Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-09-03

egrinations?
New STEAMBoAT.-The n. Y Mer-
camille Advertiser says: "There is now
building at the ship yard of Messrs.
Brown & Bell, the most magnificent
steamboat ever constructed in this city.
She is over 200 feet long on deck, 90
feet inches beam, and 1 | feet 5 inches
hold, measuring upwards Of SEVEN hun
dred tons Her frame is composed Of
live oak, cedar, and locust, and no ex-
pense has been spared to make her not
only as strong and durable, bat also as
can design. The arrangement on her
main deck, with its ladies' cabin, engine
rooms, boiler houses, and numerous Of
fees, is such as TO leave much room for
light freight and passengers accommo-
dation. The cabin below will exhibit
splendid dining room about 1870 feet in
length, with bcrths and state rooms SUI
fcient to furnish several hundred pas
sengcrs with comfortable lodgings
She will be propelled by two Of .allame's
best engines, each of f horse power,
with copper boilers; and if beauty Of
model, and great power, are the neces-
sary requisites for fast boat, we pre-
dict that the "Alassachusetts," for that
is her name) will not be the last in the
race. This superb vessel is intended to
run in the Boston line, and is owned by
several gentlemen in this city and Prov
idence, including Capt. VIM. Comstock,
under whose superintendent she is
building, and who, it is expected will be
her future commander. We hope her
enterprising proprietors may be a5un-
dainty rewarded by discerning public,
for their endeavors to combine all the
essential qualities Of strength, speed, and
safety.
The steamboat Lexington, Capt. Van,
derblt, has discontinued her trips be-
tween this place and New York. Since
she has been Oh this route, she has pas
sed the Sound six times each week, with
a regularity never before surpassed. We.
understand that Capt. V. will immedi-
ately commence running the Lexington
between Hartford and New York.
Provid. Journal.
lnce,,dimy Publications, intercepted and de-
stroyed.-The Phlladel phia Inquirer describes
IN detail transaction, which shows at the
same time the hardy perseverance of the abb
olltlonsts of New York, in endcavoring to
circulate their pernlclous publications at the
South, notwithstanding their manifest ten
dency to produce agitation and disturbance,
and the prompt resolution of the inhabitants
OF Philadelphia IN defeating, IN this instance,
their purpose. A large wooden box, filled
with ncendlary pamphlets and newspapers,
such MS the Liberdtor, Human Riehis and the
Sidre's Friend, was received at Philadelphia
on Tuesday last, from New York, on board
the steamboat which conveyed the mail -
together with other boxes and packages, be-
ing addressed TO a gentleman in Phadel- |
phla. While the laborers were engaged in |
removing the packages, this box was ucci- I
dentally broken open, and the nature of its
contents was discovered. The pamphlets
and papers were done up in packages and di- /
rccted TO persons in Georgia, North and
South Carolina, and other slave states. The
person to whom the box was addressed. dis
avowed all knowledge Of its contents, and all .
agency, direct or indirect, in its being sen,
10 him, and declared lit had reached him.
he should have considered it his duty To re.
turn 1t. These facts having been made
known, about hundred respectable citizens
repaired to the transportation office, took I
possession of the box and its contents. con. |
veyed them to the middle of the Delowore.
and there tore them into ten thousand pieces
and scattered them upon the waters. The
number Of the publications was at least two
thousand. We should hope that this trans.
action would discourage the abolitons,s from
any further effort to put their publications in |
to circulation in the South, where they cx-
pose their friends to serious danger. by
making them involuntary partieipators in |
their designs Boston Patriot. &.