Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-11-22
From The Liycrpool Mercury Oct. es.

H DEPARTURE or THE STEAM SLIP LIyLR
pooL.-On Saturday according to announce
mont, tho steam ship Liverpool started OF
her first voyage across tho Atlantic. From
the time of her arrival from her successful
trip to Dublin, the greatest curiosity was ex
cited to view the splendid cabins, engines
&C., Of this floating world Of timber and me l.
al, and thousands visited her in STEAMBOATS,
while she lay, during the week, in the Sloyne
completing her equi pmcnts and taking in
goods and passengers and plentiful supply
of provisions, including livestock, and even
growing vegetables.
Several handsome entertainments were
given on board, in the course Of the week
by the company, and by the commander, Capt
Fayrcr and it is scarcely necessary to add,
that oil were highly gratitcd by the beauty
of the vessel aud the hospitality with which
they were received. The intcndcd hour OF
departure was day, but tho quantity OF
goods, luggage aud stores, that came OH
board at "ile eleventh hour" was SO great,
that an hours delay was occasioned.
! The curiosity excited to witness her start
! ing, was greater than that on any former oc-
casion Of the sailing of Il ship from the wa
ters of the Mcrsey. The whole line OF quays
from the Queens to the Clarence Dock, a
distance OF about two miles. was filed up by
"a continuous crowd Of human beings, OF all
classes, whilst the river was crowded with
steam boais, yachts and other vessels con-
tanning persons ANXIOUS to have nearer
view.
The Liverpool, shortly before noon, steam
ed down from the Sloyne, where she had
been anchored, to nearly opposite Walasey
Dnfl lao. ,i,a
ceived, from successive steamboats,, those Of
her passengers who had not before gone on
board, and quantity Of stores, spare spars,
provisions, &c. She was made fast to the
Shamrock, one Of the City Of Dublin Compa-
ny's river boats. and the tGe had begun to
ebb before, in the unavoidable hurry all was
in readiness. The letters sent out by her
loaded cart, and were contained in immense
canvass bags some of them so heavy that
one man could with difficulty carry them
The packages Of newspapers and parcels
were also numerous.
There were 6hy-o passengers (exclu-
sivo Of servants and children.) Amongst
them were the following :-J. Van Buren,,
Esq, son of the President of the U. States );
Rev. f. Machine and family Messrs. X.
Jones, w. Barber, T., II. A. Vandamne, w.
Day, - Smith, and servant, J. Murdoch,
w. !. Smith and servant Oxford, Jennings,
Isaac Gage, Brown, II. Norris, w. Murie,
Hoppe, John Henry, Lamb, Williams, Rich
ard Charles, Crowder, Atkinson, A. II. Be-
ban and family, Montgomery, Falgucritos,
DR.. Morrison, Mr. aud Mrs. Kerr, ]. ii. Da-
vics, Macintosh, Gordon, Thatcher, A. Lang
Rion, l.. Hover and Dawson.
Tie ship had on board about $50 tons Of
dry GOODS, Cor which the sum of G5 5s. per
ton was paid, 469 tons of coal, and "a tons Of
Mr Williams turf stone. or compressed fuel.
Her consumption Of coal is estimated at 2G
cwt. for every ten miles; and, calculating
upon far average passage, she will have
surplus Of ll7 tons of coal on reaching New
York. At one O'Clock she was again put in
motion, and at u quarter past one she passed
the Rock, having then attained speed OF,
about IL knots an hour. She is expected to
arrive at New York about the 9Th OF Novem-
Der, and to be back here about the end Of the
month. Her next voyage TO New York is
fixed for the first ofJanuary, 1899.