New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-13

.. cs ERE OF OF general alarm among the audi
80 and then they will afford the means of at once
ling the He'll without danger Of destroying any
~,nhsr of persons With nothing less than this ought
,be press or the public to be satisfied
s,ess OF THAsKsGyISG-The last arrival Of
"a. IN ,bis City. was drove of thousand turkeys,
tho came in yesterday during the storm, dragged
I'd dreuched and looking the personhcation Of mi-ery
~ Nothing important was done by the Al
as,pen last night There were three new applications
q, railroads from stage propretors The ugly appear
ce Of the bills for the Henry Clay Funeral has fairly
fiobtened the Aldermen, and they have voted TO
,ho,;ze the Commissioner Of Repair and Supplies TO
make srran gements for the Webster ObSequies The
Board will meet again on Monday.
~ Among the passengers by the Hum
hold; WIS Mr. w. II. FRY-whom cur readers know as
WI r. our Paris correspondent-and who returns
IN bs neve country after absence Of several years
Mr. FRY arrives here for the purpose of giving the Lee
,ures on Music to which have several times had
casiop to refer in of the highest commentator
The time and details Of the lectures will soon be
nounced to the pubic
LAUscH.-The splendid clipper-ship Jacob
Bell launched yesterday morning at 81 o'clock,
from the yard of Abraham c. Bell foot Of Houstonst,
East River This fine chip was commenced by the late
Jacob Bell and was in frame at the time Of his death.
II has since been completed by his son, A. C. Bel who
has continued and will hereafter continue the business
of his fathcr. A finer specimen Of nautical archi.
lecture has seldom been committed to the " great
deep" than the clipper jacob Bell. No care ex-
pense has been spared in her construction. Eotwh-
standing the storm which prevailed She went off
at the appointed time lightly and gracefully. Her di-
mensions follows, viz Length 2Oi feet
breadth OF BEAM 80 feet, depth Of hold, % feet ml
Ing about l4J0 tuss burden. Messrs. William Plat e.
Sons, Of Philadelphia, are her owners, and Capt Kill
ham, formerly Of the Valparaiso is to be her command
er She il intended for the California trade, and will
soon be in readiness for Her lower al
ready in. We shall look for good time her first
trip.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW STEAMSHIP UNCLE
SAM-Ths beautiful steamship made her trial trip on
Thursday. Between 10 and II o'clock, some 90 in
vited gucits came board @p part Of whom were Ia
des) Soon after II O'Clock the vessel was got under
way from the dock foot of Corlears st. East River, and
after going short distance up the East River returned
and proceeded down the Bay far as tue Southwest
Spit The Uncle Sam passed the Barge Odf;e at the
Battery IL o'clock, and arrived 1T the light ship
distance of % miles, at O'Clock and minutes, accom-
plishing lS miles per hour with % lbs steam and IL
revolutions ofthe wheel per minutes. She is allowed
by law to carry 90 lbs steam. Her dimensions are
foll,ys length of keel 24O feet length Of deck 80
feet beam Sc feet register 1900 tuns. Her marhin
ery was built at the Alsire Works. She has 6G-nch
cylinder with stroke OF piston II feet. The boiler is
% feet in length l2 feet front and II feet she'll the
wheels are of iron and 80 feet in diameter.
This vessel will accommodate 80 saloon passengers
$50 second class passengers and 45o Storage passen
GERS making in ali passengers and but 10 less than
The complement OF the Ohio which sthe largest steamer
in the California trade measuring $500 tunS. An im
proyement upon most other vessels Is that the bcrts OF
This vessel run leng'hwiGe instead of ahwait ship
thereby making much more comfortable for the pas
sengers Each room is also well ventilated, aud the
ship Is ventilated throughout with patent vcntators
running from the hold 70 tho main deck.
The yefsol halt in the short space Of 90 months
from the time of laying the keel by Messrs Perine,
Patterson & Stuck, az their yard in Wlllamsburgl-
She IL owned by Mr. T. Mills and Is to be command TED
by his brother Copt w. A. Mlls The Uncle Sam
u intended 70 ply between New-York and Navy
Bay, aud it l. expected will connect with
the Cortcz and Winfield Scott the Pacific. She is to
pa about the Doth ofilis month The following il al=t OF
her officers Capt W. A. MILF, Commander First on.
GER Mr. Ward Purser, A. d. Comstock, who IL wei
and favoraby known ty many who have been TO Gait
fornia Chief Engineer, John Shopman First Assistant
Engineer. james MOvat.
The vcscel arrived Ut her dock about clock in the
afternoon During the af ernoon, sunptuous dinner
was served on hoard. A band of music present
and dutng the day many OF the ladies AM gentlemen
availed themselves of the opportunity "Trip the hight
fantastic toe From appearances oil present app cared
delighted with the excursion, and many o. TIC Indies
expressed their regret that Tire enjoyment OF the day
was 80 soon 10 end Capt Mile and Purser Comtock
were extremely attentive the guests thereby adding
much 10 the enjoyment OF the day.
TEN MORE STEAMSHIPS TO BE BUHT.-Thc
Philadelphia Lcdgr of Monday says Capt r. T. Lopez
of that city, has Just concluded contract with the
Kew.York baltimore and Alexandria Steam'hip Co.
for the construction of propeller steamships, which
are TO be built and fitted out for delivery in March next
The dimensions of those vessels 100 feet in length
% feet of beam and IL feet depth of hold. Each yes
eel to have pair Of engines with cylinders 2 inches
In diameter and % inches stroke. When completed
they will compose lines between New-York and Balh
more, and between Newfork and Alexandria.
SHIr-BuuDISG AID LAUNCHEs.-On Thurs
day morning the beautiful clipper ship Bald Eagle. OF
l4eO tune was launched from the ship yard of Donald
Mckay, Eat Boston. She is very superior model,
and thorouchly built The iron work ia well finished,
rs is also the wood work which is of the best material
She is owned by Geo b. Upton, Esq, of Boston, and
will arrive in New York Tuesday, to take her place
in Mr. John ogdcn's line, for California
The CARTMES OF NEw-YoRK.-An adjourned
meeting of the Car,men of New-lork was held on
Thursday night at Hermitage Hall corner OF Houston
and Allen ss for the purpose OF forming Society Tor
Mutual Protection Mr.. James REILLY was called to the
Chair. mr. Patrick MeCabe was appointed to act as
Secretary The Chairman stated that in CON equehce
of the great increase of rents in the City consequent
ON heavy taxation and increase OF Inhabitants as also
be- Of the high prices OF provisions the great body
of the Carmen considered that the present prices paid
were too small for living and supporting their families
and they considered the best way they could msSe
their wishes known to their employers would be by
expressing them through Society and that Society
speaking unanimously the desires and wants OF the
body would be listened to with greater attention than
: a,.,a..i 1o,oac1 ,xas made Hence they came 10