The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-15

clock The tvs latter are rsrs and costly
instrcuel1 tor an engine room Ise cen 1r !.
/. ntted up with every requisite for any imasnAele
ACCIDENT that may Tho length Of the ma.nm sat
Sno the masu ice; ioss The 81 size Of the n.us.
ol square and the foresa 40 square teeS, o. the
% % ,ssa o ,Ss Merrmso sails Is SSc square
leet In o1cer TO carry an enormous armament, ana
fight the heavy sbs and batteries that she would be
strength she has iron trsnsept braces az inches
vide, snd - OF an inch thick between the outer and
inner psnsng, extending from the sheer plank 10 the
seel hsr Knees are Of prodigious strength and
sohoity In time she would carry few more
guns OF the fame cahbre as those she has now on
ooard and about Ito more men than she nov musters
There many things In this frigate deserving
battle shI~, crowded a. the later are with gun. and
men Thus 70 ese there would DC ar s less aostrao
lsh ship Tie paucby OF guns on board the frtgate Is
compensated Tor BY their large caliere and the rigatc
being easily nnraged than three deckers che
worio With her srcy-superior both in length OF range
and powers OF mischle-do fearful damage the largest
These reasons that have induced Amc
rcaps to build and arm such frgates IS the Merrimai
brave rs an erica undouStedly Ia ought no. 70 DO &C.
spsei. The herrimsc took two building She ls the
sna lest o SIX eaac built on the same Pan the names
Roanoke snd Niagara The Merrimac was stationed
ehort tue Bavana before she came TO Southampton.
some OF bis Ulcers dined with the Countess Of Hard
wicke her beautiful the banks Of Southampton
Water, close where the fgse is ing and the Anne
rioars ch with her Lady chips gaoef1l hospa
~ The Earl OF Eardwcke who q captain In the Br
tsh navy Is from homo. The officers are quiet gen.c
many and read men, and, hike English sailors, take
great PRIDE In their profession. They Of course believe
Amesicaps quite equal u not superior in pluck in sc
ence. ind ia fighting, 10 Engshmen, and apparently
would OF be indispcsed to have brush With u.s. Witn
all this tt Is curious however 70 notice the deep regard
they betrpy for od England and the numerous inquiries
they make distance from Southampton 20 STRAIT
ford Abbctlord, and ether places connected
rnl Ti.n nf thR
Aeirinlsc Is eoosend tor Southampton account Of
the money the men ana officers will spend in the town
are cortnusiy going OF to the frigae Since Mr. Cros
key the mericsn Consul brought the Ist United states
spent tbs, town in american dollars from tie
men OF and mail packets belonging 70 the
United states that have called at the port :, a..
ScuTgAHrroh, Sept q, 1855.
To day NJ. J. r Croskey merican Consul Al tits
port paid official visit 70 this gigantic sesn trgaie
and after Inspecting the Interior and exchanging the
usual con pneats With captain and oiee-, returned
on shore the Merrmac firing the usual con'uisr salute
one guns ii honor Of the B,h Gag which vas retu ned
from platiosr battery The Merriuac is beginning
70 aitrsc, v,stres and expected during forth
coming weak she will be inspected b. many scientific
and professional Gentlemen For the present. owing 70
her immense length an great draugh, OF water she les
moored al some distance rorn the port ia oydsr = give
proper for the ship TO swing, whou, OF the same
time rconven:enciog impeding The regular navigation
panied W si eight OF his principal officers. all
IN fuii uniform. landed 70 pay On Official VIA. 70 inc
u.
were cordially received Il expected the Merit
VIII remain about four or FIVE weeks ri Soutnsmp
pubic, and The olccrs, who are remarkably 1e, In
tegent ard gentenaniy set OF men, seem determined
70 of.r Polite RECEPTION 70 any Engsn ss.srs ~
rccty stated at SIS tons burden This was an macon
racy Toe actual register toDnsse Of the ship s.sec,
bot the displacement is Ass tons
India and China.
Tho Indian mall leave Alexandria on the 2dh
or September, With intelligence from Calcutta 10 the 22t
OF August from Bombay 10 the s9.h August from Hong
Kong 10 the 9th August aud shanghie 10 the LIST Of
August
i operations are being made Q, Bombay for military
dsmorstrnton IN tie Persian Calf Cholera prevails IN
Several transports have been taken up at Bombay to
Convey troop, 10 the Persian Gulf
Tho ship Challenger, with a valuable cargo OF silk
board. reported on shore In the Wocsung river.
At scmoss tae import business was saet the PrSasss
bave advsoccoGe lss per ton being the rate ior Liver
pooi. E,obapge nj 2s. I'D
Great csfes hoh Of rtepety and We have oeen caused
at Canton by Goods Exchange 81 Canton was at Is ld
1HT SILVER AND SILK MARKETS.
Iirorn the London Time (City Article }, Oct 81
TIE teegrarse accounts ncT Cam. to-day announce
Shapghae. TIC quctacns which were 's 3D. being nov
Is. I'd Ihis Will have some elect IA checking tho eager
for the transmission Of silver 70 that port AT Can
ton, the other hand there had been an advance OF
abort FER cent -naney, rom a. lid. 10 IS. oAd.,
The c1Yorts O. ,s rom sar Fhae bad reached $50 bales
against 100 bales reported by nall Of tho 9th Of August
1856, the present mai being to tho 10Th As regarts
pres ous years exsorts ur the 10Th Of August en
DAY later 10 bales In 1854, leT IN 1885, and
l0Cs5 In 1852 The date G. the last adsices received
iron Erglard i no, mentioned but II s assumed that
June the Cd and TIA, OF the enormous consigu
menis or silver made IN July August and september, and
which formed aggregate az peNrly milton and haH
sierIr 10 say roihIg OF The s.nrlaDeoas shipments
fror, Franco and ether counteg, had yet arrived oct
The eject q the Grt q these, which Amounted 70 t5s
431 will probably be MADE known 70 us ~ the next
steamer. The taken hence By the June mail was
only lice sac In ADDITION the above mentioned exports
six etoo bales had been PIT board the Chalcnscr
which lad run Shofc Il the river. cargo worth al
together probably nearly million sterling will thus havo
been subjected 10 detention The arrivals OF six
small but there hal hecn Reduction Of $40 In price
rhe rebols, although stated 10 have bccu repusct.
still at haHi. Al Carton va. alleged that tho
third crop o. sllN hsi been destroyed b. floods