The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-20

The YACHT North STAR.-The London Times
of the Sd notices at considerable length the arrival
of Commodore Vanderbt's yacht, North Star,
from New York. Her appearance, construction,
and equipment, the editor says, present so many
novel and curious features to English naval men,
that many opinions have been expressed as to her
merits. The Times says:
"Mogt of the old-fangled notions Of builders OF
English ocean steamers are completely discarded
in the North Star; and, although il may be ques-
tiona bic whether the adoption of go much OF the
principle of the American lake and river boats into
the uses of transatlantic steamships as IN the case
of the North Star is in the long run desirable, yet
it is certain that this beautiful ship Is In the highest
degree worthy of attention, and that many points,
particularly those in reference to her model and
water lines, eminenty calculated TO convey
useful hints to builders and steamship owners
this side, who have been SO repeatedly and tho
roughly beaten in the great race OF steam naviga-
ton going on between the British and American
steamships. The external appearance OF the North
Star from the absence of bowsprit and fgure-head,
and the abrupt termination OF the bow of the ship,
which is quite perpendicular is different from that
of any of the English steamers, and is certainly for
eign to the ordinarily received views OF shlpshepe
appearance on this side the water. Her model
is, however, the perfection Of beauty, and gives
promise to the highest speed at the least eS-
penditure of motive power The puohc are
freely admitted on board, and the chip Is eX-
hibited by the officers with the greatest cour-
tesy The fittings of the cabin are the especial
theme of admiration of most of the vsltors, and 1t
is difficult to believe that any royal OF Imperial
yacht could be supplied with greater luxurles or
conveniencies, with greater taste and elegance.
With regard TO the machinery, although Its excel
| lence in mechanical point OF view Is admitted by
engineers, yet, ii sets aside all preconceived no.
tons as to the dearability of working the cranks
at great elevation on deck on board ocean going
steamships, the English marine engineers seem
| hardly disposed to recommend the adoption Of the
principle, foreseeing that much danger of damage
| and arrangement is hazarded by having so much
top mper on deck in heavy weather. The rig
| ging of the ship is very slight and comes hardly
under the denomination Of Jury rig the Ameri-
cans in all trusting to the machinery as the
sole propelling power, and using calls merely for
| the purpose of stead ying the ship in seaway."
The North Star would stay some ten or twelve
days at southampton. 1t is stated that during one
twenty hours her log shows she ran three
hundred and forty-four miles, the greatest number
ever made by Atlantic steamer by fifteen miles
! in twenty-four hours-the greatest before being
that of the Baltic, viz, three hundred and twenty
nine mies. The engines were stopped but once on
the voya ge-the fourth day out-for fifty minutes
t'to key up" She driven ST moderate speed,
her engines going from thirteen revolutions at the
start up 10 seventeen revolutions, the hlghest
number on the day of arrival. Average steam
seventeen tons twenty pounds, with throttle VaiVe
one third open. The coal consumed was hve
hundred and twenty-one TONS or about nifty tons
per day. The chip made several tunes hiteen
! knots by the log,