The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-06
First Trip OF the Washington.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

LONDON, June 1G, 1917.
After absence of twenty-nine years, | am again
but find the English character towards citizen OF the
United States entirely altered In 1918 looked
upon people quite too forward and presuming-now,
character claimed emanatng from, and being
part of, their own.
The Mexican war has greatly promoted our national
rank and influence; and they find in it want OF mill
nine years have made us brothers and may our improve
ments IN the arts OF war never be exerted in shedding
brothers blood
We left New York in the Washington at 4 o'clock, D.
m, and were compelled to remain two hours at Sandy
Hook, Tor the tide to rse before could the bar
We then drew twenty one feet OF water and when we
reached southampton, were drawing but sixteen feet
SIX lnches-havl burnt, in the IA days out 700
tons OF coal
We came to anchor at / o'clock yesterday, and found
the Britannia, which sailed from Boston the same day,
hal arrived at Liverpool &c hours before The day
previous to our arrival, the Washington became very
crank, and when she the Atlantic on the next
trip will take from two to three hundred tons OF coal
more on board than when she left New York, which
will make her safe and slow. This noble vessel has been
built too sharp, and one deck too high; which deck must
be taken off, or she cannot be what the government
Race her, and she will cross in from one to days
less time than the Liverpool boats is unfortunate that
the two first steamers OF the national competition should
be failure, but il is so; and from the time the floors
first laid, those who knew pointed to the result
now realized The Washington was built on the model
of sailing ship, to turn to wndward when she should
have been built Baltimore sharp, and not have
drawn, for over IS feet With her breadth of beam,
she should have had six feet less hsd if her
depth of hold is required then she should be from eight
to ten feet more beam.
We fairly engaged in the contest with mother
England; both governments have come forward with
noble beraity, and if the Washington and Lafayette
cannot far distance their competitors, then others shalt
The same hipbuilders and engine makers who
completed the Washington, can, If left to themselves,
furnish with all that require.
Every comfort and luxury was enjoyed by the passen
gers in the Washington from New York. and with Capt
Hewitt all may feel in crossing the His
prudence placed hundred and fifty tons Of pig iron in
the ships without which, situation would have been
very unpleasant 1t is great novelty 10 build steamer so
sharp TO require ballasting and to draw too much
water to pass of our noble New York habor at all
times 1t is, however, SO; and only be altered by
razeeng the two vessels now built
We had fine weather, and no head winds Had we
encountered succession of eastery gales, we should
have been ou OF coal when tvo-thrds the At
anc; and this with two hundred souls on board would
not have been comfortable.
write in great haste, without any time for correction
it being vsy late, and out with visiting the
British Parliament, and the sight of her Majesty and
Enlistment at the theatre last night; and the day has
now appeared without my having found any time to
sleep, which have determined to do without til to-mor
row night, as Gen. Taylors soldiers did in Mexico