New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-14
MARINE AFFAIRS.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE ERICSSON.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE ERICSSON.
TAe Ericsson. now converted into steamship Of
juproved ps.ern. made her trial trip down the Bay
on Saturday
Cnpt. Ericsson claims to have made a very impor-
tapt Improvement By his conden-er. The saving
is great in fuel in the II the boiler and helnbor
Of cleansing it, through the Of fresh water in Lou
| of salt.
Bv the now plan the boilers Of the Ericsson are
charged with fresh water and there is no waste she
may carry the same out from NewYork TO Havre and
return without dminuton other than what might re-
suit from accidental leakage. In addition she has ap
paratus for dstng 900 gallons Of fresh water from
salt n day. 30 that the great bulk Of the water-tanks
il saved for freight. Altogether, as steamship. she
comes near 10 the caIoric standard of chenpness Of
| power and economy in space. The room occupied by
the machinery and boiers Is unusually small and the
| consumption OF fuel greatly reduced from the old
standard 1t is stated that her furnaces cannot
sumo over thirty tuns day and Is expected the At
lantic voyage win be made on q tun hour. The
speed of the ship on her trial trip about twelve
miles an hour with an alleged consumption of fuel not
exceeding three-iourths of this quantity.
The underwriters rate this steamship the best and
strongest butt vessel without exception in the United
States She is provided with four large quarterboats
oil slunC and two deck boats oil Of them Francis's
ls-boats In addition she carries lile-car, mortar,
and lines which in case Of her being driven upon
the coast. would enable her at to communicate
with the shore and land her passengers in safety.
The owners Of the Ericsson intend TO send her TO
France-next to the Caioric Ship, no nobler conribu
ton of American skill could be sent to the French
Exhibition.
During the very pleasant trial trip on Saturday
collation. was served up board, whenJohn b. hitch
ing as well as Capt Lowber Of the Ericsson, Messrs
Hogg and Delamater, Capt Naring and others were
toasted. Mr.. Kitchng said, in reply to call for a
| speech, no friend of mine would wish me to break
NY word have promised 70 make my speech upon
vessel that can neither scad nor blow us up, such
as this once was-in other words when am out Of hot
water.
The NEW STEAMSHIP OcEAs BIRD.-Ths famous
vessel is about completed and presents very beautiful
sppearance; her owners are confident that her perform
anoos will be most satisfactory. Her dimensions 2io
feet in length feet BEAM "a feet depth of hold She
has flush decks hight between each deck feet
inches capacity of 900 uns burden, boilers contain
ing over 400 feet of ro-suace, 65 inches diameter OF
cylinder with u feet stroke. She Is strengthened with
heavy plateron nelson's 20 inches in width and thor
ouahlv cross-braced-which form iie-boats or water
tanks and upon which rest the lower deck beams con-
Meeting with heavy iron clamps, the dead woods and
lower deck which make it almost impossible for the
shin 10 strain in any sea-way. These three iron KEEL
cons or tanks referred to from stem 70 stern IN the
lower hold and are crossed and braced at right an
giles with the material, forming the lower hold
into separate sections each plate tight and distinct
from each other, making her perfect ie-boat. The
iron watertanks have capacity for 90 gallons iron
afst icra AZ Qrfe rtt14-
bracsd at right angles in squares of feet with iron u
and inches, and the boilerengne and fre-room are
nclosed with heavy plate iron making her fre-proof
She has capacity FOR 200 chief cabin passengers and
500 Storage passengers and is finished in the most
approved manner and for strength beauty and buoy
ancy cannot be excclled.
For CALFoRNIA.-The steamer Star Of the West,
Captain Turner. left this port Saturday for San
Juan. with about two hundred and fifty California
emigrants.
NAvAL.-The United States sloOp-of-war Falmouth
WIS al Carthngona on the 9TH OF April, all well.
The following are the officers Of the soop-oi-war
II. Louis which arrived at Philadelphia 9Th instant
from the Mediterranean;
Commander Duncan v Insrahsm; Leutenlnts Alsz ander
Gibson Enoe g. Parrot Iohn 8 Isy P As'9
N@ p Agn s B.5r ASST h.tnt Surgeon W = Car
raon Officer Second Lieutenant Israel Ore-n fasd
d. L. Brane Bossairl A. :. Hingsrty; Gunner Moses A.
Lane. Carpenter Asa Pousett sanakeF' b B. buen.ied
Tur PoEr OF ACAPULCo.-Ay8reZ has recently Is
sued a decree permitting the whaers OF all friendly
nations 10 enter depart winter in the port OF AGA
puco keeping their cargoes board, free OF iheay.
ment OF tinnage duties. The dues 10 tue captain OF
tie Port 10 the Pilot and the Health Officer, are 10 be
the same as those collected from any other class OF
vessels: Int in the tax their draft OF water they
shall be subject the rate of ten rals per foot Tor en-
| teIing, and the same for going out. The owners,
cautan consgnces or agents of this class OF vessels
shal be allowed to deposit IN the port Of Acapulco the
oil whaebone whsle-teeih and other useful fruits of
this trade without any tax provided that no sale Is
made Of them and in case OF sale they shall pay ten
Der cent upon the valuation Of said articles TO b. made
bv the administration OF customs survey of himself
and so of the most respectable merchants or CONNER