Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-11-26
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structure, every like whale" has been
slowly rising on the bank of the Thames
near London, for several months, which is
destined at no distant day to astonish the
world. 1t is the new steamship of Mr.. Bru-
mel, built entirely of iron plates, and intend
ed to be the biggest contrivance that ever
foated. She is about twice the size of
Noah's Ark, according to dimensions laid
down in Genesis. The passengers who set
out to walk from her bow to her stern and
back again will have journey of just quar-
ter of mile.
She is divided by tight bulkheads into
twentyone apartments, each one of them so
large that if three story house were drop
ped in, there might be some trouble in find
ing it again. Her paddle-wheels are larger
round than the ring of Dan Rice's circus
-Four steam engines are to drive them, and
six more are to turn monstrous screw
Besides her ten engines, she is to carry seven
masts and spread more canvass than all the
factories in Cohoes could turn out in week.
AS she is to carry 1000 passengers, she could
take the entire population of that enterpris-
ing village on board-that is, if she could
get into the Mohawk river.
She lies broad side to the stream while
she is building, and is to be launched side
ways-her immense size rendering it incon-
venient to tilt it up lengthwise in the ordin-
airy fashion.
So vast an apparatus, of course, is too un-
wieldy for men to handle by ordinary means
mechanical power is requisite. Her steam
engines are to weigh the anchor, work the
pumps, and raise the sails. A telegraphic
wire runs from the captains room to the en-
gineer, and another to the helmsman. The
cabins and state-rooms are to be lighted
with gas made on board. But at the mast
head she is to carry an electrical light visible
fifteen miles, and casting a moonlight radi-
ance on the sea for half mile around. For
life boats, she is to carry couple of screw
steamboats, ninety feet long, and a small fleet
of yawls and jolly boats She is expected to
round the world without being obliged to
stop once for coal.
Such is the Great Eastern, intended for
the Pacific trade. 1t behooves our American
ship-builders to look sharp, or they will be
distanced by this last effort of John Bull.
SPEAK KINDLY TO THY MoTHER.-Yo Young
men, speak kindly to your mother, and court
eously, tenderly, of her. But little time
and you shall see her no more forever. Her
eye is dim, and her form is bent, and her
shadow falls toward the grave. Others may
love you fondly; but never again while time
is yours, shall any ones love be so to you as
that of yourold, trembling, weakened mother
has been.
Through helpless infancy her throbing
breast was your safe protection and support;
in wayward, testy, boyhood, she bore patient
ly with your thoughtless rudenoss; she nurs-
ed you safely through legion of ills and
maladies.
Her hand bathed your burning brow, or
moistened your parched lips; her eye lighted
up the darkness of nightly vigils, watching
sleepless by your side as none but her could
watch. Oh, speak not her name lightly, for
you cannot live so many years as would suf-
flee to thank her fully. Though reckless and
impatient youth, she is your counsellor and
solace To bright manhood she guides
your steps for improvement; nor even then
forsakes or forget.
Speak gently then, and reverently, of your
mother; and when you, too, shall be old, it
shall in some degree, tighten the remose
which shall be yours for other sins, to know
that never wantonly have you outraged the
respect due to your aged mother.
MILITARY BoUNTY LANps.-The Secreta-