Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-01
IFroa. our EvsHing Edition of Saturday,

!. I. ~. The New Packet ship Sadaons. rha-
& *<3,.clss ar Alcihlades walked down the long wan
<,, 1he city 10 Puaas what dad they see al inc emu
2~f thar promenade why, some TIVE oor ,hree nun
i,ss sndecked vessels, with one mast, and iatteen
III and Il the vessel was something cxtraordhaiy
IN roe tiers of shields suspended along the SIDES
IA 4. dcate the three benches of rowers, ey whcu
Asas propelled in Gains and light and bstasng w ess
1hev had no passenger ships IN alosc ,oayS .nnuaI
we call the sacred ship one when '.h;ch, il was
Eoyage to Deos during the period 81 wo ,asse,s ri
Unlawful to put any .oae to DEATH 9 open Ill nare
IN a Kind the luxurious Persians ahe lhc s Lsness
*xuious Alcbiades made ttvf voy .o.ss,hIe ~
Mwar, regardless of the ysa'he'' ~
hs stern and haugbty Roman was not wf' INC
&x,s~ "a in marit,pse consequences we suplad IKE
knayy,what seft Of aconce III mas e"e
FL }ssbo,,d thpk that the asthmatc poet must'aaye
wt h,s commoda ons very scant before hefeach-
. A,,,I shore There are several illusions 10 the
s 1srrrsofa Roman packetn Ciceros letters az fana-
49, ,shch we nave no time 70 verIfy-the following
TDnl Juvena is gate descriptive enough -
- Tvrrheaos igilur huc'us, ateque sonaEtem
Hill, y Pc tulis Ionum constants peci0re, quauiVis
4 Mn andnn totes esset mare
yN% durum est conseendere navinl;
E Tusc sen,ina gravs, tnnc snma'us vertitur aef-
hsec inte nautas ct prsndeti et efat
Per puapef, ct duros gaude iractare ruden,es.
ffd treat ship of the Emperor Nero was only inter-
4l br lake navigatoH-a sort OF hsaaay counterpart
~ sSssSeIs n which the pratcal Norsemen or
mans the SEQ, to carry Their devastatons
lind ard the northern coast of France, were
I'M cockbsats and the efiiges OF mem when sun
lssS :; aISes and cathedra n shew that they were
IA IA led aud that no shs or against the weather
49, .dorued by them. la such fral sklffs they prob
s crossed the Atlantic and in early periods of anti
Hzk3 trod these shores.
81 Every country has contributed something to-
wards the improvement of navigation in It's theoret
lssi and mechanical departments; and if DR.. Sher-
woods discovery of the longitude does not turn out
d ercat humbug as obelid, We shall lH this our
~ nave reached its acme. But whether or no, We
Aago reached the ne pus ultra in naval constructions
ant il may well have tax nearly five thousand years
N 5duce such specimens of maritime architecture
"a are almost weekly launched from the ship yards
NJ u city.
n Tt. perfection of the science would seem TO have
zen obtained in the Siddons now lying at the foot
SfssvA street, and taking in cargo for Liverpool,
WfAhey she will sail on Tuesday. She was built by
Mcssrs. Brown and Bell, for Mr. E. K. Collin 8 ORA
hsveG line; and, incredible as it may appear, sur.
aasses her immediate predecessors Of the same line
sof 4 800 tons burthen; and as exquisite model as
.vs was that of crack fngate. Her cabins are
ias the form of the cuddy of the English East In
llonlln, being on the main deck that there is no
occasion OF going beiow-an improvement greatly
81 iavor of the comfort of qualmish passengers,
k1oac suferngs are SO much increased oy the close
of the atmosphere in the cabins on the old plan.
n this vessel which glitcrs with painted glass, in
aid brass work, and rose wood work polished like a
hirror the most fastidious and apprehensive must
lei at eases solidy and elegance, strength and uxn-
y sssm blended togetherln sucn harmon gus union.
kae ,fcmi Mia sters between the slaterooms have
BEAUTIFUL effect presenting the appearance OF the VIII
bst scrcrcin Tho process weuundersiand is toohng
bon wood, and it looks like an encaustlc pan'ing ;h
Me figure head is likeness OF Mrs. Siddons, IN the
k.nous attitude of Queen Cathdrine and this IS
SrIrplied upon glass in various parts OF the CABIN
Eherever painted glass be introduced The room
less of the staterooms IS extraordinary ano ,ne,r
kner sens are equal 10 those of many gentemans
Er,ment in The old American and City Hotel. Al
Es,hsr we look upon the Siddons as being at the
IA OF the packet fieet and almost envy her passen-
n sksar three weeks Of easy luxury ana heai'nnh-
f1"s Der The deep waters OF the dark blue sea-