The New York herald., 1851-11-06
Marine Affairs.
THE NEW CLIPPER SHIP Isvuc

This fresh claimant for nautical honors receiv
irg cargo at the foot Of Wall street. sxording fine op
porunity Of visit from every lover Of the beautiful in
chip building We understand her builder, Mr.. w. IL.
Webb considers her Of his crack ships and he may
reasonably be allowed to feel proud Of his fair
production for she appears combine every element
necessary TO constitute first class clipper ship
The Invincble Is 2l6 feet the Keel 23 feet on decd
between perpendicular and 235 feet extreme length
Her extreme breadth Of beam which is several feet
ward Of centre AZ feet 10 nches depth OF hold
including feet six inches between each of her
decks, is rs feet inches; and she registers I76s
tons Her estimated draught Of water when loaded is
20 feet Her lines forward and aft are slightly con.
cave Her bow rses noby and sheer is truly carried
through her entire length For head She has The bsr
ty with the American arms formi M the space
IRON head to stem. This with star each csthead,
surrounded by heath OF laurel and form her only
ornaments forward having neither head nor trail
boards giving the bow extremely strong ap
with an eagle and scroll work. Her deck room is very
| spacious, and admirably arranged for working ship
is but four six inches sordng rucent protection
to her decks without obstructing the view. She has
daton Of her officers and which forms the entrance
her main cabin in the between decks AL her running
rigging except that connected with the spanker boom
lead upon her main deck making very for
working ship. All her hstchwsys on the upper deck
have glazed kyligkts arranged to afford air and
light at all times The combngs of the matches aud
partners OF mahogany Her windsss massive and
of the stet and appro, ed patterns three
patent anchors OF full size for the ship and
fun length chain cables oftvo inch and eg hth
inch In size Her pumps are pper, of eight inch
chambers working with engine bi skes She hss sIso a
powerful engine pump the purpose
Tor washing ship wettng sails extpgushng fire
assist the main pumps in freeing the chip from water The
accommodations for the the upper between
decks, and constructed to accommodate each seaman
with berth ard are roomy we'll lighted and ventilated
In addition to her half poop csbiH which is fitted for the
exclusive OF the officers of the shi the main cabin
contains odatons. for ten passengers, and
Ia.a ffftly I'D fip -
Gothic style Athoue built with the view of being
gagged in the California and China trade ehe will afford
unequaed accommodations as emigrant ship having
three flush decks and her between decks lofty most
admirably ventilated surpassed in that respect by
In depths boed together with copper sided sixteen
and moulded thirty four inches the floor tmbers
sided from thirteen to fifteen inches and moulded
eighteen inches She has three courses OF kesons the
ends OF which live oak the remainder of pitch pine
forming through kelsons and keel depth of eight and
half The is white oak very large the
apron live oak bolted the inhe thorough
manner with copper to the load line, and iron above
The stern post size of white oak with
sp inner post live oak very large which with
stern knee, Is thoroughly boed with copper aud
iron The entire frame of the ship forward Of the fore
mast and abaf the MiEzen mast Is OF I'VE oak All the
remainder OF the frame except the floor timbes and
lower of futtocks amidhips is Of live oak The
frame braced ds onally from stem to stern with iron
plates four inches wide and three fourths of inch
thick extending from the gunwale to the floor TIMBER
ard traDsversely with the same, except in the ends
These Plates veted together at each inter section
bolted through each timber. She is thoroughly
before
The ceiling The fat Of the floor is four inches thick
commencing With eight inches at the floor heads and
graduated to seven inches The lower deck clamps
eight inches All her deck beams Of hard pine and
very large The hold stsnchons kneed TO the beams
and keop she has three breast hooks with peinter
the lower hold OF white oak besides the deck hook which
is Of live oak all her deck breast hooks She has
large white oak hanging and lodging knees to each
beam under each deck The hanging knees ara moulded
from twenty Eve inches in the throat and
all very heavily bolted The ways all of hard
pine, very heavy and very thoroughly bolted; the
gfane In hot dqsk M trYrna and
boted through the centre securing the three decks
geher in the most substantial manner. Her gerbosrds
eight inches thick bolted TO keel and floor tmbers
and the ttrkke outside Fix inches also copper bolted
The plank the bottom four inches increasing to i've
ing and de-k rarnes all OF Georgia hs srd pae free
from zap shakes In ventilation she has al the im.
provements Of the day six fEmersons patent venta
tors RANGED along the decks and communicate with
each between deck and lower hold pipe let into
the plank sheer between every stHHchion leading up
under the main rail and al Eays the top Nothing
| has been emitted 10 der her durable
She is full rgged sbip, the r.kethe fore -,
main raiz, Ia inches the foot The following
are the dimertors Of the fpars Her bowsprit Is 80
ischss in diameter end 80 feet cut board ibboom II
inches diameter divided at Is fee for ianer S ana is
feet outer do; bs bboom, II feet with three feet end,
paDker boom l3 inches di&neer Sc feet long including
three ssst Fix inches end spanker gan nine inches
meter AID 30 feet lcng rngti BOOM 30 feet board
swinging booms II inches diameter aud 81 feet ling
and the other spsis In proportion. Her lower mass
made each with nve pieces and hNet under the hoops
The lower mast, and topmss: head psnted white,
topgaant ana al heads black surmounted with
giicsd balls for trucks all her yards black Her
standing rigging Is maze Of best Russia hemp, four
stranded OF full size fore End main shrouis 10 inches
all other in due proportion Her !orsst4ys up the
knight heads and Oh the rigging attached to the bow
spirit is extremely neatly fitted BoWsprii sh-ouds, bob
stay, and Dsrtibgae guys are chain Her main and
main mast stys set to very heayy biz forward Of
the foreua leaving her nds AID force stls entirely
/ clear.
she las been spared quite heavily some cf
al her spsTs will tnst they are very heavy and 10
sesnans eye, better adapted ior making passage to
any part OF the globe than l. she nlr2 taally
rigged Her ,a' Of the bee; quality scotch eau
vas TsrutseiuIed irenl -,er!ea1 fsx
..s lEvncble built Es We before observed by Mt
VIM II. Webb at his yard foot OF sixth street h no-
der the supcrinte late Captain Parker Nor
ton her Intended ander. She is owned by Jas W.
Phnpp the eminent shposn,r Of this city and is com
manctd By Captain Henry W Johnson gentleman long
engaged In the India trade and thorough going go.
ahead sailor under whom Il Is % b. hoped she will
prove berssf what her name implies- inyiociole
/ DffiH1tuE eF THE NiACaHA The NJ steamship
Nisgsrs Capt Stone took her departure at noon ester
day with twenty pine rssssngefs, whose names VIII ps
/ found elsewhere.
OFrictns o. 1tE srrAssHr sot Peces Of plate
presented st charleston lately by Mr. Horsey on
inson end CHEER Of the steamship seutherBer t-s
monial Of their high app ssstioa Of their eHsrtion In
c,sfuJ getting the vessel into port after bEs skng
Ter hsft the "a Of last September, when about 800
miles from Charleston The articles consisted of slv
pitcher Cspt Dickinson and silver goblet TO each Of
he follown entemeu Messrs w Fortsr Fret Mate;
Bsrr. second do II Farmer Iirst Engireeri Il Bar
rett Second do; II Tisdsle. purser, and Tho. Vail
; New York Pilot Each piece had the name Of the re
cipent engraved upon it ard very elegant piece o
wormacfhip The presentstion afforded mu;h gratihca
ton to the gentlemen connected with the steamer In
showing that their exertobs under such trying crcuin
stances well understood and appreciated by tbs
! passengers committed 10 their care
| srrarrHn 8. = LEwIs Extract of letter irem III
ver,col dated Oct. 2lThe s. Lewis arrived here last
evening minus propeller having made the run N Cap
Clear n ten days She would have been In Liverpool Ia
less than twelve days barring accidents. she goes
fas., than we ever expected and she 10 in sl prooa
bity the fastest propeller Jet built For The hrst four
days from Boston she encountered heavy eaetefy gales
with the exception Of the loss Of her prop.ler notbns
Il out of order in the ship We shall put in compo
tion propeller which in THE country, is consdere'
/ better than iron