The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-23
Marine Affairs.

Marine Affairs.
roR BREMEs.-The steamship Washington, Capt.
Floyd took her departure yesterday for Bremen
via Southampton. She has been in port about seven
weeks, during which she has been thoroughly
hauled and repaired. Her passengers names win be
found under their appropriate head.
FoR SAVANNAH The steamship Alsbsms Capt. Lud-
low, left yesterday afternoon fer Savannah. For
passenger names maritime intelligence.
AsorHER CHAGREs 5rrI,isHP.-By reference to our
advertising columns 1t yin be that the beautiful
new steamship Brother Jonathan will depart early
next month from this port for chsgres under the
mand Of Captain stoddard late Of the Crescent City
The Brother Jonathan built under the person
81 direction Of Mr. Mills gentleman well qualified
for such imp ortant ONCE, and from the knowledge
the power in this vessel and the
fasltess character of her hull both regards her
perior mode and strength have no doubt she will
at bscome . fayorite with The travelling public
Her friends prognosticate that she will be the fastest
boat saoat The saioon and state very neat
and elegant and nothing to have cen omitted
to make voyage in this steamer pleasant and safe
one She Was built by dessrs. Perne, Paterson and
Stack of williamsburg and does credit to hei; we'll
earned reputation.
Loss or THE BRiC MARTHA sASGER,-we published,
Thursday statement furnished TO the Charleston
Courier by DR. L. Lsrmore which bore very severely
upon the conduct of Captain Robinson, and which, If
true would render the latter liable to indictment
for wilfuly losing his vessel We have the authority
Ct Captain Robinson for saying that the statement is
untrue in every particular and that he is quite 1t
loss to for the conduct of Dr. L. the latter
ju.t before leaving for the United States offered to
draw up statement complimentiog him upon his
conduct during the trying time OF the wreck and
throughout the voyage. The following card OF the
cabin passengers the brig shows the estimation in
which they hold Capt. r., both rs sailor and hu
name man
The undersigned, passengers IL thu brig Martha
Sanger, Capt Robinson, which left Chsgres for New
Orleans TIE hrst OF January, and was wrecked 90
the seventh Oh Quito snano rect take pleasure In
bearing testimony TO the sesmanlike conduct Of
Capt Robinson in tbs MANAGEMENT OF his vessel aud
to his humanity a a man in contributing to our
cesties and comforts after wrecked, and. as
far observ alton extended. the same care was
exercised TOWARD. all the passen board OF his
vessel at the time and after the wreck.
william Page, Wisconsin Eli Baldwin, Niles,
Ohio; Francis Phillips Illinois William Day
Moses 9. Eldred Greens county, nlinoi, h. Eldred
ORION Eldred Thomas E-ald, st Louis passen-
gers
LArxcH o. A.. Dry Dock AZ CHAELEsro~. On Tuesday
last dry deck launched 1T Charleston, the event
attracting very large aasembGge Of the citizens Of
the chief city OF the Palmetto State The dock Is $50
feet long 65 broad and 20 deep snd Of sufficient
pacity to accommodate vessels sf SEQ tons burthep
1t be emptied of its water in hour and halt,
by two pumps, each capable of dscharging 1000 gal
horse power The dock will be ready the reception
Of vessels by the LIST OF May next.
SCHOONER cLINro~.-This is the name OF
schooner that arrived On Tuesday from PHILADELPHIA
She 10 owned by Nj p Clinton Of this city, and
ries $40 Of cosl in which trade she will continue
TO be employed. She il lying az the foot Of Warren
street
Al mos L,GHrHousr roR FLoEiDa-we have been |
favored by Mr.. John Walker, Of Gracechurch street
With view of corrugated iron lighthouse, which he
Is at present constructing for the American govern
ment. Its. believe, TO be liked Of tbs keys
of the Of Florida He has only contracted tor
the iron part it, and the lantern is TO be furnished
by the Americans who TO erect 1t II i,nos being
put together At the Shepherd and shepherdess heis
siItsep solid wrong iron piles which will be
bedded in the selid rock aud 10 rise 6tseu feet
above IT. twelve OF these pillars will be disposed torn
q square Of fort ave feet each way The remaining
four will make smaller interior equsEe, and will be the
foundation for the tower On tnese iron grders to
forming q platform IRON which the Lighthouse Will
spring We now come 10 the part which is TO be sseu
ersctd ut Hoxtop IL may be divided INTO two parts
the house for the keepers OF the light and the lantern
tower The house is thirty feet sad eleven
feet in height and Is made OF double easiny OF
stated mon three eshtts Of an inch In Thickness and
placed Eve inches spart 1t IL divided into niae
by partitions ef i-ilar eonsIuctiou the doors win
do~s corners OF the house where the partitions
join the sidss and top and bottom Of the sides all
cssed with sDgefon. 10 wooden house tue angle iron
by the timber Tue corrugated plates by
the boarding IL surmOunted by curved roof which
IL of single plate, inside OF which will b. placed
tim root without thi- the heat would De toerab
The whole Of the house is boed together In pieces
f.et six inches pidth The IL raised through
the root sud from the centre Of the platform IL s
made of double casing q iron "a cylindrical and
i.-t inside IN diameter II divided into rings
elk feet in height bolted together. tnd each rios
hit.s TO ts place in two pieces The height from the
platform to the cement OF the lantern IL 20
feet The toser derives much ftren yta from spiral
iron staircase which bscends TO The lantern floor
and IL supported by solid iroa newell. Each step,
Il Is botrd 10 the side aud also to th- ewel tsrms
in itslf To additional stiffness pieces Of
eAspips TO be placed between the castings every
eleven 10 nh,' and 70 be bottles through. 10 addition
ffCm the pss twste rtays of iron pipe, eleven
the tower At the ts9 Just beneath the lantern. aad
sso four stays from ths inner png. Chis again will
all BE- stf-ped With vertical horizontal and diagonal
brsing 40 that ~hsn erected IL will have the appear
ancs Of a pyramid Of iron network surmountsA by a
lsDtern, add enclosing house and monster chimney
The double casings spoken Of Wi no. only le
advantage with r~gasd - strength bat also for the par
pose - ventilation. Openings sre msde a. the bottom
a. III. building in the partitions and the tower that
frt. current q air viii pass everywhere. The form
Of corrugated iron rhich may Be described - a
cession "a waves in and out, OF contrary |
r-xure givss great strength ia itself What with he
hiacibg and the way Ia which both house and tower
tied together 10 il that Il will mpetey
r,si,t hurricane The ling viii shortly be com.
plstsd aud skippedts its dsst ion London Slipping
Guzsffs.
The Atlantic Steamers.
To rHE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
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