New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-21
MARINE AFFAIRS.

EsGiTEEns TRIAL TRIP oF THE NEW STEAMBOAT
CoxsoswEALTH.-At II o'clock, yesterday 1orn'oS'
the he = ste mboat Common ~ attn Capt. j. W. WI
hsms left the Morgan lfoa Works, foot Of Cenn Il
East River for Trial Of her engines, and proseeded
Up The North River about - miles and then Fsurane
steamed a short distance dDwa the bay, and bscS
throw gh the East River 70 the place of her dep
The TIP proved satisfactory TO all on bord tne Gu
pines worked well, mailing az average 81 IL s"'ko'
a minute and the boat moved ,hroasb the "aler wiz"
very little perceptible notion
TIE Commonwealth il 800 feet long, ~ feet eight
inches wide. 10 feet bold, and 1900 tuns register
The lower saloon contains 2i5 berths; the la1les
.b;, 4. tod No with 81 bertbs and 20 state rooms
And On the promenade deck there are state-room
berth, ,or 900 persons The oiningtsble will be set In
the lower saloon to which access may be had by con-
tjpous sbts of Stair, arrangement ths will be
very satisfactory TO Travellers inasmuch ii obviates
the necessity Of walking down one stairway, and
across cold deck to the top of the other. Bat on
the other hand unless the under sde Of the itari are
inco.ed In some way ladies' will not feel at else in
going 10 or from the dining saloon.
The saloons are lofty aud the state-rooms and
bertbs vide airy and well lighted. upoE the PROM
nsdo deck the state rooms are arranged in double
rows on each side of the boat, with an open passage
way betweep. Over the promenade deck is a hoe
arobed roof that gives the saloon very finished ap
pearsnce.
The boat is well supplied with steam snd hand
force pumps for the suppression OF fire. ar leosfhs
Of hose are kept ready, coiled at convenient dis
tspces about the deck that on occasion they msy
be screwed on to the mains in the cabins a. mo
merts notice; facilities are also at hand for siding
The cabins with steam for the purpose should il
be required.
The builders, Messrs. Lawrence g. Foulkes, Of
Green Point, claim thst the frame of the Common
wealth ia unsurpassed for stability, being dsgonally
brsced with iron throughout, and fitted WITH very
substantial bog frame and braces.
Her machinery is from the Morgan Iron Works;
the cylinder 76 inches in diameter aud IL feet stroke
with PADDLE wheels SO feet ia diameter and three feet
dip.
The cost of this boat is estimated at s24o 900. She
will commence running between this port aud Nor
wcb in connection with the Come ccut, with passen
gers for Worcester snd Boston, in fortnight hence
under the former Office oftbe stea nboat Connecticut
The Commonwealth is the third mammoth steam
boat finished this season for Long Island Sound aud
although not quite 60 large as the Plymouth Rock,
or the Metropolis she is still much larger than any of
the other Eastern steamboats, aud is in every way
comfortable and comDodious as c0ul1 90 desired.
The NAvY-YARD.-The United States storeship
Relief under the command Of Lieut.. Rowan, arrived
at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard at o'clock on Sunday
night, from Rio Jarero. She brought home thirty
four invslids FROM the Brazil Squadron, among whom
was Lieut.. Morgan of the Savannah number of
the sick sent to the Naval Hospital, aud
the otbefs were transferred to the receiving-ship
North Carolina for medical treatment. After few
slight repairs, the Relief will be again dispatched to
Rio Joneiro, with stores for The Brazil squadron A
few days ago q delegation of the Chippewa Indians
yisiteo the Yard The captain and officers of the
Sardnisn frieate made official visit to the Yard
few days ago. Commodore Boerman and several
officers will return the compliment by visiting the
fiigate, of the Battery, On Wednesday morning.
The Revenue-outter Washington, which has been al
most entirely rebuilt, yesterday reported to the
Treasury Department ready for service.