Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-27

cation upon respectable footing in presence Of all
petitors is not former efforts have been, pour rre
Let Messrs. Collins and Cunard look out. They are
warned BY the way il that Government here does
share the confidence Of la prese, Gauther Co. in
the du Trenbey system to the extent Of feeling justified
in passing by Mr. Ericsson now If particular impor
that the Minister Of the Marine and Of the
Colonies has nominated commission charged examine
the hotar machine which Mr. E. has sent to Hayre and
which has been put up and work in the buildings
of NM. Madeline. NJ. Combes member of the French
Institute is now at Hayre making experiments with the
machine. Regret is expressed that Mr. E. has not had
time to forward to Havre description of the improve
ments he has already introduced into his machine in
der that they might be examined and concusvey report
ed by NJ. Combes during this visit But the .Noaeu
has repeatedly asserted that the Government of the EN-
peror is giving its special attention to the Improvement
not Of ships only but Of shpbuildng in all its
branches 1t asserts that under Government patronage
notable and most satisfactory Improvement is being made
in the model Of merchant vessels in the French shpyards
Triumphant success it is averred is GROWING those e
forts Not month ago the Moniteur gave the honor Of
record in its columns the remarkable performance of
French clipper belonging to Nantes the 4phons Nicholas
Cezard which is asserted have made the quickest
passage OF the year from New York or Havre to San
Francisco having performed it in 10S days Yesterday
wonderful sailing of Bordeaux clipper, the BENJAMIN
built by NJ. Lucien Armand model of his own This
shpbuder, says the account puts his hull together
compacty that none Of that creakng and groaning is
heard which make such continued noise in vessels built
after the old PLAN
Before quitting this subject let commend to the
tce your neghbors Of baltimore the following paragraph
touching the origin of clippers which clip from the
respondence Of Bordeaux writer going the rounds
of French papers. If Baltimore, who has hitherto
the honors Of paternity or maternity as you please has
any testimony produce would like to have it
for correction of the her prejudice which is getting
credit here
alt is an historical fact useful to be stated upon this
OCCASION that the type of these vessels he clippers
in the United States and England, is
trey of French origin. Ii is privateers of the
time of the republic and of the empire who built the first
clippers Those bold and enterprsing men, all excellent
seamen employed order to prosecute effectively
the against the enemies Of France, very fast sailing
vessels which the enemys ships in pursuit could
ovcrake Besides feats Of worthy to be recorded
with those Of the Jean Bars and of the Cassards
privateers accomplished wonderful things in the matter
Of navigation Great ameoratiens in the rigging, mast
ing, and sails of vessels due them and in ne it
is proved that the first American clipper built
few years ago upon the model Of French prvateer the
Braee Brarcs whose huh for long time preserv-
ed in Of the ports Of the Union as an object Of
curiosity.
Grand preparations making here for the national
ftte Of next Monday the birthday OF NAPOLEON 1t is
calculated that in the Illumination night there viii be
employed in the space between the Palace Of the Tueries
and the Arch of Triumph, at the end Of the Champs
Esee at the very least five hundred thousand colored
lights. A grand military review is to come off the day
previous, Sunday next 1t is believed that the
ton is to take place. though the exact time is still
uncertain 1t is certainly not the 18TH The
is still in the hands of the State jeweler unfnsh
ed and will be so for at least month yet. The State
coaches for the occasion getting ready also 1t is
said that hope Of having the Pope in Paris to per-
form the ceremony is reviving Negotiations for that
purpose are certainly renewed.