The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-06 00:00:00

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TEE NEW RUSSIAN FRIGATE,
GENERAL-ADMIRAL.

The new 6,000 ton war ship General-Admiral,
ust completed at this port for the Russian Govern-
ment, went on her trial trip yesterday, leaving the
foot of Canal-street at 7 o'clock a.m., with five or
six hundred invited guests on board, among whom
we observed Mr. Ostensacken, Secretary of the
Russian Legation ; Capt. Faunce, of the cutter
Harriet Lane ; Chief Engineers Everitt and. Mart:bit.
United States Navy, and merchants and sea cap-
tains. On account of the prevalence of a fog it was
not deemed prudent to cross the bar at Sandy Hook,
and so the steamer cruised around the harbour
during the day, instead of going to sea as had beeh
intended. The trial, though not affording the best
opportunity for testing the speed of the ship, for
want of sea room, was very satisfactary, and highly
enjoyed by those on board. The General-Admiral
is the largest wooden steamer afloat, and is un-
doubtedly superior in workmanship to anything
which Americans have ever built. It may
even be asserted, without fear of contra-
diction, that she is nowhere excelled as a vessel
of war. Her builders in every department
hove been more ambitious to construct a ship
which shall worthily represent American
skill (perhaps to invite further proposals) than to
derive the largest possible amount of direct pecu-
niary advantage in their own behalf. Moreover,
they have been unrestricted in expenditure, as
appears very evident fsom the way in which the
work is executed. A large proportion of the castings
are of brass, and very massive ; the fastenings are
of the same character throughout as to quality and
strength ; the timbers are the choicest products of
our forests, and ingenuity has been fruitfully em-
ployed in the application of the most approved
enginery and naval architecture. The entire amount
expended, exclusive of armament, which will be put
on board at Cronstadt (with the exception of two
powerful Dahlgren shell guns, placed on pivots fore
and aft), is about 1,250,000 dollars. The two mon-
ster guns already mounted appear to be about
10 feet long by two in diameter in the largest part,
and being made to revolve on moveable railways,
may be used with effect either in pursuit or while
in retreat. They are formidable engines, capable of
throwing shot with accuracy to a distance almost
incredible. On either side of the spacious gun deck
ore arranged, opposite the 90 portholes, the massive
mahogany carriages, ready for their armament, thus
completing the furniture of this superb " slaughter
house." The Emperor Alexander, no doubt, designs
this ship as a model for the imitation of his own
artisans in future years. A considerable number of
Russian gentlemen, some 15 or 20, have diligently
co-operated with our mechanics, not only to secure
a good ship, but to perfect themselves, as far as
possible, in the different departments of nautical
science. In the result they challenge the severest
criticism. The General-Admiral will carry 90 guns.
She has a pair of horizontal back-action engines ;
cylinders 84 inches in diameter, with 45 inches
stroke of piston. The shaft has a diameter of 17
inches in the journals, and weighs about 27 tons.
The propeller is wholly of brass, is two bladed, and
weighs 13 tons. The other brasswork connected,
such as chains, hoisting frame, &0., weighs 12 tons
more. The whole length of the line of propeller
shafting is 124 feet. The air pumps are worked
direct from the pistons, and are arranged with rub-
ber foot and delivery valves. There are six hori-
zontal tubular boilers, with 38 furnaces, having in
the aggregate 21,000 square feet of fire surface and
700 feet of grate surface, and comprise not less than
15,900 brass tubes. Their aggregate weight is 240
tons, and the water filling them weighs 300 tons
more. All the boilers are connected by one telescope
smoke-pipe 11 feet in diameter. Besides, there is
one donkey boiler for driving two donkey steam
pumps and blowing the furnaces. There are also
hose connexions on every deck, for extinguishing
fires ; and Dr. Reed's ventilating apparatus, by
which all parts of the ship timbers and cabins are
effectually purified, is supplied with power from
the same source. These engines are from the
Novelty Iron Company's works in this city, and are
believed to equal, if not surpass, any marine
machinery before made in this country. The hull,
as is well known, is from the eminent builder, W.
H. Webb. Its length over all is 325 feet, breadth
of beam 55 feet, depth of hold 34 feet, It is need-
less to repeat the other details of dimensions, &c.
The General-Admiral returned to her wharf about

six o'clock, and a shower had little effect in dampen-
ing the enthusiasm of those who had so bountifully,
shared the hospitality of Mr. Webb and his Mus-
covite patrons. She was at one time, notwithstand-
ing the fog, worked up to the speed obtained on her
former (engineer's) trip, when she easily made 10
knots with 40 evolutions, going from Governor's
Island to Fort Hamilton, a little over seven statute
or about six nautical miles, in 36 minutes. She is
a work of which our mechanics may well be proud,
and we are not surprised
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vessels of this description. The General-Admiral
will leave port early next month for Cronstadt, via
Cherbourg, under the command of Capt. Comstock,
late of the Baltic.—New York Journal of Commerce,
Nlay 21.

A SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA.-NARROW

ESCAPE.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
By the arrival of the West India mail intelligence
reached this port of the narrow escape from total
destruction of the fine new ship Florence
Nightingale, of Liverpool, while on her outward
passage to Arica, at which port she arrived on
the 18th April. From a letter received by the
owners this morning from the commander, Captain
James Gales, of which the following is an extract,
it will be seen that, but for the promptitude
and energy displayed, the loss, not only of life, but
of property, on the occasion might have been very
serious _

Captain Gale says--" On the 17th March experi-
enced very severe weather, off Cape Horn, and on
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the 28th March, in lat. 58 S. long. 76 W., it blow-
ing at the time a hard gale from N.W., and ship
hove to under close-reefed topsails, the after-hold
was discovered to be on fire. I ran below, and
found the flames bursting through the cabin deck.
The hose was immediately screwed to the fine-
engine, which is a very powerful one, and in less
than a minute from the time of the discovery of the
fire, large quantities of water were being poured
on it. We got axes and saws, and cut the cabin
deck up. For a long time, in every.part of the ship,
as fast as we subdued the flames in one part they
kept breaking out in another. We at length got
them under, and then kept playing on the burning
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The Florence Ni ghtingale was anew ship, 1,200
tons, and formed one of the fine fleet of sailing
vessels belonging to Messrs. T. and J. Brocklebank,
of Liverpool, one of the largest shipowning firms
in the United 1i: d I o:n, or indeed in the
world.
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[AuvER:risEmENT.]-11olloway's Pills and Ointment.—
Lowness of Spirits, Hypoehondraism, Insanity.—These
formidable diseases are usually caused by a disordered con-
dition of one or more of the digestive organs, and most de-
plorably commence at the meridian of life, The distressing
symptoms need no enumeration ; they are known in some
degree to the wisest and best of mankind as well as the
weakest. Whenever the liver, stomach, and kidneys are
roused the morbid feelings and ideas vanish ; to effect this
happy result, nothing more is needed than friction over those
organs with Holloway's Ointment, whilst his Pills are
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likewise taken. The change of thought is immimmediate,e?
happy, and lasting. Those whom these have
cured confess that their influence over the mind. is magical.

NEWS PAPE R
nd Inch was ;led
and Zouaves, eves Ton the*
This was the decisive moment
foreseen in the French camp, and WlliCh
force had been manoeuvred to me,g; --
Austrians were retreating, the Frenek
had been concentrated on the right baiiklot, its
where they had deceived the -Austrians into -the
belief that the object of the French attack was
Piacenza, were suddenly moved away -westwards
and pushed across the Po, probably at Casale. The
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line then joined the Sardinian and Zov-e troops. ,
which had just won the battle of Palestro, and
formed a complete line parallel with that of the
retreating Austrians. The right wing of the Aus-
trians appears to have been weakened by the
direction of the retreat, which is stated to have been
upon Bereguardo. Upon this weakened right wing,
engaged in the passage of the river at the bridge
of Bufalora, the French attack seems to have fallen,
and the French and Sardinians appear to have fol-
lowed their retreating enemy over the bridge, and
to have ultimately defeated him at the village about
two miles on the other side of the river.
Of course, these are speculations which detailed
accounts of this battle must either confirm, or
modify, or destroy. We put them only as proba-
bilities deducible from the previously known facts.
Meanwhile Paris is bright with universal illumi-
nation, Milan is welcoming her new master, and
Italy is rejoicing in a hope of recovered nationality.
We wish we could add with some authority for its
truth that the Emperor of the French is moderate
in the hour of victory, and that humbled A.ustria is
satisfied to evacute Lombardy and to be at peace.

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