The New York herald., 1851-09-25
Our Long Islasd correspondence.
PoRr JEFFERSON, SrFToLk Co. l.. l., D
Sept D. IsJl (

EePb -, 1911.
The Yaeh Amoioa-Sytp Building in Port Jsf
ferson- Tpha, SORT ef HeJsos ac thcy'
There being so much excitement, both In city
and country, In relation to the yacht America, and
s her various points and sailing qualities have
been and still are, canvassed with 10 much eager
ness by al, perhaps il w-uld not be improper to
say for the benefit Of all interested In the building
Of vessels, especially yachts, that her sa tho set
Of which has been admired 90 much by John Ball.
were made BY Mr. Reuben Ii. Wilson, Of this
place.
Orr village, hk, the res. Of poor neglected aud
DETAINED old Suffolk, makes no very great preten-
sions TO importance yet, according its sire and
population, il ranks among the irs. in the United
States in the business OF ship building II Il 81
tusted at the head Of beautiful bay, two miles in
length, by three fourths ofa mile in width, and
contains about nine hundrc rcdinhab bit ants. The bay
is surrounded by high hills, except st the north,
where il emptiss into Long Island SQUAD, and has
sufficient depth Of water for The largest ships. The
only bindrance to the growth Of this village Is tho
difficulty Of entrance to its hsTbor, FOR yesso of
large sire. There are from twelve TO 6ftcca vcsses,
ranging from one hundred to three hundred tons
burthen, built here annually. seven scnooners and
one slocp have been built ard launched this sea
ton, end there are eight moro bcing built, the
msiority Of which will be launched this fall.
The yacht Breeze, Owned b. l.. G.. Coles, Esq..
was built here srd there is ono now being built
for Thomas y. Hawkins, Esq, OF this village.
There ten railways for hauling cut vessels for
repairs, which, during the greater part Of tho
year. full There is no lack " enterprise bcrc
and VIC only want an even chance to show that
part, at lesst, Of ." Old Sugolk not % far behind
tine age az many suppcse.
The vessels built here arc more Tor use than
ornament or swiftnrss yet | 90 not for a moment
iuag gine thatthe seme nunher ofvcsscls Oftbe same
class be found that Will compare With the
Brookhayen vessels in point of strength, beauty,
admired for their neat rig, az home as well ss
abroad, and II would appear, " wc may Judge by
the accounts given In the English papers Of tho sct
Of the Americas sails that have lost nothing in
Port Jefferson sailnsker has done bis par, in show
inE them that the Yankees "can d. some things as
well as Others" II was formerly supposed by sons
that old Suffolk had claim on the general 20
yernment, ard pettions were cent 70 Congress
praying for an sppropria,ion 70 a'ist IN clearing
no avail It's true, there was bill passed making
on appropriation u the paltry sum of a 70 thousand
dollars during the adminstie alton ot Capt. Tyler
but he, perhaps thinking be had obtained, in the
porson Of bis oung and beautiful wre a'l the good
here wa, in q Nazareth" !" quietly pookcted tbs bill
and stepped out Of Office. lioEeycr, We shall trJ
sgsin, "abd ever pray.
and owned here. and viii keep the Houb pcstcd uP
IN al matters which may bo Likely to interest lie
readers.
ere schooner, the J Darling, of 800 tons bur.
then, was lsmcled from Ibs ard Of hcssrs. Beds'l
& Darling, On tho 10Th instant she is TO be co. O.
unDtCd t. Captain Woodhull Wheeler, n this
vNiage, rnd ia ilt,rdsd, w iAilk, toy sbe Arais
thieV's ubae GEtss,