Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-08
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One ship, the Russell Glover, of one thousand
tons burtheu, was launched about week ago from
the ship yard Of the Messrs. Bergh. The steamer,
rather steam frgate of thirteen hundred tons, in
the above list, building by William Brown, is for
Nicholas Of Russia. She is splendid vessel, and
about the dimensions Of the Great Western. Her
model is very Symmetrical.
Naval architecture in this country has almost
reached perfection, and scarcely be expected to
improve mach Beyond its present poiat. American
vessels are known ali over the VERDI and stand
pre- emnently above the shipping Of other nations
in symmetry, speed. and size. We proud, and
justly So that such is the fact. but do not in
sequence thereof, wish to display any unnecessary
national vanity. 1t is enough for us to know that
our packet ships and clippers praised, aod ad-
mred by every wherever they go.
In the past ten years there have been many very i'm
portant andvaluable impro vements made in the
struction of vessels for our mercantile marine But
with the government ships the case is different In
the ships Of war; in consequence OF the imbecility
of the Navy Commits sioners, we presume, there has
been no impro vement whatever. As an instance :
There are now lying in the Boston harbor, two fri
gates the Macedonian and Constellation one forty
years older than the other and there is scarcely
any difference to be perceived in their construction
IL there is any, it is that the Oldest the Constea-
tion now fitting out for the East India station is
the better vessel. Sach being the fact, our mer-
chants cannot be praised too highly, for the atten
ton they have paid in adopting improvements ior
the betterment of their ships, and consequently the
whole commercial marine, nor the Navy Commis-
sioners censured too much for permitting the mer-
chants TO surpass the government in the speed and
splendor Of their ships.
Iii perhaps, only necessary to go back five years
to witness the rapid improvement made In 'he co"
struction Of merchant vessels Such SHIPS as
Siddons Rescioas, Russell Glover, New YORK 'oheri
! dan Stephen whitney, Patrick Henry, and UarricK
are une quaed tbs face of the waters in every qua
lty appertainng to vessel. They have been mo
delled differently from vessels launched i've years
prior TO date They are of immense size, and what
are called fiat Hoored ships. With the exception o'
the Russell Glover whose deck is flush, they have
MON decks These newly modelled v essels sail re-
mark ably fast Feur of them, belonging to the dra-
matte line of Liverpool packets, averaged only
twenty eight days 20 the westward, and, we be'eve'
eighteen DAYS to the eastward, in making twelve
nassages each across the Atlantic, beating every
| thing on the ''road"
| These ships carry very large cargoes, some oil
them nearly three thousand bales of cotton, being
more than twice as many bales carried IN ships
twenty years ago, eur hants having since thar
period greatly increased the size OF their ships Al
that time packet ships were launched in this city
the tonnage Of which averaged only about four nun
dred and fifty each. Soon after their size was in
creased 20 SIX hundred-thep TO eight hundred-iheu
to one thousand Now they are up to twelve hun
dred If they continue to increase at this rate, we
shall soon exp .ct To see them OF two thousand tons
] burlhen--if not larger.
One Of the he 81 sights thi. city ofer to stranger
ia her splendid racket ships We therefore recon
mend to every visitor TO New York visit TO the
foot Of all street. the foot Of Bcekman street. the
foot of Rector street or the foot Of Pine street. he
wishes to all that this great city possesses He
will thank us for reminding him Of this particular
sight, after he has seen IL.