New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-06

P.S. Since this article has been awaiting
piece in our columns, we learn that Coz. McDon-
aid has vetoed tke Apportionmeat bill.
70 Mr.. II. J. RAraeYD, of this city, will de-
liver the Lecture before the Mechanics Institute,
No. IL Chambers.street, this evening. His sub-
ject is the necessity the We5eing of Society Of
a vigorous growth of lofty Principle, and the rela-
,ion to this of the highest Education.
Correspondence Of The N-w.York Tribune
WARRINGTON, Jan. s. 1913,
Iobserved today the new steamer Union from the
windows of the Capitol, Hunters new war stea-
msr the Union passing down the east branch from
the Navy Yard to the Potomac, on her first expert
| mental trial before proceeding TO sea. She passed
slowly down the narrow and intricate channel c the
Potomac, but soon after put about and returned to
the Yard. believe that some slight accident 10
| her machinery eccasioncd her return This ship
is great noveiy in every respect. She has the
appearance of vessel of two or three hundred
tons, though she measures something over eleven
hundred so deceptive is her appearance. She Is
upwards of $50 feet long, about 80 feet extreme
but with light movable iron rail instead, and car
| res four 90 FOUNDER PaiSan guns, worked on q
sivot She is flush deck, without whcel-houses or
any other membranes or interruptions perfect
symmetry, carries three short masts without yards
and with very little rigging. Her draught is about
eleven feet with every thing on board. Notwith-
standing her extreme sharpness of build it is
thought that she will prove good sea vessel, being
fat bo,tornrd, and soma eighteen twenty feet
across her floor. Her whole appearance is most
singular, and is more like the "long, low, black"
piratcnl looking craft which never except
in Coopcrs and other naval stories when they per-
forn, such astonishing deeds. Her paddles, how
ever, are the great novelty of the ship. regret
,ha, have not nj hand the means of describing
them minutely and accurately. They are placed
in the sides of the ship under water near her bot
| tom and work horizontally and partly incosed in
case, the paddl los or buckets projecting about
twenty two inches outside the ship. The buckets
! are inserted into the outer circumference OF an
iron cylinder made water tight, (Which constitutes
the axis OF the wheeD Ave feet in diamater and OF
| about the same depth. The engine is an improv-
eO orc ana p!SsSuIS ~ 10 lildl At44S
| will prove successful experiment-if so it will
| be the greatest improvement, in the means of naval
warfare, of tue age. Itis thought no; unlikely by
some that il will prove that the engine and wheels
are too small for ship of her size and carrying SC
much weight, bu, a, presen, allis mere conjecture
She is nov under orders for cruize to New Or
leans and up the Mississippi and perhaps the Ohio
to Louisville Yours, &c. MANHATTAN.
FarAL AcclpEST.-The Nashville Banner Q!
December Goth, says:
| a quarrel took place yesterday between cou
pie of Young men, named StuSdivant and Arm
strong, in this place, in which the former drawing
pistol, and his broiherinterposing prevent hin
| from shooting, the pistol was accidentally dis
charged, ard the contents passed through Sturdh
wants own hand and into the breast Of his broth
er, killing him instantly
AWFUL ErIDEMic.-We regret to learn that TIE
town of Day. in this county, IS afflicted with ter
rlble epidemic, (,he black tongue, which had a
the last accounts, deceased some twenty or thirt,
of the inhabitants, and was s,ll raging with fear
ful fatality. Eiphas Nj. Day, Supervisor of tha
Town, together with three or four members of HI:
family, repor, says. are among the victims of hi.
dreadful malady. Further Than this we have no
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