The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

We were in error In saying that the stsame
, Great Britain had been abandoned. The Tele
graph led us astray. She Is off, and ere nov
, may be ploughing the waves again. The par
ticulars of her release ara interesting, and vi
, append them: pa 80. -''' .
LIBERATION OF the GREAT BRITAIN.-Thi
maritime leviathan Is safely berthed in one o
our dry docks for the purpose Of being examine,
! and thoroughly repaired, SO as to make her sea
worthy-fit to cross the waters of the Atlantic
For some time past Mr.. Bremnef, an engineer
Of great scientific skill, has been preparing float
and other apparatus, by aid Of which he propo
sed to set the ship at liberty; and in order to pu
his plan into operation, the spring tides, tina
took place in the course of last week, were re-
} iscted for the purpose. The Admiralty hat
kindly allowed two Of her Majesty war steam.
ers, the Birkenhead and Scourge, TO 60 round to
Dundrum, we'll manned, to render all necessary
assistance and tow her of. Both steamers ar.
rived in the bay in the course Of Tuesday, Au.
gust 81.
/ The stern of the Great Britain was lying sea.
ward and her position just as II had been for some
time past. A large chain cable was drawn right
round the vessel, little above the keel, to which
the comils aud boxes were attached that had been
used as auxiaries for raising the ship. -Four
large cables were also attached to this chain, and
made fast to the anchors of the Birkenhead
which lay about 400 yards TO the eastward and
\ also to the bower anchor Of the Great Britain
herself
The crew Of the Scourge, and a party Of ma
| Iihrs peioh9ing 10 INC same vessel, were on
board ana rendered imPoi'ah. ana. Two siooPs
were placed Oh each sue VI "e vessel, amid
ships' on which shoi' iogs were Pisceo cross
ways, me enc Oh whlch poihied uhaer the bhge
| e 81. II 1t L., IL n
Oh me vessei; on .nese 'ogs SHORES were placed
an ihcihed Pos''ioh' anu maui las, AZ the Dull
warhsoi Tue vessel SO tha', as 'ne Scoops We're
raned win tue moving OF the tue, the snip
was also raised, ,..-.
l. oh "edhesday' wheh inc pumps Ten IN num-
per; haa mastered 'ie ieahs' 'he nirkehnead'
| WIN iuii steam up mace an a'teihpt 10 maui the
u.e" pri'aii On ou' III consequence Oh some
VI toe Seai's' " which We nave anuaed' having
gwen way; '"e a.einP' ia"ou, WISH tue snip hhd
only peeh moVeu 10 ieet IN ihursdny Sc
como a''ennP' was n'aue " maui hef on put IL
also proven uhsuccessIul, as sue was then ma
king more water 'nan usual, IN consequence oil
some hoies when had been pierced IN the bottom.
| ihese ho'es having pee" cioseo' ana large
marsh pump, capable OF throwing out three tons
oi water III minute oeihg ofough' INTO opera
uoh' 'he grahd a'.elhP' was 'naue on i nday'
wheh 'ne crew OF inc ocourgc' uhoer 0ommo-
dore conn, ana ABOUT i.o men, all under the d.
recuoh Oh SaP'aih SiaA'oh anu Nr' bremner'
commenced operations III r'ght earnest. AS
soon as .he 'essei began 10 riso WIN the TIDE,
anu attain noa'ing posiuoh' 'ne men al the
caps'an commenced 10 warp mar on hau'ing on
,'o 1hchois oi .iie Dfhenhsad ana gu hSf own
pest power: Al nan pas - o'clock she was
moved ~ ia'ho'ls' OF -" ieet 10 seward ana
was lei' IN position 10 noa' al even neap tde
"hen the iiae recedeo' the whoie oil the bot
| tom oi 'he 'essei visible Was examined, ana IL
| was iouhu 'n"' huhioei Oh rNcts hau o"eh uis
paoe'' on, 'ha' no s'e"'e' INJURY nau oeeh sus-
| thlhcd' Inc hoies were All stopped, ara thus
M, VI" eaAase Vi 'he sup ""s greaay uilihished.
!" men 'he 'e'se, saie'y was iai,'y placed De-
yo"u quesuon' apt lawn 'oon nis s'ahu upon
the quarter uech' caied All nahds ait, ana pro
posed tnree CHEERS ahd one cheer more lot the
pIea' pfi'aih' wien was .esponasu 20 WIN the
most aeaiehihg shou's' ai.er Whicn 'hfee Cheefs
were gwen IN suecessi1h ioI ,ne queen Iince
| h'ov.' "fod' britain, iie,a"u' anu Lazy Waite
dy montgomery OF yfeia' VINO nau SHOWN so
mn" A'hune's " ''' p1sso"eeie "nen uhe oiea'
| p,i'ain "eh' "snoie' ohee,s "ere IKE
wise gwen 10 bofd ue hoos ana LORD hoden'
vou'oi "no"i va" =. u'os' "''on''o 4" reh'
Maid 10 Can't. CLAYTON. Mr. Bmmner. Cant
Fisher of the Coast Guard, and for the Birken-
head and Scourge'
sor NJ NIL who cS,;@,"nad H. n re-. ," R.
tain. and they were also heartily given. From
| Dundrum Bay the Great Britain proceeded 10
Belf,s, Iouoh II was ORIGINALLY intended %
take her into Strangford Tough but having en-.
couutered an intensely thick fog, the design
was abandoned. She started in tow of The
| Birkenb.,d for Liverpool on sunday even
| inc. From an early hour on Mondav
4 morning il was known, bv means Of the
i telegraph, thai the Great Britain WAS ..of}
the port Curiosity was rife to 90 and see her
enter the Nersey: accordinolv. about noon.
when IL was expected that she would appear in
sight. the pierheads were thropced with persons
eager TO catch glimpse Of the noble ship as she
PASSED along. Al some distance from the Rock
I Lighthouse and in the midst of the haze which
then prevailed. she was discerned, with a va
riety Of .treamers floating from her five uasts
and a LARGE crowd of persons on deck. She
passed the rock about half-pss one o'clock
Her hull appears as perfect. almost as free from
I .h =, o. go ,h ", 80 am "s nc
s.nds. or witnessed her depar,ure for Americs
accompanied by the good wishes of enthusiastic
muititudss'
The English papers are discussing the failures
of merchants and the causes OF these failures
The London Post declares the whole thing
wrong ana ro''en' Naming t'e reading house'
that have JAILED, II says;
IAN these houses heid themselves very high
ca'nn We, This i the Class sor KICKING over,
other down. Humble industry is now scarcel,
allowed achance, so borne down is it by the gi
g.h.c uahsac.ohs " '"ose snu arr .a..ru s,ea
90 hara aSsum,.S nns,;on 70 which ,hsv hs,
no claim. 1t is time that the light of tru,l
| should be let in upon the mercantile pretensi0l