The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-17
Thn Y.cht North star.

~ the Asia We beg to return our thanks 70
Grant Raymopd, r. N, for . file Of the London Dday
Eers Of the latest date.
The Yacht North Star.
COMMODORE VANDERBILT AT soUrHAXPToS-THE
PASSAGE ACROSS TIE ATLANTIC.
The following extract from . letter, written by Com
.,odore vanderbilt to friend this city has been
handed us for publication =
SOUTHAMPTON, Juro ], 1853
You win recolect that left the Navy Yard az low
minutes before O'Clock p NJ on Friday the 1o'n u''
and that told yeu when LETT Of my inteztion 70 ran
across to Southampton at rate OF about -oo miles In
Zach twenty four hours. As my journey would be
nox one and As meant have the ship ia such order
N our arrival in foreign country a. to be credit TO
our yankee aId," did not wish to hazard this BY
making any attempt to obtain high rates OF speed bait
m finding the ship, in the arst twenty hours out to
make 2,2 miles instead Of 25o the rate had calculated
FROM the number of turns her engines were making
vas somewhat astonished. At this rate she would
shorten the had given her but she moved along
with such perfect concluded to keep her TO th,
o. it somewhat troublesome to let her go slower
Ny fremen being mostly green hands, picked of the
wharf at the Of ststiog and knowing but little
Of making hfe thought it prudent, therefore, to let
wings be for few days and requested the engineer to
look closely to the bremen We proceeded along a. this
rate about days, and The party so eated and
pressed hard 10 let her MAZE days run, that
finally told the engineer that he might let her engines
make IA revolutions per minute for twentyfour hours,
but no higher would permit him TO 81. Whenever ne
rated particle above this compelled him to shut the
throttle valve and her to the IA To sstolish
.ent At the end OF twenty four hours she had made
three hundred forty four miles-a greater distance
BY twenty four miles, than made from New
York Europe-accordng to stuart's account OF mail
steamers
From that time her throttle valve has never been
epened beyond one thrd-consu nption of coal being
rom thirty forty tons per day, and running at
the rate Of three hundred miles, thereasouts with
fhs greatest ease do not know how fast TO rate her
capacity for speed driven fcr = short psssage-ast
was the passage made in days eight hours and
forty minutes, from pilot to pilot This makes the trip
shorter than to have made it; but as We were
delayed in Now York thirty four hours by touching
On the rock-inclodpg the detention At the Navy Yard
Ieoncluded crafty the ladies', to make up the lost
time by little extra speed,
The party are ali well, and in good spirits must
mark the engines only stopped the
sage that for this short space OF hour for
driving up some Of the keys. There never vss hot
journal board In fact, :" she worked Like charn.
Goal consumed five hundred and twenty .ons TONS
from the Loudon Times, June
The American yscht North Star came into the
tidal OF The SYuthaD pton ducks Wednesday June
1s evening and To-Day has been object OF general
alton Hsr appearance construction, and pmsnt
present novel Curious features 10 Ecglsn
naysl men tnat any opnons have been expressed as
Of English steamers are conplstey discarded
IN the North Star and Al aouga maJ Questionable
whether ado p.iou CT much OF the principle of me
American ono river boats into the uses OF TRANSIT
lsnric uamsbip- the u the North Star, i. IN
the long desirable is cerssn that this beau
full ship in the highest degree ~orhy attention and
that msuy poipes particularly those ia reference 10 her
modei and lines eaipentl, cacul-Jet t. COO
yey usetu hints 20 ouae-s steamship ths
eide. who have rspcstedy ana thoroughly basn
t~een The British and American Steamship Tue
external appearance o. the North Star, irom tle
rupt termination OF the DO" Of tue snip which Is
quite leDdcuar is different from lAat Of any OF the
EDgsb and certainly foreign to tie orciaari
ly received " shphApe appearance 90 tos SIDE the
water Her mooel however the lection o. nautical
beauty gives promise Of highest eed 1t the sat
expenditure of motive poser The ublc are freely al
utieo Ard the slip is exhibited by the o;srs
with the createt courtesy The fittings 81 the cioin are
Abe especial theme Of sAurs OF of the Vi ter
n IL is diicnL believe that any royal imperial
yacht could be supplied With greater lnxuries or con-
yenienees or 9th greater taste sad elegance. With re-
gard to the machinery, although its exceiencs In
mechanical point Of view is admitted by engineers yet
sets aside all preccnceved notions to the dsra
hty Of working the cranks az great eevatio deck
On board going steam hips, tie EIyish MARINE
sngiHeers hsr5y disposed 10 recommend tee adop
ton ef the principle, toreeing thai much dagger Of
damsg and derat cement il hAzardcd py having So
much top hamper deck in heavy weather The rigging
Of ships very slight and COMES hardly under tho
trusting the machinery tbs sole prspelug po
and uriDg ss merely for the purpose Of stesdyng the
[TToa, the London Daily News, Japssl
The gigantic American steam yactt the Moth Star,
sJsog the North quay O. Southampton dock. NJ Van.
dsrbitt the owner with his family, Landed and proceeded
20 London, yesterday morning The yacht mas ex;tea
tie greatest amopg.t the shipbldsrs eng nssrs
and ths commanders ard officers Of the steam packets
Q, the above psne1 Large numbers Of persons
visited her yesterday crosis viii visit her to day,
who admitted On board by tickets issued from the
American consulate The appearance o. the North star,
hofl, dc fheu
abe Possesses al the characteristic. o. q American
river and ocean steamer shs looks as Big as ths
Of her for ;s lire aud the de of Je latter
perfectly wedge shaped She is stored forward the
wheel is situated comfortable apartment and con-
municstes With the rudoe ny 70 es anu rods The eegs
thus Close the look man sDd tuere IL
tached wheel bell Ehich communicates with he
epgDe room, By means o. which signals cia be commaei
cstsd that apartment The uppcr eeca u flushed the
centre portion % which is covered as covering forms
of and sbove This deck portion of The
machinery extends. The spar deck it may 30
esled is level with top OF the paddle boz Hand Gus
Nights Of lead the a0on ~cn is Ia al
pGcept Than tn. saloon OF any steamer aoat,
and surpa- ser ia spleador the QGeen's yacht,
the Victoria and Albert The car est- aDd furniture
are snp.rb Ranged round the saloon are ca pacious
and beautifully furnished cabins, the doors aud pa
nels Of which are Of s9nd blra's'eye maple ana
the floor fxed in the CABINS The dining saloon is
also very splendid apartment he -als Of shcn sp2ear
Of polished ard vsregAted marble ans maachite This
sbstarc however formed Of cong tte Of stose
marble and glass, ard receut American Invention. 1t
fNs WOOD peculiarly SEASONED and De-rs an ek-
quisits polish Fixed iron IT forms hands table
and chimney slabs and tops of chuDsers specimens Of
which the saloons The walls OF the dining
seocL composed OF this appear and look
far beautiful ihsn II they Of marble. The
chte and marble coors relieve tae other and 1nes
and gilt noudipgs prevent also, any thing Ike an az paar-
OF moDotony
Beneath the saloons there another foe deck extending
The whole length Of the ship It. soouiiness being nt
chiefly ny portfolios, its immense extent and of
massive plisrs supports make tappear like the vu;
Of ZONE cathedral lhis immeaAe and seemingly under
Ann ia nail
oak II would form, and doubt tss orned rnagniH
cent ocean ball No have an lie. Of the
space contained in large ships unless they
see the interior of such vessel the North Star uuen
eubertd she Is With saDg.rs besos aod holds fo
eryo The North Star away about 800 toos o. coal
snd her sumption OF fuel during the voyags about
ffty day. she s sIeuderly rugged jast Ike all
American steamers She cost abost 500 600 huiiny.
The eIpense NJ keeping such yacht Is about GOO
week Mr.. Vanderbilt IL immensely rich. He at one
time proprietor Of lrge number ~ the gigantic
American river steamers, aud at the present time
sxns a large plumber OF the packets rbi.b ply be-