The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-30

MISTAKES OF THE DAY-ATLANTIc PACKET SHIP
YORKSHIRE What's the name of the frigate, SO
gaily trimmed with colors, that came down the
East River the other day?" "What beautiful
man-ot-war was that that fired salute of the To-
bacco Warehouse day before yesterday 2" Sc What
has frigate to do in the dock at the foot of Beck
man street % These, and hundred similar ques-
tons have been put 10 us in the last week Instead
OF a frigate II no other than the packet
ship Yorkshire, which, on the day in question,
came down from the ship-yard to her berth at
Beekman street. AS she passed along she fired a
salute. This, with her appearance, led thousands,
who were on the piers and the houses, to believe
that she was crack frigate from the navy yard
This Yorkshire is really entitled to the name of
trgate, for, outwardly, she appears very much like
one. Take her, measuring eleven hundred tons as
she does, and place her along side of the Rari.
tan, the Savannah, any other frigate, and
who is to tell the difference In size she
will compare with any of them. She is one
hundred and sixty-seven feet from stem TO stern,
thlrty-seven feet broad and twenty-one feet deep.
If such dimensions will not give her frigate-ike
appe arance what will In beauty of model and
symmetry of form, there is not man-of-war In
our whole navy that will compare with her. She
is built very much like the Montezuma, but there
is an improvement over that vessel, visible in
every part of the Yorkshire especially In the form.
This will give her greater speed and as the Mon
tezuma has lately crossed the Atlantic in fifteen
days il is fair to suppose that, in the same sort OF
weather the Yorkshire will run over In fourteen
days. or less. And this suppostlon appears more
probable, when we take into consideration, that
the Yorkshire is under the command of Capt ID. G.;
Bailey, who has heretofore successfully navgated
the Orpheus, the South America, and otherp&ckets.
1t was he who neat the steamship Great Western
with the Orpheus, in the easiest manner, a few
to Cork in twelve and half days, including the
time in taking seven long lacks. II IS said that a
ship in his hands is what the violin is in the hands
of Ole Bull 1t is so thought here, and if the opinion
of the seals, who were the five hundred miles
of ice islands, which he miracuousy passed through
some two winters ago, could he obtained, 1t would
be found that they thought so too;
But to the ship She is one of the largest pack cts
ever built by Webb IL Allen for G. II. Marshall,
Esq, who is part owner and agent of the old line
of Liverpool packets, and one OF our most eminent
merchants. In looking at her size, take her pro-
menade deck into view: 1t is eightye In length,
of her cabin, and of the number of state rooms she
has On this deck, passengers can lounge away,
in an agreeable manner, the lew days that
they will be permitted to pass on the Allan
smokers, and to slt, IN when zephyrs get
angry and become hurricanes, beautfus
women sometimes break things and become ter
magants. Abait of this is the wheel house arranged
sailor. Beneath all this is the saloon, which IS de,
cidedly one of the neatest most beautifully htted
up cabins we ever saw. 1t has a finished ana
chaste appearance the addition or satisfaction OF
piece of wood or a bit of paint from which would
spoil it, so perfect are its arrangements FROM TINS
saloon enter the state rooms, which afford
ample accommodation tor sixty first class passen-
gers, and we believe that several OF these ample
we'll lighted, airy chambers are already taken, Ed
ward Gibbon Wakefield, M. p. p. and the immor-
tai Tom Thumb, are among those who have
engaged passage. The ladies' saloon, which Is. as
usual, separate from the main saloon, Is a perfect
bijoW of place. The wood work OF this, and OF
the main cabin is of dark rock mahogany, with
white enamelled pasters and cornices, and
gilt mouldlngs. There are four stern windows, the
glass of which is richly stained 10 represent the ar,
mortal bearings of England, America, York, and
New York. This stained glass throws mellow,
soened tnts of light into the saloons, giving them
a,sort of an amlable appearance, which Is very
pleasing In the conveniences for passengers there
are improvements seen IN all. Every other part OF
the ship is in perfect keeping with what we have
already described. For steerage passengers and tor
stores provisions water, wines, bathing, luxures,
&c. &c. complete. So far as living goes one
will hardly believe himself out of the Aston, and as
for his feelings fhe can recollect how he felt when
rocked in his cradle by his mother, he can easily
imagine how he will feel on board the Yorkshire
when in the middle of the Atlantic:
This noble ship has been named the Yorkshire
in hr to the Largest ss sa nnS sbn sare
town, city, or country, no matter how rich
or powerful they be, is compliment in every'sense
of the term. In this instance both ship and shire
are honored by the name, but it rests with
the wealthy inhabitants of the Three Rulings to
make the shpa perfect representation OF the shire.
For the ship to be such, her chief saloon ought to
be decorated with painted views of such places as
Scarborough, and of Harrowgate and of such bull
dings as Bolton Abbey and York Minister. Who
are to make these decorations! Who ought TO make
them? Would they not adorn her already beantl-
full cabinsl We hope to see these additions on her
return to this city from her first trip to Liverpool
We understand that the Yorkshire will be thrown
open to visitors after New Years Day. She leaves
for England on the l6th and we trust that all will
see her in the meantime.
VERY LATE FROM ARGENTINE. the Allen
King, at Boston, we have received advices from
Buenos Ayres to the 9th ult.
On the 3lst October Paz made sally from Mon
tevdeo, with nearly all the garrison, not to attack
the besiegers, but to make descent on the Buceo,
where they robbed the custom-house of the flag
and spy-glass, and set fire to some sheds.
tl,a Forn &c ,,I Ect,y