New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS..

Apol.ions Mechanics Magazine for September, among
numb OF interesting articles gives the following account
Of the present condition OF
rus c.LonIc SHIP;
The crloTc ship Ericsson Is now lying q; I'll. d1-A oi
Ncssrs Hogg & Delamaters Works, foot Of Moth
Thirteenth St All the supply and working cynders Of the
original construction have been removed entirely with hr
pistons heser-, levers regenersors ana air pipes ga
The other hand there have been retained the plate the
principal framing shafts cranks the beautiful valve move
ptni and even the connecting rods which. in the old
arrangement transferred the motion from the WORKING
beams to the crank In place Of the four huge sets Of
cylinders ssndin. perpendiculary there are to be tS'
mod raIy sized cylinders the line OF the keel and IN
lind TOW ard each other making angle with the Keel
If about Is derets The supply cylinders are II the same
s,,oke four in number One placed on each side OF each
vorkrg cylinder and worked from the eros head IN the
same manner ~ pumps often placed on ga siie tne
air pump in condensng marine ensnes IL wiz 'nu, pc
seen that the present engines Of ihe Ericsson eon@o
two working ard four supply cylinders. Inc ",fAih.
cylinders are each SIX feet IN dianee- wan eghi ieet
stroke Speaking theoretically Of both arran;em' at
,he.e two moderate sized double Hctng engines are de
signed To- be efficient the four large single acting ones
prrviousy employed, in consequence Of working wan
higher pressure IN hes, eHgtnfsfhe sam ar % 20 u Af
rpsand !g under a high presErc This Is ne difference
btwt the present and the former engines OF the Ericsson
Tie in different form but acting oh precise
I, the same principles. and With = presumed Pfe'iseiy
tie same effect good H. i retained end continues 10
be relied on a. the chief economic feature Tbs l. the
rdsnenta feature Of the ca1rc engine and the sup0
sition that hsd been given up would be equiv ie1 to
supposng the caoric engine obsolete idea when u
! vet far from being the case.
The same number has interesting article read - tne
ROYAL Instfuton by Mr. SCOTT RCssELL on
rHF srPsKORITY ,NERIC BrnDr.s.
Uesa,s TN0qre sons Of practical nature arise out %
hi. ularin assertion: il; WhtheF the Ame real
IL in any r. -uect superior 10 the Eng Nh nautical ms,
terl "a Whether in order to equal them 70 b.
u.iefon.i t. desccnd into mitators or Whether
have ud.uenleuf ground from Rhich -tst with
g. rtsiry aud originality a Of naval Arch
lecture In the Outset beg permission say. that an
no, ore OF those who shut their the praises Of
youry ard enterprng bre hrcn the water Wow
their rs ii advancement with jealousy. | By express
nv p.rtset belief in the accounts vo have head Of their
wonderful achi,V eenis in RAPID river navigation
+, o ara enty three mile hour have b.. perform
"a not once oen by thar river stoEnboats t. that
We cannot IN bs country, orer any parallel The ue4t
rsirt m which tney had beaten q. In c c9usru ton 0f
he L.,ufu racket shi~ which carried the pasen -er
tra. between Liverpool end AMERICA before tie
a.. an steauers teee the hne. ship in the world
and thew were mainly owned and salsdby Americans. To
pe., riu a. which we have into peoa with III
American has hem lately IN ocean steam nayig I,n
Thee YEAR ago they began They i'm i-urey be
bird n. AT starting-ibey seady nearly eqlai to
1Lsr transatlantic packets equal our ns1e, power
snSsreed In regularity they i injector. II III coa
time 70 advance their present rate OF nprOs enent
Inv vii very oUtstr Next come . the tfa
Vial has long been peculiarly oar VWu--tne Caiua trade
TIe cIrrer -tt- wiki they have rggeuty sent h1ms g.
-. ,os nv have asidishei The tine hipe 81
srahs rrd Greens Oar best IA owDlr. are a9F tom
Hr for tlefr trade ard pgtat3n. nall. Il i frl1
,lft he Americans have cent over 10 EuslIli ytcaf
e,usS ,he hutri.n which ha- Durd on shs ile NJ '
Aiaffi, no match and only e-cdpsi in1 lDgElc1 '
er HAVING EraIusd 81 Am,ra Shoat any OF as hay ~