The New York herald., 1850-12-30

Vur BOSTON Oorto0p0o0oooos
Bosron, Dec. ~, 1850.
The N1s Clipper Sk, StsS Hox~k.
This II the largest, sharpsst and most beautiful
clipper ship in the world. Aeesstomsd people,
mean mercantile cotton men, are to fall modelled
vessels the appearance Of the Stag Hound took them
BY surprise while here she an object Of wonder.
Every man who owned ffsghtng timbsr. head aaost,
sst In Judgment upsn her. and various, If not ints-
resting, their vssdicts ss entirely different from
all they had been accustomed to sss not one In ffy
could comprehend ths principles involved In her
struction. She toe large too sharp, too much
cotton box The owner Of some clump that had
been built to register thousand tons, but to stow
such Q vesssl; and, because she differed from bis
own, OF course was good for nothing, but to look
.t; smother said sh: would not pay third. tina. il
fourth, God knows what were coming to; bat
all admired her bseuty, II they could not fully COM
fsring men, hewever, especially our India captains,
pronounced her the greatest merchant ship in the
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est terms those only whose ideas we're bounded BY
the neighting bu.insss, formed the exceptions. In
New York, whsre the BEAUTIFUL in naval architecture
is carried to the height OF perfection hs Stag Hound
have no fears to the contrary will be universally sd
mirsd New York may almost lay claim to her, as one
of her own productions for her builder and designer
served his spprenticsehip under the ees.
brsted shipeuildsrs IN New York She registers le0o
tone, is S07 feet long the keel 25 between psr-
pendiculsIs on deck, and 226 feet from the knight
heads to the tarail extreme breadth Of beam 40 ieet
depth Of hold 81 feet depth of keel clear OF the gar
boards 80 inches dead rise 1t half floor 40 inches swell
Of sides inches and sheer feet inches Her whole
tsst nsr sse% on ts.s ana ., hss
precisely amidshps and both ends considering the
differences OF Of the stem an sernpost
nearly alike She sharper In the ends than any other
sailing ship that have seen yet she is very
buoyant for her floor carried forward almost
to the extremes When lsun ched ahe on! v drew I0H
IL, dirN13
inches depth Of keel, clear of the cardboard.
There Is not straight line In her model; from the
leanest to fullest the lines al rounded aud the
gular form Of her bow b preserved up to the knight
heads Her bow commences at the extreme of her out
water and shows angle at the hood ends bat swes
In unbroken curvature into the funess of amidshps
She hssneither head nor trail boards, but chAsts
hourish OF carved work around the hswseholes, and
stag hsund, represented painting in the chase, for
head ana these constitute her only ornamental work
about the bow. Such b the matchless symmetry of
the bow that even these simple nts might have
been dispensed with-certainly they add nothing to
its beauty She panked up nusk to the plsnkshssr
that H. she has moulding to mark the line OF her
upper vale. As she is Ave feet higher forward than
at, and has elliptical stern only 24x feet wide,
feet from the tsra her appearance broadsde on can
hardly be descr bed in words 1t b the sublime OF
val architecture The nestness and regularity Of the
plankipg the snoothness OF the outline and the easy
OF her sheer all that the eye Of the most fas
tidious could desire Her 10 gem, both 10 de-
sign and workmanship. OF ali the round sterns
seeing, In the English, French, Dutch and swedish
dock yards-we never saw one compact and beauti
fol that OF the Stag Hound. 1t projects between
and feet beyond the sternpost and rises from the
line Of the panksheer, with slight inclination AFT
aad Is but partly eliPteal in its outline. The is
as finely formed as the stern is beautiful II Is
rounded not concave under the transom lima
and IS altogether perfest picture Of neAtness.
In the outline Of her model she Is entirely differ
snt from all other vessels that IL would be absurd
to compare hea 70 Others because she Is ship, as Il
would be e corpArs dopbia 70 hsssass became
euch must be criticised her owners desired chip OF
her capacity 20 DE unriVssd in speed and the builder
has given them his idea Of sstne in the Stag Hound
Wswill not mnce the matter she designed spsci-
ally out sa any thirg that has yet been built;
Aoft shelo oms like irst class frigate Her masts
rake alike; via. Ia inch to this fsot. The distances
from the stem to the centre OF the forsmas So fest
thence TO the centre of the maipmas 81 thence to the
nzen B6, and thence to the stcrnpest AZ Her lower
nasts are, commencing with the fore e-s2, sS, anaTs
portion lover ysrds-72 So, co; topsal yards-57 os
as tspgallant ysrds-< 5 SO and the others In like
proportion. Her bowsprt Is "a to.t oubosrd aud jib
boom 3S feet outside Of the cap divided st is aud 10
feet tor the inner and outer bs spsnksr booa 90 feet
and gan a. feet These figures SUN si-nt &c chow
single suit including studdingsss and staysas she
has SEQ yards the cleths % inches wids by giving
hsr sA the fancy sails commonly used IN light winds
might spread nearly IL GO yards. She s most sub
,tssisliy riegsd and has been we'll found in every
thing that can render her perfect.
OF the mode of hsr construction it is hardly
ssry to say anything Her rsns Is Of the best Of white
oak ana her sesntling Of hard pine All her thick
work searphed and shs Is fqusr. fastened from the
timber boards TO the covering beard shs Is seasoned
With sA aud more thas usual has been besto ses
ueon her ventilation II seems slmp't imposeibs that
any thing In her hold should ,untr for want Of yenta
tlon
Her sppesrsnce on deck IL beautiful. The bal-
yaths inclndng the monkey rail are fix feet three
inches hgh and are tastefully st on With pspes be-
tween 1he moudings Of the rails she has small top
gallant orsease the height CT the main rail- sbaft
the fortmatt large house for the accommodation OF
the crev-for the galley Se;i and half poop deck,
urty four feet long under which she has two bssuti-
ful cabins. The alter one IA speDddly finished With
mahogany 0othc panels relieved With ensmeilsd pnas
ters and corniees, and fretted gilt work In two
ceses on each side beautiful sofas, over which
the sides are ornsmented with variety Of mirrors
The whole apartment is boudoir In miniature, and
all the state rooms psrake Of is uestness and ss
eance. The forward cabin contains the state rooms
ior the captain officers and steward aud Is tastefully
As whole we sOnsider her the queen clipper Of the
vor,d-the king to lead her has yet TO be built at
least such is the opinion Of your Correspondent She
was designed medslled, draughted, and built by Mr.
Donald Mckay, who "a we'll known a. the builder OF
the New World Cornelius Grunell Joshua Bates Cou-
rsr, and many other nne ships belonging to New York
She not therefore, the production Of novice Ia the
art Of naval architecture but Of vhose skill and
experience ars upquestiooed sod unques tionable.
Most Of the clipper ships built here have been designed
by one man. draughted by another, and built by
third and consequently unless all the parties har
nonire In their idsss Circumstances very unlikely,
The result u net in sccordasee with the desisn The
stag Hound had TO pass through no tuch media. Mr.
Mkay Quilt her just he designed her she is there
fCre his own production ss much as any ship can
,. tn: p,oduc,ion q : single mind sns will be
mechanics will have fair chance TO examine her
thoroughly. She will bear inspection as we'll ss any
thip that ever graced your wsters.
Me,srs George \. Upton, and sampson Tsppan, OF
this city, own her and intend her for the California
nsd China trade. She Ia commanded By Capt kich-
ardson geptleDss of we'll tried experience and long
Of the best sailors belonging 20 Boston
LAZARUS