The native American., 1838-05-19


Atlantic ocean-which fact seems to rest on indsputs
BILE evidence.
Foreigners not satisfied to usurp political right
and take from country at least the.righ TO rul
Int, but they would pilfer our science also.
II From The Ne,c London Gazette
! THE FIRST ATLANTIC STEAMER. .
i The English steamer, 'City of Kingston" now
Lying nNew York, is not the first steam YES
sci which ever crossed the Atlantic. In the yeai
1919, the steam ship Savannah, built in New
York, by Ticket e. Crooket, after taking her
lengine on board, at Elizabeth town, New Jersey,
proceeded to Savannah, in Georgia, where she was
owned, whence, after successful experiments, she
sailed, in May, for Liverpool. She was a full
rugged ship Of about 800 tons burthen, with a
low pressure engine, of 20 or 80 horse power.
She was fast sailer, and by the power of heI
engine, could 60 "a miles per hour. She was
commanded by Captain Moses Rogers, of Grot
ton, and Captain Stevens Rogers, (our informant,
of this place, was her sailing master. She ar
rived safely in Liverpool, after passage Of 90
days, during IA of which she used her engine
She was seen from the telegraph station, at
Cape Clear, on the southern coast of Ireland, and
reported as ship on fire. The Admiral, who
lay in the Cove of Cork, despatched one of the
Kings cutters to her relief. But great was their
wonder at their inability with all sail, in fast
vessel, to come up with a ship under bare poles
After several shots were fired from the cutter the
engine was stopped, and the surprise OF her crew
| at the mistake they had made, as well as their
curiosity to see the singular Yankee craft, can be
easily imagined. They asked permission to 60
on board, and were much gratfed by the nspec-
Il ton of this naval novelty. On approaching Lii
liverpool hundreds of people came off in boats to
lsen her She wns con nallad tn low to outside
the bar till the tide should serve for her to 90 in.
During this time she had her colors all flying,
when a boat from British sloop of war came
along side and hailed. The sailing master was
on deck at the time, and answered. The officer
of the boat asked him-"W here is your master?"
To which he gave the laconic reply-'I have no
master, Sir" "Where's your Captain, then?"
''He's below-do you wish to see him! Il do,
SIR" The Captain, who was then below, on be-
ing Called asked him what he wanted-to which
he answered, "Why do you wear that pennant,
sir!" "Because my country allows me to, sir?"
"My commander thinks it was done to insult him,
and if you don't take it down he will send force
that will do it, Capt. Rogers then exclaimed
! to the engineer Get the hot water engine
ready" Although there was no such machine
on board the vessel, it had the desired effect,
and John Bull was glad to paddle off as fast as
possible. On approaching the city, the shipping,
| piers, and roofs of houses were thronged with
persons cheering the adventurous craft. Several
naval officers, nobemen, and merchants from
II London, came down to visit her, and were very
fcurious to ascertain her speed destination, &c
j AS it was soon after Jerome Bonaparte had offer
ed large reward to any who would succeed
| in taking his brother Napoleon from ST. Helena,
it was suspected that that was the object of the
Savannah After remaining 25 days in Liver
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sands Of people of all ranks, and her officers were
treated with marked attention, she left for Copen-
hagen, at which place she arrived in safety
where she excited similar curiosity. She pro-
ceeded thence to Stockholm, in Sweden, where
she was visited by the Royal family, the foreign
ministers, naval officers, nobility and others, who
by invitation of Mr.. Hughes, the American minis
ter, dned on board, and took an excursion among
the neighboling islands, with which they were
much delighted.
Lord Lyndock, of England, who was then on
a tour through the north of Europe, by invitation
of our minister, took passge on board of the Sa-
vannah, for St. Petersburgh, which place she
reached III due time. Here she was visited, by
the invitation of our minister at that court, by Sc
vera) noblemen, military and naval officers, who
also tested her superior qualities by a trip to
Constadt. Her officers received several valua-
before us superb gold snuff box, which was
presented to her sailing master, Captain Stevens
Rogers, by Lord Lyndock. She sailed from St.
Petersburgh to Copenhagen, and thence to Aren-
dial, in Norway, whence she returned to Savan-
nah, where, after passage of about % days, she
arrived in safety-being the first steam vessel
that had ever crossed the Atlantc-and after per-
forming voyage highly credtable to American
ingenuity and enterprise.
She used Liverpool coal for fuel, of which she
took supply Of rs tons, as well as 25 cords Of
wood for kindling. She had no freight, and on
" used her engines when not able to 60 at the
rate of four knots with her sails. By the great
fire in Savannah her owners were compelled to
sell her, and she was purchased TO run packet
between that place and New YORK, whittier she
was bound, under charge of Captain Nathan
Holdredge, now master Of the Liverpool packet
ship United States--when she was lost on the
south side Of Long Island.
| From the Ne,u OIleans Bullpiin.
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