the
river, front the opt at which the violet lies, at welch may-
thin like dithoulties preemie themselves lie the edema
ship, sad with the moat odder, care they may be lama
with perfect safety. The Ord point, slier isseles her
uat Deptford, will be at Blackwell. awe the
river to • very sharp bend, at the entrants te the ellooke.
A short distanoe further down the river Is whet le selkd
" Barking shelf," • shallow extending nearly amain the
river, and leaving but • eery moll &mail of eullieleet
depth. At Erith there are whet is called "Erich Bands,"
which consist of • end-beak main woes the river;
bat this may be pawed with theillo, by the amain
of dos pretentioe. Indeed, thins are nomthms d timshms
laden ship which draw peeler depth of water then
the Great Weems, which per up the elver madearily
he the Omemimial Decks, without whims say
epos these weeder's' sand-basks. The made in w=l,l
Groat Heaton will be taken dors the river is one wheel
he. bees carefully erreapd for providlor against anwelties
which have been lb liberally [mashed. There will be two
powerful steam tugs at the bows of the aW and two at the
eters, which will take the great ship either, ae it were
between theta. The paddle-eagles* of dmildp will oleo to
portly iretitsd, end at • given signal, to be mooed by
seisms/ Sep or otherwise, the power of the tugs will be o-
gled shirked or larboard, fore or aft, se may be roillittd.
la sem of the tide taking the bow of the ship ea she le row
deg down, the math of the stiendsat smarm ens be
regulated as may be required, end the great ship oats be
mentapd with certainty and almost mechaaiod precision.
On arriving at the Nen the ship will take I. a quantity
of coal, and from theme ewers to Portland, near Weymouth.
About the Bth It is expected that she will leave Pollard,
on what is called her trial trip, which will last for two or three
days. Returtnne from the trial trip the ship will go to
Holyhead, where she will remain until the aids fur Portland,
ta the State of Maio*. Tide port forms theAtlastio terminus
of the Grand Trask Railway of Caoads, and is connected
with the whole network of railways both be the United
Sates mad Coeds. There is • &beet railway frnm It to
the great heap over the St. Lawmen, at Montreal.
to Buses., sod he New Yolk. The harboar of Portlaad,
being fa the Atlantic, le op to ships an die year rood,
' when the Victoria is remolded sates the
Lawrence, it will beta the great outfit of a large portion of
the eenmeres of Ciro& end elt the mirth-western States,
which at present le essvoyed by the &le Coned sad renews
is the as. MA aid by the St. 14Wieli00 oa the other. it
wee by the renege .Adtherlon capitulation" that the
State of Mahn was aided to the United States. its geo-
graphical patios marked it out as peculiarly belonging to
Bridals territory, hat the importance of securing an excellent
Allende steeped hr Ora& sad British North Americo did
ant appear to the days whoa the benseisey question was
'Aiwa to be • meet of se mare imp twee to this
othetry a preervieg sedan& radices with the govern-
'nest of the edjoislag Seem

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