The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-31
Arrival OF the Steam. hip Washington.

The American Ocean Steamship Washington,
frived in this city yesterday, after passage of
Purteen days and few hours, bringing the
rgest number of passengers that any steamship
yer conveyed across the Atlantic.
Although this was an excellent passage, we
BE informed that she could have made it in
Eelve days, but for some Encouragement
the engine room, which the directors will
hquire into Immediately, and promptly re-
Sedy for the future. The passengers were
fighied with her performances, and repre-
fnt her as the easiest, steadiest, and most
Pmforable vessel anoat. In high sea she
as as easy as in calm, and the vibratory
fmbling motion, peculiar to all steamships, is
Pt experienced in her.
BY the following card, the passengers express
ir opinion Of her, and of the captain.
STEAM sBp WAsHISsrer,
on Sandy Hook, July 80, lsH.
The undersigned passengers by the steamship Wash
gtou from Bremen aud Southampton, to New York,
Of hi. ns .s r passsss soss s
been made In less than fifteen days under the dis.
vsntages Of bad coal. and an almost uninterrupted
I'D wind and the latter having been, during a
re portion Of the time, quite heavy. The engines
We worked uninterrapt~dly and smoothly, the jar
A. a sea boat the Washington can scarcely be too
Kbly praised. She pitches very easily, and has not
led during the voyage; even sth heavy cross sea,
kon the tables Passengers who have crossed the At
tc In steamers and packet ships during many years.
clare that they never were in 80 steady and easya
BIZ Captain Hewitts attention, vigilance, and skill,
Il believed that but one opinion prevails, and that
pee Who have now crossed the Atlantic with him,
mid be DESTROYS Of making another voyage under his
The undersigned are persuaded that the Washington
fulh the reasonable anticipation Of her friends and
he public that a. her nrst passages have been short
bsa the rst Of other Atlantic steamers she will even
lilly prove herself not only one OF the safest, but
the fastest steamers now anoat. They have felt It
r duty well ~ pleasure TO present to the public
Grt OF what they confident will be long series
testimonials to the Of the American Trans
harle. schmidt Bremen; s. Burger, Germany; NJ.
bmsier. do; DE Greib cologne; r. ID. Muller, West
kiis; Tn N. de schroetsr, st Msrys Town, Pa; ~
Haven't SSss p s"sa Tss Charles hsfs
frueksrmsu. New orki stephen II. Tying, do; X. s.
IN. aincinnati. Ohio; w. w. Mertens, New Orleans;
bry Clark New York; Elliot &. Cowdn Boston;
smith. Nee York; .. zogbaum, Charleston, r. C..
sanasr. Bo~ton, J. ". Kendall, New York; Jersey
oil Jr., Boston, Ephraim Williams Jr, stosington
prmsnn, doi A. Fay. Paris; y. NJ. Jones, New York.
Tuftus II. street, New Haven; \. w. Fisk, Natchez;
isrsbsrs New Yorhi c. Root, do; L. Gibbons,
q Loomis. dol fdvsrd wilis do; Edw slosson,
Fistchsr Harper. Jr, do Edward y. Mawson, do; ?.
Lesksy Mobile Wa G. ssadsis, DO; D. waiierstein.
ms; Presley Ewing. Kentucky; NJ. X. Kellogg, Gin
natl James Blair, Kentucky; >. n. snowden. St
Is; J. ,. smith, Mes York; DAVID Graham. Phfladel-
b. Dr. n. y Randall, Boston; .. n. Clark Paris; Ed
nd Jackson, Cincinnati; James l.. Hsmsworth, Ala
ps; ~ smith, Mes York; John simpson, Canada;
~ Felloys, Ne- YORK; Laurent Clsrc, Hartford,
VIM Gibboas, Ne~ Haven; j. n. Hs~ley, Natchez;
smsn. Drsmen samuel Bangs New Ysrk q stow
", Geo shsriock Nsw York, fslir De Chazournes
(os; Lsrsr Aise, dAngouiems.
ne bailders and engine-makers Of the Wash.
ron. as well as the directors Of the company
Nnlch sle belongs, ara coahdent that this
le vessel will yet perform all that was ex-
ted 81 her IN the first place. They are not
s6-d with fourteen day voyage, and are de.
mined that she shall make her passages regu.
y. hereafter, in twelve days. This they are
gune Of doing by improving the machinery.
recognising in a thorough manner her
inc room.