The southern press., 1851-03-29

mic working OF railways, and indeed IN every
branch of trade and manufacture. where steam is
employed as motive power. is altogether ncalcu-
liable. 1t almost opens to the wondering gaze the
Utopian vista in which unskllled manual labor
shall be longer necessary Ii is sufficient for US
however, to state that several of the leading rail-
way companies in treaty with the patentee; and
that consequently, anything whatever is capable
of being made of the discovery, the railway in
terest will possess at once the first beneht and chief
| honor in its realization"
| The PER,Ls or THE SeA.-The ship Warren,
Capt. Lawton, arrived at New York on Wednes-
day last, from Glasgow after passage of one hun
dred and sepen days. She had perous passage,
and the wonder is that she ever reached port.
She left Glasgow on the 7th of December, with
two cabin and ffty-eight steerage passengers, who
have arrived in good health. Nothing serious oc-
Cured until the 18th, when, in lat. 54 %, in Ion.
| l6 80, the Warren experienced heavy gale from
the w., which ended in N W., which dam
aged bulwarks, &c.
On the 10Th, in lat. 81 So lon. IS 90, she expe-
rienced another heavy gale from W., but s,s-
tanned little or no damage. On the 3lst, in lat.
40 90, Ion. 80, she experienced another heavy gale
from s W., which ended in the w. AT a.
M, while laying to, heading to the S W., heavy
sea struck the bowsprit, which carried it away,
near the night heads, taking with it the head Of
the foremast, foretopmasi, and all attached to it,
with head of maintopmast, topgallantmast &C.,
damaging bulwarka, &c.
On the Sd Of January, in lat. 4s, Ion. 80 50, the
w. experienced still another heavy gale from the
NJ W. On the 9th, when in lat. AZ l3, Ion. SO
| IS, at a. M, the wind changed suddenly from S.
w. to N. W., taking the ship full aback. This
last blow ended in fourth fifth terrible gale.
On the 7th, in lat. 46 80, Ion. 36 AZ, while laying
to, the captain observed that his ruGder stock was
sprung. Every method possible was immediate
| ly taken to secure ii, but IN vain. Al midnight,
th
so great, that fears were entertained as to the ex
tent OF the damage to the stern post and rudder
| trunk. He soon ascertained his fears were not
without cause; the pumps were set to work, and
! he found that the ship leaked more than usual.
Soon after we heard it forcing its way in by the
rudder trunk. ~. hands then commenced light
ening the ship by throwing overheard pig iron,
sacks ofbarley, &c.
On the 9Th, the gale continued and veered to
the S. w. On the 9th there was no abatement in
the gale. On the 10th the gale more moder-
ate, and the captain and crew commenced fitting
a steering apparatus out of spar. 1t soon
completed, and put in operation the tafferel:
but it did not answer the purpose, as the sea
very rough.
On the 1lth, they commenced making and fitting
| rudder, out of a hemp cable On the 22d, the
rudder was completed and fitted to its place, the
weather having been quite moderate. On the same
day, lat az Is, lon. "a co. spoke bark Agnes, of
and for London, the commander Of which kindly
offered any assistance they required. The ship
being well found in spars, rigging, sails, water
and provisions, did not require any assistance
but of course thanked the commander for his kind
offer.
The Warren was from the 9th to the 22d of
January without rudder, and in that time wa
driven from lat. AZ 49, Ion SO SIS, to lat 42 Is
lon. "a 20; the wind, during that time, was from
all points of the compass, blowing gale the
greater part of the time.
On the 23d of February, in lat "a %, Ion. 40
30, the w. boarded the brig Arab, of Aberdeen,
for Liverpool, the commander of which supplied I,
her with 100 gallons of water. 1t was very thank |
fully received
On the llth of March, lat 36, 81, lon. ca, 46, |
she boarded the schooner Agnes of Ellsworth,
Capt. Lord, from Portland for Mantanzas who |
supplied the w. with sixty mackerel one-third of
barrel ofpotatoes, one-thrd ofa barrel ofonions |
forty gallons of water one gallon lamp oil, and /
twenty-five pounds of cordage and spunyarn:
On the 2lst, in lat. 80, 30, Ion. 60, 80 the w. !
spoke and was boarded from the whaeship Isaac
Rowland of and for New Bedford, Captain West, |
who kindly supplied the w. with two barrels of
beef and pork, two barrels of potatoes, twenty |
gallons lamp oil, and quantity of tobacco Capt. |
West boarded the Warren in person. He learn
ing our situation and the time we had been at sea
the milk OF human kindness flowed from his |
heart, and he presented the passengers with few
luxuries, for which thanks were showered upon |
him.
The Warren has proceeded from lat. 40, Is, |
lon. $40 90, to near Sandy Hook, with rudder |
constructed from a hemp cable. The reader can |
better imagine than describe the situation of the
w. and her living cargo, in making winter pms |
sage under the above circumstances. Thus placed |
in so many perous situations, the cargo shifted
or broke loose from Its stowsge; and in copse-
quence of many leaks being through the decks
and sides, many packages OF goods were changed
from one place to another, to free them from dam
age much possible. Had the w. not been
one Of the best vessels now afoat, she would
not have survived the gale