Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27
NEW FORK CORRESp0yDENCE.
New York, NOVEMBER is, Is47.

have been standing for than an hour and half on
pier No. 4, North river, to the United States Mail Steam
er WAsHISGToN sail on her third outward voyage the
Atlantic Twelve O'Clock the hour fixed for sailing,
there always many last things on such OCCASIONS
she did not leave the pier till nearly This noble ship
still strongly attracts public interest She has by no means
yet become old story The pier perfectly thronged
with spectators for hours before her sailing and thousands
waited all that time apparently without any other business
object than simply to her start She looked finely, in
new coat of paint and her beautiful model conrasted strong
with the French steamer New York. lying directly oppo-
site the other side of the pier and undergoing some slight
repairs.
The Washington carries out about fifty passengers and
considerable of specie according some
about half million Of dollars. She also has new com.
mander, Capt Johnson Capt Hewitt having resigned The
"Hermann, the second for this Bremen ne is
sad will be ready for her first trip by the first Of January,
perhaps earlier The keel for the third steamer Of the line,
which to consist of four, will be laid Saturday
She to be called the Humboldt" honor Of the dsn-
guished Baron Humboldt, and is intended be six
hundred tons larger than the Washington.
powerful and wel-appointed and perfectly constructed
ocean steamer is magnificent triumph Of science and art in
the hands of and such vessel reined up the
pier, restless and painting with fiery breath from iron lungs,
chaing her hawser inpatient to be of and battling with
the mighty elements, is interesting and exciting
The warehouse, whose neck clothed with thunder is said
to be both beautiful and sublime object; but think the
steamer has decidedly grandeur and hardly less
grace.
Turning the attention from the gallant ship herself to the
crowd of people around, gmpses tragic comic nte-
rest curousy intermingled AT the forward gangway
passengers pressing in with their baggage vsters and
friends crowdng in and bid them goodby ladies
retiring with waery eyes and flushed cheeks, beokening
painful parting, and business rushing board with
their letters containing the latest and their latest
ORDERS and painting clerk comes up after the mail is closed
and the ship just ready to move and inquiries for the cap
tan for he has letters which go. Blank the face
of that clerk, when he is told by officer standing the
gang way that it late the mail is closed and the
tiers cannot be received on board He looks troubled per-
haps his employer has lost the chance of large speculation
All this time the comedy going forward of the wheel
house and upon the forward deck There knot Of jack
idle and merry lords halloong and singing
bidding thousand goodbyes to their comrades the pier
81 say, Jim, would leave this and go aboard
another ship, if any body would give dollars
this minute" Thats right, Jack go her and learn the
fashions"
Yes, that's jest what Pm going for jest for the novelty
of it. want to what of things these is "
Hello, john give my love Morgana and take of
yourself, old boy
Here basket of apples pressed from vender in the
crowd by the the pier to hand the DECK
in the operation slipped and basket and all into the
dock Another basket pressed and Jack, suspendng
himself down the vessels sde received upon the toe of his
boot and got deck The sailor, however,
he willing to pay and often literally, for what he GETS
So Jack put his hand in his pocket pulled change,
and threw on shore for the of the apples Whether
some pisror seized Of the change not could not
tell; but Immediately Jack fell to peing somebody in the
crowd with apples, till good portion of them had again been
sent on shore.
But there comes the last cry, Al ashore all aboard "
she moves off the gun is fired and away she goes down
the bay.