The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-02

TO THE HERALD.
aIs-Will you please give the running time Of the
Afrc. and Baltic their last trip from Liverpool
m ad. bet the Baltic beat. Have won or lost
THE Baltic left Liverpool at PM on the 18th inst
and arrived at her dock Canal street the 2sth
AN making the passage in 10 days 1874 hours. The
Africa left Liverpool the 18th, at 1920 M, and ar
rived at her dock at Jersey City the 2sth, at IA
making the passage in 10 days 10 hours and 10 minutes
The difference thus in Of the Baltic l. IS minutes
-Ep. HERaIpl
L.yScs OF A FISr smr.-Me.srs. Cooper X Butler
launched Saturday from their yard at Philsdelpha
a superior built ship Of COO tons burthsn Owned by
Messrs Wilism Mason Sons, of that city she Is 40
feet on deck 81 beam and 10 feet hold The moisl
il Of the medium class she being dez snet for
ing vessel. She built under the supsratsndencs OF
Capt Jones' who is 10 have the command Of her IL is
designed her the Elizaf Mason, after the lady
OF one Of Der owners.
G,a.Sr,c Nrw srr.syRs-The Amazon. one Of the
Eve colossal steamers ary competed for tbs Royal
West Iudia Mail steampacket Company is expected to
arrive In Southampton water early In Novemoeri and
vii INN. dateiy commence running the main line Of
the West India mail route scheme that h bet south
amrton and the Isthmus Of Psnsms The oronoco will
shortly afterwards follow the Amazon II Is pro5sbe
that the Parsna will be the third that Will be ready for
she esves5oubampton In fe~ days for the Clyde,
10 have her engines put in The whole OF the i've gig
tic steamers will be performing the service
Vat the latter end Of this year the beginning Of tue next
The 0raboco and Msgjslena sister ships built pre-
csey alike Their superiority in speed ~ any will there.
entirely depend their engines The Oronoco will
be ergnsd Napier OF glasgow the manufacturer OF The
engines for Cunsrds vessels and the Msgteena will be
epcined by Msudsley sof London. There IL not the
sgbtest doubt but what these eminent will
tab their abilities to the utmost to surpass esch other In
the manufacture Of engines for these two seamerst
There never such fair opportunity for the Thames
ard the Clyde to struggle for supremacy. seswsrd n
Go will engine the Amazon. and Caird the Psr,na and
Dem.rara The whole Of the old feet Of the West India
Company except those ships that not worth IT, will
he nut in the same state Of ecisncy the Tevot The
engine works this ship contain every Improvement up
to last year and form perfect model This steamer
which brought home the Brazilian mail this week made
the massage between Rio and England In six days less
than the contract time She left st Vincent three days
after the Cape mail steamer and after calling and stop
pirg at Tenerihe, Madeira and Lisbon arrived home
within few hours 81 the Cape boat which cane direct
from st Vincent England The Tevict has the late at
improved patented paddle whees which have been
found TO her speed very considerably especially
when she Is deeply Iaden-Engish popr.
L,rrcHrp-At Mattspoisett, 2sth ult, by Wilson Bar
stow fine stip Of about 400 tons called the Northern
Light owned by EImutd Allen. Of fairhayep aud TO be
eTpoyea 10 the whale hery, under command Of Capt.
WIN Stott fuimerly Of the Friendship, Of y
Az Cane Elizabeth 9th, ship Grecsn, OF ll5o tons.
The fine chin International vas launched At kenne-
bnpk 9th utmo by Mesers. Emmons Littleheld.
Csptnin David Brown, Of Provincetcwn who viii con-
uand her. IL part owner ., -
At Fr,.poit Me, 24th ult, by Master Rufus soule,
fpe hip Of $50 tons called the Oxfcfd TO be commanded
BY Captain +. z. Minot