The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-21
Marine Affairs.

NEW fACkLI EHIr JOhffh hAs hhaSuiu-
cent vessel will be launched from the yard of her
builder Mr. W II. Webb, foot Of Seventh street East
River to- morrow at 81 A. NJ She is to be command
ed by Captain Hoxe, old and experienced Atlantic
navigator between this port and Liverpool Thu
Joseph Walker is built in the strongest manner and is
furnished with all the modern Improvements and
venienoes which make journey to Liverpool In these
splendid packet ships SO agreeable.
The arrangements for the first, second and third
cabins, and storage passengers are very complete.
There are three skylghts to the second and third
cabins and three skylghs to the Storage and four
separate gang ways to the seerage which we'll
tated from the deck and side lights below. The cook
ing arrangements very complete and are acknow-
lodged by most shipmssers out Of the port to be the
best in use On the forecastle deck Is engine
featured Of sufficient power to throw the water over
the msn. top gallant yard to which is attached 100
feet of hose. There likewise introduced, through
the sides Of the ship patent valves which will food
the hold Of the ship with water In short time in
OF fire, for cleansing purposes, which Is one Of the
most useful improvements got up for ships. Neither
castles are fitted up in keeping with other parts
Of the chip, having tables, lockers, and q place
for a library in each, which, no doubt viii be
well supplied with interesting books. Her tonnage
IL ,325 tons. The following are her dimensions =
$50 feet long deck 40 feet beam, and 20 feet hold
keel white oak two tiers deep, made pieces
es fided nd "a inches deep boed together with
per bolts stem white oak sided 10 inches apron live
oak, sided 80 inches night heads live oak sided II
load line and large iron bolts above deep load line
Stern post white oak sided at head is inches at keel
10 inches; inner post live oak main and other tran
SONS all live oak and well fastened with large bolts
fashon pieces OF live oak being double; floor timbers
Of white oak "a feet long, sided II TO IA inches and
moulded lpinches first, second, and third futtocks
white oak sided 10 TO ii inches fourth futtock
oek, sided 10inehes top timbers Of live oak sided
to 10 inc hes stancheons Of locust aud sided 60 10
inches Is frames forward and Is frames att OF live
oak keelsons each end forward and att st live oak
deadwoods each end and item sons live oak sessons
smidships tier deep, Of white oak sided 10 inches
and making from bottom OF keel to top of keelson,
mass Of timber feet inches through all we'll boiled
together with Ia inch bolts ks.sop at noor heads OF
pitch pine, sided 10 inches, twostreaks aud two tier
deep all square fastened to frame, aud to each other
with inch iron aud A.. inch locust tresnails; bilse
streaks seven In number, inches thick loser deck
! clamps inches thick; ceiling between clamps end
bilge streaks inches thick and all square iastenei
with inch iron, and inch locust treensils. aud
all the outside fastenn;s through the same in sdd
tion 10 the above; ceiling hat OF noor, inchas
white oak; lower deck beams pitch pine. is TO a.
inches sided and Is 10 10 inches moulded; lodging
and bosom knees OF lower deck Of white oak sided 10
to IL inches and very large body and arms and fas-
tened with inch bOts mast partners Of pitch pine
very large and double kneed; stancheons in 10 ser
hold very large, and each kneea to main keeson
and beams with knees, all well fastened deck breast
hooks Of live OAK and breast hooks In hola Of White
oak. and very large, including wider breast hook
which are all Will fastened, with great number OF
large bolts lower deck water Of pitch pine three
tier and large let down into ends OF beams aud faten
ed with bolts In every timber, and frame ceiling be-
tween decks OF pitch pine, inches square. fa.tsnsd
with iron bolts snA locust tresnaiis breast hooks
tween decks very large. and fastened with a grna.
number of large iron bolts; upper deck clamps OF
inc hes square fastened with y iroa bolts and = To-
eutt tre.nsils beams Of pitch pine, sided IA 10 Is
inches, and moulded IL iuches; lodging aud bosom
Knee Of white oak. sided inches; hangin Knees TO
every beam, sided 10 60 IL inches and thoroughly
bolted with IN iron bolts, water ways pitch pine and
fastened TO every timber and beam with inch bolts
deck plank Of white pine. 81 inches tsick and bolted
sdgewise TO water ways and timbers; plankfhrs aud
rails Of white esk inches thick fOrsehsJls beams
kne.d TO frame Of the ship. which up Mgh above
forecsstle deck With oak knees esheads beddad and
solid In frame 81 the ship and knsed 20 the with
large white oak knee, very heavily bJstsd; a very
large breast hook over the bOwsprit, and below H.
fastrntd With great number of bolts: the frame
whole length Of poop, 10 double, aud each coop deck
beam kn.ed 60 the same with hanging knees; pcop
bulk head Of white oak inches thick all boltsd With
great number q bolts, and knesd 10 poop deck boa n
and upper deck beans which are very large pitch
pine.
Yes DnrssS.-rhe steamship Hcrmann, Capt. Crab
tree, sailed yesterday for bremen vi. southa pton
She took ~ passengers and valuable cargo, besides
$4,000 In specie. The names Of her passengers will be
found under the proper head.
Sur Passes Duau.-Mr Samuel Hood Il the name
OF the second officer eomplimentei BY the ysssenssrs
Of the above vessel not " HAYWOOD