The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-27

THE CLIPPER SHIP HoRNEr-rHE OLD AND NEW

| from our port, will be down town to her berth,
in few days, when those interested in viewing
first rate specimens IF marine architecture will have an
opportunity of inspecting Of the finest clipper ships
that ever left ship yard; indeed in the estimation Of
many nautical men, she is considered the finest model
and build Of any vessel constructed in this or
any other country.
The Hornet ratet 600 tons carpenters measurement.
Her length Is eo6 feet deck 40 feet BEAM % feet
depth Of hold She has 80 inches rise asd carrying
her floor well forward and aft and terminating a. each
end In an extreme sharp, forming straight lines and
making on the WHOLE of the most symne trica and
rakish ships the eye beheld.
She has two decks the upper one being entire flush
fore and an showing as much a line Of battle
ship with clear decks and in regard to her strength
IN weed and fastenngs, appears impossbility to
hGve vessel constructed scientific principles
She has square stern ornAmen.ed With gilt carving of
the La~ren,e coat q representing two boys
sitting On topmast yard supporting shield with foul
anrhor.
Her frame consists q white oak live oak end locust
her tordss and ends being entirely Of the last She
has three kslsons main and two side nelson's at
tachsd forming an mmene back bone capable Of sus-
taining thrice the burden Of the ship Some of her
ereast~s are .s ieet in the throat and her hanging
forecsstie aud cabin below deck the latter finished
The mot uprb style and in point Of taste and beauty,
thtufh snail cannot very easily be excelled.
Her fTars are In perfect proportion, and though i'm
appear adapted TO carry all fail long as spars
ana rigging VII stand Her mainmast is 35 inches i'm
diameter main 80 feet aud from deck to main truck
10 i tower above the head The rest OF the spars
ghi. Dip owned by Messrs Chamberlain aud Phelps,
and j int nd,d for the China trade and is TO BE-
nandcd IS the wsl known and gentlemanly Capt VIM
W iawrnre under whose superintendence She has been
hull lie haze been well known one of driving
sg masi,rs q this port for the last If cen years
Hssoe
~ prede fr this ship one of the shortest passages
i A Nan fFanei@eD a peoa mead
tAe Who comp.tsn judges TO have all the requisite
qualities q very fast sailing vessel
The a. this vessel aud that OF her captain WILL no
doubt bring 20 the mind Of many Of readers the
memory q the American sloop Of war Hornet, aud
Penguin during the last and, this clipper
nan,d w who took active part In that achieve
description a The action from the journal OF Capt s.
thsn mdshipman in the Hornet viii not be thought
March IS 1878 We arrived oil the island of Tristan
dAe1rcs IN lat 81 deg. south aud II deg long west
Our hrt lieutenant David Conner had just landed when
the signal made for lin 20 return in consequence
y ssrsrss az hsasiag 10 sight aud standing down
ner IA dun day. while she was running down Thc
dun hardly swallowed when the drum bea. to quar-
watching the stranger lie lucd 10 on our weather
quarter lstsrbnNrd) about psol shot of hoisted the
Birth nag snd save " gun This We did not notice
a. ths trst broedsido. The moment hs guns dashed,
cur wsrs n operation and strange 10 say In five NIL
when thy Almost stepped arinr Our Lutte Captain
dsrcd ~ = eea-s airing When the enemy thinking
we're dissbed renewed H. nv. and a course socn
convinced him a H. mistake lie thea, last alter
native. ~ bowsrrit 30 seen maia and mEen-
msst With ths inienton ~ carrying BY boarding 4
stationed with tn firt Lieutenant In the Tniri
diyson On The quarter deck three alter each
sads) 49, soon n command q this division-the
Fini Lieutenant ar Conner having b,ea ssyer.ly
wounasd AZ ths eomms nccnept ~ the seton Tbls
brave eaesr staniing near my right arm Twas
thsn sss,lrr me wsrtag ths .scona gun from al lni
afisr taxing an'- h. Inquired 81 nae ho~ the eesmy
eoksa al ast answering that from sPPssrancsshls
w4ana as n
groin l Watched ths eject q IN wound aud OBJ
served him ~htsn frum los q hlooi attempted to
atrssst ths ml1 mat asked hin II shoala s.ad him
tssws putting IA. hand tas wound, h. said. NO,
mhst-ths Captain Observing THE asspatchsd his ahi
Midshrmsn sam Pheps % help him bslow, and con-
unusd In charrs q the Third Division.
The gib-halynrds being shot away, the for. task
hausd down 70 vs.r the shp. Tbs enemy 90 nov
" immediately mounted ths hammock cloths and The
sneay oons The shout a board, and chsers nom
and required al the exsrons q our captain aud Of.
hssrs % prevent from boarding had they done
- The Enemy would have suffered much, many of them
were nov aodsng t~gw snd some len th-r Pr. Lieu
tenant tMebonaid) standing alone the or~c4stl..
Mary masksts wsTs lsvesd At him but prevented,
~ car sfsosrs trim firing brave a AZ then
snqursd q cur leader SECOND Lieutenant Se-ton the
nsms q ths ship and Hss-esed the United states
Cur shp IN shooting Ahssd carried assay bis bo~sprit.
tore s-sy al eur Hiss-n rigging and N enemy swans
chest spsmkirg them wh~n their furs nast irlf
snns ths v. -mist Tbs In the fore TOP cunx
decs and th.a Jumped for-srd Esd asa wounded our
captain Ihsy made a. sttsmpt aso. at this time, 10
ss standing 10 ths lAreoard stern port In front d
thsr 80 eow guns only about twelve f~s, from
their loading certainly expecsed % 80 many a cur
party fs a. that Are nsa thsse guns BEN vsl direct
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shot vent under The countef Into the sea oaf shlp
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