The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-16

| experience in that disastrous eAcuLsiV"' AA1 vi"
dertskes briefly to do so;
The boat left the foot of st. Joseph street at
nreosely thirteen minutes before II o'clock. Alter
leaving l observed several gentleman on board the
ship, along side of which the boat had been lying,
whose purpose was to join the party. They made
considerable effort, by halloong and the waving OF
handkerchies to induce the boat to return to take
them on board 1t is well for them that 1t did
not do so
The boat left her moorngs with pressure Of
steam of twenty-seven inches. Only hVe more
inches were wanting to reach the maximum OF the
steam-guag Under such pressure the ooat
moved with rapidty, as she did apparently with
ease I'M the river along the extended line OF ship
pino The banner of the Union, spangled by
t6irt,,ous stars hoated from the tall tagstatis at
| the how and the stern. The sun shone balmlly,
breeze from the South blew freshly, and upon the
faces of all on board was an expression OF much
satisfaction. 1t was frequently remarked IN my
hearing what relief it was thus for while to
escape the confinement of business, and the turmoil
of city life As we passed by the noble steamship
Ohio, she gave us a cordial salutation by the ring
ing of her large bell, which graceful compliment
was readily responded TO by the bell Of the Anglo
Norman.
It is impossible for me to make accurate esti-
mate of the number of persons on board but
should say not less than one hundred. There
might have been more. | have at no time seen
more highly respectable and accomplished company
of gentlemen. All were present by special invita-
ton and most of them distinguished in the various
branches of business in which they were respect
lively engaged and as useful members of society.
They were present to witness experimental
trip of the first low-pressure boat built, out
and out, by the mechanics of ew-Orleans. There
were also on board some six or eight ladies'.
| In the building of the boat no means had been
spared. Mr.. J. w. Stanton, one of our most en-
terprising, intelligent, and useful citizens, who
furnished the capital for the building of the boat
said to me that her cost was in the neighborhood
of $4,000. She had only one boiler; but that one
was of immense proportions, being thirty feet in
t length, sixteen feet in width, and nine and hal
feet in height 1t is said to have been the largest
ever constructed in this country. The entire ma
= Chinery was massive in size, and had every ap
. pearance of excellence in finish The structure
i and working of every portion Of it was, while the
< boat was under way, thoroughly examined by AZ
i competent judges there are in the Southern
i, country, and pronounced admirable. ! did no
p hear the expression of dissenting opinion The
'e boiler was made by Armstrong q Co., and the en-
tire machinery YVES cast al the foundry OF MessTs
IL Leeds 81 Co.
ne The boat proceeded as far up the river as tn
Red Church, some twenty four or five miles, be
fore she tackled for her return to the city. Ahou
this time the passengers were invited to the cabiI
Or to partake ola collation.. This table scene on
of the most interesting in which have ever parti
Al cpated After the more substantial fare was dis
a posed of, sparkling wines were placed before us
lie Many declined altogether to parlake of them, bu
n no one did to excess. There was no great flow 0
~ wine, but there YVES a rema ~kable flow of goo,
As feeling and no want of raciness in the sentiment
t, that were proposed.
/ Col. Garland, the popular Treasurer of the Sec
ond Municipality, led off, more, | know, from
Z, being pressed to by others, than from any dis
i'll position of his own to make himself ConspicuOu
N on the occasion. He proT osed "The union @
capital and intelligence" on which sentiment h
W made many excellent and forcible remarks III
TO said that, heretofore, the citizens of New Orean
Is had too much depended on their individual exer
Sc tons that though, in individual cases, wealtl
might be thus obtained, the interests and weliao
d of the city at large could not be promoted. TIL
want OF union of capital and intelligence had beef
s. a more serious drawback than any other upo
the prosperity of New Orleans. Great enterprise.
" in governments like ours could be accomplish,
vidual effort. He thought that public sentiment c
tS this subject wa undergoing change; he believe
m that the experimental trip of the Anglo Norma
was the beginning of new order of things
he would demonstrate to the public the great adval
ii tages resulting from the union of capital and int
u ligence The sentiment, and the animated remarI
ne of the Colonel, received with great applaus
Col. Lumsden, of the Picayune, was then Gale
BILE on for a toast. He gave: " Col Garland may hay
ion the intenigence-give tue the capital" This WI
e received with laughter and applause by the who
,ell company.
Mr.. Thos A. Adams, of the Crescent Ins
,ty rance Company, was called on for sentmer
ez- He gave one which regret to have forgotten, Al
axe accompanied it by many well-spoken aud ludico
'"' remarks. He alluded, with much feeling, to
past history of this country-its extraordina
growth--its present osrerity and power-its
&c" ture the greatness and magnifcence of which
IAN one could foresee, if we but remain united p
ng pie. Sir Robert Peel had said, speaking of
The United States, "Behod that great countryw
aa- greatness of our country, said Mr. Adams, can
sec be preserved By the preservation Of the Union.
al remark was responded to with Immense and 10
III" E continued applause.
U A sentiment from some quarter, particularly
arS rected at Mr.. J. W. Stanton, the owner of the
i"y, glo Norman, brought that gentleman to his
""" His remarks, though delivered in an unpretend
colloqual tone, struck every one present as par
ies" ularly well timed and sensible. He spoke in tie
~, the most complimentary of the artisans and
p''' chanics, the result of whose combined labor
'eo" skill was the fine steamer on board which the C.
ey pany were then enjoying so delightful an ext
III sion. He said that greater mechanical skill
'Ui' not to be found in any portion of the Union
"ul here; and in his opinion, there was not be
ONE piece of workmanship aAoat on any wa
'o'e than the Anglo. Norman. She was not only
'eS' first boat built in all her parts, by mechanic
New Orleans, but the first lowpressure boat
built for regular service on the turbid waters Of
Heu Mississippi. She was an experiment; but the
Vi pertinent, in his own opinion, and in that Of
most competent judges, would prove emine
n D successful. And why, he asked, should not
that Orleans successfully engage in boat and ship b
last ing? There was no spot in the Union nor on
The globe which was so favorahly situated for tht
parment of mechanical enterprise. No place
Benz sessed so MANY advantages That could be sa
Ihteu New Orleans and of the Southern portion OF
Iarch Union, which could not be said of any other
av or ton of the world-that here we are in possess
q the without importation from abroad, ofevery matt
theJ that is wanted in the construction Of steam b.
i,ta steamship, and seagoing vessels of every des
a his tion' We were beginning 10 discover these
-e no qualled advantages, and to make use of them.
Anglo-Norman was a pioneer in this great
terprise 1t was the beginning of the cOmpati