The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-02

them with ms excellent COMPOUND un'iI aiy .'o"
ing when they hover off to bed, and IN hve minutes
nothing dis,urbs the silence OF night but the crcKe's
chlrplng, and occasional bark OF some uneasy uot
have hus furnished you with description OF tni =
enchanting place and the manners and customs Oh
its visitors, which hoping will prove entertaining TO
your readers and that IL may lead some OF thrn 20 IA
vor it with visit during their summer wanderinss
for "the more, the meuier." Apologzins TOT nav
ing 80 long nruded upon you,
remain, yours truly, &c
APEx.
Tp, Aexxp Bs,o AsrsLops This vessel built at
East Boston by Mr. Samuel Hail. for r. b. Forbes ESQ OF
this city Her length is liz feet, breadth oil beam - ~,
inches depth Is feet inches and she is per register $40
tons, and is pierced for Ia guns Her bow long snP
and raksh and above the water line bears as.ts,nB re
semblance that of the British ship OF war spartan
which was at this port last winter 1t terminates IN
small neat billet head Her sides ara smooth ana ounen
and incline inward above the line She has very
clean run and handsome Her stern frame round
ed in shape like that OF pilot boat The ornaments on
her stern consist of gded star each side. with the
rose shamrock and thistle encircled bv laurel wreath
between them the whole surmounted by spread cage
| holding in its talons two half displayed hags a.
On deck she has small topgallant iorecaste a. ai AT
wndlass. Amiishps between the masts, is occu
pied with the galley long boat and small house she
has high quarter deck half poop, under whcs Is he
cabin. Her bulwarks like those Of most armad vessels
solid her sides She has monkey rail lore snd AIT
Her cabin has entrances, each side, fronting
forward andis spacious airy. 1t is fitted with state
both Sides and receives light through spishu
aft and three feet wide the base In the after part OF
the sky light the bnnacle and the same light which II
lumnes the partially lights the cabin rms con,
trvance excellent should the light be extngushed
can be Immediately replaced without trouble besides
there is danger OF the bnnacie being washed away
She is seered by wheel through the medium OF an END
less attached to the rudder head She carries TWO
quarter boats and life buoy u
Below she has a half deck whore the petty officers
sleep The forecae in consequence OF her being very
sharp, is rather small. Its entrance, however Is wei
protected by large companion She has plauo 70
sembng deck laid tore and aft over the ballast IS
estimated that she will about one thousand chests
.f opium Her beams and knees display great sreng'h
oTo n,,ts, "a. oI,a 10
white streak and black PORTS inside cream color she
is bnlt of the best materials coppered ana copper las
tened and present draws about fourteen feet water
Her consist of fourteen 10 FOUNDER Paxhnn)
guns At present only eight OF them are mountedious
on slide carriages invented by Mr. FORBES n,ns, ~;
the others common truck carriages Mr. Foroess IN
| vention is worthy Of notice ,,
His carriage works slide. The outer end oil ms
sde-that the end AT tho vessels sdeis clrcnar ana
secured to the deck by large bolt fastened in the beam
below. The inner end ofthe slide has swivel IRON iol
Ter at each On each side OF the carriage an
iron wheel about Ia inches in diameter From the centre
projects bolt about inch, and this bolt Is
shipped placed lever which acts on joys or notches
around the circumference The lever heaves the wheel
| round This wheel is connected with cog "heei on
the inside OF the carriage which lad on the
bed Of the sde this the Is hove ou' or
| in. The wheels the outside of the carriage have
breaks similar those used for which can De
used the from running out or IN or even
recoiline when fired with the greatest ease When the
fred by the anplica,on Of the lever TO me nmr
loaded in hoard The advantages OF this carriage over
the old fashioned wheel truck carriage great Han
the number Of men work gun on MI Forhtss Pisp
required to the old plan His plan dispeDses
with quarter tackles side tackles train tackles and even
the breeding itself He has tested by repeated erPe
riments, and has found Il completely successful .
Mr. Forbes has also invented new wad. which. II sue
thick ne.ry the size Of of the gun
and has grove around the circumference in which
yarn wad The expense of this wad will not exceed
three cens-he expense Of spunyarn or JUNK W 90 is
But to return TO the guns They were all expressly
for the Anelope have all locks on the percussion Prin
cple and unquestionahlv fine pieces az can be
found in any vessel in the naval service Her small ar
mament ton, is very complete. Her magazine Is alt, ana
is well protected
She IS full rugged brig hut be rugged into ship
bark With ease she has all the bolts and other asst
enngs required. Her lower masts verv "taunt,"
Qong0 and tepmasts short. They rake well aft and
have very dsshy appearance. Her bowsprt Sands
well She carries apr tsai yard the end Of 1t out
side Of the cap secured in the centre by swivel IL Is
considered an excellent improvement
Her wards are very square. and look we'll The yard
Of her lower and top'a wards the boom and quar-
ter irons ~ all Of composition. Her opsai sheets
ties and runners and nearly all the standing rigging
about the bevsrrit, Of chain There are IRON oand'
pass the heels of the opmass the purpose OF
easing the trussel trees and OF bringing the weight
The topmsss more Immediately on the heads o. me
mss;s Her lower rigging dead the raj
inside Of the monkey rsi-saa has channels; there
fore, az before remarked, her sides are perfectly
smooth
Below slo inside out she certainly Of the
finest vessels of her size aoa she has proved herself
to he of the swifest She built and equipped
agreeably 10 the plans Of Mr. Forbes himself In few
DAYS she will sail for China under the command OF
Capt Dumaresq late Of the ship Akbar He is said to b.
not only excellent sailor but what more rare, and
therefore commendatle mans friend Sue
cess attend him aud his beautiful brig-Bos ton Post
CANarA-DocToR JopN RoLPB.-It is currently
reported in this CITY. and generally believed TO be
true. that Mrs. John Roph, wife of DR.. Rolph the
traitor has been Tor some time here, and has made
some startling revelations to Sir Charles Metcaf -
Runner that she went so lar as IN offer to sa,ls
w his excelency that at least one member OF his
Council from Upper Canada more deeply i'm
pIicated in the rebellion than her own husband
who was now an unfortunate exile in foreign land
Whether Mrs Rolph made any such statements
10 his excelency not, we cannon say but OF this
fact cur readerslmay be certain, namely; that the