New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-24
Trial Trip Of the S.eorgia.

The new steamship GEORGIA, Capt D. y. Porter,
built for GEORGE Law and intended to ply regular
ly between Newly and Chsgres, TOOK an airing
do~n tie Bay YESTERDAY beng the fret trial o. her
capacities, and the second time, Il We mistake not
that ire had been put under her boilers The inte
rest Of the tp was heightened by the tact that her
owner bad determined TO tn her speed lu even
competition with that Of the fast Bntsh steamer
CASADA. as the latter went down the Bay on her
return voyage 70 Liverpool. and thousands had col
lected at the most e. .'ibe points OF our city % at
ness the race. Some two hundred or more Of our
citizens were CA board the Georgia by invitation.
forming very agreeable party The day was fright
and pleasant Nature was Kind and Fortune even,
way auspcious
About II 4. NJ tine Georgia cast Of from the
pier At jersey City, ran out into the stream and
took a turn up the North River, returning ~ 20
siton abreast Of the Canada, and lay there await
ing her At l. the Canada fred her gun and came
out passed the Georgia as size lsy blowing Of
steam, ran ahead and tired two guns az z challenge
70 come on Capt. Judkins waved the Georgia
cercmonious good bye as he passed her. At p
minutes past L the Georgia, without guns or mo-
sic. but with her American flags unroled 70 the
breeze quietly started her engines end iooH ine
track Of her antagonist now several lengths ahean.
The race was in all circumstances very iaH
one The engines Of the two boats are rated rs o.
equal power. the Canada Il the smaller boat
measuring some 1900 tuns while the Georgia -
f1lly 00o consequently presents much lsrseT
area Of resistance and dlsplaces much more water.
,-.I los 10.
the water the Georgia was too hight. having but
100 tuns Of coal aud her guests on board 100 tlns
y freight wer. 10 have been taken 10 trim her ior
the occasion, but BY some mistake were not So
that she steered badly, and lost way at least
mile per hour IN consequence. Her works were En-
tirely new, and bad not yet acquired the facility
and ease which only use can give and her crew
were strangers 10 her and 10 each other, collected
for the occasion.
Yet there was scarcely a race, after all ia h'e
r nutes after the Georgia started, she was man
uestly gaining on her competitor IN ten minutes
her bow was nearly abreast Of the Canada r. stern
m eighteen minutes from her start she " as clear
~. entirely head In twenty five minutes from the
start. the Briton fred gun in token OF surrender
he had no chance His vessel had been put to
the TOP of her speed while the Georgias wheel,
bad only made l3l revolutions per minute, while
her constructors aud engineers believe her capa
bic Of making 10 whenever required
The Georgia pursued her course down the Bay
some sixteen or eighteen miles, showing the
Canada the way out OF the hsrbor and when She
stopped still this side Of Sandy Hook the Canada
was good mile behind As the latter turned her
head East having cleared Long Island, the Georgia
came about like swan aud moved IN stately
quiet toward the Commercial Emporium, soon 10
be the Emporium Of Ocean as well as Inland
steam Navigation.
4 substantial repast was served mp IN her Oh
ling cabin. to which ample Justice was done by the
uests. e''er which lew toasts and brIei speeches
we're oaned forth beeuiine the time until the
tanch and feet steamer was nearly abreast OF the
'ty and at % O'Clock she landed her passengers nj
he foot Of Wanenst highly gratihed with The
pleasures of the day and rejoicing at the new er,
n Ocean Stcamng which It opens-thc era OF re-
olute American effort and signal American Tn |
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