The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

THE ARCHIMEDES.

The screw-propeller ship Archimedes, with male and
female passenge:s,arrived on Monday night at Blackwell,
after a passage 0f29 hours from the Texel, which place she
quitted the previous evening, and steamed all the voy-
age against a strong head-wind and considerable sea.
The Archimedes, after being present at the Festival of
Rubens at Antwerp, proceeded to the Helder, and
through the North Hollands Canal, to Amsterdam, this
being the first instance of any steam. vessel being per-
mitted to pass through that channel. The King of
Holland appointed a commission, consisting of Baron
Collot d'Escury and three other gentlemen, to report
upon the action of the screw-propeller, as respected the
security of the canal banks, which are composed chiefly
of mud or loose sand. The report was most favourable
to the adoption of the screw principle ; and su!osequently
the qualities of the Archimedes were exhibited in front
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of
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officerso
est,
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ju
of the city of Amsterdam, before the Government au-
thorities and principal merchants, among whom may be
mentioned Admirals De Man and Michaelsen, Captains
Van der
Dirnecbtem c•k o,f
n thed a
of the navy, who made minute inquiry as to the applica-
bility of screw-propellers to vessels of war ; and it is
thought that the experiment will shortly be tried in
Holland, probably upon a razeed.. frigate, which seems
a class of ship peculiarly suitable for the purpose.

latelylaunched at
YeTs/sieel'Sun on Saturday,
Our Correspondent certainly
as " A Sub-
THE ST. GEORGE OP n
12- GUNS.—The de-
Plymouth,
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this vessel,
.y 'Journal,
was copied
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points out some glaring
having
; but the only blame
that attaches to us is in_ _ placed too much confi-
dence in the accuracy of our_ Contemporary. The fol-
lowing, copied from another
a local Paper (the Devonport
Telegraph) appears to be correct description :—.
ARMAMSNT OF lIIR ST. GEORGE, 120.
scriber" might have seen.
No. .
Weight. Length.
4.. 8 in. ... 65 cwt. 9ft. Oin,
•••
Lower Deck 128 ...32 pounders 56 '
... 9 6
2.. 8 in.* ... 65 .
•• ... 9 0
Middle Deck 1 32 ...32 pounders 50 .„ ... 9 0
Upper Deck 364 ::::22,
.7.•
44_1
.... .„8 0
Quarter Deck. 114 .••32 ••• 17 ..... CaTreBnade6s.
* These are for throwing shells or hollow shot.
DEATHS IN ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPI-
TAL.—SINGULAR ACCIPENTS:—.On Monday two inquests
were held before Mr. Payne in the above institution. The
first was on the body of Robert Howe, aged 39, who died
on the 4th inst. of inflammation or the intestines, caused
by one of them having
been
or_uptured !by a: blow. The
second inquest was on the b dy of Hannah Keohane, aged
3i years, who fell fro fl a second floor window. Verdicts
of " Accidental Death " were recorded in both cases.
of yesterda w
In our paper y e inserted a para-
Unite d Service Gazette, in which
graph, taken from the
it was declared that Prince Albert, on the occasion of his
late visit to the city, had declined to accept the hospitality
of the Lord Mayor solely because the Noble Lord at the
head of the Administration had not been invited. We
have the best authority for stating that there is not the
slightest foundation for this assertion ; and that the only
reason which induced his Royal Highness to decline the
1 invitation was the alarming state of the Princess Augusta's
health, and her Majesty's anxiety ou that account.— Times,