Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-11-02

The trial at New York between the screw pro.
peiied ship Princeton and the wheel propelled
ship Great Western was very satisfactory, as es-
tablishing the important fact, that the submerged
sed side. tchecl.
ms being so. II seems obvious, that for shps
OF war, the submerged propeller, tho machinery
Tor working which is also below the water line of
the vessel-is the httest application of power
because sale from an enemy's fire.
An account of the uial of speed from a locker
on is annexed.
1t should be borne in mind, however, that the
Hreat Western was very deep with freight and
Goals, and the Journal Of Commerce states that in
swinging out irom her berth she knocked of eirbt
paddles from her starboard wheel
The Princeton is light, not yet having her ar
mament-but even ligh, as she is, drawing more
water than the Western.
The time in going from the castle at Govern
ors Island, TO the castle at Fort Diamond, was
DO minutes against flood tide. The distance
we suppose to be about miles, and then The
frlncelon was from ! TO of mile ahead
IL should, too, be added, that Cant Hosken is
unuer s'rict orders never TO attempt any race or
Otherwise leopard the safety or even alarm the
lear, ,!m o, passengers. The Great Western, as
iiosken, was going at her usual rate:
NJ, p. nj. 10Th Oct, 1919.
my Dear Oil have very great pleasure i'm
stating TO you the fact of the Great Western be-
ing fairly passed by the Princeton, at from j to
OF mile per hour-the Great Western going near
knots and half IT'S true the Great W esterp
Is Deep rather more so than usual; still il con-
vinces me, and will, think, the public also, that
our iron ship, the Great Britain, will, TO a moral
certainty surpass every steamship that has gone
before her.
In great haste very respectfully yours,
JAS. HOSKEN.
II. Irwin, Esq.
! The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette contains an
account of the race between the two steamers.
which says
The Princeton occupied one hour and ,hirtv
one minutes III going from Castle Garden 10 San
| ny Hook point. distance of more than twenty
one miles, thus showing her speed to have been
fourteen miles per honr against the food tide and
proving her to be the fastest sea-goinp steamer in
| the world.
! The Great Western accomplished the distance
10 me par In considerable less time ihanshe had
ever done before, having been well prepared for the
occasion.
The Princeton had her rull complement of coal
In her bunkers, also the greater part of her
water and stores, and quantity of coal on deck,
! equal to the weight Of her armament.
The Princeton arrived at Philadelphia on FRI
day evening at o'clock, and anchored off the Ma
Wy Yard.
| The New York Courier and Enquirer says:-
"Ihe applicability of the Propeller to steamers
OF every class is no longer an experiment: and
we should here add that the anxiety and deliobt
| inanissteo by the spectators in the success of
the princeton, had nothing national or local in it,
ou' had us origin solely in the desire 10 witness
me triumph OF what is justly considered the most
important experiment in steam navigation that
has been attempted since the days of Fulton.''