Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-09
Description 0f the Austria.

Glasgow, and was one of the four steamships
which composed the New York ard Ham
burg line. These vessels were the Austria,
the Saxonf!,, the Borussia, and the Ham
monia. This was her second voyage The
Austria was the largest Of the feet
She was 2, 334 tons res lister, 81 feet long,
40 feet wide, depth 26 feet, or 33 feet from
spar deck, and her draft Of water at the
load line was 10 IL feet. Her frame was
Of wrought iron plates Of | is to | SIS
inches thick, fastened with rivits "a Of an
inch in diameter at 2 3-4 inches apart. Her
engines were direct acting, with two cylin-
ders Of 70 inches each, stroke Of piston 8
IL feet, and was provided with four hori-
zontal tubular boilers. She also had an in
dependent steam fire and bilge pump, and
two bilge injections Her deck stringers
were all Of wrought iron. The engines as
we'll as the hull, were built by Card & Co.
There was very little timber used in her
construction. She was rugged as barque,
and carried large quantity Of canvas
Her engine was what is termed q g steam
hammer engine" Of 400 horse power, and
was constructed on the most substantial
plan. The vessel had four decks, and a
more than usual amount of space was left
between them Her model and general APP
pearance were considered perfect. Her
overhanging prov was ornamented with a
finely carved representation Of the Austrian
eagle. Her internal arrangeme were adj
mirable. In the fitting up Of her spacious
oob 1nc cnarnd wi Ioh vuoul1
add to the comfort and convenience of the
passengers. The state-rooms and births
were well ventilated, and the heating and
ventilating were carried out on tue same
plan in every part Of the ship. The &C.
Communications for second and third class
passengers were comparatively as good,
though not SO elegant as those for the first
The smoking room on the main deck, was
unusually spacious ard inviting, and was
furnished with well assorted library. She
was supplied with apparatus for condensing
salt water into fresh at the rate Of 2, 400
gallons per day, and this was distributed
by pipes throughout the vessel. The work
Ing arrangements were on the newest plan,
and the galley So spacious that the greatest
quantity Of food could be prepared with ia
cility. This air Of comfort and luxury en-
tirely pervaded the vessel. Even the man
at the wheel participated in it. He was
sheltered in neat little room, and the
wheel was worked with what is termed a
patent gear" the advantage Of which is
well understood by seamen. The steamer
was provided with eight Francis metallic.
life boats, each Of which was capable of
holding thirty persons. The Austria was
q fast steamer, and she was capable Of ma
king thirteen knots an hour under steam in
Ia smooth sea and calm weather, and under
steam and canvas combined, she could aver
age fourteen knots. In fact, she was con-
sidered the finest of her class aAoat.
The value of the vessel was 100000,
for which amount she was equally insured
in Hamburg and England. She had on
board about 400 tons Of valuable freight
from Hamburg. amounting probably to
$3.50, 900, on which there was considerable
insured in this city.-N. z. Times.
Brazil AND PARAGUAY EXPEDITION
The following is complete list of the yes
sells and their respective commanding officers
which are to be engaged in this expedition
Flag officer, VIM. Bradford Shubrick /;
frigate Sabine, (hagship,) Captain Henry
A. Adams sloop Falmouth, Commander
Ebenezer Farrand sloop Preble, commander
Thornton a. jenkins steamer Memphis,
Commander John B. NIarcband steamer
Atlantic, Commander Daniel B. Ridgely !;
brig Dolphin, Commander Chas Steedsman !;
steamer Caledonia, Commander Augustus
l.. Case steamer Southern Star, comman-
der Alex. M. Pennock steamer Western
port Commander Thomrs T. Hunter stea-
mer Fulton, Lieutenant Jno j. Amy brig
cambridge, Lieutenant Francis b. Rem
shaw steamer Water-Witch. Lieutenant
Robert B. Pegram steamer Perry, Lieu
tenant Richard L. Tilghman storeship Sup
ply, Lieutenant Tobias Stanly !; steamer
Harriet Lane, Captain Faunce.
It is possible that several other vessels
will be added if they can be obtained.
OCEAN STEAMERS LosT:-The following
list comprises all the principal losses of
ocean steamers trading with the United States