The New York herald., 1845-02-18
Rio dc JanclfO.
Correspondence Of the Herald]
pto NJ I.Nvvpo Dec D.


tan, and frigate Congress, to sail for this ,por
about the 9Th or 10Th The sloop Boston sailed fo'
Montevdeo on the Sd inst
Nothing new or important.
OFFICERS OF THE u. 8. BRIo BAINBRIpoE.- Lawrence
Pennington. Esq Lieut. Commanding Henry Wake. first
Lieut. w. r. McKenny, acting master J. J. brownlee'
passed assistant surgeon George H. White, purser Wm
H. Hudson, passed mdshipman; % Haven, midshiP
man R. j b Price, do; George H Bur, do; Thos
Stoneall captains clerk }. Powers, masters mate
Charlie. do SSare. Sr foVRs aSS
penter
Rio JANErRo. Dec. 5, l844
Isteresting Race bet,ceem the U. s. brig Balm
bridge, Commander Law Pennington and II. B
M brigantine Dolphin.
AS your paper is the great source from which
we derive information and amusement on this sta
ton, shall give you short account Of a race be-
tween the U. s. brig Bainbridge and H. B. M bri-
gantine Dolphin, hoping it may not tbeuninteresting
to some of your many readers
On the 22d November,H. B. M. brigantine Dol.
phin sailed from Montevideo for this port. On the
oath the Bainbrldge sailed-On the 9th the Dol
phin was discovered on the lee quarter The
Bainbrldge showed her cslors and took In top-ga.
liant sails and foresai, in ordert allow her te
come up When within short distance OF the
Bainbridge, and not showing her colors, sail was
made, the wind being abaft the beam, the Balm
BRIDGES worst point of sailing. BY the morning
watch of the 9th, (sea time) she was hui
down astern. On the afternoon Of the 2Sth, the
wind becoming light, she appeared to be gaining
on the Bainbridge, with a cloud Of sails get, she
carrying square mainsail as lower studdins sail
"a sail which this class OF vessels carry to over
haul slavers). On the night of the 2Sth the wlnt
freshened, and by the morning v atch, she was t
leeward, and nearly hull down astern. On thu
10Th she was kept in the same position until tn
first watch, when the wind became cloudy ant
rainy, with light breeze-she then came up anC
passed ahead. During the third watch, the breeze
having freshened little, the Bainbrldge overhaul
ed herfast. AT 8 80, A. M the light at the en-
trance of Rio Harbor was made. The Bainbridg'
being davs 10 hours and 80 minutes from her an
chorage off Montevideo to the above light, dis
tance of near eleven hundred miles, which ! be
lieve is the shortest passage on record. In sls
hours afterwards both vessels anchored IN this har
Dor, the Bainbridge having beaten Eer tive days OF
the passage The Dolphin has been considered tn
fastest vessel not only on this station, but kewis
on the coast Of Africa. She has been the terro
of all slavers, and has taken quite a. number
There is no doubt, but that close hauled on
wind the Bainbridge would run her hull down 7.
leeward in twelve hours, as this the cambridge
best point Of sailing. All our National vessel
here are credit to The United States, not only a
regards swiftness, but efficiency. The Raritan
although an old ship, (havlng been some twent.
years the stOcks) Is very fast vessel-she mad
the passage from this port to Montevideo, in NV
davs, six hours
The Congress is unrivalled in every respect-sh
is decidedly the most splendid modelled and equip
ped vessel in the world Old Commodores on thi
station have concurred in this opinion. She i
indeed floating monument Of American talent II
marine architecture.
The U s sloop of war Boston sailed on the 8
instant Tor the River to relieve the Congress an
Raritan.
No news either here or at the River, but wha
you have already in your possession. The Boz
ton, J. Mason, sscargo ice," has just srrived.-
We are about establishing an Ice Company here t
supply the Brazilians with that article, the New
York principle.
Weather excessively warm.
The Buenos Ayrean schooner taken by Captain
Voorhies, has been restored. Captain Pendleto
and crew have been sent from the U. S. sloop Q
war Boston, on board the Bainbrdge.
WANDERRR.