Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-10-05
To Liverpool In six Days.

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across the Atlantic in six days. Her dimcn
sions areas follows:
Length of deck 225 feet
Diam. paddle, wheels 26 feet.
| Beam amidships 81 feet.
Draft of water 81 feet.
| Displacement $50 tons.
Power 1900 horses.
Accommod'n for 20 passen.
/ The builders guarantee that she will make
the voyage between New York and England
within six days in the winter season. VIM
Norris. Civil and Mechanical Engineer, and
John w. Grifitbs, Navel Architect, are the
constructors and patentees. They claim the
following advantages in their improvements
l.. Aperfect security against fire and water
2. Less risk to life and greater comfort to
passengers.
The boilers will be placed within walls OF
iron, with iron beams over the same. Air
chambers, of sufficient sustaining capacity
vii. extend the whole length Of the ship.
The sudden shocks Of the head and beam
seas, to which all ships Of the present construc.
tion are liable. are obviated by these improve
ments, while the gentle undulating motion
always maintained, will tend to prevent sea
sickness, and at the same time keep the decks
dry except fiqp spray
The full pssk o. tie engins win be irsserv.
ed for combating heavy gales, while ships OF
the present construction are compelled to
'Lslacken their steam as the gale increases in
Severity. These new improvements enable
more steam to be applied, the harder the gale
blows.
The machinery Of. this ship will consist Of
| one walking beam engine with two tubular
boilers, all of the most improved constructions
but without anything new in their principles
The power of the engine, in proportion to the
size and draft of water, will be very great
about five times as great, we believe, as that
of the steamers of the Cunard line. In an or
binary vessel such power cannot be applied
as it would tear the hull to pieces. In The
present case, however, it is made practicable
by the peculiar internal structure as we'll al
by the novelty Of the model; but as this mode
Of strengthening the ship is a new invention
the patent for which has been issued we refrain
from stating any particulars with regard to it
As far as We can judge, however, it is well
adapted to its end.
The daily consumption of coal will be about
80 tons, and the stock for passage about 800
no freight is to be taken. The vessel is named
the William Norris She will be ready fol
launching by the LIST of December. Her boil
ers and engine are building at Secor's. She
will carry no masts but will be arranged with
jury masts to rig in case of necessity.
STATE OF THE CHINESE REBELLION fol
lowing is an extract from the China correspon
dent Of the N. Y. Commerciat Advertiser. 1t i:
under date of Shanghai, June 81:
"Ofthe insurgents it will be sufficient 10
say that they have retained possession of foul
out of the many cities they have captured
voluntarily abandoned all the others OF thes,
four the two most important are Marking ant
Chin kiang, DO: III Of which are described in til,
accompanying notes, as they appeared befor'
they fell into the hands Of the assailants. TIL,
insurgents are terrifying themselves in thes
cities aud have made no other advance move
ment Tor the last two months, at each Of thes
four points, at a vast expense, and to no ad
vantage whatever, for the rebels abound il
provisions which the people of the surround
ing country contrve TO sell them clandestinely
The Imperial Treasury is quite exhausted
and these seiges cannot be maintained mucl
longer. A rally on the part of the insurgents
from one Of these cities would be signal for
universal flight and dismay among the Impe
rialists, SO thoroughly has the terror of tn
long haired men" pervaded them. The rebel
seem to be resting on their arms, after SO lon
a series Of successful campaigns, and will tax
their own time for completing the conquest o
the empire. ! have visited them at their cam
in Chin Kiang since the capture Ct that city
which now presents a sad appearance as DIES
cribed in the account of my letter some tim
before. 1t is deserted by its former inhabitant
and is occupied only by the insurgent troops
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OVERLAND IMMIGRATION OF 1S53-The ad.
vance guard of the overland immigration o
1853 has reached its destination here and a
Oregon. in small detachments during the pas
fortnight. The shortest time made is abou
seventy days from St. Josephs., Those VIII,
have come in agree in reporting the numbe
enroute for California somewhat less than thu
estimated sum total of last year, while ther
are said to be nearly twice as many bound fo
Oregon. In 1852. from comparison of tn
reported departures on the other side of tn
mountains. and the records made on the ront
with the best data to be had in this State, W
conclude the immigration to California owe
the plains to have exceeded $4,000 and no
over 10000 to Oregon. This season, from
present indications, it can scarcely be place.
higher than 10000 to California and nearly
half as many to Oregon, making in all 900,
newcomers. by the land route, to settle on tn,
Pacific. -oaliforuia Parsv.
DREADFUL MORTALITY IN CuBA.-Letters iron
Havana 10 the 29th ult., state that an epidem
ic of q choleric nature, assisted by the PERM
cious fever. was sweeping off sailors, soldiers
negroes and others. with frIghtful rspidity il
the interior of Cuba. Some estates numberin,
from two to three hundred slaves, had beol
SO reduced in the space Of q week, that Their
we're scarcely men enough left 20 bury tn,
dead. 1t generally proves fatal in four or f.
hours. In Havana. newcomers are also bein,
attacked. The immense military and othe
hospitals are crowded with soldiers and sail
ors, one-third Of whom, it is stated do not re
cover. The steam frigate Isabel Segunda
whose crew numbers $50 souls, had not 81
hands capable of attending to duty; and thu