The Trinity times., 1855-07-28

! hundred and eighty feet in length and OF
twenty five thousand tons burden in other
words, Of more than six times the capacity
! of our largest men -oi-war, and above double
| the length Of the largest steamship atoat.
Our readers will have frequently heard
| discussions as to the relative merits OF pad
dies and screws. In the Leviathan the screw
will be combined with the paddle worked by
engines nomnaly Of two thousand six hun
dred horse power. but in reality capable Of
| being worked up 10 ten thousand horse
power. To guard against accidents Mt sea
to machinery, and to prevent any detention
| from such cause, the paddle wheels will
not only be perfectly distinct from each other
| in their working, but each will be set in mo-
ton by several seis Of machinery Of super
abundant power, so that at all times derange
ments or cl, aning of one or two cylinders or
boilers will not interfere with the progress of
| the ship.
Steam will be the sole propellina power,
no canvas being contemplated in this vessel,
! In fixing the great size of the Leviathan, its
protector believes that he has obtained the
elements of a speed hitherto unknown in
ocean going steamers. ii is confidently pre-
dcted that by the great length of the Levia
water at an average speed in ali weathers of
fifteen knots an hour. with Il smaller power
in proportion to tonnage than ordinary YES
sells now require to make ten knots. The
contracting speed of most ocean mail carry
ing steamers IS eight knots.
We believe that the Eastern Steam Navi
CATION Company intend making their first
VOYAGE TO Australia. The actual distance
| from Milford Haven, the Company's starting
point, to Port Philip is less than 10000 miles,
if no ports be touched at. a speed of fifteen
knots or miles all hour averaged from laud TO
land would lake ne tseviathan to the golden
colony in about - days. This can only be
accomplished even at that high speed by
avoiding all stoppages for Goals, which, be-
sides OBTAINING a ship many days in the diff
tercnt ports, carries her a great distance out
Of the direct steamng course. Here we
find another novelty brought to bear by MIR.
Brunei A ship Of this huge capacity can
carry l2 600 tons Of GOALS quite sufficient, it
is stated for her consumption on the outward
ana homeward voyages. Space will still be
left for 5000 tons Of cargo, the massive ma
chinery, and 1000 passengers with their lug
gage and all necessary stores for use.
The advantage Of this arrangement is two
fold. Besides the avoidance Of sOppages for
coalings on the voyages, the ship earns all
the freight which must otherw Use have been
| paid to sailing ssels for the convey ance OF
fuel TO the coaling depots, which on three
fourths of the quantity co nsumed on one voy-
age would amount to a sum sufficient to build
and equip a steamer of two or three hundred
tons In order to compensate for the great
loss Of weight caused by ali ,his enormous
consumption Of fuel, and to maintain an equal
immersion Of the paddles, the coal will to a
certain extent be replaced by water pumped
into the water-ti tight compartRsnts forming
the skin of tile ship, and If which we Shall
presently have occasion to speak. In add
ton to this arrangement the paddles have
been so adjusted on the wheels as to be as
efficient at one draught Of water as ut an
other.
1t is impossible to Judge Of the future finish
| or accommodation of such gigantic ship as
the Levlathan from the present state Of the
IRON hull. Immense divisions of metal
plates, reaching to an incredible height, with
sub-conrpartmeuts at right angles, appear to
divide the monster fabric into a number OF
square aud oblong spaces, each Of which
would contain an eight-roWned house OF
Camden Town build or semi detached
villa from Stockwell at forty pounds per an
mum.
We inspected a model Of the ship in wood
j and cOuA scarcely believe that the unsgltly
mass of iron plates, rivcts and JOINTS just be-
! held could by any possible ingenuity be
wrought into anything so beautifully synn--
tlicsl as the long, arrow like little craft be
fore US, ,apering off forward as sharply as a
| Iat, hat ,,ll
From that model we were enabled to under
sland where the engines, Goals, stores and
cargo would be placed, and moreover, where
the two Thousand first class passengers would
be berthed in their five hundred state cabins
aud where the two Thousand second class and
Storage passengers would be placed, withou
nearly as much crowdiug as m an ordinary
passenger or emiCrant ship.
Large indeed must that steamer be whcl
can provide a main-deck saloon sixty feet in
length, and forty in width, and fifteen in
he ight, with a second class saloon only q
feet shorter, and foot or two less in height
The Leviathan has these, and they appear
bun small compartments Of the huge interior
1t would prove a fortunate circumstance
for our military authorities, who are 81 much
in want Of steam transports TO the seat o
war. II tblS monster Nlp were ready Tor Sea
at the present moment. There are iust no~
two divisions Of the French army often thou
sand men each, ready 10 be conveyed 10 til,
scenes Of their future ope ations. The lie
vatlan, with just sufficient fuel for 50 short ,
voyage, could hd,e on board one Of those d
visions entire, with horscs. fodder, artler,
aud AMMUNITION; it could land those tci
thousand men, with proper arrangements, il
the Crimea; could return and carry tn,
second Of those small armies: and could ar
rive back at Nlarseics for The second tim,
within one month from her first starting.
1T Las been deemed an achievement wor
thy Of mention TO convey an entire regimen
Of light cavalry from Bombay to the Ciimea
by way Of the Red Sea and Egypt, in aboH
two months. If the cacuatIois AS to spec,
Of the Leyatlan be correct which nor
learued heads than ours declare them 10 b
then tie fon ship could have convey Cd a
least half a dozen regiments Of cavalry iron
Bombay to Balaklava. by way Of Cape q
Gopd Hope and the Straits Of Gibraltar. il
iwo-tllrds Of the time. aud not much create
cost ihan was required for tie oue regimen
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