Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09

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In last hrr lily nnrcrd The if'"i trip Of the
steam ir,ga,r Cva, and promised 10 give par.
iicuar account al tbs splendid vess'i m the PRESENT
number. she the first 0f the fleet oI fourteen YES
sells recently cunuRcled for by The British Govern
mrni fr the double pu pas. ii carrying, during peace,
the mails 10 nnr West India colonlrs aud time of
in he capacity n armed vessels 81 the largest
and power. Tie first trIa oi the Clyde was look
ed forward TO with intense and extended interest !;
every fel,ug That the prospects OF The Royal Mail
STRAIN Packet Company, who have mad" the contract
with G"vernmcni were dependent in great measure
upon It's and bscause II expected 10 de-
munsratc whPtr the construction 81 hrs1 ships had
| been able TO combine, wih the great curacity and
strength required III war irlgales, The requisite speed,
power md accommodation absolutely Indispensable 10
the performance a their duties packets, conveyn
The mail and Carrying passengers on Inner voyage
than any set accomplished by transatlantic steam
ships. We, therefore, rr much pleasure in being able
10 assure readers Tint the trial was every OF
the word, highly satisfactorily
| Before a!iudng farther To this matter, may
lion thai The Clyde by far the largest md mast power.
iul steamer in her Majrs,ys Her engines are
nomInay al i9o horses power, but they capable OF
wnrking np,n much higher etrct. The nominal ton.
mage Of the ship, by The old law, $50 tons but her
real cap1cily about 500 tons. She is constructed
with The strength and prop"r"ns required for carrying
PaShans guns af the largest class, about inches
diameter, which are now coming 'ntn use for firing
shells and hollow shot To ihr greatest distance. The
whole frame and hrains of the Clyde are Of the best
British oak, bound and fastened every direction
IN combine all lie means that known Tor giving The
greatest strength 10 81 largta structure.
She has complete system Of diagonal oak truss
ing between her f'mhers-a complete internal ceiling
cauked and fastened llse the outer shm-nnd third
system of oak md iron trusting upon the ceiling itself
The result Of all tins strength is such that the shape of
the vessel that she is afoat with all her machine
~ and considerable quantity ofcoals. stores and flesh
water has not altered inch since she rested The
.br J,t,,r, ~ saba
Mr.. Rohes, Dnncan
The CLYDE and her sister ships, the Tweed the Tay
and The Tcyn;, are NIL Of the same dimcnsinns-al
built in tho river Clyde have all engncs or precisely
the same SIZE ard pnwfr-arc constructed The plans
and under The dire c,ion nf Mr. Scott Russ, of Mrss!s
Laird Il CO., of tins town. whn the contractors for
furnishing tie hour irla'es complc" and ready for
and Il is wnrthy Of remark, sio. M The Capabilities
al our establishments OF the KIND, and how little SO
have 10 fear ts event of sudden war tina. although
not mare than fifteen months have elapsed Since lhr
order was given, three oui Of these four vessels have
already received all their machinery, and will within
few weeks, he ready forsca. Thus one single establish
men IN this town, has completed engines Of The aggre-
rne power of 1890 b"ses in the short space above re-.
erred 10. At this rate 1t plain that the Clyde
alone could, in rear, furnish Sect Of twelve such
irgates, and nne r. r month inr any longer period.
ELECTRO MAG,tIJc LucoNo1Ivr The following
anrnnciation of vast Improvement by modi-
cation Of mechanical power, will attract pubic alien
lion generally Il Translates, from The Echo du Monde
for the National lnlr,gcncer
\ letter has been received al Lrazis dated 23d july
stating, that Mr.. Lewis Gabriel Siocllrer nechani.
clan of that city, has just finished
Locomotive, The greatest part of which is constructed
after Mr.. Wagner's plan, and which has been pur-
chased by the Germanc Diet. This locomotive is Of
horse power and will draw three cars fall of pas
sengcrs II costs about 81 GOO, instead Of 500, the
cost of common steam ncomo,Ive-thc supply for il,
amounts 10 not more than 6) cents per day.
The experiments which have been made with Mr.
Stochrers nc"mo ve IN the railroad. between Leipzig
and Dresden, left nnthng Ia he drsired.
LORD aloRFErH This distinguished British States.
man Is now on vsll 10 this country. The London
A,as thus speaks Of HIM:
vi The many public mtn who sdorn the cause Of Ii.
oerty and philanthropy, Of tie most interesting is
Lsfd a!0Ipsh VIA. higher lineage there than Iha,