The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-16


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state OF New York-The Bee Fever.
The world is surely upside down-tepsy turvy-
inside out-outsde in. We hardly know exactly
where we stand-whether we are in Europe or in
America-whether we walk on our head or cur
heels-whether we are crazy or common place.
Will not the medical meu Of the new or the old
Faculty examine the heads of over 800 Co., and see
if we have not gone clean dait"-perfectly crazy 7
Yet we would not exchange this glorious madness
this intellectual nsanity-this mental paroxysm-for
the chance of making $l0OOO0 in making corner
in any fancy stock, from Harlem down OF across 10
U S. Bank.
Yesterday we published the Boz ExraA HERALD,
aud during the whole day our Office was crowded
with women, men and boys, of all sizes and de-
scrpons, crying out ''gve US copy at any price"
To-day we shall publish third edition. with addi-
tional particulars, anecdotes and incideats-and to-
night the whole affair will be repeated, with proba.
bly, better effect than during the first night.
The whole of this extraordinary affair, about Boz
and his beautiful wife, is new and original move
ment, which we shall examine at length to NOR
row or next day. in clear and philosophical vein.
Dun SENTENCE We forgot TO mention yesterday
that we were fined $3.50 for the funny Sessions Re-
ports of last June The Wall street prints have been
groaning under this subject fer several days. What
a fuss about bit of pork
RUSSIAN STEAM FRIcArE KAMscHArKA- AMERI.
CAN AND ENoLeH STEAM MAcursERY-We have
lately received the Mechanics Magazine" scien
t6c periodical published in London, in which we
find several descriptions of the Kemschatka, the
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accounts and the observations Of the editor Of the
Zinc for the perusal Of our engineers, and for
the purpose of bringing out rejoinder from some
of them if they do not agree with the views Of the
English. live have failed in this instance in steam
marine architecture let it be known, so that we can
either profit By the mistakes made, if any have been
made, or convince the English that they need not
run wild in their Joy for our apparent ignorance in
marine engineering If the Kamschatka went abroad
condemned from the start by our engineers, that
fact should be made public. And if the two steam
frigates, the Missouri and Mississippi, recently
built for our government, have any Of the objection
able features of the Kan,scha,ka, let that fact be
made public also. We know that several Of our
mos. eminent engineers and engine builders, set
their face against the machinery of the Russian
steamer from the first, but there were others who
m
cularly after her experimental trips. And if the fol-
lowing are the result only Of the prejudces of the
engineers on the other side Of the Atlantic, those on
this side owe i. to the world to show plainly, and
| without fear or favor, that such is the case -
Gvrom the London MsehaAics Magazine, for Dseember
If the Ksmschatka may be truly regarded as fail
specimen OF the degree Of skill which our American
friends have attained to in marine engineering, we
do not think the engineers OF their mother land have
1 CvCp, thorr Yivp JArd dol
deed are so great, to have taken quite by sur.
prise We could not have believed, except on such
unreasonable evidence as that now before u.s. tn al
country which at first took the lead OF all the rest OF
the world in steam navigauon-which is at this day
only second to Great Britain In the number OF her
steam ships, could have fallen 90 far behind In the
art of constructing them We make bold to say,
that il would be easier 10 produce nifty vessels OIL
English building and fitting up, incomparaby su.
perior TO this American masterpiece. than TO show
one provided with machinery OF so rude, so ill-con
trived so complicated, SO cuRb'ous, so lnefhcenl,
DESCRIPTION. Although her engines and boilers pro-
duce but the effective power Of 100 horses. theiI
weight is $50 tons, which is more than double wha
pair OF English-made engines and boilers Of equal
efficiency would weigh, The consumption OF iuel
in the passage across the Atlantic, was equal Il
nearly twelve pounds per actual horse power pei
hour, which i, also more than double the average
consumption Of our crack English steamers Look
again TO the disposition and details Of the machinery
the horizontal cylinders and pistons-the nicely.
arranged valves, which "requlre blu; five minutes Il
set or al,er"-the aatiquateu beicrank movement
with its separate enormous fame-work-the very
original and fore tngerish style of working the air
puni &c why, The whole affiir presents matte
Tor merrlment, rather than serious criticism Bro
| Their Jonathan! Brother onathan! you may depent
| on il, that, with all your "going ahead" notions
you are respt CT OF the matter at present in hand
| q "tarnation" way asteTn.
| ENGLISH Account.
| The Kamschatka, Russian steam vessel, ciYcua
stern, Captain Won Schautz, from New York |,
Southampton 22t days.
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Length in load water line, ....................2 is
Brt adth for tonage...... .................... 81
| Depth in hold. Observation-Disclosures. ~