The Washington union., 1857-04-22

IL per minute This performance exceeded expectation
and gives promise Of great speed the fun power OF the
engines not being used this OCCASION The ship
remarkably steady, solid and free from lring motion
The engines worked with regularity The vessel Is OF
uncommon strength and well appointed The spacious
ness OF saloons and sateroos, and elegance OF furnish
ing, greatly praised.
The dimensions OF hull are as follows Tonnage
carpenters measurement, 5,2Gs length, $40 feet .
breadth of beam, 40 feet depth OF hold 33 feet or
draught o water loaded Is 20 feet The hull Is built
with seven solid, permanent water tight compartments
The ship has two walking beam low-pressurc engines
cylinders each 80 inches diameter and IL feet stroke Of
pistons-built at the Aaie Works There four tub
ular boilers each 80 feet long and Ia feet wide and
each has furnaces The estimated consumption OF coal
Is 100 tons per "a hours The paddle-wheels AZ feet
in diameter and 10 feet face having feet dip at 20 feet
draught OF water Capacity of coal bunker 400 tons
capacity of cargo hold l. 200 tons The number of state
room bcrtils IL 400
"The Vanderbilt il to start for Ha,re via southamp
ton, May 9Th, and it hoped she will regain the aures
won from steamers by the British steamer Persia
The Vanderbilt will be commanded by Captain David L.
Wilcox, of Philadelphia. "
AuDAcIors see il stated In the Philadelphia papers
that novel and daring robbery was perperaed last week
on ''shortsishted" physician from New York,
a visit TO the Quaker city. He was walking up Ninth
street when well-dressed approached him and
inquired the direction 10 the Exchange The Doctor po
lely informed her, wlen giving dart forward, She
his proboscs and in moment was out of sight around
the corner, The bewildered NJ. d. with difficulty found
his way home. The matter performed suddenly
that he cannot identity the robbcr.
Outrage IN NrBRAsKA,--Thc Nebraskian Of the lst
instant describes fragrant outrage upon ''squatter
eregny as having been lately perptrated b the Mis-
sour river in the vicinity Of De Soto Washington coun-
y, in that Territory The ice gorged in the bend of the
that a.
criminal disregard Of the rights Of De Soto and her ferry
privileges, took short cut the bend, forcing
channel near Calhoun, Iowa. and making De Soto an
land town Of Nebfaska Sonic four OF five nilos from the
river to the infinite disgust of the inhabitants Of that city.
BY this arrangement few thousand of land will
be added to the already extensive domains of Nebraska
LECTURE by Ex-BIsuoP IVES We learn from the Bali-
American that the lecture of Mr. Sillman Ives
the Sources of Prejudice attracted to the Maryland
Institute, Tuesday night) notwithstanding the unpleas-
ant state of the weather. very large and attentive
dicnce Mr. Ives, 1t is generally known, was formerly
the Protestant Episcopal bishop Of North Carolina which
position he resigned, and proceeded to Rome and in the
presence of the Pope connected himself with the Roman
Catholic Church. and is professor in Catholic col
legc in the diocese of Bishop Hughes He spoke about
hour and three-quarter, and listened to with
great attention both by his opponents and ccrcsonsts
SLAVES The Beaufort North Carolina Jour-
nal says that board the schooner Emily which, il will
be remembered, abandoned q voyage from Charles.
to Beaufort last winter slaves owned in the
latter place They with the rest Of the crew. taken
to Liverpool where they at perfect liberty remain
free but they did not hesitate IN sgnifng their prefer
enco for home and have returned their duties in
Beaufort
Masonic cELEnRsrIoSs. The coming festival Of St
John the Baptist on the oath of June is to be celebrated
in almost every city OF the Union by the "brethren the
mystic tie. -.~....
BuRToS IN BALTIMORE Front Street Theatre was
filed 10 oystaowing Saturday evening to witness the
performances Of Vim. Il. Burton and portion Of his
celebrated New York company. Everything is said to
have passed off we'll the delight of an immense audi
ence.
RUSSIAN AMNESTY Alexander III proclaimed an amnesty
TO all the Polish exes, and 1t stated in the New
York Tribune that Messrs Grnnell Minturn have gen
erousy granted free passage in their ships to number
of cxcs who anxious to return but lack the means
Letters from those who have arrived in Poland state that
the amnesty is carried out to the fullest extent by the
government German papers give accounts of Of
exes vending their way to their native land everywhere
cheered and aided by the German people We learn also
that many Siberian exes have becn under this amnesty
restored to their homes aud fltnesi