The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-18

LIST OF SICK LANDED AT QUARANTINE.
Pat Murray, Pat RYAN Isaac Season Edmund Sweeny
John Idle Frances Nelson George Backley Owen King
Vim Bracken Mary Jane Garden Abraham Munther, Thos
Hulcahon, John Neil, Michael Burns Eliza Wskett, JAS
Cummings, T. Mclaughlin Ann Thornham, Charles Nc
Garden Michael Beattie Beae Bridget Clark Sis Eos
ter Catharine WidriG Mary Mulligan Jane Thompson,
Eliza Casey Mary Smith John john Fanny Elliot Gen
tile pendan Thomas Mcdonnell Agnes Loyle Vim. Lolye
Bridget Clarkin, and Archibald keefe
The CLIPPER SHIP EMPRESS sEA.-This is the
latest production Of the celebrated Donald Mckay Of East
Boston builder Of the Sovereign of the Sea- Flying Cloud
&c She is handsome realization Of what beauty
be produced from wood and iron by the cunning
ter mind In general appearance she much resembles the
Sovereign Of the Sea though in detail she is said to differ
in some essential particulars She spread two
thousand yards Of than that vessel
is somewhat fuller about mdships There IS however
the bold sheer Of her predecessor and her
deck is somewhat similar Like that vessel too she has
been built Of most extraordinary strength having back
bone Of nine feet three inches through and her
chions knees (both hanging and lodging) and all her
tmbers, from stem to stern proporoned to match
Her appearance altogether is most beautiful especially
forward, her handsome stem terminating with a most
exeellently carved figure emblemac OF her name fe
male in white flowing vestments, having in her out
stretched left hand golden sphere and in her right her
sceptre of the sea- Her Geek is roomy and furnished
with an the approved modern aids for working ship and
Of the most substantial character There ia topgaant
forccaste and her bulwaks built in like those of
in front She has cabin room than California ships
generally carry. The aft one, particularly, is most
surlptuous apartment and all the state are
excelently lighted and arranged Her appearance
aloft is in perfect keeping with the huh. All her
lower masts are made and strongly hooped. Though
her masts and spars necessarily very heavy for
vessel of such great tonnage, requiring so many
thousand yards Of to propel her through the
deck The upper spars appear but few inches in dame.
ter With her white lower masts her black yards,
her brightly vanished booms, surmounting impact
and fauless hull she combines the sodity Of ship OF
with the grace and lghness Of yacht. Mr. Mckay
may be proud Of such production she is thought by
many to be his cf ddrre and her friends confident
that with average fair weather she will beat the short
est tip to San Francisco yet made She IL three
perpendcuars il go feet over all $40 feet; extreme
breadth AZ feet depth, q feet Her Messrs
William Wilson Sons Of Baltimore. She is loading at
pier ~ East river in Mr. j. s. Oakfords San Francisco
line whence she will shortly sail under the command Of
Capt W. f. Putnam
time occupied by this vessel in going from the Battery
and passing through the Narrows Tuesday, but
hour and three minutes instead Of one hour and
twenty eight minutes she having passed the Battery
twelve minutes past three and cleared the Narrows
fifteen minutes past four with wind and tide against
her.
Mr.. Johnson, the pilot who brought up the British
steamship Alps reports seeing the Ericsson yesterday
morning, lying TO, 40 miles $. f. Of the Highlands.
CLIPPER PASSAGES TO Saw FRANCISCO letter dated
ran Francisco July 3d. gives the following information
ana averages OF clipper ships 10 San Francisco up to
ly 20, 1853 -
BY examination, ] find the passages OF "A eastern
built clipper ships to this port 2 DAYS and 70
hours and OF 23 passages Of New York built clippers
lis days and IL hours.
The time made bv he dfferent huildor. -.