The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-20
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM YACHT
NORTH STAR In ENGLAND.

We announced some time since, that Com.
modore Vanderbilt, in his new steam yacht
North Star, the most magnificent steamer in
the world, was about to visit Europe on trip
of pleasure, carrying with him his family, e.
number of friends, and any number of servants,
attaches, and good things in the eating and
drinking line. In the New York Herald of the
Eth, we find letter from the Commodore an
nouncing his arrival at Southampton. after
passage from pilot to pilot, often days, eight
hours, and forty minutes. This is the quickest
trip on record, and it was made in spite of the
restraint placed by the Commodore on his en-
gneer, it not being his intention to putthe ship
to her speed, or to make what might be called
a quick trip. He had determined, he said, to
let her run at the rate Of $50 miles in twenty
four hours, and the engiaeer was instructed &C.
cordingly. In twenty hours after he had been
out, however, he found shat she was making
272 miles instead of 25e, and as she moved
along with perfect ease, and he found it would
be troublesome TO make her move slower he
determined TO let her keep on. After having
proceeded at this rate for six days, the party
became so elated with the performance of the
ship, and pressed so hard TO let her have one
days fair run, that he could not find it in his
heart to refuse altogether. He therefore told
the engineer that ne might let her eng ines
make fourteen and half revolutions per mi
mute for the next twenty. -four hours, taking
care whenever she rated above fourteen aud a
half to shut the throttle valve, and bring her
back to that. To his establishment, he found
that at the end of twenty hours, she had
| made 344 miles, a greater distance BY thirty
| four miles, than was ever made from New York
| to Europe, according to Stuart's accoun, of
! ocean steamers.
From that time until he reached Souihamp.
| ton, her throttle valve was never opened more
than one third, and yet she made 800 miles
with the greatest ease, consuming from thirty
seven to forty tons of coal per diem.
The appearance of this magnificent steamer
in the English waters, with the laursls of such
an achievement still fresh, created ar immense
excitement. There is not daily, or, indeed,
any other kind of paper, that does not spend
paragraph or two upon her, and for the time,
Mrs. Stowe seems to be completely eclipsed.-
We subjoin the remarks of the London Times:
| From the London Times, June 3. Fs
The American steam yacht North Star, came
into the tidal basin of the Southampton docks
| Wednesday, fJune lst,) evening, and to-day
has been the object of general attention. Her
| appearance. construction, and equipment, pre.
sent so many novel and curious features TO
English naval men, that many opinions have
been expressed as TO her merits. Most of the
old tangled notions of builders of English
ocean steamers are completely discarded ia the
North Star; and although il may be question:.
BILE whether the adoption of So much of the
principle of the American lake and river boats
into the uses OF transatlantic steamships, as in
the case OF the North Star, is in the long run
desirable, yet il is certain that this beautiful
ship is in the highest degree worthy of atten.
ton, and that many points, particularly those
in reference TO her model and water lines, are
emlnently calculated TO convey useful hints TO
builders and steamship owners on this side,
| who have been so repeatedly and thoroughly
beaten in the great race of steam navigation
going on between the British and American
steamships. The external appearance of the
North Star, from the absence of bowsprit and
figure head, and the abrupt termination of the
bow of the ship, which is quite perpendic uIar.
is different from that of any of the English
steamers, and is certainly foreign to the ordina.
rly received views Of shpshape appearances
on this side the water. Her model is, however,
the perfection of nautical beauty, and gives
promise of the highest speed at the least ex.
penditure of motive power. The public are
freely admitted on board, and the ship Is exhi.
bited by the officers with the greatest courtesy.
The fittings of the cabin are the especial theme
of admiration of most of the visitors, and il is
difficult to believe that any royal or imperial
yacht could be supplied with greater luxuries
or conveniences, or Nth greater taste and ele.
gance. With regard TO the machinery, al
though its excellence, in mechanical point of
view, is admitted by engineers, yet, as il sets
aside all preconceyed notions as to the desra.
bility OF working the cranks at great eleva-
ton on deck on board ocean-going steamships,