New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-13
AMERICAN SHIPS FOR THE CAR.
COM yANDERBTLTS VISIT TO EUROPE.

CoPENHAGES Monday, June II, 1855.
About two wears ago a Danish naval officer, Capt.
Moller, went to New-York as agent for the Russian
Government, to engage American shipbuders 10
send in drawn gs and plans, the Car in ended hay
ing number of large ships Of built in the United
States. Among others, Capt. M0ler applied to the
eminent shipowner and builder Mr.. Vanderbilt, who,
inouced by the hopes OF pocketing few millions Of
the Cars spere rOubles, resolved to 20 over to St.
Petersburg himself and pay bis personal respects TO
tie Emperor. This ted TO the famous expedition of the
North :, ar which Mr.. Vanderbilt fitted out pri-
yafe yacht and in which, as will be IN the recOlec
ton of readers, he visited IN the company OF
select number of his friends not only 81. Petersburg
ard the North of Europe, bur made cruise up the
Mediterranean, ard PROCEEDED NJ far as Constantine
DE before returning 10 America.
Mr.. Vanderbilt speculation turned out, however
TAR he was concerned to be an unfortunate one;
for on Gri, Ing at ST Petersburg he was dryy informed
II AZ the Russian Admiralty only intended TO enter into
contracts for screw steamers.
As coon as Captain Moer heard that Mr.. Wander
blt ad not succeeded in making contract with the
RI ssisn Government he applied to another New-York
shp-builder whose name send you in confidence and
made him similar offers. THIS gentleman Immediately
went 10 ~. Petersburg III less OstenaOus style than
his predecessor but With better for weeks
he returned with a contract IN his pocket for a screw
54- ship of the first class. The keel OF this vessel
laid in the presence of three Russian naval officers
who bad been previously sent TO the United States for
mat dIu OlhtI Dunll'rr dhu rlIp - now Dtl45
complete
According to the conditions of the contract the ship
builder engaged deliver the vessel fully rugged cop
Itred aTd equpped-wilh the exception Of the guns
free at CTOns AIT in the course of this Summer aud is
moreover bound to load her wib the timber ready cut
and prepared necessary TO build second vessel Of the
class and similar size, TO be put together in the
Russian GTsenals.
he price stipulated for the s4-gun ship is $40 OOO
being Just the rate Of $40 900 per gun, of which
100000 were paid when the keel was put down, and
$500 COO have been late ly paid in bills London and
Amsterdam. Tie other half of the purchase sum. as
we'll as tie amount of the timber for the second ship
il to be paid delivery of the vessel at Cronstadt.
How the contractor proposes to eude the vigilance
OF The Bntish feet now the Balnc-and by the last
accounts actually blockading CroEstad-s unk uOwn.
However easily be may succeed ia mysafying the
British Consul in America, and making him believe
her 10 be a common merchan'-ship, there is every
Tesfon to hope and believe that the British naval OH
Gers in the Baltic will be easily deceived an
that Brother Jor athan will not be able 10 cbuckle
al having been too wide awake for the Bntish.rs"
in the OF the Mimic rides aud TeyOlyers landed
tlis spring at Baliish Port from the American sniD
Sammy Appleton, az shown up by your correspondent
at Mcneil. At all events, this communication may
have the good efieci of serving put the British CO-
suls abroad and the Government at home on thsir
guard, and Dduce them TO keep good lookout 50 as
lot 10 permit this vessel to Rip through their fingers
and become in time formidable antagonist