Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-26

iles Of letters which reached US before 6 p d. on
Tuesday we received by her, Capt ). forwarded us
valuable letter from one of Liverpool corresPon-
dents, which we subjoin below
The ROYAL William left Liverpool at half past
o'clock, p M on the 9Th of July, and discharged her
pilot al quarter before the same evening. We un-
dersand that the vessel her passage, encountered
contrary winds and gales for ii days, and that in
days half the passage was accomplished.
| The ROYAL William brought between five and six
thousand letters which were delivered at the Post
Office Just about the time of closing, but such were
the exertions of the postmaster and clerks that all
were assorted and the efice kept open till late hour
| for delivery; besides which, those intended for the
mails Yesterday morning were timely distributed, oc-
casionng not moments delay. Such attention to
public business merits great praise
The Royal William is not SO large as the Sirius.
This latter steamer was TO sail frsm London to ST..
Petersburg the LIST of August
The North America, Capt Hexie arrived yes
terday morning. having sailed from Liverpool on the
10TH Her news is of course anticipated in interest by
that brought out in the Royal William. She lie
theless, one of cur fastest and most comfor table
packets.
LIVERPOOL, July s, 1888.
To the Editor Of the Ne1o York Morning Herald
DEAR SIR-I did not send my usual letter per the
Europe because entertained the idea that the splen
did steam ship, the "Royal William would arrive at
least week before the packet ship. How far my
prediction may be verified you will be enabled upon
receiving this TO Judge; but, so far as my own judg
ment goes 10 the speed safety, and seageing pow
of this uHIvalled steamship, entertain the most
confident hope that she will be able 10 accomplish the
voyage to New York in even less time than the Great
Western. have no doubt that your citizens will be
glad to learn that the unrivaed communication which
has been so long kept up by the liners" between
this port and your city, although transferred to
ther channel will not be interrupted; and that your
merchants will now have direct sueam conveyance
between your city and this port where their business
almost entirely leads them, being the outlet TO our
great manufacturing towns AS the departure of the
Royal William forms an epoch in the commerce be-
tween the ports, shall give you in separate let
ter all the commercial news and reserve this sheet
for succnct account of all interesting details re-
gardng this steam ship.
Wilson, Of this town, for the City of Dublin Steam
Company TO whom we are much indebted for carry
ing into effect many improvements liz steam naviga
ton and particularly those two essentials, speed and
safety She GIT tons burthen with engines of 276
horse power and was originally intended run be-
tween this port and Dublin at a period when the
Company contemplated making arrangements with
government for carrying the mail, and when the in
creased number of passengers consequent the COM
pleton of the London and Liverpool Railway present.
ed for enbarkng in this under
taking Her engines and boilers were constructed by
the celebrated makers, Fawcett d Preston. of this
town, under The able superintendent of Mr.. J. c.
Shaw, the Company's marine manager, who intro
duced all the recent improvements IN steam naviga-
ton fer saving fuel, promoting speed, united with
strength and safety. Among other improvements for
efscng the latter object, may mention that she is
fitted up with four bulk heads reaching from the keel
to the deck, which divide her into water tight COM
par tments thus rendering her quite safe should
one of those compartments become filled with water
4 l.. s~k,. Il.
has another advantage-hat of preventing the spread
ing Of fire. This is an invention of Mr.. G. w. Will
lams, which promises 10 be very efficacous pre-
venting loss OF life; and, en- passanf beg TO suggest
thai they might be introduced with great advantage
in steamers on the Mississippi, where casualties are
SO frequently produced by vessels getting "snagged."
In addition her engines working expanslvely, ano-
Their improvement has been introduced, by which a
great saving of fuel is effected. This is the invention
Of Mr.. J. c. Shaw, the gentleman already mention
ed and which consists IN the application of number
of peculiar bndges over which the smoke Is made TO
pass which IS entirely consumed, 20 that none is
emitted from the chimney. By these inventions up
wards Of ore third of the fuel consumed in ordinary
boilers of the came size size will be saved. She is
also fitted up with what is called the "spllt paddle
wheel" which is a great improvement on the COM
mon paddle wheel, IL both enters the water more
easily and rises out Of with much less back wafer.
This also is the invention of J. c. Shaw, ESQ.
During the time when the Royal William ran be-
twlxt this port and Dublin, she invariably oustrpt
the Aumfulty stchucfr, kSHcinby ocdduk uCh
an hour. In ordinary circumstances she averages
LA knots per hour, while even in heavy head sea,
with fair cargo board, her speed has not fallen
below 9 knotsl The average Of the Great Western
steamer her recent voyage was 68 miles per hour.
| arm informed that in addition 10 rosln &c she has
coal on board sufficient to prope her 4, 600 miles
She has been recently oyerhasled, and every thing
done to enable her TO encounter the Atlantic pillows
which nautical skill experience could suggest
She has accommodation for 30 cabin passengers,
and il remains TO be seen whether the enterprise OF
the Company will meet with sufficient encourage
ment enable them prosecute the plan of running
line of steamers 10 carry passengers without freight
between the ports OF Liverpool and New York. In
addition TO her officers she has crew Of thirty EIGHT
men.
Her commander, Lieut. Swain son, II. NJ, is gen.
tleman very favorably known in connection with this
rort He 10 native Of this town, was for many
years employed during the last war on the American
coast and hence became familiar with the port OF his
present destination. He was subsequently employed
off Long Island and Sandy Hook in Her Msestys
ship Dragon. Since the termination of the war,
Capt Swanson has been engaged in the command
of several vessels rem Liverpool 10 the East Indies.
In the course Of his services he made five voyages
India and one to New York, in command of the AL.
bioa, then belonging to Messrs. Chopper, Benson Il
Co. He subsequently made two voyages TO Madras,
Calcutta, and China IN the ST. George after which
he was again called into his late Msjestys service
being appointed to command the naval establishment
in Lower Canada, and thence TO New York Since
1886 he has been engaged in making himself familiar
with the peeullariies Of Steam Navigation TO qualify
himself for his present command Captain Swain