The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-09

Below win - found an account Of the woyk Row
going in the various ship yards around the city.
he quantity Of aew work in haEd has not been Of
limited an amount for some tine and he business
10 consequently rather dull. We could hear Of no
new contracts the high price Of material and wages
being assigned the reason for builders declining
al present entering into new engagements on the
terms cf5ering Several builders are doing nothing,
the absence Of their names from the list viii ind
cate
THE NEW YORK YARDS.
Messrs. WEsrxRvELr d Sons have on the sts,ks
At their upper yard, two large vessels. One, the
sieanship Arago, for the New York and Hsvre line,
and to be commanded by Captain Lines, late Of the
Humboldt, Ia nov in frame. She will be ready in
May, but it IL doubtful whether the machinery will
be completed 30 soon. She is noble looking vessel
registering $500 tsns Her dimensions are: length
2S3 feet breadth of BEAM Al feet; depth Of hold, Is
feet. Capt. VIM. Skiddy superintends her construc-
ton. The machinery is constructing at the Novelty
Works, consisting of two oscllating engines, with
cylinders IS inches in diameter and 10 feet stroke.
The other vessel under way is the packet ship
AmasoD, for Hessrs. Griswold & Morgan's Liverpool
line. Her dimensions are length Of keel, 2O5 feet;
bean, Al feet; depth, 20 feet. She win be about
1900 tons burthen.
At the lower yard this firm has in hand ship Of
about 1900 tons for Mr.. Lawrence, for general
teightng. She is about 200 feet long, 40 BEAM and
70 deep.
Nh. W. Fl. WEEP is building two ships for Jas.
Foster, Jr for the Liverpool trade. One is 2O0feet
long, 40 beam, and 20 deep; the other is 200 feet
long, 80 wide, and 27a deep. They win ton about
2,e00 each, carpenters measurement. Captains
Knapp and Porter will be their commanders.
Also ship for Stanton 4 Thompson, Of about
1000 tons &C. Ny, to be commanded by Capt. Rich,
hte Of the ship Toulon. She IL l60 feet long, IS
wide, and 2lA deep.
Also bark Of about GOO tons &C. NJ, for Wake.
man, Dmon Co., for the Galveston trade. She is
1924 feet long, 80 wide, and IA deep.
The Russian frigate it was reported Mr.. Webb
was about to build, is not yet commenced.
Kessrs. Smith & DIXON have only on the stocks
the steamship Of $500 tons, commenced about two
years. back, for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and the work suspended. We hear that 1t is in
contemplation to finish her for the European trade
probably for Havre-snd give Capt. Wo.ton Qate
Of the steamship Franklin) the command.
Mr.. ABRAHAM G. BELL has on the stocks the
clipper ship Adelaide, Of 1900 tons, for Thos. War
dies line Of San Francisco packets, to be com.
manded by Capt. Jos. Hamilton. She will be
launched about the 25th of October.
Also the packet ship Switzerland, Of i 400 tons,
for Mesms. Lane h Vests Hsvre line; to be
launched in about five weeks.
Mr.. Bell ID also building two schooners. One
the John Bost0n-is $50 tons bnrthen, destined for
Nesrs. Scranton h Talman's line Of Savannah
packets; the other, Of It's TONS is building for a.
X. Coming, ESQ.,, for the Brazil trade. The former
VIII be launched about the 1st and the latter about
the 10th Of December.
Mr.. JEREMIAH SINoNsoN il building sharp
steamship Of about 600 tons, for Commodore Van
derbilt, to be employed probably in the European
trade. Eheis $50 feet long, 33 beam, and 10 deep
from main deck. The Allaire Works are building
for her beam engine cylinder IS inches, with IL
Feet stroke.
Nessrs. RosEyELT h JOYCE are progressing with
the t~o ships for Messrs. Everett & Brown, and
M Daniel D. Bacon, of Boston. One will be launch
ed about the 18th Of October. They are Of the
same size viz. 1000 tons register, and have car
ryipg capacity for $500 tons Of goods, being two
q the largest me rchant ships in the world.
THE GREENPOINT YARDS.
Messrs. sNEDxN Il WHIrLocK have planksd their
large steamboat for the New York and New Haven
route, and viii launch her in two or three weeks.
She rs noble looking river boat, being three hum
dyed feet long on deck, and Of about ], 400 tons
buthen and is one Of the strongest Of her size
bsilt. She is iron braced throughout her suspen-
sion frame Of extra length, and her guards have
N extra quantity Of knees. Messrs. Guion Co., Of
the Neptune Works, are building her engine, which
IL 70 be Of extra power.
The same firm have in frame steamboat Of 700
tons for Capt. Palmer designed for Canton. She is
ls2 feet long, 80 wide and log deep. Measrs. Pease
b Murphy are constructing her machinery.
The clipper ship Great Republic is also being re-
built at this yard She has been cut down one deck,
and has now but three instead of four and win draw
much less water. She ia supposed to be owned by
A. A. Low & Brother and Capt. N. B. Palmer, and
we believe ID intended for the China and a,fc
txaie.
Mr.. ECKFoRD WEBB will launch, in about three
weeks, the bark Of $50 tons for Mr.. Moses Taylor,
previously noticed. She is for the Havana trade.
Mems. LUPT0N & McDIARAID are building
Aumaphrodte brig of 200 tons, for Nessrs. Shires
Oliver, destined for the New York and Texas trade.
Bbe ia LOG feet on de X, SO beam, and deep.
Mr.. GEO. FRIEND has in frame pretty yacht Of
10 toDe, for Mr.. McClennan, Of Gfeenpoint. She IL
Sc feet hong on deck, Is feet inches beam, and
FEET deep.
Mr.. WIN. PxRME has in hand three ships Two
Of them, (of the same m0uld,) are for Capt. Sa-
esry one will leave the stocks within the next fort
night, the other in four or FIVE weeks. They are
ll00 tons each, 1856 feet long, IS beam, and "a Deep
and intended for the New Orleans and Havre
trade.
The other ship is for Messrs. Harbeck h Co., and
win be launched abou. the 10th November. She will
register about 1900 tons. Her dimensions are
216 fact In Ter 9TH AZ in breadth and 40 denth NJ
bold. Capt. Robert Marshall late Of the W. q. Har-
beck, which was burnt up on the bar last spring,
win command her. We are informed this vessel has
extra work put in her, and win rank as the strong
ct vessel ever built In this port.
Mr. E. F. WILLIAMS has in frame the schooner
Fannie Cure, of 260 tons, for the general coasting