Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13

TAIN. = Great Britain possesses one
hundred and forty-seven steamships,
including three in Canada, and thirty
] 547 to 1880 tons. or these, four were
formerly 76 gun ships, and have now
engines Of $50 horsepower. / he larry
eSr, the Simoom, Of 1880, has only $50
horse power; the Terrible, however,
Of 1850. has engines of 500 horse pow
er; the Termagant Of l517 has engines
of 62O horse power; while the Arro-
giant, Of 1872, has only $50 horse pow
or; the Retribulinn, OF l641, has 400
horse power. One Of the above eleven.
the Penelope was &c gun frigate.
Fifteen from above 1900 and under ! 500
tons, twenty-seven above 1000 and un-
der 1900. twPnty-thrPe above 700 and
nnder 1000, nine ahnve 500 and under
700, twenty-Seven from $50 and under
600. twentv-twn from $50 and under
$50, four from 42 to 149; and three on
the la.>rs Of Canada, one of 400 and Of
90 horse power, and one of $50 and Of
900 horse power; twelve packets, 247
To 100, some nf which are very fine
vessels 53,643 in commission. and
So, sol tons in ordinary. OF the steam
ships there are built Of iron-the ST.
moon, 1884; the Fulture, 1854, both
$50 horse power; the Grernock, 1413,
and $50 horse power; the Brkenhead,
l405 and $50 horse power; the Niaga-
ra, 1895 and $50 horse power; the 'Fri-
dent, $50, and $50 horse power; the
Antelope, $50, and 264 horse power;
the packet Lizard, $40, and 80 horse
power: the Bloodhound, 373, and $50
horse power; the Grappler, 557, and
220 horse power; the Sharp-Shnoter,
sos, and 2O2 horse power; the Harpy,
344, and 200 horse power; the Myrmi
don, about $50, and $50 horse power;
the Sphynx and Fairy, about 800, and
10 horse power; and four other small
er vessels, Of 20 to 9 horse power. Six
of the packets are built of iron. Screw
steamers on the stoces, viz one so
gun at Woolwich, and one 80 gun at
Pembroke; in all, one hundred and fifty
steamships.
Then there is the mercantile steam
power. The steam vessels registered
in the port Of London on the 1st of
January, 1851, were three hundred and
thrty-three; one hundred and seven
teen under 100 tons, sixty four from 100
10 200, twenty-slX frem 100 To $50,
twenty-Seven from $50 to 800, sixteen
from 800 to $50, nine from $50 to 400,
ten from 400 to $50, eight from $50 to
500, three from 800 To $50, seven from
$50 to 600, three from 600 to $50, six
from $50 to 700, two from 700 to $50,
FIVE from 100 TO 500, three from $50 to
900, one from 900 II $50, eight f'on
1000 to 1900, six from 1000 u 1909,
eleven from 1900 10 5000, aud one
above 1000 tons. In LiverpnDl there
were nInety-twO steam vessels; twenty
under 100 tons, forty-nine from 100 to
200, twelve from 200 to 400, six from
400 to 600, three from 600 to 900, one
of 1900, and one Of 1909 tons. At
Bristol there were thirty-one steam
vessels; eleven under 100 tons, fourteen
above 100 and under 500, three from
800 to 500, two from 500 to 600; one
(Great Britain) of 1886. At Hull there
were thirty-fDur steam vessels eight
under 100 tons, seven from 100 to 200,
eight from 900 to 400, eight from 400
10 700. two from 700 to 1000, and one
of 1920 tons. AT ShiPl Is there were
fifty steam vessels; f,rty-right under
100, one of 335, and one Of loo tons.
At Sunderland there were thirty-two
steam vessels under 100 tons. At New
tle-upon-Tyne there were one hun
dred and thirty ei sht steam vessels;
o e hundred IN thirty I'M Ter 100 ton,
) from 100 IL 500 tons, two from 800
to $50. At South Imptnn there were
twpnty-thrpe Stpam vessels; nine under
100 tnaS, nine from 100 to 500. FIVE
from 500 To 500. AT Glasgow there
were eIghty-PighI steam vessels; four
teen under 100 tons, 45 from 100 To 800,
sixteen from 800 to 700, three from 700
10 1000, five from 1000 to 1000, two
from 1000 to $500. At L"ith there
were twenty>thrrc steam vessels; eight
under 100 tons, twelve from 100 To 500
tons, three from 500 tn 1000 tons. At
Aberdeen there were <ixten Steam yes
SelS; three under 100 Cnns, four from
100 to 500, three from 500 to 600, five
from 6l2 TO l1l7 7tunS.-[Glasgow Prnc-
neal Merhamic
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