The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

VIE STEAM-SHIP AUSTRALIAN.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.
eZhis steamer, which sailed for Australia on Thursday,
)44'. Put back on Friday, was received into dock. in
_her
terestrl; arsenal, Devenport, on Saturday night. Yes-
'Y ant official inspection of her was made by Lloyds'.
..rve
of Trdr; Mr. Mare, engineering surveyor to the Board
dockyarda 6 ; Mr. Stewart, engineer of the Devonport
tb ; Captain Hoseason, R.N., and the engineers
is etLeempany and of the ship. The bottom of the ship
PearZd to be in very good order, and there is no ap-
AriZice or indication of leakage of any consequence.
to fen was placed in the dock there was from threed
r feet of water in the hold, and this was reduced
dry three or four inthes after she had been,eight hours
NvilYi It Would, therefore, seem that there is some defect
it te„11. admits the sea into the ship, but does not allow
Oast; escape again. This arises, probably, from some
kith action to the working of the valves in connexion
uito the machinery. A small portion of coal getting
after 4r Pipes would prevent the valves from closing
eiigib""eY were opened. A cursory examination of the
Iviiofee'l sad machinery was made yesterday, when the
%pew seemed to be in good order. A more minute in-
Part• I,e,e is to be made to-day. Some 60 bags of letters,
Siliiida"Y wetted last Thursday night, were returned by
of be
mail to St. Martin's-le-Grand for the purpose
leg opened and dried.

MARCH 1.
I.T
be observed,
In a 15" a personal inspection of the exterior yesterday,
-°thek, a few defective rivets only could
kitile(el, :,:'," 't 'weeping" from them was barely sufficient to
kale' ‘ue interior of the hold sweet. However, wohoidle,
koNvaEl in dock these slight defects were made g
qaeveral bolts in the heel of her main
oftsernpost were
.'lsoeh-sil 'llt, and replaced by new ones a larger size.
kei- the bilges forward the hull isinfreovmer
qt, the defective rivets occurred only ythweaybiplgeers.
a)1. Possibly from the working
.of the machinerys
aanndd
The engineer
b°oPeller in that part of the ship.
oppor-
tt 11tera being at work in the hold, there was no
Illty f . .
°lle " examining the interior; which
it
feed the .
Nvit,of the starboard bilge pipes,.is stated
putnahpats
1,41;1 water from the bilge, is entirelyn deficient of its
Pipe',and that the valve of a se.cohdesstarboard bilge
elia. has been kept open two inc
yarded
with dirt from the bilges. In this.
the partrub-
tho ruotu
thegh d o beingek.
bleirialllen have been employed shovelling
Thi Which has been improperly allowed. to
4,t, eoWition of the Australian's bilges aancdcumthueladtee.-
41plevreatievtate of the valves of the bilge pipes
with a
;Ntiv, o attention. ere claim
. H is a valuable ship,
.1 ' cargo and the lives of the passengers and cre
11:lilled through the want of ordinary attention on
e 1101414 of some one upon whom the resonsibility
have
oee,"`" rest. Derangements of pipes and valves
companies,
41erriteq in ships belonging to differente tiiaea is to be lamented that there exists no orga-
Nil', ll'eans for the prevention of such well known
th
,alties.
In the present instance it is reported that
l'e4altage rose to the level of the floor of the engine-
Ace,, before it was known that there was any extra
tili:lalilation. The Australian was taken ou of docok.
Nel°l-Ling at nine o'clock, and she will probably pr.l.
Ilig 1;34 Thursday for her destination. Previousto saa 4/1d :I. engines are to undergo a thorough examination,atrial
i't'it), bePair if requisite, and the ship will make
_al.
e,aty,,,-11,(1.er the inspectionlof Captain Lowe, of her M h e-E,-,, 134111 Impregnable The Australian will, throng.
tioli 17-end overhaul, proceed on her voyage in a condi-
-the, ,ar reore satisfactory to the company, the passengers,
-rew, and the freighters.
-,,The rs
41e11e.-- `xetieral Screw Steam Shipping Company's ship
Ma.-13"t, CaPtain W. Watts, is appointed to call here
tyYten route for the Cape and Australia.
~ . _
ora.
Pally,. he Indiana, General Screw Steam Shipping C 'ghat 01411 Packet, which arrived on Saturday, we learn
Ozipi„:.e Australian Royal Mail steam-ship Melbournen,
tolle27ltiVirataonnu,
aarrived t the Cape of Good Hope o
and sailed for Australia on the let
l'eaerleallatY• No nrYe'wasnof the returning ship Sydney had
e
tgelita-rwthe, Cape up to the 24th of January.
dThr.
'''4e(lll,;:t(t)ale Great Britain, Captain Mathews, ave llglaila le the Cape on the Ist of February for
'44
of 41%.-Sile was appointed to leave Australia on the
a'Y for the Cape,
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