The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-06

Marine A6aars.
prAsruur oy rns Foo. BourD srrAMEas-rhs stsau-
stps Hermann for Bremen the Osprey. for Havana and
Nav oraeans and the Promsthsus, for San Juan left
or sr.ntine yesterday morning at ten O'Clock who're
thsy had been detap cd the previous morning BY the
f The Union for Charleston and the Florida also de-
taned BY the fog likewise left port yesterday.
THr NEw STEAMSHIP uEoLs SAM, Captain Mills. leaves
OF O'Clock to day for Aspiswan connecting with the
Cories Ut Panama, for Fan Francisco.
Tux NEW PoRre Rico srrAMxR BoRrNeuESo The
want Of communication between tho isands Of Porto
Rico st. Thomas and St. Croik having long been felt
number of gentlemen in St. Johns Porto Rico combined
together with view Of supplying the dssideratum They
ordered two steamers TO be built in this city but during
ths Mexican such advantageous terms purchase
offered by cur government that the company were
induced TO part with the beats Since then the
gentlemen have organized themselves under the title
of 'Compania Puertoriquens de Catano,n aud entered
ao contract with the Spanish colonial government to
carry mails and between the three islands be-
fore mentioned, and obtained the privilege of
ming . foreign built vessel free Of port charges In
oxder that they might be enabled TO fulfil their
ecrsaemept with satisfaction the government aud
with profit themselves they gave orders Mr. Samuel
Sreden, OF Green Point, to build them side wheel
steamer of about o64 tons with engines Of about 900
horse power In accordance with these orders the builder
entrusted the designing to Mr.. Thomas H. Faron who
planned her according to the following dimensions -
Length Of keel las feet beam Is feet inches Depth
IL feet; and over al, 15S feet. Her hull when
peted presented very raksh lock and In keeping with
decks the top one being flushed Her stern is round,
and oznamented with simple carved wood work With
special to the Of the climates Of the islands
between which she is to trade, the greatest
taken to make the cabins light and airy possible
To thorough ventilation there air holes along
the ceilings but conrived to exclude the wet The
m
fortaby. ladies and families have berths and drawing
ROOM 1t the aft part OF the the gentlemen
rooms brspsh of each side Of the dining ROOM which
nse forward but at the time Is connected with the
ladies by passage she provided with the
IA schooner reg-d spd is supplied With four boats which
Suspended from dayits Her engines built by
Mesrs Pease Murphy Of the Fulton foundry and are
constructed Hghhalls patent half beam principle
The diameter Of cylinders is thirty six inches, and length
of stroke six feet Ia addition to all modern improve
ments the engine provided with stevensons patent
psnsion valve that they be worked with less
shan is ordinarily required There two boilers and
in order that safety be ensured Lewis patent steam
has been put besides other regular gauges Thus
completed the cost Of the steamer computed at
1t arranged that she should depart her voyage
morrow. under TIE command of Capt Mitchell Of the
fsm of Moher Sands. who, arriving At Porto
k'co would reign her into the hands Of Capt Gruudy
OF the Spanish service, under whose command she is
tbencferh to sa But in order that her sailing merits
might be tested and her engines tried she proceeded
trial trip yesterday down to Sandy Hook, with
Der of professional and commercial parish gentlemen
board Notwi bstandng her being heavily laden with
voyage and ssorng under other disadvantage she went
81 the rate of eleven knots hour and her return
had trial Of speed with the Empire City, from New Or
leans which headed her slowly indeed Her engines
made eighteen revolutions per minute and gave great
satisfacon Altogether the trial trip gratifying for
under all her disadvantages she went mile per
hour than had been guaranteed and when properly in
trim it calculated her builder and her will
every reason to be proud Of her.
THE CHINA CLIPPER RACE
The paragraph in Fridays paper concerning the arrival
shat they all from the port The Challenge
however, was from Canton; the Nightingale and the
English clipper Challenger were from Shanghai. This
being several days further sail than from Canton will
make that much alteration in the comparative length
TIE trips We informed the difference is about twelve
days sail at the period Of year these vessels left If this
be co. the Challenge beaten by both the Nightingale
and Challenger The latter however is said to have
beaten by the Challenge eight days the passage from
Apier to London The following gives the passages Of
the clippers that have arrived in England from China
during this season.
FROM CANTON
Ship Challenge Am at Deal .......... days los
snip Surprise tA Am .... po..:::.;........ 1oe
Ship Stornaway (Br) =. at Deal ........... Io9
Bark Rsc.horse (Am) -. al Liverpool ...... l25
Ship Nightingale, (Am.) ;. at Deal ....... days ITO
ship Challenger, (Br ..... at Liverpool ...... lib
The shortest passages previously made from China
TO Erg land, with and without the advantage of the
trade winds done by American vessels-the Witch
of the Wave and the Oriental The latters time 9s
Gays and made at about the time of year as the
vessels enumerated above The Witch of the Wave as
compl.hed it in IS days to the Lands End (the south
eumot point of the English coast and % to port
earlier period Of the year. and with the advantage OF the
monsoon
We publish TIE following communications sent us con.
corning the relative superiority Of American English
and New York and Boston, clippers from desire to do
ia stice to all on this great national question
New YORK. Dec L. 1862
To THE EDITOR or the HERALD
Dear Sir-A fortnight since | troubled you with few
lines the same subject nov do id clipper race
from China, and you honorably corrected the error
pointed out again ask your kindness in granting
space in your paper for the following
Under the head OF Marine Affairs in your publication
Of to-day In speaking Of the passages Of the Nightingale
The Challenge thus n PASSAGE in eight DAYS under
her Ergsh competitor ard five days
Now. in order that the thing may be esn in proper
light would point out that the American Challenge
sailed from hampoa, and the British Challenger from
Shanghai which is further sail by days. therefore
Lesnnot in ell farmers, call it beat do admit how
from all the statements CLEAN that the Nigh
has beaten the Challenger from port port three days
on the other hand, please eok at the following and
neither Brother Jonathan nor johnny Bull has great
deal TO crow Of as yet
ENGLISH CLIPPERS Dogs
Chrysolite sailed from Whampoa 9th july and arrival
at Liverpool 22d Oct very early in the morning for
her teas retaed in the shops the LOG
Stornaway sailed from Wbampoa eth July and ar
rived In London 9th Observation-Disclosures. ITO
Challenger sailed from Shanghai 9th July, and ar
rived in London 18th observation-disclosures. ia
Iotal....... .................... $50
Average ITO
AMERICAN CLIPPERS
Pscehorse sailed from Whampoa 10th July and ar.
rived In Liverpool 18th Nov ................. l2g
Surprise sailed from whampoa 10th July and arrived
in London 80 Nov 49,, ..;.................. lo7
Nightingale sailed from Shanghai 3lst July and ar
rived In London lyth Nov. .................... Ill
Challenge sailed from Whampoa 5th August and
arrived in London 10th NoT............s.... 1o8
-
.....,...........,..., 450
Average ll2ls
Frcm this Jon will see tina. the Chrysoite and Ch.l.
enge the two quckeat both alike but on the
the English hsyei by 2s days; ndslthough the Night
ingale may have beaten the Challenger days the Chry
scte has beaten the Rscehorse 20 DAYS take the dates