The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25
The Great English Regatta.

dent Of the London Morning Chronicle
{ august 22d) writes as follows;
On no occasions we understand, since the
establishmentof the club, has so general an
interest been manifested as 10 any particular
vessel as has for some weeks, and especially |
since she gave a sample Of her qualities at
Ryde, pervaded all classes with respect to
the American clipper. Her appearance in
the water as she rides quietly at anchor, has
a singularity that cannot fail to be observed
She sits upon it like duck, and taken with |
with her clean build and saucy, raking nasts,
she evidently looks benton mischief. She took |
a cruise yesterday to the westward, and her
sailing was the theme of general admiration
Things have come to pretty pass when
New Yorker challenges all England in Cowes
Roads, and all England hcsitates about ac-
cepting the challenge From the moment of
our leaving the Waterloo road station on
Thursday evening, until, our arrival att
Cowes, nothing else was talked of by rail
road and steamboat passengers. Good hui
ored surprise was expressed by some, ill-na-
"tured annoyance by others. But the most
singular undnimity of opinion prevailed
through all, that ''the Yankee" las she is
most improperly styled was able to outsal
creation, with the exception, at least of an
other Yankee, the Maria Y ct still the
lurking hope which ever filed Mr.. Micaw-
bers bosom, and something might turn up"
to save the honor of the Old Land, was lin
gering round many heart and now and
then the cheerful assurance would break
forth, that, even if the America carried off
/ the cup this time, there would be half a score
of English schoonoTs this time twelve month
ready and able to beat her. Then she was
''only trick of build and like the Clas-
Ipars' outrigger, she wonld only win once, and
then befound cut Besides, She was 50 ug-
ly," and had $50 little room in her." with a
hundred other crumbs of comfort, the very
enjoyment of which only served to mark bow
deeply seated WAS the feeling of utter despair
of her being matched, at least farthe present
Southampton was filled with visitors Cowes
was crammed-scarcely bed to be had fol
Iowa or money Wanderers were moving a
bout the streets long after midnight, knock
: ing al impractcable doors, and aarawingnight
capped heads from the windows, only to re
Iceiyc the unpleasing information thai. ther
was no room for theTa.
, Towards morning there was slight fal
of rain, for which the yachtmen were ex
trcmely thnnkful, as the cloudy atnospher
. bore promise of breeze Shortly aftc
9 o'clock the yachts were attheir stations 81
! the clubhouse, the American lying consid
E erably astern-a strange looking craft enough
with her long, low black hull, and thick
stif-looking, rakish masts, not atall the sor
= of phantom ship that Fennimore Coope
= loves to paint. A big boned skeleton sh
q might be called, hut no phantom. Her
: are not the tail, delicate, graceful spars, wit
i cobweb tracy Of corlage, scarcely visible .
!. gainst the gray and threatening evening sky
n but hardy sticks, prepared for work, and u
y to any thing that can be put upon them
y Her hull is very, low, her breadth Of bear
:, considerable and her draft of water peculiar
- (six feet forward and eleven aft Her BIZ
70 last is slowed in her sides, about the waite
. line; and as she is said to be, nevertheless
: deficient in head room between decks, ht
form below the water must be rather cur
Gus. She carries no foretopmast, being Al
10 parently determined to do all her work wit
e large sheets; and how she can do it, tn
a. day will probably show better than any of ii
Il short and accidental courses that any 81
a. has hitherto run against yachts of the Re-
n al Yacht Squadron.
er The following is. the entry, with the st
" tons occupied by the yachts before starting
of The r. 7. S. cup of 500 value, open
en- yachts belonging to the clubso all nation
h Coursc-Round the Isle Of Wight.
start at 10 o'clack. Stations No. bell
w next Cowes Castle.
r, /. Beatrice, (schooner, 161 tons, Sir
'c- p Carew Bart.
rs 2. Volante. (cutter,) rs tons, james
no Cragie, ESQ.
"a 8 Arrow, Coulter 81 tons, T. Chambe
ne layne, ESQ.
ne 4. Wyvern, schooner, )205 tons, the Du
.te Of Marlborough.
les 5. lone, Schooner rs tons, Almon Fl
Esq.
OF 6. Constance, (sehooner,) 21S tons, t
w. Marquis Of Conyngham
ny Z. Titania, Schooner 100 tons, R. s
w. phenson, Esq, Mp
2 M 8 Gypsy Queen, Schooner I60tons,
Ter II. B. Hoghton, Bart
inc 8. Alarm {cutter) 1913, tons,J Weld Il
ye. 10. Mona, Coulter, 80 tons, Lord Aft
lal-s Paget
the IL. America, schooner,l 10, tons, j.
Up, Stevens, Esq.
lhe IL. Brilliant, Ga three masted schoone
rec $50 tons, G. II. Ackers Esq
en- is. Bacchante, cuttef, 30 tons, b.
Jones, Esq.
q IL. Freak, cutter, 81 toas, ~. Curl
Ell Esq
igi- Is steIla. Gutter, IS tons, Il. Frank.
16 Eclipse coulter so tons, 81 s Fears
J of Esq.
the e Fernando, sehooner, ~ tons, )
leds u Margin
6. Aurora eut tons, 20 March
cod Thomas ESQ
Athve minutes before 10 the signal III
aps heave short and prepare for s. was 81
Es and moment afterwards fore S and
Ant were run upon s s. 81 the sen
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