The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-06
Marine Affairs.

The SoUTHAMPToN.-This noble vessel, which has
been only about ton days of tho stocks Is to sail on
Saturday for London, with cargo and passsn gers.
She Is Of John Griswolds line Of packets consist
ing Of sixteen ships Her burthen 10 1000 TONS and
she is the largest packet ship built in this
try, with but exception-ths Constellation
Eighteen years ago there were only four vessels Of
can do much work as the former FOUR with half 81
many hands and quarter as many officers The South.
cabins fitted up BY Cutter Young. She Is 100 feet
long AZ feet beam, % feet hold The panel work Of
both the ladies' and cabins 10 Of the richest
Honduras mahogany, and the most finished workman
ship the tables and chairs Of the most elegant de-
scription then the bedrooms thoroughly lighted
And most tastefuly furnished Everything wears the
appearance Of luxury and comfort. She seems moro
like splendid yacht on large scale, than passenger
great aud the vessel IL thoroughly ventilated that
the air is Is pure as in spacious drawing room.
Tsere arrangement in this vessel which quite
new and ulisr to hera set OF berths fitted for
the better GLASS Of stserage passengers costing them
perhaps 81 British or five dollars more than FOR tho
ordinary steerage berths while they well aired
and lighted as the cabin passengers borths and In
every respect the same except that they not so
elegantly finished, and they are unfurnishsd. The
roughly ventilated and comfortable; and 1t has what
few vessels possess but what ought to be without
library The place allotted for storage passengers
entirely superior in size and what 10
usually assigned them in other vessels Not only IL il
lofty but the beds will in the centre fore and a
-
light through the windows in the hull OF the vessel
Altogether she s superior to any packet ship
saw, and perhaps there il not her equal adoat.
Her amazing strength combined with neatness aud es
gance, affords fine Illustration Of the ute duici
Of the poet and those who are fond Of taking yacht
ing trip to England would find in her ten times the
comfort with far greater safety and speed than they
could expect from any small craft
Captain Morgan, her higaly popular commander. IL
well known for his uniform courtesy aud kindness to
passengers He has crossed the Atlantic l40 times and
conveyed II 900 passengers without an accident.
So highly did Joseph Bonaparte the ex- king efSpain,
esteem him, that he would not the Atlantic with
any other captain. He had three passages with him,
each time engaging the entire ship He made present
to him Of . chess board which Napoleon played
when at st. Helena also gold dessert service consist
ing Of knives forks and spoons being part Of Ma
poleon gave his mother He also presented him with
silver tea and coffee service. This BonaParte was
every inch king" for he gave tho sailors floo every
time he sailed with them.
Among the passengers which the Southampton will
carry out Saturday, will be Mrs Judgo Kent. Mrs
John Grswod (the owners wfe), and Captain Cham
pin Her berths more than three. fourths
gagged and is probable that ON Saturday, there will
not be left vacant