The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-23
Marine Affairs.

LAuNcH.-Tbe ship Black Sea, of 800 tons, will be
launched from the yard Of Mr. Lupton at Green Point
next week. She is owned by Funck s. Mezcke, Of New
York, and Ia intended for the European trade.
THE NEW STEAMSHIP OCEAN BIRD This new steamer
-m.da s-i-i s.is rA.-.a.y aewn rne bay, with .
large party Of invited guests, I'D is stated to have
given every satisfaction to all Interested Her engine
averaged II revolutions per minute with pressure OF
% pounds to the square inch. The hull was partly
built BY Mr. VIM. Grifths, and the machinery is the
work Of Messrs Guion, Boardman Co.. Of the Novelty
Works. She was originally called the VIM Norris or
the lx day steamer" the enterprise having started
with tie idea Of building steamer capable Of crossing
the Atlantic within that time Owing to the failure
however, of Mr.. Norris, the idea was abandoned the
vessel sold at auction to Capt Graham, finished by
another builder, another plan and christened the
Ocean Bird She il 240 feet in length SO feet BEAM "a
feet depth Of hold, and has three decks. Hsr height
between each deck he feet inches Her burthen Ia
1880 tops carpenters measurement Her cylinder Is
CD inches in diameter, with IL feet srQse with four
boilers containing t4oo feet Of Are surface She
has, in addition to the ordinary kelson, heavy plate
iron kelkon, which form air tight Chambers twenty
inches in width These are Gross braced with iron bars
forming life boats or water tanks and upon which rest
with the dead woods and lower deck, Witch makes e
These Icn nelson's, tanks from stem 70 stern in
the lower hold, and crossed and braced at right
srses WITH the same materials dividing the lover deck
tight and distinct from each ether making the ship
perfect life boat The sides Of the ship cross braced
at right angles In squares Of four feet with heavy iron
traps Of AZ by inches. The iron water tanks wiz
contain 20 900 gallons, and her iron bunkers viii hold
200 tons OF COAL The boilers, engne and Greroom are
enclosed with heavy iron plates, making her DIRE proof.
She 70 thoroughly ventilated and has capacity for 200
chief cabin passengers and 500 eerags and
Ia finished in the most approved manner, and for
strength beauty and buoy ancy cannot be excelled It
Is the opinion OF practical that she will be very
fsst and prove an excellent boat She Ia coppered
and copper fastened and her capacity Is equal the
Georgia, on board Of which vessel twelve hundred Cali
fornians were slowed This ship will be ready for
coed 70 the Mediterranean, and, IL the lasts may
probably be engaged like great many other American
vessels in Transporting material to the theatre Of
operations
The JAMES CHEsroN CASE The witnesses on ths part
OF the United States in this stil conned In
Woodors'. prison. the Mount Clare depot Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where IL VIII bs necessary
To keep them until the Move mber term OF the Circuit
Court unless they give bail for their appearance 81
that Time There ten Of them, all supportsd ct tho
cost OF the general government The expenses In the
building, keeper and ti.Sr board, they sntsfs at
the close Of the trial, " III 20 per dayoArh m the
time they taken into custody by the MARSHAL The
whole time OF THAR imprisonment via 20 ahoot two
hundred days and there beng tea OF them, benggrs
gate win BE- -, 600, or sbort 400 Zach This. IL
connection with the bcaE Of no parties indicted ans
confined In The city prcn oestsr with the costs Of
trial, win reach $1,000. The delay and this
consequent sxpense were caused BY the imposs.
onisyo Decessary testimony IRON Europe to-
rrotorate tho testimony OF the witnesses confined In
ths city The defence is grave one, and the United
states win have 70 pay Largely for its prosecution
Baltimore american, jam TO-