Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-06

ngress and egress TO the water. To ill
her more rapidly number Of sailors
were sent into her with buckets, and she
was soon filled up to that height at which
the water flowed out as fast as it was bail
ed in. About thirty men were then sent
INTO her TO stand on the thwarts, when
from the height she still! foated out of the
water, it was evident that she could, when
full Of water, sustain from fifty to sixty
pesons without the possibility Of her sink
ing.
The Great Britain has &c state rooms,
With one bed each, and ll3 with two, so
that in addition TO her crew, officers, &c.
he can accommodate 252 passengers,
each of whom can be provided with sin
gle bed, and that without making up
single sofa, or other temporary conve-
nlence.
The walls of the after or principal pro-
menade saloon are painted in delicate
tints, and along the sides are severally
fixed cha rs Of oak. A row Of wel-pro-
proportional pillars, which range down
the centre of the promenade, serve the
double purpose o! ornament to the room
and support 10 the deck. In this saloon,
on either side, is range Of exceedingly
comfortable state rooms and sleeping
berths. About twelve Of these on each
side Of the deck will be reserved for ladies,
as they are made to communicate with
two commotous ladies' boudors or pri-
vate sitting rooms, measuring II feet by
IA feet. The frame work Of the stair
case communicating from this saloon
with the deck, is of iron, The stairs are
lar more wide and commodious than is
gene rally met with on shipboard. From
this promenade you descend into the
main or dining saloon, which is SO feet
inches long by 80 feet wide. Down the
centre are twelve principal columns OF
white and gold, with ornamental capitals
OF great beauty. IL similar columns also
range down the walls on either side. Be-
tween these latter and the entrances TO
sleeping berlhs are, on each side OF the
deck, eight pilasters in the Arabesque
style, cot which character the saloon gen.
orally partakes) beautifully painted with
oriental birds and flowers. On either
side are seven doors which open into as
many passages, each of which COMMUNE
cate with four bedrooms. The arch
ways of the several doors are taste lily
carved and glded, and are surmounted
with neat medallion heads. Some look
ing glasses are so arranged as TO reflect
me saloon lengthwlse at two opposite
sides, from which very pleasing illusion
Is produced. The walls Of this apart
nent are of delicate lemon tinted drab
hue, relieved with blue, white and gold.
Al the stern end are number of sofas,
which range one above the other, nearly
up TO the stern-ligh.s. At the opposite
extremity is large room for the slew
'rd'S use. The saloon is fitted up with
ows of dining tables, Of sufficient capaci.
y to admit of 800 persons sitting down
0 dinner at one time, with perfect con-
enience and comfort. On each side the
onward promenade saloon are 81 berths
r sleeping places, and in the saloon be-
Nv it 80 in each side, makingin all, for
ard, 1872.
To the state rooms there are passages
'ading from the saloons, are running
lhwart The ship. Ia the forecastle are
'rths, Sc in number, for a portion Of the
'ew.