The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-15
OUR NAvAL CORRESPONDENTS.
PORTSMOUTH. N. Il July IL, 1858

OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PORTSMOUTH. N July II. 1853.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
SrR-whenever have desired information Ia matters
that cs,nsd the people and the government have
always souss found 1t in the HERALD; and DESTROYS
Of communicating few facts the bsnef, Of the pub
lie the ssideration OF those concerned avail my
self Of the universal circulation Of your paper to do It.
The Princeton passed Cape Henry July 7th, at
O'Clock NJ, and nchored of Fort Constitution, Ports
mouth, N H. At 10 O'Clock p. NJ, July IL, msliag the
run four days and eighteen hours During the whole
of this time with the exception OF few hours she
red all the steam that could DO by her boilers
to wit r. aximum eight pounds minimum enc and
half with consumption of ton of coal per hour and
making at time in smooth under all the steam
she could ge. up, and with every stitch of sail set to
fac breeze the quarter than six knots the hour.
Never ba6 ship farer shake The anshslcyon
one and head winds we're Just sufficient to give good
dIaught TO her furnaces.
Is this Mr. Editor, the model steamer Of the United
States Navy Is this the snip that to breast Mag
sld TO laugh at the Typhooa Is this the far famed
Of the speedy prov and terror carrying
tetbat with the swif.nes Of the falcon TO pounce
upon the English fishermen, scatter them to the four
wisds with Chinese Commissioner her tslsas
bear him with the rspidy of lightning the
ends Of the earth Is this the vessel? 1t IL Mr. Editor
ard let the patton look this gift horse in the mouth
Her consumptio of fuel far exceeds what antci
psed producing results fslog greatly short Of the cal
culated The truth is she dsgraceful and NOR
tfy ing failure and the country should know whose
door 10 La the blame-tO whose shoulders apply the
whip. Nov, HERALD, Fools are your theme, /" let
eatire be your song y
The of this ship have all that skilfu
and hard working could do to remedy the defects
deficiencies OF boilers with the nding aad
spprovjr of which they had to do than the
Pope Of Rome The Chief Engineer, Mr. Shock, il
practical well : scientific man. and coIld
would countenance such palpable and culpable abr
ton
The freate Savannah Is ready for at Gosport
and only waiting orders and Her officers have all
reported themselves for duty and she lies fully
equipped for service, (men excep.ed)
The United States sloop of Decatur detailed for
the fishing grounds sailed from Boston for Portsmouth
Wednesday The fslle wing is list Of her oicers-
Ca plain, Wbittle First Lieutenant De Haven; Second
L'euter ant, Van Astine, Third Lieutenant, Duncan;
Sailing Master Bradford; Surgeon Barclay; Purser,
nea including the marine guard number lbs.
At Madeira June II United States ship John Adams,
Commander Barrow, waiting the arrival OF the friga.e
Constitution would when relieved by her, proceed di.
rect for Boston.
The practice ship PEBBLE discharged he, pilot off Ca
Henry the evening Of the 30th ult and put
her annual cruise for the practical instruc
tOn of the expectant young commodSes at the Annapo
lis Naval Academy.
The steamer Fulton urprised her officers and the Navy
the other day by making twenty miles
per hour her trial trip from Hampton Roads
Henry with only nineteen revolutions while she is csps
bic of tsenty two revolutions wthou. strsning.
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