The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-01

DEFY SEA sorNpIsGs We have the pleasure Of laying
Captain Barron to Commodore Warrington giving line
OF deep soundngs across the Atlantic These
are physical problems Of high import which have
mandd the attention and occupied the thoughts Of the
most eminent philosophers In the discussion Of these
problems are involved the ocean and its depths BY vr
tue Of an act OF Congress authorizing the o the
navy to operate with Lieut. Maury procuring
rals for his Investigations into the phenome the great
deep circular letter has with the sanction Of the 5cre
tsry Navy been issued by the Chief " the Bureau
Of Ordnance and photography requiring the 4nders
OF public cruisers to get deep sea sounding when
ever II IL cslm in whatever part Of the 1t
narkahe that this problem Of deep soundings which,
above all others has most perpexed and bothered navi
gators should as soon taken by the officers Of
ravy become in their hands Of the simple aud
easy ofexecuton The difficulty heretofore get
tirg a line long enough and in knowing when the plum
met had reached the bottom. Recourse had been had
by other great length and teuuity; aud
the depth ever kuoyu TO have been reached be-
fore the subject taken up here, the sounding by
an officer OF the English navy. in 1900 fathoms which
wss ty means satisfactory Lieutenant Walsh in ths
United states schooner fancy has reported sounding
without bottom more than mile deeper than this.
Instead q the clumsy and costly implements used for
sounding the d, pths u the ocean, vessel simply
suppl,d with twine to which they attach weight. aud
when the weight to sink they know it Is the
bottoms ano thus the depths Of the ocean in the deep
est parts may, without trouble Inconvenience b.
cerainsd in every calm Of few minutes scqusint
with this simple continuance, the Albany Captain Plat
has line II deep soundngs the Gulf II
Mexico. from Tampco to the Straits Of Florida rhe
basin which holds the waters OF this Gulf has thus been
ascertsned be about mile deep and the Gulf II re I'm
in the Florida Pass about 900 feet deep In like
the John Adams Captain Barron as made step ia
giving the shape Of the great Atlantic basin betwcen
the Capes of Virginia and the Island Of Madeira show
irg IL to be at least five miles ard half deep Men of
science will recognise ia these results Of the
interesting and valuable physical discoveries Of the day
They ect the highest credit upon our navy and those
who planned and set fool these simple and beautiful
arrangement which have cleared away the difficulties
With which all have found themselves bese who hereto
fore have undertaken TO fahom the at great depths
U. s. Sur JouS Ap.Ms I
M,pEIRA, May %, 1851 !
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NAY s-Latitude 80 90, north. lOngtud, Sc 81
west temperature Of the air 6i' water 65' had fair
up aud down sound With 2Gco) twenty-six hundred
athoms of line Time Of running out hour % minutes,
10 ,econds-one 32-pound shot on the line.
MAY Latitude 32 OU longitude AZ ~ west tenn.
pefature q the air CG', water C5' Got bottom with
% 5Oo) five hou,and five hundred faith Of line
fine Of running out hours. ~ minutes. % seconds
Diff a ship miles Lost two 81 pound shot, and $500
htboms Of line
latitude 81 ol, north longitude ~ 81 west;
temperature If the air Cs water 6s Dot bottom with
$50 twenty three huudr, fthons Of line out Time
drumming out hour. o. minutes. 30 seconds.
Naf 17-Ftak II rico. bearing north 1s east distant
twcbty Il miles found bottom with 6iO) sx hundred
and s,wnty fsthoms CT line. Time Of running out IL
MAy 2l-atiude So o. north longitude 25' 81 west;
temperature Ct tho air 90, water CO. Il oiO) thou
,and and forty f,thOma found bottom Time Of running
out. 10 minutes. So seconds.
We have made frequent other cats but in consequences
q The swell aud motion and large DRIFT Of the ship with
cut any satisfactory resutsI have the honor b., sir
(sispcdj ). BARRON. Commander
Commodore Lewis Warrington Chief Of Burt al Of Ord
nance and Ilydrogrsphy, Washing ton, ID. G.
--Uashusen EeJu9ic.
THr STEAMSHIP Ascrrc-The United States mail
steamship Arctic Captain Luce sailed from this port for
New Yoik en- "wednesday morning. at twenty minutes
pact nine o'clock She took out with her ninety Elk rst
cass. end Eve second class ani one OF the
In get Tephts % fore carried ny steamer 10 the
United States. consisting principally Of french gO de
arc hre British msnuiac,urrs Her passenger fares
realize the II $3.50 which includes provisions for
the voyage LitoJool Nail June ~.
Larsen The fine ship Astrea about 500 tens owned
in Boston. will be launched from the yard % Osgoud
Mcknap Newburyport. on tuesday July lst