The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-24
TIE GREAT EASTERN AT SEA.

Additional Particulars OF Her Passage
Down the Thames-Ovations by the
Way-Her Trial TrIp-Her First Voyage
to America-Her Future Destination--
Comparative Dimensions or Steamers
Progress OF the Mercantile Steam Ma
rins-Shakspere Prophet-Adjustfn r
the Compasses-CuttingT Through the
Sca-Liiiiputtan Appearance Of nm
American Clipper-Captain Harrison,
her Commander, &c., DC.
The first step has at length been taken in the way OF
verifying the antcpatons formed Of the Great Eastern
steamship. On the 7th inst she was taken in tow by
four seamtugs, and proceeded down the Thames as
far as PurHeet where she anchored for the night Next
day the journey continued until she reached the
More, at the mouth Of the Thames, where she 70
anchor Her progress all the way down TO this point
trumpha one, the greatest enthusiasm having been
manifested by the public along the entire route. Curl
ously enough her constructor, Mr. Brunei prevent
cd by serious illness from being board and enjoying the
qualification which such would naturally have af
forded him after bis eight years anxiety regard the
experiment.
FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR.
On the second day the aid OF the tugs was dispensed
with and the Great Eastern left herself Without
exerng more than two-thrds Of her steam power and
being in her worst trim she nevertheless distance
Of fifteen miles In fifty eight minutes, and at rest ac
cording to the correspondent Of the London Times
all doubts to her being beyond comparison the fastest
vessel in the world. Her maximum speed is now est
mated al tceny three miles hour nearly double the
rage Of steamers. Her engines represented as
having worked with astonishing and almost without
a perceptble vibration Before coming to anchor she
was put about and turned completely round within cir
Gle Of less than three quarters of mile She was as
completely under the control of her rudder as small
river steamer and in fact her whole performances were
entirely satisfactory
HER FIRST TRIAL TRIP.
She left the More at quarter past niue Friday morn
ing the 9th instant; off Dover at three p NJ the
same day. and was expected to reach the habor Of Port
land, in Dorsetshire early the morning Of the 10th
From thence she was to start her trial trip, having
animmense number Of passengers paying each twenty five
dollars for the privilege After her return from the trial
trip she was to proceed to Hoyhcad and take in her pas
sengers for America. 1t mistake therefore TO say
that her first transatlantic trip be made from Port
land in England to Portland in Maine. She set out
from Hoyhead harbor in the island of Anglesey the
2sh instant and will probably be at her moorngs Port
land the first week in October.
WILL SHE CONE TO NEW YORK!
does not appear to be yet finally decided whether
she is to visit New York; but judging from the fact that
public the Thames, less than twenty five thousand
dollars received for admission fees, it would be
capital stroke Of finance to exhibit her week or two
on the East river.
HER FUTURE DESTINATION
Her future destination, after this first transatlantic trip
appears also TO be still open question. The move
ment Of passengers between England India is hardly
considerable enough TO justify her being placed on that
i"a.o -e- nrn'orann II Australia q awnanns uown,
and the exports from that colony insignificant except
In the matter Of gold But between Europe and the United
States the movement Of passengers and Of commerce
immense. and continuously increasing that would
be matter OF surprise if the directors Of the Great EAST
should finally come to the determination to employ
her in that trade Should they so then would still be
matter OF doubt what ports would be selected On each
side. Holyhcad, Milford and Queenstown are putting
forward their respective claims the terminus of
the Atlantic ferry, while New York. Portland and Quebec
are each spoken of the western terminus OF course
regard New York having incomparably the highest
pretensons to the honor and profit of receiving this dis
tngused vister and the eddy at Hegate be regarded
the least dangerous, we will undertake to say that
through the enterprise of merchants the rocks near
the channel at that point would be cleared away in the
course of few weeks. Then there would not be the
slightest obstacle to the Great Eastern getting her moor
ngs any Of the piers the East river or on the Hud
son.
OUTLINES OF REPRESENTATIVE STEAMERS
To enable readers to comprehend at glance the
progressive increase the Of steamers during
the last twenty years, give the following relative out
lines of the Great Western the Great Britain the Persia
and the Great Eastern
STEAMSHIP GREAT WESTERN