The republic., 1851-09-11

THE YACHT AMERIcA.-This yacht having ac-
CURED unusual celebrity by her recent triumphs
in England, we copy the following description of
her from the Hampshire Advertiser, given on her
arrival in English waters:
1.-THE America is schooner of the New York
pilot boat rig, and, according to American re-
gister, stands as III tons on their club list She
was constructed by Mr.. George Stears her sole de-
signer and modeller, of the firm of George and
James X. Sears, OF New York, and to whose tai
ents the New York club is indebted for several of
the yachts which grace their lis viz: the Cornelia,
schooner Of 80 tons; the Una, GO tons; the Syren,
SO tons; the Sybil, So tons; the Cygnet, SO tons;
and the Coquille, 81 tons.
1.-THE America is owned by Commodore j. c.
Stevens, esq, and Messrs E A Stevens, II. Wilkes,
G. S Scuyler, and j. b. Finlay, of the New York
Yacht Club. Her dimensions are as follows:
Length, OVERALL "a feet 6 inches; keel, S2 feet;
beam, p feet inches; breadth, moulded, 80 feet;
length Of foremast, 79a feet; mainmnst, 81 feet,
with feet inch in rake; bowsprit, 80 feet II
feet of which is out board. She has three stand
ing sails--jb foresail, and mainsail; the lat
ter laces to the boom, is also the case with
the jib to an outrigger. She also set main
gaff topsail. She has no fore topmast. Her
internal accommodations and arrangements are
every thing that comfort could DESIRE both for the
crew and officers, as well as the owners. The fore
cabin is twenty one feet by eight feet with four
teen berths for the crew, and stall cabins for the
master and mate Amidships is the galley, apart
from the crew; this is p great desideratum in warm
climates; the comfort of {" Jack" think, has
been overlooked in many of our yachts. Be-
tween this and the main cabin, or saloon, are
two large state-rooms, eight feet by eight feet,
with ward rooms, and two wnter-closets at
tached there ia also large pantry, n wash
room, and two other state rooms. The entrance to
the main cabin is approached from the COCKPIT a
circular opening aft of 80 feet tcircumerence, under
which is the sail room; alongside the companion
is berth-room and also clothes-room. In the
saloon six sofas, and either side lockers run
the whole length of the cabin, with plate glass
pannels. The internal decorations are white and
gold, very chaste, with mahogany reliefs. Her
structure comprises eide planks, white oak,
inches; deck, white pine, 2l inches; beams, yell
low pine; combing mahogany; scantling, 8 inches
tened with iron braces every 81 feet she is copper
fastened, and sheathed TO 8 inches above the wa
line draws III feet aft and feet forward she
has plain rakng stern post, with large gilt ea-
gle-on her stern, which to US may probably be
slightly. Her outside appearance will bear the
most minute inspection, the workmanship being
perfection. At glance she would be taken for
an iron vessel.
cas- 1t has been extensively reported that she was
built by an Englishman, il may not be out of place
to say that her builder was born at New York, and
is the son of the late Mr.. Henry Stears, who was
native OF Dartmouth, Devon, and who was once
connected with our naval yard at Plymouth, but
who, shortly after the war, emgrated to the United
States, and established himself as ship builder at
New York. To America, therefore, lie the present
Mr.. Stears indebted for the watchful education he
has received, and for the development of those tai
ents which, like the statue in the marble were
hidden in the parent"