The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-07

An EXCITING Scene.-The New York Courier and
Enquirer of the Goth ult. gives the following inter
esling account of trial trip of the new steamers
franklin and Pacific, of the Havre and California
lines, which left NewYork in company with the
Cunard steamer ASIA. 1t will be recolleCted that
we published a Geographic dispatch few days
SINCE in which it was stated that the Pacific is to
take the place Of the Falcon between this port and
Chagres-whether temporarily or permanently we
are not informed:
An exciting race took place yesterday between
the Asia, OF the Cunard line, the Franklin, Of the
Havre line, and The Pacific, intended 10 run from
Panama 10 San Francisco The Pacific, having
been launched with steam up on Tuesday afternoon,
made trial of her machinery, and timed her speed
by a short excursion up the North River, carrying
about forty pounds Of steam to the inch, and ma
king twenty-iOur revolutions per minute. Her
owners being perfectly satisfied with her machine
ry, issued invitations to a number of friends yester
day TO test her qualities in competition with the
above steamers. Among the invited guests we
noticed Gen Paez, II, Nadal, P. J. Rozas, R.
Franca, F. Palacio, and r. Paez, son of the Cen
eral. Immediately after the arrival of these dis
tingushed exiles, the Venezuelan flag up
to the fore. AT half past eleven the franklin
worked into the stream and fired gun in challenge
to the Pacific, which shortly after followed her
down the river, going very slowly until abreast Of
Governors Island. AT this time, II O'Clock, the
Asia came out from her berth and made for the Mar
rows at a very rapid rate-the franklin being close
| in on the Staten Island shore-the Pacific mean
| while aying-to until the Asia had forged ahead
about mile, in range with the Franklin, but in
| the channel, and under full Roadway. The Frank
| In put after her with good speed, when the signal
was given to The engineer of the Pacific Che time
being ten minutes Dast twelve) TO let her go and
| off she went, keeping between the wakes Of both
| the others. At this moment the black smoke from
| the pipes of the Asia and Franklin showed that
| they were throwing in the kindng. The Pacific
| crowded the FraukIin-itteen minutes past l2-
the contest became exciting: it was easily discern
! ed that the controllers OF all the steamers were
putting them in their best possible trim. More
kndng was thrown in the fire-PaCific alongside
the FrankIln-tWenty'elg minutes past II, and
the Franklin working bsautiuy-the Asia quar-
Ter OF a mile ahead-her quarterback and shrOnds
crowded with people very much excited, waving
to the Pacific to come At this time all three OF
the steamers working admirably, the Pacific gliding
past the Franklin quite easily abreast of the quar-
antine left the Franklin behind, and gaining upon
the Asia, passed her al twenty minutes to one
O'Clock, mile below the quarantine, going at the
rate of II miles hour making % revolutions per
minute, and carrying 30 lbs, of steam to the inch
AT o'clock the Pacific made the southwest spit
being four mi es ahead of her competitors, At 10
minutes past ! made Sandy Hook, eighteen and
half miles, uhe route she took from the city, in
sXty-iive minutes.
"The trial of the Pacific must have satisfied all
en- board that she is one Of the fastest sea-gOng
steamers ever built, and her builder, Mr.. w. H
Brown, and the furnishers of her machinery,
| Messrs. II. r, Durham az Co, have right to feel
| proud of her Her machinery was yesterday under
| charge of Mr. King, and Judging from the ease
| with which he controlled its movements, we fee
satisfied that she could not have been better han
| died.
"The trip of the franklin was an engineers trip
and she would remain al sea until this morning,