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

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Tbs GoRooN STEAM ERIoATE.-This vessel, which
is tho largest and most powerful steam ship belong
ing to the British service 10 just completed. On
Thursday last the engines, which nave been made,
completed and fixed on board the vessel IN little
more than eight months, were set 70 work Tor the
first time, and acted in the most efficient and salts
factory manner The tonnage of the Gorgon, ac-
cording TO the old mode of computation, Is llb0 tons
the length ofdeck is 1873 feetbreadth between the
paddle wheels 81 feet lnches-full breadth OF deck
as feet This vessel was built in the dock yard at
Pembroke from the designs of Sir William Symonds
the Surveyor General of the Navy, and for her excel
lent properties, as a steam vessel OF war, for her
strength, symmetry, and durability, IS unrlvaed by
| any vessel in the British or any other Navy. She
combines, also, in most eminent degree the neces-
sary qualities of sailing vessel with those OF steam
ship. The Gorgon will be fitted with sixteen 80
FOUNDERS, Qong guns of which twelve VIII be on the
gun deck and four on the upper deck She VIII also
be provided with two of those newly invented re-
mendous engines of war, the 10 inch guns, intended
| TO propel hollow shot OF So pounds weight; one Of
these guns will be placed forward, and the other aft
on the upper deck, on sliding swivel beds, which will
range entirely round the horizon. The bulwarks all
round are SO constructed that they can be thrown
down in a moment to admit the guns being pointed
in any direction. The gun deck OF the vessel IS fitted
up in the most commodlous manner Tor the accom-
mediation of the officers and crew, amounting altoge
| ther, with engineers, in war time, TO 100 men. The
orlop deck, fore and aft is appropriated entirely for
the reception of troops, with their stores and baggage
and the ample hold will receive abundance OF wa
ter, provisions, and stores for a long voyage. The
steam engines for propeIlng this magnificent vessel
are of $40 horse power-ihat 10, two engines each Of
l60 horse power. They are made by Messrs John
Seward g. Co, of the Canal Iron Works, Llmehouse,
and are of very novel construction beng remarka-
bic for their cempacness, strength and llghtness-
There are four copper bslers for supplying steam to
the engines They are quite detached from each 9TH
and can be used separately or IN conjunction, as
may be required.
STEAN.vEssELs.-A piece of mechanism has been
invented by DR.. Lardner, and constructed for the
Steam Navigation Committee Of the British Assocla
ton, which must tend great degree to remove the
causes which have recently produced SO many la
mentablc accidents In steam vessels. The object of
this machine is to keep self acting register OF the
state of every part of the working machinery and
boilers SO that not only the captain and engineers
can at all times by the mere inspection OF sheet OF
paper, ascertain the state Of every part OF the ma
chlnery which is safety and efficiency depend,
bur the owners Of the vessel will have faithful re-
cord preserved of the state and performance OF the
engines every hour during the voyage. On the re-
turn OF the vessel to port this scroll or self-wtten
journal being taken out any neglect which may have
been committed either IN feeding the bocrs tending
the fires, or in a word any omission of duty, on the
part of any person employed about the machine, Will
be there noted with the exact time at which such neg
ect or omission occurred If register therefore, be
kept ofthe succession OF men employed in the several
departments, the culpable party will be known. The
mechanism is enclosed in an octagonal Case, to be
locked during the AOyage, and inaccessible 10 any
one on board the vessel, the keys remaining ashore
with the owners. casing of plate 81 ass surrounds
the paper on which the performance of the machine
ny will be written, that those IN the care OF the
vessel may what is written, but cannot interfere
with II. This mechanism is now completed, and will
be shown during the present week TO scientific men
and Others who feel interest in such matters, af
ter which it will be placed in the Pennsular Compa-
nys steamship the Tagus for which this particular
machine has been adapted
WILLIAM PssN STEAMER.--Ths favore vessel
sailing from this port passenger informs US that
che recently made the passage from Liverpool to Wa
terford in nine hours.
Royal William Steam Ship left Liverpool Oh. Sem.
P. M. 9th July, and pilot Sh. 45m p. n. Passed
Cape Clear midnight 7ih 9th, at 4P. NJ spoke the
brig Tiger, of ST. Andrews, New Brunswick, lat 81
Ia N. lon III W.; l4th July, passed Brgantine
standing TO the eastward, showed an American en-
sign over wing flag, with black star and the letter
H. lat AZ 81 N. 20 w. lon; the Sank, lat "A 80 ~
lon so S. w. spoke the Leondas schr. OF Orland,
fishing, several other schooners in sight; july 22d,
spoke A. nj. the Sir James kempt from Dundee,
LAT AZ 20 N. len 62 left 18th May; 23d, at A. M.
spoke the Historian of Mount Desert from Cape Bre-
ton to New York, lat 40 so N. lon 81 W.; same
day, al p. M. spoke the Hiberna, from Liverpool
to New York, LAT 40 20 N. Ion 6S 7 w. sailed 18th
June; spoke the Louvre from China TO Boston, lon
SO % w. out l23 days.
STEAM NAvIeArIoS-On Saturday last a now
steam vessel was launched from the dock yard Of
Messrs. Thos and VIM. Wilson, the builders OF most
of the boats employed by the City of Dublin Compa
n.y. and we'll known for the perfection of their work.
This vessel is the frat Of line of packets which are
to leave Rio dc JaHeno twice in month, with mails
and passengers for the ports of Bahia Jaragaa, Per-
nambuco, Ceara, Maranham, and Para, and is called
"The Saint Sebastian" in compliment TO the city
Saint Sebastian, of the Rio de Janelre.
New MAsTs ron STKAnERs.-At the last meeting
Of the Academic des Scien ces, memorial from d.
Bechamie officer of the navy was read, describ-
ing a new means, invented by HIMSELF of fitting
steamers with masts, which may be set up and taken
down again in less than two hours. The great OBJ
ject Of the invention is TO save consumption OF fuel
when the wind is sufficiently favorable to lmpcl the
vessel without the Of her engine; and the nasts
consist Of great number Of short spars, capable Of
being well joined together that they are equal IN So
lidity TO ordinary masis II was stated at the meet
ing that NJ. Bechamel had obtained authority from
the Minister of Marine To ont vessel on this plan
and to make an experimental voyage with II TO Rio
Janeiro.-Paris paper.
Conviction or STEAMBOAT CAPrAIHs.-On Mon
day w. Swaisland, master Of The Sylph, Woolwich
steamer; w. Tavaee, ofthe Nelson, and w. Ross, Of
Hardy, Greenwich steamers; c. Fox, and r. Light
foot, masters Of the Topaz and Raby, Gravesend
steamers and J. Wright, master ofthc Falcon, were
convicted AT the Thames police Office, of having lie
gay navgated their vessels al greater rate or speed
than five miles an hsur between London bridge aHd
the eastern limits ef Limehouse reach. Swalsland,
Wright and Rsss were fined 40s each and COSTS and
Fox, Savage, and Lightfoot were ordered to pay t3