The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-21
Marine Amir.

TAs NEw sHrr ANDREW FosTER-Ths magnificent
ship viii be launched at 10 O'Clock tomorrow from the
yard other builders Messrs Perrine and Stack
at Wilismsburgh. Her model is as We before stated
faultle and her strength /. probably equal almost to
5ogun frigste The dimensions Of this fine vessel
follows She is It's feet long between perpsndcuars
40 feet beam for measurement al feet inches extreme
breadth % feet inches deep and is 1850 tons register
keel in two depths of Is inches EACH and Is inches
vide The stem sides Is inches and moulds "a inches
The apron OF live oak and Is 81 feet inches long and
sides &c inches and mouds 10 inches Her stern post Is
sided Is, and moulds y inches The false post s live
oak sides 70 and mouds "a inches Transoms all live
oak the main is l6xl5 inches 80 live oak cants
say 10 forward and 10 aft The floor timbers side ~
inches and ls1 inches deep. She has two kelson,
Inches square and each side sister kesou bolted
TO every first fstteck and noors and into
the main kelson The nelson's bolted with Ia inch
The ceiling on the floor inches thick and from the
foor heads to the turn of the bge she has sreaks Of
clamps, stresks OF inches, clamps of sX inches
The lower deck beams IA by IL inches The lodging
inches ana are % inches through the throat and have
each 10 TO 20 bolts. Lower deck inner waterways 10
inches ,quare the outer one - ey is bot:d with ~
Is inch. All the clamps and ceiling between deck
So inches Through the ballast port shs measures %
plan kshear 10 inches wide. and inches thick. The
plankng the waist is inches the wales inches
sail from this port for Liverpool on the 18th February
under Captain Hswes formerly of the ship st. Patrick
PACKET SHIP RoscIUs.--Ws find ia the Liverpool
Courier the following correspondence, which took
place at Liverpool the termination Of the very short
and pleasant passage from this port between Captain
Moore and bis psssengers:-
At meeting Of cabin passengers held Nov. H. ls47
board tho American packet ship Roscus arrived at
Liverpool from New York, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we are unwilling to separate without
expressing to Captain William p. Moore our deep
OF the kind and gsntlenanly bearing by which he has
endeared himself to each and all of during the
which has just terminated, That a. regards the quail
ncsuops or seaman We are quite that the tssti
mony Of landsmen Is not commonly held Of great ac-
have had opportunity of witnessing in Captain Moore
the exhibition Of untrng vigilance In the discharge
OF his duties together with great prudence and remark
able hrmness and decision In critical circumstance In
such qualities men instinctvey place conf aenco, and
therefore, have hesitation In expressing our con-
ndsncs In CAPTAIN Moore's high qualities
Resolved That Captain Moore be requested accept
diamond ring as q slight token of the sincerity with
which We convey to him this expression of senti-
msnts. (Sgned) p PEBBLES
In Behalf of all tho passengers
MooREs
GENTLEMEN 81 received your very complimentary
communication expressive Of your feeling towards me,
accompanied with q testimonial of your sentiments II
Is qualification to me to know that you have been
foxabe and satisfied with the attentions you have
oeysd during the last passage of the Roscus under my
command, to whose noble qualities boat,
rather than to any extraordiI ary skill my part
are more particularly indebted for the comfort
safety You have enjoyed during stormy passage from
New York to Liverpool.
feel! have only performed my duty towards you.
You will please accept my thanks for the civility and
compliment you have extended to me, and my warm.
est wishes for your future welfare
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
WIN. M. p MOORE.