Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-18


lsf By;s,o on the evening of the I'd of June BY the
poleness Of Captain Hoskin, our news collector was
allowed 10 board her in the bay about four o'clock in
the morning, and before six all our copies English
files were on cur table, including several valuable let
tiers from Mr.. Bennett, written between the day Of
his landing in England, the 18th OF May, and the I'd
Of jane, the day the Great Western left.
That excellent steam ship, the Sirius, as we learn
from one Of Mr.. Benefits letters made the passage
out in nineteen days to the time of landing her pas
sengers al Falmouth, or only seventeen days from
land to land. Two days out from New York she
encountered most violent head winds which lasted
for Eve days. great fault was found with the coal
which was shipped in New York. The Sirius left
London on her return voyage to New York at ten
O'Clock on the night of Saturday, the 10th of May
she reached Cork in forty eight hours being the short
eat run on record fer that distance. The Cork Re
porter OF Tuesday, the 18th of May, said that she
was to leave Cork for New York on Thursday, the
3lst of May. Consequently we may expect her eve
nv hour The day after she left Sandy Hook she pas
sed the Siddons. The ST. James, which sailed
with the Sirias and Siddons reached Deal on the
3lst Of May.
The Great Western made the passage out in fifteen
days and nine hours. The following are extracts
from her log
sh Msy-Iieh, Wines IS I.o,s wind variable, NE. Av
sE Mss--wsd ign, NV. Al 10 The bearings gos warm.
stopped quarter OF hour 10 cool Al stopped ten mi.
aa:ss o Lar.
losh May.-Light winds Sw. Average sknots- Lat 50 Of
IiA May.-Lght winds NNE, course due Z. AIT
stepped minutes to tighten screws Average knots Lat
iaS May.-Nw. Rate knots. A. 81 eschsnged colours
variable. Averages knots Lat 40 10.
18th May-NhE, Rate knots, strong wind and cloudy,
M,s Msy.-ENE Rate 10 knot. Average 81 knots. Lat
Isl. M.y-wind variable, Sc. Rate iOtnots Average 10
La; a. = n y L. ol.. A.sAM passed large
ship to westward. Average 81. Lat "A IGN: -s.'-'
May sw Moderate ve.,hsr A s. stopped an h.ur
AsA proceeded with one esgne Wind variable Average
ish Msy-st-ong breeze ASP the brass work being
repaired stepped engine, and set of with both IS minutes
lstb May.-weaiher moderately. Aversgesi.
"a M sng 20 anchor il The severn atloPM
The Great - 9 s1s
The length of Mr.. Benefits valuable and interest
ing letters precudes the possibility of our giving any
other foreign intelligence in detail We have Mr..
Benefits letter written on the passage, and others
on the 2lst, 23d and 18th Of May, which we
shall publish during the week.
The Siddons reached Liverpool in "a days.
The keel of new steam ship, larger than the
Western has been laid by the Great Western Com
pany.
tremendous riot has occurred at Canterbury, and
% persons killed.
The arrival Of the Sirius and Great Western is thus
noticed in the English papers;
The winds on the homeward voyage Of the Sirius
have generally been bolstsrous, and prevailed from
the s. E. to N. E., except during ive days, when she
was enabled to use her sails. The following were the
daily performances of the voyage in miles :-l53,
I9s l55 go, LOG, l3l, 156 1870 225, 200, l76, 1885,
I72, IsI, 1872, 200, 227, 1879. to Sicily;
The following are extracts from the letter Of Capt
Roberts, to the Directors Of the ST. George Steam.
packet Company to whom the Sirius belongs -
0SrpAn SHIP SIaIus, Falmouth, May Is, 1888.
aGentIemen, The Sirius arrived in this port at six
p. NJ after apassage Of 10 days having sailed from
New York on the LIST instant at p. M. We had
only hreedays fair wind all the were with strong
winds and gales from s. e. to N. +. should have
proceeded to Portsmouth, but wished TO land the Ha-
iifax mail which received rom her majcstys pack
ct Tyran, 700 miles from England, and our New
York mail which is very large r.An..
aYeu will perceive By some papers which have
sent ysu how the citizens received US. H..
1.-THE Sirius is as fine sea-boat a. ever was built,
and her engines worked vel. gu. sno se >,
days earlier, bat could not keep up steam, owing 10
the inferior quality Of the coal.
II leave this evening for London.
''The Sirius will ever be Remembered IN America
fcuI,y could get away owing e the great number
of persons who crowded our decks.
Il am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
RICHARD RoBERTs.
AasrvAL or THE GREAT WEsrERs.-The Great
Western steam ship arrived on Tuesday morning at
Brstol She lefi New Ysrk on the 7th instant, thus
making the voyage in fifteen days. she prsugnt
ever sxty-eght cabin passengers At thirty-nve gum
cas- head the largest number OF cabin passengers
that ever came across the Atlantic IN one snip. one
has also upwards Of 10000 post letters, and cargo
Of cotton, indigo, silk, &c. During her voyage nome
she encountered head winds nine days out OF the nj
tecn and on one occasion severe gale yet she &C
ccmphshsd Ia knots during it, greatest severity,
with the wind directly in her teeth and complcteo
her voyage 10 King road in IA days and IL hours,
her engines averaging from IL 10 l9 strokes minute,
and with consumption of less than ton OF coal
per hour.
The Great Western has brought go passenger from
New York, and about 1000 letters-atleast 80 says
the Herald, the editor Of which, Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett has come TO England by the Sirius 10 see
the coronation.
-On the satward passage Of the Great Western, an
aeceent happened and through that accident the ship
vas detained least 36 hours One OF the connect
mo brasses OF the larboard engine got heated through
the frcton and through the application Of cold water
erscksd--consequently II was necessary to dscon-
49, IL and to work the ship considerable time with
ana an and 40 duplicate (although long ordered)
Nm : an board II was necessary TO repair the frac.
,urc IN the best way IL could be done.
Aovxrrunr os BALE or Corror.-A bale Of cot.