The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-09 00:00:00

THE TRIP YESTERDAY

By special invitation, a number of-gentlemen and their
friends, including ladies, went on board about noon. The
vessel was lying moored to the buoy off George's-pier, and
" set screw " about twenty minutes afterwards. Captain
Chappel, R. N. who has accompanied the vessel by
direction of the Admiralty, from London and other inter-
mediate ports, including Bristol and Plymouth, to report
upon her capabilities, was on board, and was unremitting in
his polite attention to all on board—explaining to them, in
conjunction with Mr. Smith, the inventor, the whole princi-
ple of the propelling mechanism. The day was delightfully
fine; the deck and cabin of the vessel roomy and comfort-
able, and the whole trip highly pleasant and exhilarating.
There were from fifty to sixty ladies and gentlemen on
board, and all appeared highly to enjoy the experimental
trip. There were on board representatives of the first com-
mercial, steam navigation, and engine and shipbuilding
houses, in the town. We noticed amongst those present,—
the Mayor, Captain Bevis, R.N.,. Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Wilt-
wick, Mr. Samuel Turner, Mr. H. Littledale, Mr. Brockle-
bank, Mr. Jno. Pollock, Captain Fayrer, Captain Engledue,
Mr. Aspinall, Mr. Byron, Mr. Gusrew (of Scotland), Mr.
Wilson. Mr. Smyth, and many other gentlemen. Amongst
the ladies were several of Captain Bevis's family.
The vessel first steamed up to Birkenhead, at a good
speed, and afterwards ran back to opposite the George's Pier,
and thence down the river and North Channel, and round the
Formby Light Ship. Her utmost speed was about 91 knots.
She was looked upon with astonishment by hundreds on: the
quays, and others on shipboard who had not before seen her.
On returning up the river, the guests were invited
to the spacious cabin, and partook of a sumptuous cold
collation, with wine, &c. The mayor proposed " Success to
the Archimedes, and to the spirited company who had sent
her out," which was drunk with enthusiasm. A second set
of guests afterwards sat down, and numerous toasts were
drunk.

On running down, the Archimedes beat the swiftest of the
Egremont boats, and on going up to the Sloyne, she passed
her Majesty's tender the Red Wing. Indeed, no boat
on the river had any chance with her. She turned in a
very short space of room. After another run past the piers
and down to the Rock, the steam was entirely put off, and
she beat up under sail—back to the Sloyne in good style,
showing good sailing qualities, though cramped for sea-room.
She then returned to her moorings off the pier and landed
her passengers—all highly delighted with the trip and the
success of the experiment.
The only disagreeable sensation is a rumbling noise made
by the cog-wheels, which, however, engineers state may be
overcome or greatly reduced.
We had purposed to be much more minute, but must for
the present confine ourselves to a few additional particulars.
The screw on the same principle may be
.applied to sharp
sailing vessels with advantage. The propelling power is not
affected by the vessel leaning to leeward. The screw may
be thrown out of gear in two minutes, so that the vessel may
be put under sail alone. The screw is thea turned by themotion
of the vessel ; but the drag is not more than A a mile in 10.
The Archimedes has steamed 101. knots, has gone under sail &
steam conjointly 114 knots, and has gone 9 under sail. There
are several vessels in London, to which the principle is about
to be applied ; many naval officers have highly approved of it ;
and we learn that Admiral Sir E. Codrington has expressed
an opinion to the Admiralty that a frigate ought to be imme-
diately fitted out with the '! screw." •
We understand that it is probable the Archimedes may
make another trip before leaving this port, for the gratifica-
tion of parties interested in steam navigation—probably to-
morrow.

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ductions confined to their mere beauty alone, their utility is
equally obvious and important, and they afford a protection
against fraud and counterfeit, which would doubtless be
unattainable by any other means. Our advertising columns
contain the account of a most perfect and costly label which
they have executed, at the suggestion of the proprietors, for
the protection of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL ; respecting
which we shall only extract from the advertisement the fact,
that the above words are repeated in a style of microscopic
engraving nearly 1500 times, comprising nearly 30,000 letters
—so minutely, yet so perfectly executed, as to set all fraud
and imitation at defiance.

THE SEASON.—We are happy to state that the reports of
the weather from all parts of the country are most favourable,
more or less so. There appears to have fallen a great deal
inure rain in Ireland, as well as throughout Scotland, than
we have had in England, but the accounts from every quarter
of the kingdom are uniformly satisfactory, as to the prospects
of a year of great plenty of all the fruits of the earth,—
Preston Pilot.