The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-18
Marine Affairs.

Tpr ChLonIc Sur ERrcssoN-Ths ship, which is ex-
citing so much attention nboad well at home, v
progre ssng rapidly towards completion. She has now
her up and will be ready for launching the latter
part Of August. The striking feature in her at prescnt
unfinished state is the immense and unusual strength
di play ed throughout her framework. She has
diagonal braces from stem to STERN carried up her
rail placed closer by two feet than usual the dis-
between each brace being but three feet whereas
other vessels the distance is five feet Her frames and
lamps cogged throughout and her ,ube tocks
carried up six feet higher than usual Her principal
timbcrs are OF live oak and of much larger dimensions
and plumber than before placed in vessel Of hog
tonnage She has kelson three feet through with
ceiling between each six inches deep square fastened
with inch iron bolts the ceiling being novelty in ship
building Her floor Is very long and up solid to
the head of the second futtock which five feet higher
than before built III this country Messrs Per-
rine Patterson Stack the builders before
this vessel received blanche from her 10
produce the best snip they could regardless Of expense
To Judge by The opinion of several old hpmasers who
have thoroughly examined the vessel they have beea
tmineptly successful 1t the unanimous opinion of
the old salts that abe the strongest tnbered
chant ship they had ever Her machinery is being
manufactured by Messrs IIogg D.lamater and il re-.
presented by quainted with such nattcrs to bo
splendid pieces of mcchanfm. Capt A. b. Lowbor who
has sailed captain various packet ships out of this
port for many years, will command her She will depart
on ne maiden rip to Liverpool some time during next
October.
LAUNcH OF A CArrropriA SrEANrR.--The new steamer,
Star Cf the West intended addition to VanderbiLs
California line via Nicaragua launched from thB
yard Of Mr.. Jeremiah SimoDsOn, foot Of Nineteenth
stree. East river yesterday morning Mt ~ o'clock Sho "
240 feet in length SO feet beam 90 feet in depth aud In
fitted with two beam engines constructed at the Aairc
works. Her builder Mr. Smonson is wen known the
constructor cf the Promeheus and Northern Light. and
who has also in frame snother similar the lat
ter Az 10 her interior arrangements and accopodI-
tons for passengers need but say tina. she built
under the immediate superintendence Of her owner,
Commodore Vanderbilt the enerprising proprietor the
line Of which she IL tn form part. Imnedi-
aely after launching she taken to the Atlantic Works
to receive her machinery.
NEw STEAMSHIP LINE BosroS.--The preparations
for resming steam navigation between Boston and this
city have been perfected, and SATURDAY next the
guar trips Of the line will be commenced by the stean-
thjP City Of New York Captain Baxter leaving Boston
for this port She will be followed the succeeding
Saturday by the City of Boston Capt Goodspeed and
weekly aication kept mp thereafter by these two
vessels The prophet of this steam ship limo
Messrs. Phineas Sprague T. Co. Pik. North I'm rtccs,
JtT,e IL.
TRIAL or Nrw STEAMER EAsrERr CiTY.-The steamer
Eastern City left the dock foot of Cherry We'd
nesdsy trial trip to test her engine boilers hull
sc ard proved herself highly satisfactory her
and builders She has marine beam engine ~ inches
diameter ii feet stroke, and L. designed ply bet
Boston and Calais Maine, and will doubt prove
uabc acquisition to the travelling public her route.
Her running time from abreast Of Sandy Hook ght
to the battery hour and twenty minutes Dis
tancc twenty miesayerago speed seventeen miles
hour, against "a strong head .ide
THE STEAMER MANzANARE, a boat, just completed,
and intended 10 upon the River Magdalena vent On
q trial Iip yesterday afternoon.