The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-22

DESAnruaE % THE PAcurC.-Ths ;. - ,.r...
Pasinc Captain Nys left her dosb :. :, ~ =
street. At her usual hour yss' .rd.v nor.s ~ %
The NEw SrEAMKR RcIrAn -. y. A.'~p0o.
the Rotary bum By Mr. Hekford Webb, Of Green Point
ana owned Oy nj =. rows Of this city win mako hsx
nss ui On our NV Tuesday next, - W hsr en-
eins pump, 90 preparatory to her rst regular trial
trip snev we'll built and Ans-lookipg boat, being rs
ieet Is feet beam feet depth Of hold and "a fesG
acror the gusrds and IL TO be propelled by rotary
ge Of Mr. Barrows invention, on larger scale than
the propel his steamer called the Rotary Ex
pertinent The size Of this engine win best company
with recprocat'ng engine Of 81 inches diameter, ana
80 inch stroke the of inch piston bang IS squar0
inches 80 inch stroke will discharge 800 square inches
Of steam each revolution whilst the area Of pton on the
rotary Is but square inches and discharges square
inches Of steam each revolution OF course, reat
speed be expected from boat Of her sse propelled
the work II performs.
LAUNCH OF THE STEAMSHIP STAR SrATE.-MssMs. Yves!
tervolt Sons, according to announcement launched
this steamship yesterday afternoon Imnsdistsy after
touching the water she towed to the Morgan works.
to receive the remainder Of her machinery which will be
completed in about thirty days She very Hns look
ing steamer Her length deck 22e feet (not 200 "a
erroneously printed Yesterday and, having straight
stem is the her keel She side wheel steamer
with very wide floor with perpendicular sides Her cut.
water il quite ttrsgh, and rhe Is minus bowsprt or
bethead. Kind OF ornament to her head She 10
painted black. With narrow red streak aleng by =
guards, and another Of white along her rail- She.s~
very handsome round stern also without any OrnSs<
merely her name in plain white letters to seltss0
black. This vessel is intended addition a
Harris Morean's line Of mail steamers b1vse. e ~,
Orleans and ports In Texas and will be NV
Capt James Lawess late Of the steamship I.,,;,s
the same line and under whose superintendent - ~,
State was built This gentle man made himself
In rescuipg and taking board the Louisana the
passengers Of the steamship Independence which
wrecked on the bar Of Matagorda Bay last February
The Of the Star State have lately been very u-
fortunate In come OF their steam vessels this line four
There disasters which would dshearen msnv mem SaVs
only had the effect Of inducing these gentlemen TO
n.wed efforts BY Immediately replacing the lost vessels
with others of larger size and superior adaptations for the
rade.
REPAIRINe sHrPs BorroM WHILE AFLoAT-Ths Lon
don Girl Engineer and .4rchtecrs Journal contains the
following account Of method adopted by shipwright In
the British service TO repair the bottom Of steamship
Of war while soat whose bottom had been injured BY
striking the rocks Rio Janeiro =" In obedience
to rectoDs to report the manner In which proceeded
to replace defective sheet of copper the bow Of her
Maestys chip Hy acinth the being five feet below
the light water lne beg to state that considering
what means could be adopted for doing short Of heav
ing the vessel cu, occurred to me that the principle
water tight Of three sides and bottom, to be
made asctraiptd the of the each side Of
the defective part and cut the mouth open side the
case to fit it and having lined dressed the curved
edges with felt saturated with taow and attached bal
last to the rough teera and lowered until the top was
within few inches Of the surface opposite the detective
part over which hauled by Of two hawser
to opposite side the other horizontally from the
quarter round TO the stern to the opposite side and
both set taut with tackles By there means the
made to fit close to the bottom where Il further
secured by shore reaching from the side Of the ship
its outer edge to prevent t rising The suction hose Of
contained in it pumped out when empty two ship
wrghts detctnded and removed the defective copper
time Of suspending the until completed did not
occupy more than twenty minutes" This principle
could be applied to the repairs Of many defects under
water. such the wing cocks Of ships the pipes In
the bottoms OF steam vessels