The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-05
Marine Affairs.

NV CLrPrEn suir BALD EAcLE.-Induced by the com
mandatory remarks Of Boston correspondent paid
visit yesterday to this noble clipper ship and found her
to exceed in beauty and general construction even all our
favorable preudication had led to expect shs is
lying at pier &C. East River and from her position is
to admirable advantage FOR nearly the whole length
Of Wall street and attracts general attention by her
peror beauty of model the striking contrast in her
build from her neshboing sisters Of the deep For the
few days she has been here she has been crowded with
visitors and the eulogiums paid to the skill Of her
builder in producing such master piece have bean Of
very haterug character She Is the latest production
Of MIR. Donald NJ Kay, the celebrated builder Of Boston
and is owned by Mr. George =. Upton, Of the city
She is large vessel Of .o3 tons government measure
ment and has storage capacity for 200 tons of goods
Her dimension, it is not ssary for to repeat In
full here and will merely observe that her timbers
very heavy and fastened in q most thorough manner
there bepg in her between decks alone, less than
lac bolts The keel is sided 49, and moulded 80 inches
in two depths; noor tmbers the keel moulded 10 and
sided from IL to IA inches and she has three tiers of
midshp keesons each Is inches square, sister keel
of IL by IA inches lower deck beams 1s inche,
square, upper, by Is; and the hanging and lodging
knees all Of oak and secured by Is to 20 bolts each
This will give slight idea Of her massive strength every
other part Of her hull being in proportion Dir Mkay in
putting this vessel together has shown his usual
rate skill and judgment there being nothing in the gene.
raj outline to dsplease the eye in the least from
tarai every detail combining and producing perfect
harmonious whole Although very sharp there nothing
abrupt in It, and her lines swell and recede it'll an
case and grace only to be by experience
in the ait of ship building. The bow, which Is orna-
mented with glded eagle on the wing and has neither
head nor trail boards has magnificent appearance
bead on sweeping upwards Ia its sheer gracefully
venetian yondola Her stern has handsome light look
slightly eptical in form, and neatly olnamented. On
deck she has much the appearance Of man OF Her
cabin being below leaves her handsome flush deck there
being obsrucons the whole length of the vessel but
house abat the torsmost eight feet wide containing
the quarters Of the forward officers and the cabooss
Her bulwaks are but five feet high and psnked inside
and out the sane as those on ship of Her crew
quarters well as the cabin are below The former
wei lighted and ventilated and roomy TIE cabin s
fitted up very tasefully anu the stats rooms which
there five furnished with every convenience for
the comfort CT her pnsengers she Is full rugged ship
bound with substantial hoops. Her masts well
up and together with her yards are well proportional
and she can spread from ten 10 eleven thousand yards Of
She Is furnished with patent windas patent
capstans patent steering apparatus pumps four boats
iron tank capable Of holding 600 gallons Of water
and every thing that ship OF her capacity might
qure nothing being left unaenc that would add either to
her usefulness or appearance She loading in Mr.
John ogdens Pioneer Line OF San francisco clippers and
ght ugh she has been here but aew has
of her cargo already engaged Her commander Captain
Dumaresq late Of the clipper Surprise and from his wo
psrence in the china trade added to the superior capa
biies Of bis vessel It Is confidently anticipated by many
that the "shofet trip on record has yet to be accom-
plished by the Bald Eagle
LAuNcHEp.-At Frankfort. Goth nit by SIR Dunham
half clipper chip Of coz tons, called the Live Yankee
owned by Messrs James Arey Son, Of frankfort Thos
Rice ana others of Bangor and Capt john w. Arey
who will command her. Also, 9TH alt by Mr George
Durham, half clipper ship OF l.0se tons Of the
model with the Live Yankee The lat vessel Is not
named. She was built for sale by Nesers q. Duuiam
Greedy, Of Frankfort, aud Capt. Cuttsr Of Portand
and has been purchased by Me.s,s Ralph Johnson
Samuel yeazc and others for $50 0g0, and VIII be com
mandcd by Capt Charles A. Mcclellan Of N6rroa Me