Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-01

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Celeste in ssw and 1 mope pos.
cearm o the most SIMPLE, touching eloquense St Mary's
Foreign CORES pondencs of the Herald
LIVERPOOL, 25th Aug, 1888.
TO the Editor Of the Herald
SiR,-The performances of the "Royal William"
have given the utmost satisfaction TO our towssmen
and all parties concerned. She has decidedly beaten
the Sirius" notwithstanding the difference in the
weather. As Cork from which the Sirius started, and
Falmouth, al which she arrived, are more than one
day and halls sail nearer to New York than Liver
pool. You will find the homeward log Of the Royal
William in the Liverpool Mail of Tuesday, which
send you-the only paper, strange to say In this
town, which has yet contaaed it. told you in one
of my previous Communications, that had every
reason to conclude that the transatlantic Branch of
the city of dublin Co., had purchased the liverpool"
This has been officially announced today the pur-
chase money, far as can learn, is ESQ 600. The
"Roya William" is announced to sail the Goth Of
September, and the Liverpool of AGA horse power
about the Goth October. was on board the latter
vessel few days age. Her boilers and internal ma
chinery are all on board The workm IN are busi!y
engaged upon her ia great numbers, 50 that no time
will be lost The boilers Of the Columbus will
likewise be ready in about weeks, and II is hoped
they will this time answer. The officers of the Roy
al William" with whom l have conversed, speak in
terms OF rapture of their treatment by the New York
cilzens and there no doubt that this new mode Of
transit will bind two great countries together by
still closer bond of union than has previously ex-
listed. One of passengers by the Royal William"
regret TO say, named Alexander Cruickshank, Of
Surinam, his throat within few days after his
arrival by the "Royal William" Those connected
with the steamer, speak Of him as most gentle.
manly man, but as aborlng under owness Of spirits
through the voyage.
Mn. EpIToR,-Sir, l have frequently noticed in your
paper, as well as others, statement OF the speed OF
certain steamboats, navigating the sound, particularly
Of those running Providence, in which IT is made
to appear that the other possesses agreat supe-
rory over the rest from the fact Of her arriving at
her place Of destination some half hour or an hour
before her competitors. If the public were aware Of
the prodigous risk run by the unconscious passengers
upon these boats by means of the great pressure Of
steam put upon them to effect their object instead Of
their statements being received evidence OF the
boats superiority, they would be looked at with ab.
horrence by every true phanthropist. The reason
WHY these articles resorted is because II some
times happens tina, a boat is broughtiR conpeti-
ton with the old Ones built in superior style and
from her construction generally enabled TO be propel-
led through the water much faster than the others,
with the same, and sometimes with much less power
of steam and risk of explosion This gives of course
u the new boat SO great superiority over the old
ones that the latter compelled to steam up TO the
full endurance of their boilers order to perform their
voyages in equal time; and sometimes by overstraln.
ing their machinery and eopardng the lives Of their
passengers they even accomplish il in less time by
half an hour or so. Whenever this is the case the
next day is sure be found very minute and scien.
tic statement Of the passage of such or such boat,
and how it went ahead, and came in amidst cheers,
and left her competitors behind, &c. &c.
THIS is practice that ought TO be reprobated and
| put down, and the only way TO do so 10 by taking
passage in such boats as are known to be originally
| swift boats, and whose commanders will not II fe
with the lives Of their passengers by racing with any
other. Having had occasion TO 90 10 Providence with
small company in August last, we had the good for
tune to select boat that within the latter class
| | allude to the superb steam vessel JoHs w. Rich
| MoSp Captain Townsend The speed Of this beauli.
fu craft, when her power not more than twothlrds
exer,ed 10 fully equal to that Of any other boat on the
sound when their steam is up 10 its utmost height
The in terror of the John W. Richmond far exceeds in
accommodations that of three fourths OF the boats on
our waters ;,here is no straining, nor jarrRg, mol
noise incidental to other boats, but every thing goes
on as hurmoniously and quietly as If the vessel
lying at anchor aud skins over the even in the
mos, tOmpestuous weather with the grace OF swan.
The T. ". r.. possesses besides these qualifications
I that Of having one Of the most gcntemsny and at.
tentve commanders TO his passengers, and one who
never leaves the deck from the departure until the
| rival Of his vessel That he knows well howte cater
for the table and other comforts OF the respectable
class that have sccatien TO 90 in the sound steam
boats may be fairly inferred from the fact Of his being
Proriderce man. and having been brought up in the
land Of good living. f. }. "a W.
TREATISE OF GEas.-Ths is truly pretty little
volume, by DR. Lewis Feuchtwanger, and Issued from
the pross OF Mr. A. Hanford 1t is highly recon-
mcndcd in an Introductory letter, by Professor n.
wick and treats largely the practical aud scientific
value II G ms, accompanied BY description Of The