The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-22
Passage OF the Adrfatic to LiverpooI-IIer APP
pearance tn Port.

From the London Times, ncc. 4
The United States all steamship Adratic, Cart. West,
arrived OF Point Iynas nj T. NJ Thursday, after
Of ten days four hours from New York, having left
that port the 2d ult Had she proceeded 30
Liverpool direct the passage the two ports would
have been made IN ten days eight hours, time but
Capt we~t, probably in consequence of stong gale
from the westward, deemed prudent to lay to turing
the night and did not Get under way ill nearly high wa
ter Of the next food tide. We have any Of
ncal particulars othc trip but understand that
Adratc performances during The voyage were consd
cred by all board 10 be highly satisfactory. II il re
ported that the supply Of coal cl short We were told
by passenger that the highest rate o speed - hours
$50 miles and that aiOnay she logged Is knots
per hour In taking the passage At ten days eight hours
some allowance must be made for this her first trip, FOR
there is doubt tina, when her machinery Is In good
working order she Will improve IN her rate Of speed II
may not be out Of place state that the rst passage Of
the Persia from New ork 10 Liverpool bar occupied 10
days seven hours but this made in February 1850
the worst season Of the year and on that occasion she
Her quickest run eastward made in eight days %
hours, to the Bell Buoy.
On friday morning intelligence was received that the
Adratic was outside and steam tender despatched
for the mails which landed at III O'Clock In the
meantime notwithstanding the remarkable increase Of
late years tho Of steamers crowds 81 people
assembled the pcrs and ndng stages 10 witness the
arrival in the Mersey Of the long looked for steamer
was not ull O'Clock arnid a crowd Of outward bound
Shipping that the Adratic of the Rock Light
house, and the weather was tine, good opportunity
thus afforded for viewing the stately vessel she
steamed against four knot ebb tide 20 her moorings She
appeared be under easy going the rate OF nine
knots per hour, and yet keen and fine are her lines
thtre NJ ihe CNtWater,
while aft there was an entire absence OF that turmoil of
waters which distinguishes the 'sea bruisers" the pet
models Of the old school Of naval architecture their la
borsome progress al On approaching the Soynerhe
Adriatc displayed the English gn and salutod the
Cunard steamers Canada and Persia a compliment which
promptly returned by these hne vessels, each OF
which had the United states ensign al the fore.
Viewed from the piers the Adratc appeared 10 less
graceful the water than the Persia aud differs but little
from the other steamers belonging 10 the Collins line hav
ing the upright stem and neatly rounded stern She
has two light masts, with topsa yards the fore
mast and two lofty tunnels placed fore and aft slightly
raked.
The Adriac was constructed Ia New York by the late
Mr. George steers who also built the United states screw
frgate Niagara and was launched the Tth OF Apri
1856. Her extraordinary delay that port caused
hHJrcqucnt alterations IN her machinery According 10
the American measurement OF 5000 tons capacity.
but measured In accordance with the English standard
presume this calculation would be considerably re-
duced The length Of the Adriac all i sf4 feet
while that Of the Persia so feet The breadth Of beam
~ the former so feet being Eve feet more than that n
the latter The depsh Of hold OF the Adriatc IL a3 10
feet and that o the Persia 81 feet Tho tonnage or the
latter given at 600 tons with side lever engines ~ two
cylinders OF 100 inches diameter each and 10 stroke
Of piston The machinery Of the Adratc ~ two
Of the largest oscatng engines that have been
sructed which were manufactured the New York No
vey Works. They have two cylinders, each 100 inches
IN diameter with II set stroke OF piston. and are Of the
technical horse power OF 500 each but they are CON
sdered IN reality equal TO SEQ horse power. The dia
meter OF the paddle wheels ii the Adrate and the Persia
IS the same-uamey, 40 feet. The Adriatc s slsder
ably larger than the other american steamers being 100
tons than the rgate Niagara 500 tous more
than the Vanderbilt aud 900 toss more than the Nlan
tc. she altcgchg splendid specimen q naval areb'