Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-15
Lfrican oak, and that OF ST,


stern Of Dantzic fur, which has EN-
preferred on account of its lightness.
The top sides are Of Havana cedar.
Her ribs are strongly knit together
with massive diagonal trussings of
iron, and every means appear to have
been devised to prevent her straining
in heavy sea. Much Other planking
is cogged TO the timbers. and various
other modes Of security adopted, which
the advanced progress Of the hull now
renders invisible. The iastenings are
Iof copper. and the workmanship OF
this . Leviathan Of the deep" is uni
lversaIly admired. She is TO be pro-
PEELED by engines OF FIVE hundred
horse power, and is expected to make
the passage from England to New
| York in eighteen days; and from New
York TO England in the short space Of
i fourteen! With regarito her fittings.
up for passengers, she will evidently
float unrivaled, there being full six
: feet between decks; and the cabins
! are to be fitted up with all that mi.
: nuteness Of style and elegance that
modern experience and taste can avail
: itself Of. This noble triumph Of nau-
I teal architecture is expected to mains
6 tain an average speed in all weathers,
: of two hundred miles day. The dis
GLANCE from Portsmouth or Liverpool
Ito New York is about three thousand
is nautical miles; hence, If she only ave.
rs RACES one hundred and fifty miles per
If day, the passage will not exceed
h twenty davs--one hundred and seven
ct ty Ave mile, per day viii give pass
sage Of seventeen days--two hundred
is miles per day, fifteen days--and two
as hundred and fifteen miles per day will
te bring her to her destination 10 . fort
nd night! The average passage Of the
't, present packet ships exceeds twenty
X. nine days, or nearly month!
lis But probably the following statistical
lat facts win supply the best idea Of this
MS extraordinary vessel:
upl After deducting her engine room,
- she will have ample accommodations
he for five hundred passengers, twenty
will FIVE days fuel, and eight hundred tons
rse measurement goods, exclusive Of lug
gage, provisions, and stores! The en-
re- terprising spirit evinccd may be readily
,ra- gathered from the following estimated
oss expenses Of the voyage out and home
He again. TIL are as follows:
ich Wages, provisions, and stores iol
res. crew. f66f
ent Coal out and home, lilac
han Port charges. sc. i,37t
| he Insurance, interest, wear and
tol tear. nc. 2.oot
lblc --
f5,l8.
die, 1t is expected thot the launch vii
ion take place about the middle OF Novem
for Der, and that she will be ready Tor Sc
one very shortly after. Let US indulge tn
rise. hope, that, from the name she bear
This her reign on the ocean will be pro
ned porous; for we repeat, as model
tt naval architecture, and of commercl
my enterprise, the Victoria steamship VI
hlei. have no equal.
mot
WIDER Pungent Preach'ng.--An old ma
me, being asked his opinion OF a certa
1eer; sermon, replied, 81 liked 1t very we
ne to except that there was no pinch TO
this always like TO have a pinch to eve
lend, Sermon was reminded OF tins
gave ecdote by the remark of son 81 M
tune, from Nantucket, whom ! met
peal, the gallery of crowded church
the Sabbath evening. He said i wa
ball; handsome sermon, but he would ~
TO his liked it better If it had stuck tie
I trial poon into the conscience Of the sinn'
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