The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-30
The Passage Of Clipper ship Great Republic
to san Francisco-Her Wonderful Run 10
the Eqat0r.

BsN ossEsy .rosY 4 RvDsosRApsIcAL orI1os
rh abstract log Of he RspS Sp rom re New York
% ssa @ g es Pss he s Officer o on he
ship 4 insrce a. wen as suggestive and perhaps you
The Great Repubo < ,ss largest msrchantnan believe
that ever unaed by steam crossed the Furnished
with he Wind and charts, she sailed for Cali
and on he 81 o. that month being according journalist
een days and nineteen hours from SANDY Hook she cross,
.Sores, r u which ri, ONCE has any reor
route that ship follow ed and to have equator
she did wound have been considered few years ago as
agans, ali rules such the improvements in navigation
ship building that che only passed without difficulty
caps Horn s n Sesl I limits q hG wS SS Ss ed
considered fair passage from New York 10 the equa
Soon amer this plan Of enb9dyng the experience Of many
this that voyage according the different of the
year was mrs. begun he opinion was oppressed but pro
the line could De made under alone In sixteen days
InisF he English sss OF transports WITH 9ps for the Ia
Plata, fell to leward Of y Rogue and in dread of s cur
iering many dialcules.
regarded another scyla; and from that day, and without
farther inquiry the directories OF the have continued 10
nayg against the ongs OF This headlsnd rs most
vessel crossing the of % or deg west
was these drec,oes held sure u be 'horssd
ware" by ,hese St Roage currents add wrecked or hope
f9rss hat he avs4sc speed Of English nerchanmen in %
Which l. va Imposs.be ior hem 10 bean sesinss would
scarcely be fen by modern clipper as In the pride Of r
Knot or more upon a bovine.
rs, s s e sse e sS and sssssa
when and where disooysred them 70 be hugeear and 20
fsyo5sSy ssl And rastr5sop q he faldi,y WI
ward d st. RoSae sa,oi extracts from the drea Rerrb
persIure Of air 81 q water vi wind sE by y TSroGsoa.
with saasi Of Wind and rain a: sAM Al msr dian we ara
in n With This breeze shah The ne in about half
Sssd H sS% s s
Ap Den %S5 s n S ana sf s barometer % 81 ,mpe
;s 81 ana sae q wsSSs = sa. s Ss 81
SsS Se .pSwe rr with and ne
and we have go, to make beat q T.
uIs 81 s s. q Sa s4
HT w&a sTsa' f' ho% S
A. noon no land N sight horilon guse hs,y
I Dec C. S as s "a S Ssrs sH T S. snPs PER-.
sde and pleasant at Pm made The land and tackled ship;
lacked latter psrt sh, winds and variable from sr 70 az
; g -p no AN end nd q meridian Dec . lat s Loo
wind SIX ars part hsh WINDS a and hns Sesser e fs
pm squa q wind and rain middle part and
fne IVES her; a; nldsies. tackled by 81 AN passed
sandy icos noiwitssande have had % se. two day.
SS Ta n ss ssszr Ss De q
So Of water 30 Wind SIS By Il hs. part lshi winds and
fM tackled snip 70 eastward
ims y-.-e dn no. have she ues 70 get Nia ma eona
and there she into favorable srraks O( Wind but She
appears have out " item faster an they could follow.
sbs made us run 70 san Francisco in " days. .I..
The shortest passage that ~ e presen state of shp build
lng will probably be de from New York Fran.
cisco NJ days tho ysy clever first officer ~ ts shin,
writing from California, the opinion hat shOad
she continue betwe.u New York and fan frsBcsco
from The experiences q his voyage she w day make lis
Tip within your porsble ~ days"
fbe friends OF i- noble specimen 'of nsva srrhiture
however scarcely hope for fair Trial and proper dy
q proves until she sha be voyage y Aura
Ma The brave west wind Of the southern hm'pher. which
she will lhcn III enable her IN ahlw hsrpc els
where scarcely Una wide enough With bels 10
wind hrosd enough for the full display of ali her eusus an
&. y. MAuRy, Lieu, e. = Navy.
Hon Isaac foocrr se>r-ary a the Nav.