The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
Marine Affairs.

DEPARTURES FOR AUsrRAIlA.-On Saturday, the screw
steamer City Of Norfolk left for Melbourne, with
hundred and sixteen passengers and yesterday the
clipper ship Gem Of the Sea, of Russell Nortons
line of packets left for the port with so passengers
more gold seekers
CLIPPER SHIP ATALANTA.-This beautiful clipper which
made such rapid passage from China, is now the
sectional DOCK repairing the damage she sustained while
ashore the Romer She has had keel, keelson,
&c. and in every respect good the day she
launched Although the weather very tempestuous
while ashore her great strength preserved her from the
smallest strain and when rescued from her perous po
sition she was as staunch before she went She
will be the foot Of Maiden lane Thursday to load in
Mr. John Ogden's pioneer line of San Franc packets
great portion Of her cargo is already engaged and she
will sail in about fortnight under her old raster Capt
Wallis.
TIE New CLIPPER SHIP MISCHIEF Somerset, Massachu-
sets has her representative here among the beautiful
clippers that adorn the wharves Of the city, in hand
ship called the Mischief. She ia q particularly
handsome specimen Of email rrps. chip, h-r purrnen
being only TONS Custom House measurement. She is
14s feet long, 90 broad and 16s Deep with dead rise
Of "a aches She is very sharp vessel her bow and
rum in that respect ranking among the sharpest
put on ship. Her builder is Mr.. J. NJ Wood of Som
erset Mass who also constr uced the Raven, Gov Nor
ton, &C. She is lying at pier ID East river recev
ing for San Francisco and expected to be fun
and ready to start by Saturday next Her ultimate des
tinatior is Ogden & Haynes Celestial Linei Of San
Francisco q, d China clippers.
SHIP SEA DECK ASHORE CONTAINING THE ANIMALS FOR THE
HRPoDRoME ship Sea Duck which arrived in the bay
Sunday from Havre vent Ashore at three o'clock yes
terday morning, at Long Branch She had three four
feet water in her hold at last accounts She has board
several Of the animals intended for the Hppodrome She
is consigned to e. D. Hurlbut Co. Another steam tug
with lighters and steam pump, were despatched yester
day morning tie her assistance The Sea Duck is 400
burthen, and built in Biddeford Ne, in 1851
GRANITE STATE is the name OF a splendid new steamer
of thousand tons burthen, which has just been
pleted, to run between New York and Hartford and
makes her trip leaving Peck slip clock to day
She il owned by c. W. Chaplin Co., If Springfield and
was built at Green Point and received her machinery
at the Morgan Iron Works in this city. Length 30
feet IS feet beam ii feet hold diameter Of wheels 30
feet engine $50 horse power 81 inch CYLINDER aud IL
feet stroke Besides spacious cabin which is unusually
well ventilated there 40 state contiguous to
the for the comfort of passengers She
has accommodations for about 500 per and
of FIRE spwreck there numerous force pumps for
distinguishing fire. and excellent life preservers within
every ans reach II is gratifying fact that the
between these two cities is eteady increasing
to require so soon another boat the line equal in
magnfcence and capacity to the City Of Hartford which
took her place there last June and alternate
DAYS Capt. Joseph King thorough seaman and most
efficient offcer-is to command the ne boat.
THE NEW FERRY Roar MONTAGUE of The line OF Wall
street and Brooklyn ferry boats made trial trip Sat
urdav last nd is stated have gave general satisfaction
Her engine IL &c inch cylinder foot stroke; came from
the Fulton Iron Works of Messrs. Pease & Murphy.