The New York herald., 1851-08-04
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Our Liverposl Correspon dence.
LIvERrooL, Wednesday, July 23, Issl

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, July %, 1851.
ZNe Departure Of the Atlantic-The Ne,o Screw
r Steamer City Of Manchester.
Long life and success TO the U. s. mail steamer
Atlantic, that proceeds to sea to-day. With wind
from the East, and her commander, West, and the
wizard ofthe North a passenger, she starts under
euspi asus circumstances indeed. Against such a
Battalion, what could breeze fro the South do {!
On Saturday last, the 18th, splendid entertain
ment was given on board that new importation into
Che Mersey, the screw steamship City Of Manches-
Ter, built for the Liverpool and Philadelphia trade
by Messrs. Todd and Macgregor, of the Clyds
About three hundred gentlemen were invited, and
fair sprinking of ladies' or, more properly, sprink
ling Of fair ladies, of whom about two hundred
pbeyed the bidding, and in spite Of weather, which
turned out very wet, enjoyed themselves over
Lynn's delicaces-peaches, cakes, aad wines-to
no small extent. Certainly Lynn is the prince Of
pastry cooks and purveyors The usual toasts were
of course given and of course drank with great ap-
plause; and when that of the President Of the Uni-
ted States proposed, it could not, think, have
been received with more heartfelt response in the
country over which he presides. On the he alth of
Capt Campbell being proposed, his friends, who
Are many and true hearted"
arose simultaneously, and applauded with stento-
Iisn lungs, to the very echo.
The City Of NJ anchester is really beautiful ship,
and her steamng and sailing qualities, so far as
her trial trips enable us ts judge, give promise of
her surprising those of any other screw sailing
ship plying between this country and America.
About this chip the Mercury makes the folio wing
Dbservations:-
The City Of Manchester is now perhaps, the finest
screw steamship aaoat and her things and arrangements
were universally admired Her length is very great-2G
Sect all bat she has good BEAM and . rsmsrka-
DIE funness of hull right tore and aft which without at
MI detrscting from her symmetrical beauty must give
ber great carrying capacity Her deck Is marka
6lys clean and her cabin arrangements very superior
The after cabin is decorated in the first style of by d.
"a d'caiman. of Glasgow of whose paintings glass
splendid in design aud elegant in execution Fruits
and Aowers with wild birds the uaects
which decorate the after ssoon and the paintings are
Twelve in number richly framed le saloon ts painted
IN oak and between each Of the paintings is
work the interior Of which is lined with pink satin
whilst the ceiling Is white with gilt corniees. The
FRANCES to the sleeping apartments from the main cabin
are ornsmented With pair Of twisted pillars, in tho
Ezabethan style. surmounted by heavy cornice. The
sests &c, covered with crimson velvet The ladies'
cabin is mIne edatey Oft the maiu cabin and Is remark
able for its neat and elegant arrangements Here We
have some delightful paintings Of Scotch and Welh
Icenery also By NJ Cain au Walking from tic main to
che cabin intended for the class passengers
pass the stewards pantry, engine and the Of
1icers state rooms al well arranged and fitted We then
come the fore cabin, which is large and spacious
and though plainly fitted lacks none OF the essentials
which tend to promote the comfort Of passengers.
Further forward is the cabin for the reme1 &c
The City of Manchssteris propelled by two magnih-
engines, driving shaft which is placed large
the face, with four OF wooden teeth breaking
joint. This wheel drives pnion keyed the screw
shaft The engines have overhead beams. formed each
of two large iron plates The main gudgeon is very
long and rests iron columns springing from strong
metal platform, which bolted 70 the bottom that
1here IS no attachment connsxion with the sides or
deck beams The cylinders T3 inches diameter with
feet stroke, and equal 70 400 horse power The
is iron, Ia feet diameter with pitch Of 10 feet
There copper pipes with taps leading from the
to each Of the principal beariDg which water be-
kept streaming in the Of the parts becoming heated
by the frictirn The cylinders Of 10 feet diameter
with Is feet stroke and cspable Of making twenty
seven revolutions per minute The average OF the re-
volutions Saturday. twenty-five and the vessels
speed under this propulsion was equal to eleven knots
an hour.
The steering apparatus Of this vessel Is prin
ciple and on each side Of the wheel which i under
two very neat smoking saloons for the accom-
modation Of the passengers Her length Of deck IA "a
feet her breadth Of beam 81 feet inches her length
from jibboom % spanksrboom 33e feet her burthen.
2125 tons ard her two engines together, equal te
DO horse power.
The City has four masts two Of which are ship rigyed
and the distance. before the hull fdly into
sight she might readily be taken for two vessels The
plates from the CARDBOARD streak TO the bends
overlap each other, by which the greatest amount Of
strength secured and from the bends the covering
board the side IL sem ush giving highly grac sfu out
Zine The cutwater i surmounted by u cl,s1eauy
modelled figure Of Plenty with corrucopia and on
he stern some gracefully defigned carvings and
rabesques among which are the Manchester arIns.