Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Race bctWocn the STRAIN FriRafe frinee-
Ton and The Great Western.-- We copy
from tho New York Courier the following
account Of the trial Of speed which came
of on The OH inst, In tho barber Of New
York;
She IN propelled, as our readers are aware,
by Efickaon's Propeller, fixed IN her stern
and far below the surface Of the wafer WINE
her engine Ii placed upon her keel, near the
stern, and The top Of u ten feet below hef wa
ter line
She ID OF cotrse an experiment, and con.
structed u ndef tho immediate super'nten.
deucc Of Capt, stockton, 10 test the practices.
biliy Of moving steam vessels OF Wsr py
means OF this new application OF n'o'iVe pow
cy n surrcsafnl. NH the objections 10 The
cmnlovment OF steam In naval warfare are
obylated At once and Of course great ankle
" has been fol, by alt familiar with the object,
In .le result pf this experiment,
,,bone who were admitted into the secrets
of her performances from the Capes Of the
Delaware 10 ,his port, confidently predicted
that ahe would make with ease twelve knots
nm hour and while this was very naturally
doubted, all who felt an interest IN the subject
of steam nayinatson most ansiouHly desired
tina, she might realize the most sattsnino OK.
pectatiops Of those Immediately iptorestsd
In tho result.
Al about 10 three o'clock, tho Great
Weatern came down tho east River, and
when about South Of the Battery, to the as
ionIshmcnt az every spectator, NIL her sails
were set. nj tho same time that che was
blowipp off steam nj o rate We never witfes.
sed before In any ieatncr The truth H., Hle
had naea estra materials for creating steam
for ,bis occasion and made double The quaint.
~ abe could work. When wa discovered
tbia and saw all her sails act 10 run before Q
smart breeze from the northwest, wo dos.
psired az the Princeton accomplishing much
In tho way OF n race without also setting her
malta. But those In charge OF her, Knew loo
we'll hcr powor and speed TO resort to any
aueh moane Of obtaining the victory, and when
tho Great Western had got about 4 quarter 81
n mile tho start, tho Princeton made AFTER her
nj full sneed. She passed tho Battery al =
race horse pace, moving as II by magic ana
three cheers showed that tho spectators had
now but little doubt Of tho result Of the chate'
Botl, ships headed direct for Quaranune--'he
Princeton passing 10 wind.ward, and evident.
~ oyerhauling tho chase, hand over hand
Tho Western added sail after sail alofi, as
abe run before the wind but il was evident
" d hopeless matter and when tho two ships
headed for tho Narrows the Western appear.
I'D TO BIO a half a mile to the Southwark, and
the Princeton far TO tho westward Of her.
Up 10 this time both ships had been rum
ming directly from the spectators, and Il was
difficult, except 10 a practised eye, to Judge Of
their relative positions. Now, however, they
waro running with their broadsides 81 hcient.
" to the Battery to perceive the relative speed
OF each, and TO the establishment and delight
Of all, the Princeton gained rapidly upon,
overhauled, and passed the Great Western.
without showing an inch OF canvass aud
then commenced setting sails, and as near
as we could Judge looking through a glass,
literally walked away from her!
In one word, the applicability Of tho Pro
heller 10 steamers Of every class, ~ no longer
nm experiment., and we would here add that
the anxiety and delight manifest by the spec.
,ators in the success Of the Princeton, had no.
thing national or local, in il. but had Its origin
solely in the desire to witness the triumph OF
what il Justly considered the most important
experiment ii steam navigation that has beea
attempted since the days of FuLTos.