Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-31
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

So New YoRk, July 10, 1851.
EpIroRs OF THE HAwx-EYE:
The U. s. Mail steamship, Pacific, left Liver
pool, on the 9th inst, and is now due at this port
Az she has been ten days out, at noon, to-day, her
arrival is momcntarily expected.
The Brother Jonathan, from Chagres, on Thurs
day night, brought us two weeks later news from
California. The escape of the Irish patriot Ter
euce Below Nc Manus, from Van Diemen's Land,
Ana his arrival at San Francisco, is announced by
Mis- arrival and will diff,lse much pleasure throi-
ont the whole country. Mr.. McManus was well
romed by the citizens Of San Francisco, in the
most enthusiastic manner A public dinner was
given to him, al San Francisco, in which the chief
men Of the city participated. When the news
reaches Ireland it will occasion intense JOY.
The steamshipBaltic left this port fosT.iverpoo,
At noon to-day, with full list OF passengers, and
over $500, 900, in gold.
An English friend informs me, in a letter bro't
Nv the Asia, that q Saxon gentleman, whose name
4 Observation-Disclosures, is about to
embark from Liverpool. for the United States
IA have reason 10 believe, that this gentleman
Sntsmas to settle in your country, trust that YOU
win 1--WE him warm reception.
steam communication across the Atlantic bids
fair, in few short years, to supercede the SPLEEN
aid lines Of packet ships, which, but the other
day, were deemed unsurpassed and unapproach-
competition with New York AM, PHILADELPHIA
A hue Of steamships TO Liverpool is projected by
the modern Athenians, with every probability Of
success. The wealthyfim of Spoiford & Tiles
ton. the owners Of the packet ships known as the
~Dramatic Line" have already launched two pro-
pellers Of gigantic dimensions. These propeilcrs
are almost ready to sail. rather steam; and two
others, now on the stocks, will be launched short
n. Moreover, strenuous efforts are being made
here, hy some Of the real friends Of Ireland, to
purchase alarge steamer, toply between this port
and Galway. In connection with this enterprise,
funds are being raised in Dublin. Cork, and other
cities throughout Ireland to place second steam-
ship on the line. in order to practically demons
stratc the alleged superiority of Galway, as the
Transatlantic packet station.
Il IS confidently expected, by the more san
guine, that Archbishop Hughes will Subscribe, at
The very least, 81 900, ''for the cause" seeing
that in 1873, when he was simply bishop, he
was able to afford $500, 70 buy shield-an object
decidedly utiliarian, and, some are apt to think.
less evangelical. than the present, in its aim and
tendencies.
II is certain that the idea of .'occuryns,s s.ib-
Grating. and ultimately .sannexinS'' Cuba. has
not been entirely given up, BY the more hopeful
among the sspatriots;' but what they are actually
doing. toward bringing about the .'consumn,aton
so deyoatly to be wished" (by them. your cor
respondent knows not As, however. straws
show which way the wind blows, it may not be
amiss to inform your readers. in this connection,
that seventy-seven veteran Hungarian Hnssars.
who came 10 this country after the disastrous ter
mination of their struggle for liberty, have Just
sailed from this port, southward--I cannot say
10 what point--in quest of military service.
The success Of our splendid ocean steamers, is
putting master John Bull on his mettle. Not only
do the Pacific and Baltic eatstrip the Fastest of
the Cunarders, but John finds that our Cha-res
steamers so monopolize the West Indian and
South American traffic. that his West Indian
steamers are losing space. He is, therefore, build
ing 1--WE additional first class steamships, of from
400 to 1900 tons burden, to run from South
smpton to Chagres, touching at st Thomas Two
Of these vessels are already atloat. and the re-
mainder will be launched, in the course Of the
ensuing month, and are to commence runnin.
early in October. am glad 10 see that the old
boy has some pluck left in him, in spite of his re-
peated failures TO compete with us. Go ahead,
old fellow, we are bound To beat you. any way.
The Madrid correspondent Of a Paris paper
gives an account of successful experiment with
new flying apparatus. The flyer was Miss
Jaanita Perez, who weighs some 2lo pounds, bat
who nevertheless, moved through the air. bv the
help Of wings, with great ease and raPdi,y, She
announced that she would rise six hundred fet
into the air, and fly distance of twelve hundred
feet; but when she was once fairly aaeat. she
evinced no inclination to stop, and greatly ex>
ccedcd her programme, both in height and dis
lance, to the surprise delight Of The assembled
thousands. Her wings are said TO have a spl cad
of some fifteen feet, and to be fastened by liza
mcnts of great heNibility. They are arranged so
as 10 move with great rapidly, and they make a
noise like windmill.
see, BY the Paris papers, that gentleman Of
that city also announces that he has invented
complete apparatus for flying, which he proposes
TO exhibit on the Champs de Mars, in the course
Of the present month. This gentleman says that
he and his two sons can move up and down, in
the air, with all the facility of swallow; skim
TO the sky, at his pleasure and that the three have
several times flown across the Seine.
Yours truly, IOWA.