The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19
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dArloy,-Anong the revolutions, social and pcIiii-
cal thut have eusroesed ths attention OF the pso.
PIE of both hemispheres within the present year,
none has been more thorough or more remarkable
| than that which has recently taken place in the
art of ship building in this port New York has
ever been prolific in this branch of trade, and has
at all times out measured every other city in the
world in the amount of tonnage constructed in the
space OF a year, within its precincts But to be
even with the age in all things, change in this
appears to have been necessary and the many
beautiful sailing ships that annually glided from
the ways to grace the harbors of our own, well
other countries, have given way to the force and
power of steam. Instead of the light, graceful
spars of the canvass back, the paddle box and the
smoke pipe, now meet the eye at every wharf on
the eastern borders of city. But one solitary
sailing vessel is at present to be seen the stocks
on the island, and she but bark all the others
now building steamers, of which there are
some twelve or thirteen, rapidly progressing to-
wards completion.
The whole face of things in naval architecture,
il would seem, has been reversed in the short space
of two years; and to cause attribute the
revolution with more truth, than to the of
the steamship Southemer, the pioneer Of American
ocean steamers.
Whatever has been done in steam heretofore
and there has been great deal accomplished on
our lakes and rivers-no conversant with ma
rne affairs will deny that the enterprise foot
by Capt. Berry, was the first that bore any claim to
The title of ocean steam navigation. How complete
and how successful have been the efforts of its pro-
| ha baot al bx fl,otno
community which travel between this city and
Charleston. The powerful feeling which now ex-
cites the mercantile community of this city, in favor
of steam, had its light and life in the first voyage
of the Southerner. Although the appliance of
steam to ships might have been, by many of our
merchants, in contemplation long before the
Southemer was built yet none would hazard an at
| tempt.
AT present there are eleven steamships on the
stocks, making aggregate of more than fifteen
thousand tons. They are all ocean vessels, calcu-
lated to brave all weather, and range from 1000 to
5000 tons burthen. The most prominent of these
are intended for Mr.. E. X. Collins Liverpool line.
| There are two-each measuring nearly 5000 tons
powerful and strong, but finely and elegantly mo-
delled; one is to be built by Mr.. w H. Brown and
the other by Messrs Brown & Bell.
Next in importance, is the steamship Franklin, of
1000 tons register third in the Bremen and South
ampton line; she differs materially in style of
build from the Washington and Hermann, having
more beam, more floor, and less draft of water.
She is built of the best materials and is in all re-
| spects a superior ship.
| The two elegant ships building for Mr. George
Law follow. They are each over 1000 tons bur-
then, beautifully modelled, and although having
sharp ends they have bearings from stem TO stern
posts. They have forty-iive feet beam and about
eighteen feet draft of water, when loaded. These
ships are constructed under mail contract by Mr..
Law, to run between this city, Havana, and
other West India islands, having their terminus al
Chagres, whence the mails will be forwarded over
land to Panama.
At this point they are to be received on board of
steamers of l 100 tons each-three of which are
now nearly completed, under contract with Messrs.
| Rowland and Aspinwall-and carried to any port
on the Northwest coast, and South America
| Two of them, it is stated, will leave on the arr-
val of the United States mall or at stated periods,
| for the coast of South America touching at the
most prominent ports in New Granada, Ecuador,
Peru, Bolivia, and to Valparaiso. The route
from Panama to Valparaiso is close ON 800 miles,
and will occupy including stoppages, from fourteen
| to twenty days.
| The others take the western route, touching at
st. Salvador, in the republic of Guatemala, Ma
zatlan in Mexico, at San Diego, st. Barbara, and
Monterey in California, and will probably extend
| the course to Astoria on the mouth of the Columbia
River. These ships adapted to carry freight
and passengers, and will be equal, if not made to
surpass any other steamers now on the Pacific.
| There are likewise on the stocks two fine vessels
intended to run as regular packets to Savannah,
they are eachl 900 burden One will be launch
| ed in less than week.
| There is also in progress a steamer, of similar
burden, for the Boston and Halifax, or St. Johns,
| route.
! In addition to those that we have mentioned,
| others the stocks, and some in contempla-
ton, the destination of which we have not learned
These vessels all to be propelled by the side
or paddle wheels, and are thorough sea steamers,
rugged and equipped perfectly as any of our
packets.
| At the docks, there are three other steamers re-
ceiving their machinery-one, the Crescent City,
which, by the way, made successful engineers
trip on Wednesday; one belonging to Mr.. Forbes,
o Boston the other, we believe, is owned by
| Mr.. Cunningham, of Boston.
Next spring we shall have, belonging to New
York, eighteen large ocean steamers, not one OF
| which will be under 1000 tons The building
of sailing vessels appears to have left the city
entirely. Messrs. Barclay e. Townsend, Hobo
ken; Perrine, Patterson & Stack, and Jabez
Williams, at Williamsburgh have the whole ofths
work They have each two or three vessels OH
| the stocks at present.
Police Intelligence.
Charge Of Grand Larceny.--Oficer Watson, of the
Sixth ward police, arrested last night man by the
| name of Edward Mullins, n charge Of stealing
pocket bosk containing S57 60 in gold silver be-
longing to John Paine. of No % Orange street Jus
L Timnsnn ked him n Learinn