The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-16

Mediord within two or three years. has been re-
garded az kind of Oak Hall, where nothing but
good and cheap wares were manufactured. This
no affair of the builders, but of the contractors
Most of them want something good and cheap, and
the builders try TO give them their moneys worth.
The Constantine's accommodations for passen-
gers are upon the most magnificent scale. She has
full poop, 80 feet long, and her topgallant fore
castle is carried afr 10 the fore part of the main
hatchway, and at sea, movable house, secured
over the hatchway, will connect both decks-thus,
in fact, forming a complete upper deck, except a
small open space on each side Under the poop
deck there TWO beautiful cabins--the after one
for first and the forward one for second class pas
sengers Forward she has quarters for the crew,
and abaft the foremost large house fitted with
storerooms, galleys, &c. AS her bulwarks are
planked inside and caulked, the same as her sides,
she has line of staterooms on each side, from
the fore-rigging to the waist. Her windlass and
cables WORK on this deck, leaving that above en-
tirely clear for working the ship, and the between
decks below for the accommodation of steerage
passengers. She has billet-he ad carved and gIld
ed, and a bust of Constantine with a lady on each
side, surrounded by carved work, on her stern.
Her masts and yards look nlagnfcently, and she is
as well rugged as she is built. Her lower masts
are, commencing with the foremost, 80, "a and 10
feet long topmasts, 49, 40 and 80, and the others
in proportion; lower yards, GO, "a and 56 feet
square; topsail yards 81, 81 and Al &c bewsprt
81 feet outbOard and the other spars in like proper
tons. Viewed as a whole, she is certainly credit
able TO all connected with her construction and
equipment.
She is intended for Messrs Grinnell, Mnturn
az Co. IS line of Liverpool and New York packets,
and will be commanded by Capt. Bunting, who
is every inch gentleman and sailor Mr. Geo.
Raynes built her. and Of him We need only say
that he is master of his profession. From small
beginnings, by the force ofhis character, his genius
ana industry, he has earned for himself name
that ranks high among our most distinguished naval
architects. He has now en- the stocks clipper
ship of 1900 TONS for the owners of the Constantine
Her model is very sharp and most beautifully
formed, and we mistake mach if the ship will
not prove TO be one Of the heetest vessels afoat.
She ID 100 feet long on deck, 2l0 feet be-
tween the extremes, has 39k feet breadth of
beam, 2ia feet depth of hold 40 inches dead rise,
2 feet sheer, and about inches swell. Capt. How
land, one OF your most talented ship masters, will
superintend her construction and equipment She
is intended for the California and China trade.
Under Capt. Howland's inspection the Constantine
was also built. Mr.. Raynes has also the stocks,
nearly ready for launching, noble freightng ship
Williams S OF Boson Yese asne Gdae1
the beautiful ship James Browne, now on her
passage from Liverpool to Philadelphia. She Is
oak built and is fitted out in style of ,magait-
cence that will vie with the finest of your pack
cts. The rapid strides made by the New York
merchants in having built superior class of YES
sells for the California and China trade, has woke
up the good people of Boston. Already Mr..
Mckay has contracts tor two clippers OF 100 tons
each, and Mr.. Samuel Hall has nearly ready for
launching ship of the same size, but partly owned
in New York. New York has distanced the en-
tire Union in her steam enterprises, ard if the
people of New England, with all their CAPT
tai, do not make early stir, they will
find New York, by the superiority Of her ships,
monopolizing every avenue of trade. New York
merchants, regardless Of sectional preudces, have
their work done in any part of the country where
II can be most satisfactorily executed. Mr.. Raynes,
we are happy to state, has given Messrs Grinnell,
Mnturn IL CO., entire satisfaction in his construc-
ton OF the Constantine, and he will, no doubt, be
equally fortunate in building their clipper.
LAZARUS.
p. S-The Constantine il ready for sea and may
be expected at New York in the course OF a week.
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