New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-01

days of the season. The morning was rather Sc
we're on the face and extremities but the bril-
liant keenness of the afternoon, with a more
moderate temperature, was as enjoyable white
weather as we have ever felt
A GLANCE AT OUR SHIP-YARDs.-Our reporter
made the rounds Of the Cast River Ship Yards
yesterday. The activity in chip building opera
tions is undiminished our fleet of steamships
already so imposing will soon be enlarged by
several new and splendid vessels, while this in
crease in that line does not seem to have at all
diminished the number of sailing vessels on the
stocks. The following is list of the vessels
now in various stages of progress in the principal
Shp.Y ards on the East-River:
AT Westervelt's yard, a clipper ship of 1000
tuns is now building for Chambers Heser, I'M
der the superintendent of Capt. James Funk.
Her length will be l75 feet breadth of beam, 80
feet depth of hold 81 feet She will be launched
by the 18th of April.
At Mr. Westervelts upper yard, the clipper
ship n B. Palmer is on the stocks. A. A. Low
& Brothers are agents and part and Capt.
n. B. Palmer will command her. She is 400
tuns burden; length, 200 feet breadth of beam
46 feet depth of hold, 81 feet. She is intended
for the California and Canton trade, and will be
launched next week.
At Mr.. Webb's yard, w II. Webb is building
clipper ship for N. 7. & 7. Griswold. Capt.
Waterman, formerly of the Sea Witch, will COM
mand her. She will be 1000 tuns burden length,
227 feet breadth of beam, Il feet; depth Of
hold IS feet. She is destined for the California
and Canton trade, and will sail in three months.
Also at this yard, Liverpool packet is build
ing for Charles II. Marshal & Co. Tunage, 1900;
length, 100 feet; breadth Of beam, 40 feet depth
of hold, % feet. She is to be launched in three
months, and will sail between New.York and
Liverpool.
At Joseph Bells yard, the steamship Marion is
now on the stocks and nearly completed. Spot
ford Tileston, in connection with several gen.
tlemen of Charleston, are the owners Capt.
Barry will command her. She is Of 900 tuns
burden; length, 200 feet breadth, 81 feet; depth
Of hold, p feet. She has two engines of 20 inch
cylinder and feet stroke She will probably be
launched to-day and will shortly take her place
on the line between this City and Charleston.
The steam propeller Pioneer is also building for
spoford h Tileston, agents and part owners. She
will be 1000 tuns burden 230 feet long with
49, feet breadth of beam, and 90 feet depth Of
hold. She will be aunched in season to convey
passengers to the Worlds Fair, and will after
ward ply between this City and Liverpool for
merchandise and passengers. Capt. Asa Eldridge
will command her. The schooner Asa Eldridge
is nearly completed at the same yard. She is of
40 tuns burden, and will sail on the lst of March.
Mr. Joseph Bell is building for himself clipper
ship Of 1000 tuns. She will be 235 feet in length
AZ feet breadth of beam and % feet depth Of
bold. She will be launched on the 10th of July,
and will be engaged in the California trade.
AZ William Browns Yard, foot of Twelfth st. &
yacht is building for a Yacht Club of this City for
competition at the Worlds T air. She is "a feet
long, % wide, deep, and 100 tunE burden. Mr.
Brown is also experimenting the construction Of
steamship for the California trade. She will be
1900 tuDs burden length, $50 feet; breadth Of
besm, 30 feet; depth Of hold, 90 feet. She will
have two engines Of 81 inch cylinder and 10 feet
stroke.
At the Novelty Works the steamship Humboldt