The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-15
From the .Nslo York Journal of Commerce.
Arrival Of the Humboldt.

Arrival OF the Humboldt.
The United States mail steamship Humboldt,
Captain Lines, arrived at New York on Wednes
day, with dates from Southampton, and London,
and Havre, TO the both ut
The Humboldt sailed from Havre at noon on
the 30th OF July, ran across the British channel
to Cowes roads, where she embarked the Eng
llsl mails passengers, and passed the Needles
about daybreak on the 3lst
This steamer has about 80 passengers, and a
very large and valuable freight of continental
merchandise.
The Hnmboldts voyage from Cowes has been
performed in rather less than 3 days In con-
trasting her run with that of the Arctic from
Liverpool, it must be borne in mind that she
left Cowes nearly Is hours after the Arctic left
the Mersey, and that the distance between South.
ampton and New York is greater ty about 10
miles than that between Liverpool and this port
The Franklin, (the sister ship of the Humboldt
it will be recoected beat the Arctic duriny the
homeward March voyage. On that occasion,
both vessels started from England at precisely
the same moment the franklin from South
ampton, and the Arctic from Liverpool, the for
mer reaching her destination nearly "a hours
before the Collins steamer
UP to the present time the Humboldt has by
no means answered the expectations of her
owners and builders in point of speed, as it was
confidently anticipated that her trips would have
been made In from 81 to l0t days. whereas she
has never performed the voyages under III to
l2t days. This fIult is not caused by any de-
feet In the machinery, which has worked very
well, and is sufficiently powerful to drive the
ship at speed equal to that of any of the Col.
ilns or Cunard steamers, but arises from her ex.
cessive tendency to crankness when light On
both occasions she has arrived at Cowes very
much on one side, with one paddle deeply i'm
mersed in the water, and the other, of course.
not having sufficient immersion When fully
laden with Goals, stores, and cargo, this difficulty
is not experienced, bat when the fuel hes been
partially exhausted, and when the maximum of
speed should consequently be attained, the yes
sci will not keep sufficiently upright to permit
of the rnpidity Of steaming which she would
otherwise attain. At Havre, 300 tons of iron
ballast were placed in the vessel, with a view to
remedy this defect, but the proceeding has only
been attended with partial advantage, and now
we are informed il is proposed to pat wales on
her sides to give the ship increased buovancy
IL is expected that these alterations will give
The vessel increased stability, and no doubt an
augmentation Of speed will be the necessary
consequence. There is no question but that
II the patent featherng paddle wheels, which
have 30 greatly improved the steaming capa-
bility OF some of the British West India
steamers, were applied to the Humboldt, her
speed, when fully laden, would be increased two
miles an hour An account of these improved
paddle-wheels appears in the London Times of
the 18th ult, from the Southampton correspond
ent Of that Journal
The U. \. mail steamer Hermann, Capt f.
Crabiree, which sailed from here for Bremen, on
the l2h inst, touched at Coxes on the Goth.
after passage of 49, days. Her long voyage
was occasioned by the inability of the boilers to
produce good supply of steam, arising from n
defective draft, combined with bad Goals
The news brought by the Humboldt, was an
ticipated by the arrival Of the Africa
IRELAND.
A London paper, speaking of Ireland says
Still the human tide PUSHES outward. and
the numbers proceeding to America are very |
considerable, even at n period of the season
when, in former years, emigration had been al |
together suspended. The fine harvest prospects.
and the apparent recovery of the potato, do moi
appear TO have produced the slightest effect
among the rural population; and, it is manifest
that the emigration, notwithstanding the dimin |
isbed numbers, will continue upon vast scale
Nem'ttances, very iarge IN the aggregate amount
are constantly received from Irish settlers in the
United States; and desire TO leave the country
ia the absorbing idea amongst the peasantry.-
In Limerick, Wexford, New Ross, and other
ports, vessels of large tonnage are prepared for
the Summer emigration" and farmers. even of
the better class, unable to make terms with their
landlords are giving up their holdings and sell-
ing oil their effects. The Limerick Examiner
states that "the emigration mania is spreading
through the country with amazing rapidly; the
people are flying in large numbers: and on the
roads in remote districts, You will often meet
long and melancholy cavalcndes proceeding to
the place Of embarkntion. The poor man, who
has no friend TO send him remittance, and no
means of paying his passage over. il looked upon
AZ doomed man. Country Roman Catholic
rhapes on Sundays are thinly attended. owing
10 the death or desertion Of the people, The
Munster News says--"Numbers of the occnpiera
Of almost every district are abandoning their old
homes, and setting ont for Americn In the
Of Nenaeh, nearly every one hav-
ng passage money, is resolved TO emi0rate If
he present potato crop fail" The heavy poor
ates still required In acme of the western and
southern Unions, on account Of the payment of
he instalments for relief advances during the