The republic., 1851-04-09
The FriSate So. Lawrence 1T Southampton
ICouGhampton (EnglandD Letter, March 20

ISou1ampton (Esgland) Letter, March 90
The United States frigate 81. Lawrence. 50, Com
mander Sands. completed discharging her cargo
for the great exhibition yesterday, and will proba-
bly, tomorrow haul of into the stream. The total
number Of packages landed 10 seven hundred and
fifty -bur, (asmaler number than was anticipated,)
railway 70 the Crystal Palace. Up to to-day, two
hundred PACKAGES have been prepared by the GUS
toms authorities and sent away under the usual
seals Of Office.
An item in the cargo OF the st. Lawrence has to-
day excited some attention in the docks. 1t 10 one
Of Francis's patent metallic life boats and has been
brought over by Captain Sands, consigned TO MIR.
Macgregor Laird, the iron ship builder Of Birken-
head who i instructed BY the inventor to present
il to the Shipwreck and Humane Society, in Lon
don-previous 10 which, however, Mr.. Laird has
streets Of London by four horses, the bottom 70 be
entirely unprotected, 20 that the strength of the
boat may 6e severely tested. After this it 10 to
be run against the London Docks, stem on,
tried in the surf among The rocks Of the most dam
gerous coast in England. This boat H. by it appear
ance and general structure, most efficient me-
dunn for saving live: in cases Of shiPwreck ON
gated iron, has air tight tanks forward and aft,
and cannot possibly turn over or sink. lts buoy
ancy il great that 1t will sustain In the water as
many human beings ~ can cling to IL. The boat
also cannot fill with water, because there ten
or twelve plugs which, when opened. will let out
all the water that may have got, in heavy weather.
into the boat ana tnat may In consequence remain
above the line Of immersion. Besides this valuable
present to the Humane Society, Captain Sands has
brought, for presentation to Captain Lord John
Hay, r. NJ, q beautiful model of one of Francis's
copper man n-of-war's cutters. such as have been
used with great success in the United States navy
and similar to the boats with which Lieut. Lynch
explored the Dead sea, when all others failed This
model il to be presented to Lord John Hay when
Captain Sands arrives in London.
The Fairy, Commander Crispin, R. NJ, ran into
the Southampton docks yesterday, to land the
Duchess Of Kent, who proceeded BY special train
TO Farnborough, route to her residence. Her
Royal Highness was attended by Sir George Cou-
per and Lady Fanny Howard, and, ON landing.
was received by Col. Henderson and Mr.. Watkins
on the part of the railway company, and by Capt.
Peacock and Mr.. John Levy, the principal officers
of the dock company. Commander Sands, U: 8.
NJ, of the st: lawrence. had the honor Of being
presented to her Royal Hghness by Capt. Corric,
r. n, the Admiralty Superintendent Of Packets,
after which Capt. Sands and the principal officers
of The frigate were invited board the Fairy, BY
Commander Crispin, and expressed their unbound
ed admiration at the beautiful and commodious
fittings Of the royal yacht. Through a mistake on
board, the Fairy received some damage in getting
alongside the dock wharf, ~ way was not checked
ON her sufficiently quick, and her head camo
straight upon the wharf, knocking away portion
of the royal arms on the figure head.