The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-17
THE ERICSSON.

New York is absolutely mad about the ca.
lorc ship, and the mania seems to be spread
ing in every direction from that city, the
waves spread when pebble has been dropped
in the water. From the infinite variety of
comment TO which it has given rise, we select
the following from the New York Express
In the first place Capt. Ericsson has perfect
faith ia his invention, and the Capitalists who
have expended three hundred thousand dollars
in bringing the experiments to perfection, have
so much faith in its entire success, that they
are ready to-day TO provide the ways and
means tor laying the keels of FIVE other vessels.
In the second place, the only drawback to the
complete success of the first essel,-viz: the
doubt us TO power sufficient to make as good
lime as first class steamers, will be removed by
the discovery of the means to make cylinders of
any reasonable capacity. There has hitherto
been limit upon this power, and cylinders
Of fourteen feet, which is the size OF those on
board of the Ericsson ship, have before been
deemed extraordinary but Messrs. Hogg and
Delemater, machinists in this city, are ready
10 build cylinders Of sixteen, twenty and TWEEN
ty-four feet, which is far beyond anything
which has hitherto been made. With cylin
ders of sixteen feet diameter, Mr.. Ericsson is
sure of Outlining all that is desirable in The
way of power and speed, and such cy finders
will be put into the new ships.
For twenty years the idea Of propelling ves-
sells mainly by air has been the darling object
of Captain Ericssion's life, and now behold
the full realization of his wishes. He conceiv-
ed this idea in England, and it has been real
lied in the United States. This floating palace
upon the water is the full fruition of a long
and burning hope. Diffic ul.ies of practical
character have from time TO time arisen,-but
one by one they have been overcome until
promise has become reality. The breathing
ship, with lungs, respiratory organs and every
visible sign of vitality, has had her day OF
trial, and her hour of victory. We think IL
would be wrong longer to doubt the success of
the experiment, or that there is to be reVolu-
ton in the power of locomOtions.
This new ship, when wholly completed, for
she is not nearly finished in her machinery
now. will make her voyage Southwark. and
after that probably voyage to England, FIRST
10 convince The magnates Of the land at Wash
toning, that there is something new under the
sun and secondly to show John Bull that the
motto OF Drothen Ianathan slill is, shat some
things can be done as well as others"
The Washington Republic in connection
with the subject says
We learn from the last received number o.
the Nautical Standard that Great Britain is
making large additions TO her steam marine. Ii
10 stated that in the course of the present veal
she will possess d screw neet OF twenty -twc
ships. sixteen of which may be termed sail o.
the kae. Ii is further stated that no line of
battle-ship will be launched without being fiji
ted for screw machinery. Our readers will
observe that this number does not include the
guard ships-very many OF which have long
since been fitted with screw mackinery-bui
only large and powerful ships, the smallest OF
which carries so guns, and the largest-like
the Duke of Wellington, the Royal Albert,
the Marlborough, and the Royal George
from 40 TO l3l guns.
The Republic adds that Ericsson was the in.