The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-17

wsirrn as it is technically expressed The day OF
sailing was announced, and the day Of the trial trip
was also announced and cards Of invitation sent to
some 200 persons and therefore the trip must take
place, whether the vessel was ready or not She was
not ready there had been engineers trial trip
yiousy. her steam up before, and the fire.
men had been exhausted, having been up FOR the
three previous nights that they failed in getting up
Of steam owing to want Of sufficient fires IL was,
in fact hurried business. Still, the trip vas in many
respects highly satisfactory and all board seemed
to the mighty power Of that vast naval fabric
equally adapted for war aud rejecting credit
upon the ration, and the entsrPrng constructor MIR.
The hour appointed for starting O'Clock. but
ell those occasions there slight delay aud
she did pot of from the dock, at the foot OF 9th
street. Till / ;, o'clock Ike hurricane deck was lite
rally covered with human beings. There were fully
100. brilliant and highly respectable assembage.
large proportion consisted Of the b'auty and fashion
Of New ork, and ell seemed merry US marriage
benn
IL would be impossible to give full list of but
we mention few. Among hose present we're Conmo-
doIe Perry and the officers of the navy yard, with
several officers Of the army AMI militia: Captain W L.
Fudfop who commanded one Of the vessels In the ex-
the State Of New York; senior Rosa Minister af New
Grrpadn. TO the United StAtes Count Vaeh (Plenipo-
Tertiary Of Kossuth); Mr. Robert l. Maitland, Mr. D.
A. KpGIapd, Daniel Drew Messrs Vanderbilt and Ste.
vens; Mr.. H. Max~ell Collector OF the Port Mr. Brady
Postnsst.r Cot A. q sioo the originator Of the hue
Col Jebpir gs and Mr.. Bullock ofGeorgia Several mem
beIs OF the Common Council including Alderman
franklin ard Aide rmsn Haws. or course MIR La~ the
owner was there, Mr NJ o Roberts. the agent aud
CAPT. Schenek, u. Navy. her commander, who acted
officially The vessel 'sed by the superintsudins
engineer Mr. j. NJ Scott whose practical application
Of science to the construction Of marine engines has
won him 30 deserved q reputation.
The piers and vessels about the docks were covered
with spectators who gave the floating fortress hearty
cheer, fhe moved into the stream In consequence
Of reef Of rocks which lies in thu middle Of the chan
mel 'he went up far Green Point, and then re-
turned passing her native spot at quarter before t~o
o'clock All were spPr.ea a: the easy S notion rn,sa
leve shr moving at all till they looked to the
shore or the receding waters beneath. The day vas
beautifully fire and she mooved majestically do
the bay with her beautiful gs Tutoring In the gentle
breeze. she object Of Summation not only to
Der but to thousands whose notice she at
trsctsd either side OF the river. The American en-
sign hoatsd from the tsra the jack at the fore the
bnrge with the name the foremost; private signal
game Geek beautifully executed on blue ground.
within red circle. on the foreman mast; the srms OF
tie arms Of the republic 81 New Grenada on the after
mntt These fags gave her quite gay appearance as
ths noselcsfiy courssd over the waters 1t Is fact
worthy Of ntion, that her paddle wheels could not
be heard from the hurricane deck She passed the
point Of the Battery at ten minutes past tso O'Clock;
O'Clock just making that distance from the Battery la
half hour She then going at eight revolutions
leland TIL the cleared Coney Island, which Ia dia-
lance Of about miles thirty minutes elapsed
At the Horse shos At auartsr TO four o'clock after
ravsrfipR sixteen miles .tavard from tao Battery and
part OF the time fourteen miles, when the en-
Fines performed twelve revolutions in q minus.
Meantime, the Keen sea af stimulated appetite,
ard sumptuops dinner was spread Ia the
saloons below not lunch but magnificent hot din
nsr including every variety and ssl'caoy OF the sea-
sonn. ;s,,. nnsS,n' n; ;na "' =, ali SSn"" nsr
tesl.sy champagne, hioh seemed TO be- the fsyrits
.,' r ..se1.n . 49,. - -. sS IN
creatures After cards the gentlemen wore admitted
n,.h " .spn " ..n s q. w" sn,rS SS pn.1s,
door and maintaining order, which he did very en-
sy; N.aiy s the vast multitude we're refreshed
"''''"i ~ INV ~o0s' = WI" VI -" ~'e'Hs'y
"'mepfy A.
c,, ~. pas. y, iur cue .ns Vnio ms' ne
A cheer. loud and long vent from The FOREMOST ana
an. ont I. "a hn.ty TS ~ ~. ,s s-i
sapsa,s,iou u this point. that shs Ohio "Sud sura
ns' ncIps, race , nopa 90. INC s'ss% an
Ne, o. ' h,nS In ~; , I'm euA oswn ~"
~. .,,h - 1870 III. ~ ht % w g -. ~
~. VII :" many ,"ass 90 oos,u, 90 go 70 ses ssnn.
a.s-., 49,. ~ S.. W ~ eioox sne sno
1880, pon. " Sss.en 's,Ano: sna ia tsen'y use
MINUTES more or Just at h,s oelc.k sss passed the
p.,,.y s.s.nss ou.e. 'or Wy Sprsu cssss nssss
Esi'sn, lying ut anchor inside OF 0ovssn:ss Island
The ere~ OF the Raritan warmly r,turned the sompu
80. ~. =. ~ ~ ~. y'us' s"~e"'e"'s' %
The ohis vent beyond Hoboken before 81. turned
a.. o,.,rs 80. n, 49,, ss.'ss ~ - rS 49,
n.s eom. VI nooo. on a,
- . s ~ u'y ~ 'sno,"S o",nB 70 nv Pos uss'us
49, .romSed .o p,ps LII ITO" ID, y s". ~
srsst ,ise and height Of the vessel and sos Io~ bosts
Ds.pt IN .ne way w% seven orioo oeiors inc con-
~ ~ .. more , h.sry onessprssssc e.suoes
lon ~ tns ZIP. epo al Things eonsiasrso IL was ss'~
factory and 'ueeessfui
=. o .ui s''es 20 Iuil anu minus
IN aoeoun. o' tnn vessel IL not Necessary 10, US
nov 20 ehterinto detshs hernnn rs sunt by bhhop
smopson tnc pslnung vas zone oy cquires' ana
we're gso 20 zee tost psin esk color va tre-
'e,reu ~ mere becoming such vessei than the gsudy
e.ors IN sn'on ,ons OF .ee cabins AM saoons on our
s e are p,in..d Ihs upho'tsrns vas done ey
tsi comfort Us Nsol. IN ,ns sleeping spartmenu and
$3.50 90 ~"s'"s'' Ano ''s'neS 'e'' o""' "
e'. 80, q ~. - 49,, = --,. A. 81. A., -,
ai'er 'ne Ns,,ei WIS secured 70 tne cock UT. Law
-, .nrd 80 .,i.v ,h.r,..i.. ,.,,.t ar sns,i. -
pressure that prevailed during the trp IL was an i'm
promptu affair and Was not the vor.e on that account