Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-08-09
From the New York Sun, Extra, July 2S.
THE BRITISH QUEEN.

ably already aware, expressly for regular
packet between this port and Liverpool. |
She is the largest and finest ship ever built
in Great Britain, her length exceeded by
thirty five feet, that Of any vessel in the |
British navy. She is commanded by Lieut..
Richard Roberts, r. NJ, the favorie and
accomplished late commander of the Sirius
She is registered at 1862 tons. and her |
engine is Of 500 horse power. Her extreme
length from figure bead to talltall. Is 275 |
feet; length of upper deck, 2i5 feet Z;
length of keel 223 feet. Her breadth with |
IN the paddle boxes is 40 feet inches
including the boxes. Ga feet, and her depth
is 81 feet. The diameter of her paddle
wheels is 81 feet. 6 inches, leng II OF
stroke, 7 feet. The estimated weight o.
her engines, boilers and water. is 5000
tons estimated WEIGHT Of Goals for twenty
DAYS, GOO tons; weight of cargo, 500 tons:
and her draught Of water WITH the above
weight and all stores. l6 feet. The frame
work of her engines Is IN a MASSEY gothic
style. while the working parts. tor strength,
beauty, and excellence ot fitting. are adj
m,rabe. Each engine stands upon q single
plate OF metal. weighing 35 cwt. tour
pieces Of the frame work weigh each 10
tons; the cylinders weigh each 10 tons;
the diameter of the axle ~ the bush. Is Is
1.2 inches. She has IN all, tour boilers.
any number Of which can b. used at one
time without The aid Of he Others. The
float boards. which are feet, inches
long, are arranged 10 8 distant parts, pre-
scn,s resistance of 3 feet IN breadth
According to her depth II III" water the
revolutions in her 20 eddie wheels will vary
from 5 Ia rs in minute. she l. supp red
with Halls Patent Conden>ers. and thus
the same water with wb,ch she fills her
boilers IN the Clyde, will, with a little addl
ton. serve until her arrival IN New York
She has iron tanks between the 'imbefs ~
the hold, capable of holding 200 tons OF
water, all of which Is accessible to the
pumps. and can be thereby drawn ont ADD
conveyed by pipes to the different ber'hS.
But over and above this. she has n patent
still with her. aud can convor, salt water
into fresh for her boilers AID for the use OF
her passengers, rs may be reqnlred
The extent and snlendor Of her finish
and furniture, and of her accommodation
for passengers. are N keeping with thu
, UNPARALLELED s,upendousness Of her struct-
ure and machinery. We have received
from her agents here beautitui autograph
&c view of the interior Of THIS superb sleam
ship, 10 which are represented her fore
. saloons, ladies' saloon. and ma'n sa OCT
!, with plan of the cabins. Judging from
this view, there Is not a hotel ~ Roadway
y and there are but few parlots uptown o
down-town, which quite come up to thl
Z palace Of the seas. But. though thus pre-
pared on going on board Of her we toun'
), that the picture was bur az Indifferent rep
, resentatIon of the reality.
:. She carries 80 hands Immediately con
5 nec,ed with the superntendence and man
: aremen' of the engines, and her crew i
d whole. including officers and seamen, en-
= gineers, cooks. stewards. etc, amounts T.
e So. In respect of stores and genera tittin
d out. she IL admirably found, and ever
= thing is on he most improved construction
q Her chain cable, are rs IRON, and are q
# ,he same kind as Is used for a IA gun ship
II Her small bower, best bower. aud shee
e anchor, weigh respective 80 cwt. qrs
II l3 lbs; 43 cwt.; and Al cwt ar q ID,
No pains. 10 time. no expense, have bee
j.. spared IN obi aiming perfection; and takln
d her all IN all, W. may safely say she Is unc
qua He'd by any vessel adoat. Among Of ne
ID convenlences for pa ssenrerS, we mad a mos
I forgotten one On the deck there IS a ueG
% erection, in which cold warm, or Shove
; baths, NAV be obrared bv the pNssenger
r. The deck Is what is called flush deci
r perfectly continuous from one end 10 III
is other, instead OF having higher aud lowe
n portions, forming poopS, half pOopS, &c :
Is most common in vessels Of her slZe. tn
deck is long promenade, and the dlsianC
= from stem to stern is a good rifle shot; ht
" breadth on deck being some sixty fee
- Descending to her engine rooms. the englI
does not strike the spectator as beng e,
'e traordlnary large; but when once at tt
bottom of it. looking up, yon perceive tt
9 men who guide the whole machinery, at
at regulate aud direct the combined streng
I'D and simultaneous energy of 500 horse
We with greater success than the tyrant Phll
no pater his galley Of 5000 slave power, AT
rs. feel that you are 10 the presence of one
TO the noblesl of human creatures, the lmpe
We sona,lon of the adage, that-"K0ow led!
IN is power"-'power applied to the bene
ire and Improvement of humanity. The G
ug CINE is some thirty feet high, occupying
he length of 81 feet.
NV She is steered by double wheel, smi'
pc to those used by London East lndlamc
on or line of battle ships. The rigging of t
'as vessel is low and snug, rather than taur
t but her yards are pretty square. and as S
OF has sluddng sail booms fitted on them, $
is able, when necessary, to display 60
wy breadth of canvass to the breeze.
ow She is coppered up to ~ feet, and
expected when loaded, to draw 10 feet
mo aud II 10 forward, thstandlng
md great capacity of this magnificent vess
ia she does not look 80 large as many wo
mn expect probably the beauty of her mo
cd tends to detract little from the appar
nj. bulk When down to the depth beto
IN mentioned, we did not think she much