New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

The CLIrPER.sHiP RED JAcKET.-Much interest
and curiosity were manifested last May, it will be re-
membered, TO the relative sailing merits of the clip
per.ships Red jacket ana Lightning and numerous
wagers were made by the friends of the respective
"crsck ships that they would 90 out in less than 70
days. The Red jacket has performed her task ad'
mirably, having arrived az her anchorage st Mel
bourne in 90 days II hours and ID minutes OF when
she was under sail only 81 days Is hours, and we feel
assured that the homeward passage would have been
made in the sameor even less time, had she not unor
tunaely fell in with large masses OF ice OH Cape Horn
which materially interfered with her progress Inc
qualities OF the Lightning have yet to be escertaoed
her run out offering fair COMPARISON aud we feel
confident that che will recover her Pfeshge Tor speed
on the trip home brief review OF the log OF the
Red Jacket NAV not prove embarrassing to our nauti
cal readers The Red jacket left the Mersey on the
4th of May at / p. NJ, in tow OF q seam.tug,
which accompanied her as tar as the Old Head
of Kinsae, when she cast OF, and all san was put
on the vessel the wind being 10 the w. ). W., blow
ing strong from the 9th Of May to the same time the
ensuing month. essterly WINDS generally prevailed
the weather being sutry and calm; on the 10th OF
Jure the wind yeered round to the south"ard and
westward fresh breeze, which continued until the
10th, when il again changed 10 the eastward, with
light and moderate weather, which continued until
the 25th when the weather, which hh hitherto been
very agreeable and fine, became the revere, tbs wind
being strong from the n. W., with alternat lily rain,
hail and see the fore part Of the ship at one time, on
the goth OF June, being covered with ice. and the
thermometer
strong and heavy squalls from the Sd of July to the
18th, INV. winds we're encountered, the ship ddr
ing that time making wonderful progress, averaging
about $50 miles per diem a. 1880 PAN, ON the
l2a Kings Island was made, and at 10: so A. NJ
on the 18th, che crossed the bar in charge Of
Capt. Reed, there being no pilots out, though he
obtained one shortly afterward inside the Heads,
and at 10: rs p NJ, came to an anchor: From the
time the steamug left her until the l2h she
ran ,5O7 miles average $50 2l0; during the ensuing
ten days, namely, to the 22d, she made l,6lo miles,
average l6l 9l0 from the 23t OF May TO the 5th Of
June she accomplished o77 miles average l67 10;
from the 9th the 18th Of June s09 miles, average
lsO TO- from the 10th to the 25th 1895 miles,
age TO- from the Goth of June TO the 5th Of July
she 2 coz miles, average 300 TO- and fro n the
9th until the 18TH 22e5 miles average 1926 81 miles.
On the Sd of July che ran 3l2 miles during the "a
hours 18th, 300 miles 9Th, 2ss miles 6th 400 miles;
18th, 299 miles; sth, $50 miles 9TH 357 miles loh,
1874 miles llb, 245 miles and on 18th she covered
300 miles; the passage from the Rock Lighthouse to
Port Phillip Heads having occupied the brief space OF
90 days, IL hours and Is minutes, sail being the
ship only g. days 10 hours The total distance logged
was 49, $50 miles, which gives average OF 20j miles
per day during the whole the passage. From ITO ~
E. TO Fort Phillip Heads, distance Of J,s79 miles,
che was only 10 days Is housr, giving average
per diem of 2s4i miles The above astonishing pas
sage IT, beyond doubt, the speediest ever made be-
tween this country and the Antpodes and exats the
Red jacket 10 the first place the lst Of clipper
shpe sailing between this country and Australia On
the hOmewaTd trip the Red jacket has again eclpsed
everything, though scarcely equalng her run out
which may be easily accounted for in this manner
having lost some time IN The ice and being compelled
TO shorten ss and heave TO to insure her safety She
weighedNbchOr at p. NJ. on the lst Of August and
at AS p. VI. was flowed from Hobson's Bay by the
steamers Washington aud Hercules, in charge OF a
pilot, but came 10 anchor again at T. NJ. above the
Ish:shp, where she remained until o A. VI on the ID
when she again trpped anchor and proceeded crossed
the bars, 10 80 and discharged steamer and pilot
ct II 80 A. M set all sail and passed between Curtis
Island and kents Group; and al $3.50 A. on the
3si, was clear Of all, with stiff south west breeze
From that time until the 18th, she encountered varia-
biz weather, with sOutterly and westerly W nds and
hail, snow and sleet az IL A. NJ. Cd the 9Th,
large Island about three miles and half long high in
the center and gradually sloping the and vest
eIds covered with and from formation and The
absence Office Islands, concluded was land during the
ensuing sx Gays had fresh and steady north west wnd
the shIp carrying all sail Oh the 24tb at A NJ tell
in with closely packed field OF ice, and, after great
difficulty, got through az noon, with considerable
damage 70 stem and copper; az 40 =. VI next dsy
sbe again fell il with the ee and hove 10 Tor ds)2n
and al II A. NJ. on the Goth cleared iti a. . r. u
same day, shortened sail, and proceeded unde, sasy
canvas with every indication Of ice al 4. ~ on
The 27th e in with large masses OF broken cspe1s''
end Gle ared them az II A. u; al T. NJ same Gsy
shortened sail for the night, IN the cOnrre 81 "hch
and following day rassed large nlnoer OF ceoef9si
fIsm that time up TO tho ION OF oeP'ehDsl AP1n-
epeed generally fresh winds ship carrying all sail;
from tie 10th Of September the wind was VARIABLE,
with ealing the ship making very poor progress; on
'he 22d the wind improved, ana with q ~ T.. breeze
better results we're obtained each day on The 9th
inst thew fortunately fell in with a cheering stiff
n n w breeze and on he folio wing day the wind
Continuing With clear weather, she passed several
vessels hour east; the 18Th, az A. NJ Cape Clear
bore N 30 miles the wind being light and s.W; At
a. NJ yesterday passed HoIyhesd, aud took pilot on
run war S76 miles On the 18th OF August, with q stiff