Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-30

From our Evening Edition6 Saturday.
The OhiO's first Cruise.
II. s. "a OHIO, al Sea, O

called 10 shorten in Accordingly we all mustered on
deck as fast could tumble up. The capsterns
were manned, and the men were dancing their merry
round the shr sharp, enlivening music of the wry
necked fife. Swiftly the messenger brought home the
massy chain cable that ratlng. link after INK
through the iron bound hawse hole until the anchor was
up and down" then came the tug OF war, ana the
strain on the capsern bars. -, =
"Heave men, heave and start H. roared tne nrst
Iun and each man was heaving all he knew, with his
shoulder the bar Suddenly the anchor broke ground
and down half dozen over the messenger the
others walked away TO the tune OF oh she goes, ana
off She was sure enough and when the old anchor
made is appearance the cat head twas minus few
indispensable items, absolutely necessary to the safe
HAVING and holding of noble ship-such as two fiukes,
two palms two bills one shank in short, nothing
left OF our best bower but the stock jews harp and
foot of the shank
As soon as we had got sail on the ship, and laid her
10 10 wait for STEAMBOATS, who bearing down
up.n us hoisted the remains Of the pocr old anchor
on hoard, and held coroners inquest over tive
came the decision that IT half dead and wholly
damned long before il into possession,
there flaw that went half way through the shank
Egad r thought !. If it had come TO blow last
night and the old ship had gone shore on Stanten
Island, the way would have over the stern down
the Jacobs ladder and of for Richmond, would have
been a caution the survivors Of the Crockett family
By this time the steamboats, had come alongside, and
were made fast one on each side of US, with hawsers
they reminded Of Millions inferior mps of hell, puff
ing fire and smoke alongside their stately monarch Don
Pluto Notwithstanding their insgnifcance, they walk
ed of with through Gedney's Channel seward in
fine style
Now this same Gedney's Channel will be the making
of our harbor II mean respects government vessels
Hitherto the objections of rulers the haruor Of
New York have been that large vessels could carry
enough over the bar Now, that difficulty is OBJ
waited there is enough in this channel 10 float
vessel as large old Noah's Ark-aye, would not
object 10 her being Baltimore clipper, built with as long
keel as they could put on her.
Avast moment. till listen the song Of the
leadsman he is the outside guard of the steamboat,
consequently lie cannot be Immediately in the channel.
by the deep sixr-good heave again. Quarter
less six mot bad again-so. "By the mark five -
hold on at that, and enough he did hold
that and very shortly the water began TO deepen Now
experienced leadsman always allows one foot and
half for lee way &c. there must be in that channel
in the shoacst place, half tide, he time went
through it'll thiry-one and half feet water.
Now the Ohio is the second largest ship in navy,
and there is mistake in her being large ship-she
will draw when she has every thing on board her,
mameni, provisions, water, live lumber, &c, twenty
three and half feet then there will be eight
feet Of the huid betwixt her keel and the soft muddy
bottom and the vessel that strikes with that much
under her fere foot be rearing and plungng like
mad horse, and do most sincerely hope that our
most potent grave, and reverend sgnors, will take all
these things consideration when they assemble in
Congress December. and make the long delayed
appropriations for Dry Dock n. our Navy Yare Ger.
tain il a. they nave no longer any for delay
OF the entrance TO our harbor. Captain Ged
neys discovery has settled tuat point for full DUE and
then can fit vessel in New York, well at
any other place and shall have endanger the
finest ships in navy and the beautiful in the
world, by sending them TO Boston, and other places
along rugged coast in the blowing season, just as
winter coming to have their bottoms overhauled,
and few sheets Of copper, less, put thereon.
The steamboats, did not leave until we had gained
good oifng then cast them off, braced in
aids, light sails and babe them good morning.
~astandingon the horseback. alongside old wea-
tlerue gentlemanly New York pilot, gazing the
numerous vessels outward bound, when my companion
directed my attention beautiful fore aud aft clipper
bui schooner that running along under our lee.
Who is she r. l asked
That he answered is BENEFITS boat tia, s she
that he calls his Celeste, and sweet boat she is too
only how close she lays the wind !; and she did
really appear to be running down spon right in the
winds eye her fore and aft sails were trimmed Hat aft
and her broad pcnnant Strengthened out by the
breeze, directly her topsa and she aihwart
our bows she reminded me Of CooDer's Water Witch.
she TOO weather quarter, aud was soon
again shooting ahead the smooth, the breeze
was light ana mad no studding sss, and of
she could around us, bat wish she had kept in
oar company three hours longer, would then have
led her dance-aye, even If she were possessed OF
the heels ofthe dancing lady whose cognomen she bears
she could not have kept up with were then
walking of nine and six close hauled bowline aud
had :hp been vel! ballasted and 10 good trim,
ooubt she would have gone eleven knots.
knew this ship going to sail, and IL you reflect
twas that said H. and this noble vessel lii is rumored
j. be made school ship Of idea shooter for sonny
REFERS and apprentice boys but Idont believe IT, never
did and never will believe IT, she must 60 To the
Mediterranean, she must visit Malta, and make her de-
but among the arstocratc vessels Of Jack Ingaterra
and if she does not surpass them ALI But shall
days hope.
/ was walking the half deck this evening with " y
newly acquired friend Don Photo convcrsng
different subjects among the number yourself and
the Jersey pilsts IN for share but the nterlopng
pilots rather a subject the old gentleman
he could speak Of them without swesrng-at one
time he wound up anirnadverson in the following
style.
!" j tell you sir, they all damn humbug Ben
says. think ye that il of them a
sci ashore belonging TO New York that they
would recover any thing of them in the way of dana
ges, tell you no-their plea would be, we done
best and you cannot hold responsible. the would
he tried IN New Jersey, and you have heard Of trial
in certain place where the devil il Judge advocate
well, jus such chance would they have OF obtaining
their rights IN New Jersey,-snd in speaking of your
honorable self he said Bennett. Of the Herald, is ut
present only friend among the New York editors,
and danine IL don't help him along iin the way OF
news.l whenever 1 can, for believe him be
preiudiced man. and capable Of Judging whether
not, the New York pilots deserving the patronage &C
the merchants. Here have been pilot In these
ters the standing part Of forty years and had
fault found with yet, and now TO be set upon by
gang of vulgar clam boys is rather provoking-two
three Of number may have been rather rcmi IN
their duties aud they should have been punished. III
allow but condemn all hands in consequence. IS IL
think unjust and many not aware, I'm particular
foreigners and stranger,) that II Of these Jersey