The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

STEAM-SHIP LAFAYETTE

AT a MEETING of the PASSENGERS on board
the Steam-ship LAFAYETTE, Captain CHARLES STOD-
DARD, on her first voyage from Philadelphia to Liverpool,held
on the 30th day of May, Mr. J. W. Wetham, of Philadelphia,
was appointed Chairman, and Benjamin Moran, of the same
city, Secretary._ _

The objects-of the Meeting were stated by the President, and,
on motion, the following-named Gentlemen were appointed a
Committee to draft a preamble and resolutions, expressive of
the Passengers, for Captain Charles Stoddard and his Officers,
viz.:—•

J.
Jonburg, Esq., Catskill, New York.
Robert T. Black, Esq., Springfield, Ohio.
A. M'Makin, Esq., Philadelphia.
J. W. Wetham, Esq., Ditto,
Benjamin Moran, Esq., Ditto.
The Committee retired for consultation, and, after a short
deliberation, unanimously reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were adopted by acclamation, viz. t
Whereas, in the view of a safe and early arrival at our destined
port, we feel it incumbent upon us to express the high gratifi-
cation we have experienced during the voyage from Philadel-
phia to Liverpool, notwithstanding the untoward accidents,
adverse winds, and fractured machinery. Therefore it is
Resolved,—That in the commander of the Lafayette, Captain
Charles Stoddard, we recognized a gentleman eminently quali-
fied alike by his professional :and social abilities to render a
voyage across the Atlantic at once safe and delightful. That
in his decision, energy, and judgment in prosecuting the then
but recently commenced voyage, under apparently imposing
difficulties of unfavourable winds and broken engine, N% e per-
ceive the existence of a master-spirit whose confidence in the
qualities of his ship and appointments had been in no wise
misapplied. _

Ris;lved,—That in the good ship Lafayette, previous to her
accident, we found a steamer of .extraordinary speed, and a
swift and pleasant sailer; and would heartily command her to
the patronage of our friends and the public.
Resolved,—That we tender our sincere thanks to Mr. Barney
Smith, the chief engineer of the Lafayette, for his ceaseless
exertions and successful effort to repair and adapt the machi-
nery of this ship, so as to continue and complete our voyage ;
his skill was more than once called into requisition, and on
each and every occasion was found equal to the emergency.
We regard him as a competent practical mechanic and most
excellent man; his labours were unceasing by night and day,
and we take pleasure in unanimously bearing testimony to his
worth as a man and skill as a machinist.
Resolved,—Tat we cannot issever newly-formed ties of
social intercourse without mutdual congratulations upon the
agreeable discipline and economy of the ship; the intelligence,
courtesy, and ability of her officers • and the uniform harmony
and good feeling which have prevailed among the passengers.
Resolved,—That copies of the foregoing Preamble and Reso-
lutions be presented to the Captain, Engineer, and Officers of
the Lafayette, and that the same be published in the Philadel-
phia and Liverpool papers.

(Signed)

J. W. WETHAM, President,
BENJ. MORAN, Sec.