The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-12


TRIAL Tar or THE srEAMsHIr cARIssElS.-Ths steam
ship Caribbean went out trial trip yesterday pre-
parstory to her being delivered to her owners Mesrs
Howland 4 Aspinwan. She left the Collins Dock, at
the foot Of Canal street. ct about half past twelve
o'clock and proceeded up the North River far the
village Of Yonkers, ct speed ranging from fifteen to
ninsteen miles an hour proving herself tobe q the
fastest vessels saos The from Yonksrs back again
to the city, accomplished In very short time, al
though the engines not more than ct half speed.
On approaching the dock from which she took her de-
parturs the steamship Georgia about mile ahead,
and in about half hour the Caribbean overlook her
without any difficulty She then passed the steamship
North America; and, after accomplishing these fsste
returned to the city.
The Caribbean will bs commanded by Captain J. J.
Wright who Is well known to the travelling commu.
nifty Of our most experienced commanders Oh q
was modelled by that gentleman and the speed which
she made her trial trip shows that he is a in
Designing Is he is in navigating
The engines Of the Caribbean built by Cunning
ham, Helknsp Co, of this city. They ere what are
termed beam engines the cylinders being of the d.
ametsr Of fifty inches with ten feet stroke From the
time when the Caribbean lett New York, until she ar
rived at her dock there was no occasion for moving
. 1t was remsrked by ell on beard that no
new machinery worked better. This is the first
sea engine that the firm OF Cunningham, Belknap g.
Co have built and having succeeded well in their
first essay they give promiie Of reaching prominent
position in their profession MI James Mclean is the
fret engineer. He has been in the same capacity
the Long Island Sound for number OF years and held
the same situation on hoard the steamship Ohio
The cabins Of the Caribbean neatly fttedup, es
pecally the upper one
The Caribbean intended to rum for the present be-
tween New York Chagrer. She Is OF ghteen hun
dred tons burden carpenters measure ment Her
length is two hundred and forty.two feet, aud her
sW sn three feet She wa. built by william u Go
yer, OF this city. About two hundred invited guests
were on board.
FoR CHAGREs.-Yesterdsy the steamships Georgia,
Capt. Porter and North America Capt Blethem sailed
for Chagrss the former via Havana. Among the pas
seDgers of the Georgia Numbering upwards of 2oO),
were the Hon. Mr.. Clay, and several other di.tin-
guished Americans, bound for Havana. The names
of the remainder will be found under their proper
head.
DETENTION THE STEAMSHIP eoUTHERNER-Th fol-
lowing extract OF letter from Captain Dickinson to
Messrs spoGord, Tleston Co, the owners explain,
the cause OF the arrival of the southerner She
left Charleston on the 9th instant =
NORFOLK, Va, March 8, 1851.
arrived here this afternoon in crippled oondi-
ton. The strap that connects the tail with the
stsrboard side lever, broke when about forty miles
north OF Cape Hatte1ss; wind blowing heavy from
northwest at the time By aid of .opsail theets for
lashipg, was enabled to reach this port. The ma
chinery is OF otherwise injured The machnists say
they replace it on Tuesday morning in which
will be in New York on Wednesday
DESTRUCTION OF sHrrs BY SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
Captain Bates OF ship Nonantum from Bslttmors for
California, which was destroyed by fire from spon-
tsneous combustion ef her cargo OF coal took passage
the Falkland Ielands, in the Scotch chip Hsrm
gosn, Captain MKepzie for Valparaiso with COAL but
when twelve days out, west Of Cape Horn thi, ship
also took fire from spontaneous combustion, and
every exertion to smother 1t proved unavaiDg They
took to their boats and were picked up soou after
by the British ship 81 mmetry, Captain John Thomp-
son, OF Liverpool, for Acapulco with coal Captain
Thompson would not deviate from his course to
land Osptain Bates and vile the other ships
pany but December 15 in lat AZ long. 70 W, they
fell In with chip Panchon of Newburyp port from Bal
timore for San Frsncrco, with cosl which also took
FIRE and destroyed a. before reported making she
third chip burnt by that means, within sw months
while Capt. b. and wife were beard. Capt. Thomp-
Of the Symmetry, had the cruelty to demand and
receive Of Capt Bates for the thirteen days he and
his wife board his chip thirty pounds sterling
taking advantage pied in mssnness, Of per-
sops who had suffered double shipvreck and hal
of redrs sing them selves Capt Bates and wife
we're at Payta January 20 their way to Gan Fran
cisco.-Boston .4drertiser, March 10.
LAuNcHsp-At Bath. March s, by Msssrs W. v & o.
Moses ene chip Of $50 tons called the sallie Fearn
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