Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-27
VOLUME LVl.-NUMBER 35.

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which could. and doubtless many which could
not, command Il yiew O.; the sa!p. vas throngci.
The dochyard, The arsenal. every place was
crowded. The F>i.ag! had her men in the
shrowdS, who welcomed the safe arrival Of the
vessel with regular three times three. which
was echoed back from both side, Of the river
by an almost countless nG'r-cto Il j. very
probable that au"'du.' slca ship may pass
down the Thames bI. il seems no, possible
that the same "wogn: o.. interest can be mani
tested in any o:A,T vessel l.a;a. 40 matter
what her size.
Once past Woow.ch nil the dfi;eul.ies were
over. The tugs continued their assistance.
but the Ycsscl Vas 80 perfectly undo, control
that while the tide was against her their as
sistancc might have been easily dispensed with!
But for the delay at Blackwell, Grayc>end
would have been reached by O'Clock. IS ii
was, however, the tide turned and set with the
ship before that hour. when the vessel was at
the Long Reach, of Pni.ect. I'm immediate
halt was. therefore, necessary, a> in turning a
few sharp corners with the tide. the vessels
whole broadsidc would become exposed 10 the
full force oC the stream, ana not all the tugs III
the river would prevent her EOn: ashore At
once. 1t was. therefore, determined 10 anchor
oil Purllcct TIL tomorrow Thursday morn
ing. y single one of TrotmanS anchors was
let go at the bows, and the course .! t:ie ship,
which il was said no anchors could ever hold,
was at once checked. and the Great El>tern
actually began TO swing round IN the Thames
As much unicr commaul a> cutter For the
single instant. during winch she swung and
remained hroad>ile 10 the stream. She seemed
literally to bridge across the rivcr. There
was room enough for her 10 sw.u-, bat not
foot to spare The vessel came round 10 the
! full force oi the tide. ana h"r chain cable
taughtened mp out Of the w;JeI .or moment
like an iron bar. bu; The single anchor never
! yielded an inch iroM tly Spo; where twas hrst
dropped.
This day Thursday the Great Eastern will
resume her course, and arrive Oft the More
soon after - o'clock. Our readers may be IN
tcrc>,ci 10 know that ihc:c ~, not single
seaman on boar the Grcat Eastern during this
river trip, rome OF the crew having joined her
when She left and the men on board. with the
exception OF s;okcrs and officers beng all rig
gers from Mr. Wcsthrop's yard.
TRIP FROM PURFLEET TO THE MORE LIGHT
From the London Times. SEP ,
NoEr I.lGnr. THURSDAY, sept S.-Ner hsr
first short run the Great Eastern remained at
her anchor on Pmilcct ior thc re-; OF the night,
and slowly resumed hcl progress down ihc river
AT Il quarter 10 V'coci, this morning. Vt sea
the Great Eastern j. intended 10 work at -
ih, OF steam. the !add!c' going = revolutions
and tLc screw -. To2ay the pressure ot
steam WI, under :. lis. thc paddles never ac-
tually rcachc,! revolutions. ana the screw only
~
of her power and in the worst trim against
strong tide She Ilm from the Lower Hope
Point TO the More Light Ship. distance o; NJ
teen statute miles, n tTo minutes Under Inc
hour. Calculating. from thi> data, II viii be
found that workin: 10 Ter ordinary sea going
power will give her cYcn in her present uiia,
an average of from Is to ~ miles m hour
During the time that the vessel WAS gong at
this speed Of l. knots. or - miles, the en-
zines worked with an ease that. when the!f
Size and power are considered, was perfectly
astounding. There Wa scarcely any vibration
on the vessel. and. - tar ~ could be gathered
from outward objects. one might much easier
have imagined ones self writing ~ y Parisan
saloon than in the state cabin Of the Great
Eastern flying down the More 'ne thing con
ncctcd with the vessel +, ~ remarkable as her
! knots IN hour there w. au utter apsenIe 81
swell in her wakc-cy,a les. - far a. conl1
! be Judged from the deck ;han Is made by the
| ordinary penny steamers and not one hali a>
much as was thrown up by Our own ;uG>.
The More Light was reached at hall past y
o'clock to-day. :nh the anchor 1t :" III eight
fathoms. with - i,tEonS from the lawsc-
hole Before auchorng the vessel was Put
about; and went completely round u'idcr steam
in less than thrcc.luaitc!S OF i mile. IN
few minutes afterwards ADMIRAL Harvey came
alongside in H., yacht dipping his e">igu n
! he approached. - every single vessel. man'oi-
! war or mcrcnantman. which has yet mct The
| Great Eastern na~ hihe!tJ done. Ia an hoGr
! afterwards the ship was ,U:!o.;ncc. BY yachts
and sailing boats ci all kiad>. Daring The
run down from Graye;erd thc Using oi Nj.
Lanclcy's stcerin: APPARATUS was completed
and worked to perfection. Capt tom,toch
was as on the previous day, a; h. post on the
bridge. dircctng the steering by the sigma! m
dicator. Capt. Harrison and tie pilot were on
the starboard pad,Ilchoy, and Nr. scott Russell
directed the engines.
As it appeared by oar tclrgraphic su'nr.ary
published Yesterday, the trcat Eastern leit tie
More at fifteen minutes past ,i9A. u, on iri!ay,
Sept. 9th, and arrived oil Dover at " T. NJ. OF
the same day, with strong westerly wind and
thick rain The Manchester "uarl.an, in an
article upon the Snhce;, ,ays
We cannot. indeed. conceal rom ourselves
that although the Great Eastern Is now safe at
sea, she has still many dangers to encounter
and that the question whether II vii! he ady-
sable to build more vessels on the same plan l.
vet far from being satisfactorily answered l."
all the pcrls Of the ocean, cNteiua2 only tne
risk of collision. this gigantic ship = a. liable
rs any small ship oi q tAcG>an. tons oi So
The short trip around tie i.!aal. rom the N"ie
to Portland. and from Portland 70 i'oliyhcaf,
will show with tolcTah!c accuracy whether her
swiftncss and handinc>> ia!t.l expectation. But
it will require the yoyagc to america to deter
mine the value .! thc scientific principle Oh
which she Is built.
The VOYAGE across the Atlantic will, indeed,
afford as interesting results, one way or the
other, to the man oi science, aS the laying ot
the cable last year II i now asserted that
the length Of the Grca; Eastern being only
caua! to the shortest line between the crest o'
two waves. and q >hip's course being usua.ly ~
an oblquc line from one wave 10 another ~"
will not glide through the water as quietly -
has been calculated. but VII, often !o.l IN an
exceedingly diSagrecabc manner. The demon
stration 5y experience who IS ri-ht a"d VINO
wrong in this matter, will hc looked tor WI"
interest, not ONLY on account Of the prl"clpie
involved but because on Il der'''l> '"' i"'"' :
passenger traffic of the Gre.t ia>tcrn.
\ shin CARVING lorp' icop," VII hardly
: he able to fiji, np her lrT;h-. "n''>, !; should
turn out that The rroi-rior- were justified IN
: .a,.,;:r,. .L,, .l,n would bl defiance 20 all