The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28
Mr.. Vanderbilt. Yacht North star.

Inc SOUTHAMPTON correspondent of the London
1sn'es' writing under date of June g. saws:
Commooore sanderbilt's steam yacht North
Star was yesterday thrown open to public view,
| sued gratuitousy from the American Consulate
The number who avaed themselves of the nriy
lege of inspecting this novel and beautiful steamer
| was, yesterday, nearly 100, and to-day much
North Star is expected to leave Southampton next
week tor Cronstadt, prior to which Commodore Van
derblt has accepted an invitation to dine with the
Mayor and Corporation on Monday To this din
ner the Lord Mayor and Sherifts of London, and
the various provincial mayors present at the
ference held at the Mansion House on Wednesday
have been invited, and are expected to be present.
From tie London Chronicle June9.
The public were admitted on board the gigantic
| steam yacht, the North Star, belonging TO Mr.
Vanderbilt, an American gentleman, now lying
in the Sou champion dock, yesterday, for the first
time. and hundreds of the nobility and gentry
avaled themselves of the privilege during the day
The American Consulate establishment has been
besieged for days past for tickets to view the North
Star and persons have come from great distance
to see her. Every ticket admits ten persons. The
public will be admitted for the three days previous
to the owners departure for St. Petersburg, viz:
wednesday, yesterday, day, and to- morrow. }
The saloons and furniture appeared yesterday mag.
nitcent in the extreme. Every thing on board the
North Star is American and it s very evident that
in many of the useful and ornamental arts the
Americans are equals in point of taste and
skill. Surprise has been expressed at the small
quantity of fuel consumed on board the North Star
when her great speed is considered. She made
one OF the quickest passages the Atlantic on
record, and consumed only fifty tons of Goals day,
while the consumptit ordinarily in such steamers
is from 10 to 100 tons daily. She has been enabled
to traverse the with euch speed, at SO little
expense, by her being driven by what is called
beam engine, an American invention, which has
never before been used in a steamer to cross the
Atlantic y The fortune of MIR. Vanderbilt is esti-
mated in America at nine millions of dollars, or
very nearly two millions sterling. He has risen
from the ranks. When informed that the people
of southampton would like to visit his yacht, he
Immediately consented, and only stipulated with
his agents, who were empowered to issue tickets
of admission, that poor people as we'll as rich
should see the North STAR and they felt every curl
osity to do The of the North Star consists
of a captain, two mates, four quartermasters, and
fourteen seamen, twenty four engineers and fire
men, and eighteen stewards and assistants The
captains name ia Eldredge. He was for many
years commander of ship between Liverpool and
America. A deputation from the chief inhabitants
of southampton have gone to London to invite
MIR. Vanderbilt to banquet at the Town Hall in
that town, and an universal feeling prevails there
that the friendly and magnificent visit from
merchant prince of the New World should be well
coined with becoming splendor and cordially.
All wbe have seen the North Star believe that we
may learn much from her in the building and
engineering of passenger ocean steamers as we
learnt from the celebrated American sailing yacht,
two or three years ago, in the building and rigging
of sailing ships