The New York herald., 1850-06-13
Our Boston Cerrespendcnoe.
BosroN, June 2. 1850.


Bosror, June 2, 1850.
Ness York Ships Doom Easf.
A new ship, named the Cornelius Grnnell, own
ed by Messrs. GIinnell, Minturn IL Co., is now
6rIing out at this port AS she is by all odds, the
strongest ship of her size built in this vicinity
few of her / aiding dimensions will be interesting
TO your readers.
She is l72 feet on the keel, $50 on deck, has 3S
feet extreme breadth of beam and 2sa feet depth OF
hold, and will register about 100 tons. She has
IL inches dead rise at half floor, foot swell or
rounding OF sides, and about rs inches sheer. Her
keel is sided i6 inches, moulded 30 forward and rs
inches aft the floor timbers in the throats are
IL by IL inches and she has three keelsons,
each Is inches square, or, combined, Is by 40
inches, making her back bone about II feet
through fIom the top of the keelson to the base
of the keel, Of course, including the moulding of
The floor tmbers. There are two bolts through
every floor timber and the keel, one of II iach
copper. driven through and rivetted, and the other
OF refined iron, OF the same size, driven through
the keelsUns, and down blunt into the keel. She
has also sister and bilge keelsons and sringer
feet below the deck, over which the lower ends Of
the hanging knees lap, and through which they
are bolied The sister keelsons 10 inches
square, bolted through the navel timbers and the
midshp keelsons, and each other; the bilge keel
soDs, two on each side, are 10 by 10 inches, and
with l. inch iron. The ceiling on the floor is Al
inches thick, square fastened with inch iron, and all
the other ceiling, up TO the deck, is 7s inches thick,
also square boed; in word, she is square fasten-
ed throughout Forward she has hooks and poin-
tcrs, and aft 8, all Of oak and very closely boed.
About 10 feet above the ceiling she has hold
beams, viz; before the foremast, between il and
the maiDmast, and 3 between the main and lnizen
mests. These have standing, lodging, and hang
ing knees of oak, and pass through the midshp
stanchions. which are fitted to support them and to
extend to the beams above. These beams are 10 by
IL inches, the lower deck beams Is by 10, and the
upper deck beams Is by l6, all of Southern pine.
The hanging knees in the hold are of oak, those
In the between decks of hacmatack, and her hold
stanchlons, which are 10 inches square, are kneed
10 the Deems and keelsen. The lower deck water
ways are Is inches square, and the two strakes
over them each 10 by IL inches, and those inside
Of them each by inches, bolted vertically aud
horizontally. The planking of both decks is 81
inches thick; and the ceiling of the between decks
is all inches, except the clamp, which is inches:
Her transom is 10 inches square, and the knees and
breast hooks in the between decks are very stout
and closely bolted The upper deck waterways
IL inches square, the plank shear by ID
incl hes, and the main rail of the same substance.
Her gsrboards are inches thick, the next strake
q, and the third of inches, which is tape red TO "a
inches, the substance of the pankng the bottom.
She has 20 strakes of wales Of Z by 81 inches, and
the waist is of Al. Her bulwarks are 5a feet high,
sufmounted by monkey rail; and she has full
poop, eighty feet long, and topgaant forecastle,
which almost forms complete hurricane deck
amidsbips. In her cabins and other accommoda-
tions she has all the appointments of first class
packet ship. Her model is beauriai, and her work
ms nship perfect. Her mainmast is 81 feet long,
main yard "a feet square, and the other spirs in pro-
portion She is built oil oak; her scaDtling is most.
y of yellow pine, is seasoned with salt, cauked in
the hold and well ventilated. Mr.. ID. McRay, OF
East Boston, built her, and Captain Howland, of
your city, superintended her construction Captain
Bunting, formerly Of the Ashburton, will command
her. 80 far as | know him, he appears 10 be
plain, straightforward, intelligent gentleman, en-
urely dvested OF that supercous freezing hautcur,
which is often allied 10 purse proud Ignorance.
Success TO him aud his beautiful ship.
MIR. Samuel Hall has on the stocks n clipper
ship, for the China trade, owned by A. Low "
stern, bow like the Sea Witch, and is Intended to
cope with her in speed. She will be l75 feet long,
have p feet breadth Of bean % feet depth OF hold,
ard 10 inches dead rise at half floor. When COM
peted, will send you sketch Of her. Mr.. Hall
is distinguished for the success which has attend
ed his Clippers in the Indian ocean. He built the
propeller Massachusetts, now owned by the War
DEPARTMENT; the clipper brig Antelope, now in
the China trade; the bark Hazard, in the same
trade, ond many other swim vessels.
Messrs. Grinnell, Mintum N Co. have one or
two new ships on the stocks in Portsmouth, which
are said TO be of the first class; but doubt if any
Of them will begin to compare in beauty Ostrength
with the Cornelius Grinnel LAZARUS.
i. S.-Mr. McRay is about laying the keel Of a
new packet ship for Train Il Co.'S line, TO be
full figure Of the distinguished Senator for head
and Mr. McRay says she shall, in beauty, surpass
all he has ever yet built. She will be over 1000
tons Whether there will be any ceremony in
laying her keel, i am not informed but II there
be, would suggest that Father Taylor do the
praying, Captain Alden Clifford the speaking, and
your humble servant, the singing, three as worthy
ne rs0uagee A 4 can be found.