New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-07
rHE HAMBURG STAMPS.
TIE steamers Of the Hamburg line viii make month
" trips durpg the Winter.

~ Nlps ourpK the w inter.
LErTER BAG roR TIE BRAZIL sPUADRoS.
letter bag viii be dispatched from the room: Of
the Naval Library and Institute, Navy Yard, Charles
town Mass, 70 the squadron q, the Brazil. per chip
Cheshire, on Friday, Sept. 9. Letters, nssspspe.s,
&C., sen; TO the Institute on or before tina: day viii
b. forwarded.
LAUNCHED.
The s.eanboa, Alabama the frs. iror vesse. ever
built ct Gfesppolht, launched from the yard of
Samuel Sceeden yesterday ef,eIroo1 st Il o'clocl
she gided into the water Easily aoi without accident
and was thsn taken te the Morgan Iron Works to re-
eeiye her machinery.
STEAMERS FOR LAKE sasyArcBEw.S.
Mr. Ross. an intelligent gep1euan from Selkik Set
tleueut states that Canadian Company, now organ
lied a, Toronto, will during the coming year place
Ike If steamers on Lake Winnipeg and Saska;che-
wan, ard extend the lire Of COMMUNICATION as neaS as
possible to the Rocky Mountains.
THE SEw BRITISH srSAN FRi6ATE ORLANDO.
Considerable interest has for some time past pre-
vailed among the naval community, the engineers
especially, in reference to the complete equipment oil
this large rigs,e, which is the first Of her class She
was il il understood, brought into existence IN mta-
ton If the Niagsrs and similar ships by the Govern
ment OF the United States. Their peculiar advantage
is that with about the same turnsge as an ordinary
ship Of leo guns having auxiliary steam power they
possess superior means Of propulsion which coun-
terbalspce 10 gres, extent the difference of arms-
ment, while the extra speed gives them many aiyan-
tages over other ships, although carrying more
metal. In the British navy the nearest appFoach 10
the Orlaudo is the Mersey which has equsl steam
power eco horses but has only 40 guns the Orlando
mounting 80. The il creased steam power in both is,
however obtaired only 10y great additional outlay;
IL difficult 60 form compressor, but may De stated
tba, formerly ordinary sailing frigate carrying %
guns would cost $50 600 being at rough estimate
eco per gun The COS. of the Orlando will be four
times tia. sum, f2cO,OOo. Her construction m
VOWED an outlay OF upward OF t%,yoV, ana hef
machinery snd outfit will nearly absorb the remainder
The dimensions Of the Orlando ere: length, so feet;
between perpendicular 800 feet breadth, . feet FOR
tuursge, u feet in length for tunnage, 5ti feet
riches breadth moulded 30 feet IL depth OF hold,
70 feet 10 in tunnage, 3,727 tuns.
She has considerable sheer rise of deck forward,
more than usual in ships Of possesses great length
between decks and through her extreme length there
is ample space for working the gups.
The mairmast Of the Orlando j. ~ H. = in long, and
81 in diameter; the foremost, % e. in. by II ill.,.
main and fore topmasts Is f. by - H.. the bowsprt,
o. r. msinysrd % e.. aud topsailysrd, u Il. The
weight Of all her spars is ~ tons cwt Inc lo~Gr
rigging is Of wire the of which has been recently
INTRODUCED into al steamships in Her Majesty service
Her armament consists, on the main deck OF 81 gurs,
60 cwt each, Sinch bore, for dschareng hollow mot
and she'll and on the upper deck IL OF 10 c6t e-lnch
bore for sohd shot.
The thrust of the screw, instead of beipg inside as
customary is taken from the OUTSIDE, and the cheese
coupling pushes against gnum vita tilted IN brass
washer aud secured to the sternpost Ihis alteration
has been adopted successfully in several smaller ships
fitted by Messrs. Penn Son the pstentees, as pre-
vents the necessity of internal bearings, and econo-
mics much internal timber and iron.
On Monday morning the I'D MI, the Orlsndo male
an experimental trip outside the Plymouth breskwater.
The weather extremely tue, and the results OF the
different trials at the measured mile were az follows
First min. % sec 49, 53i knots; second, min. 10
sec. l., js7 knots; thnd, min. 80 sec u.s. j33 knots
fourth. mir. As sec, II 500 knots; fifth, min 2
Sec 49, 4S3 knots sixth mir 80 sec, ID, ls7 knots.
Average rate estimated by the engineer, Is 2l0;
revolutions, 50 per minute; pressure, ~ lbs indi-
Gated power, 200 horses. The rate OF speed is ut
equal to expectation; it is very possible that when
some alterations are made IN the screw Is! knots may
be obtained, but her ssngune admirers calculated on
much more.
While under steam the Orlando shook and twisted
consideraby, especially in the extremities, and her
topgslant masts and bowsprit were vibrating con-
stanty. Under steam and canvass combined these
movements will be compensated. la steering the
frigate has considerable tendency 10 port. The Mer
sey on her first trial. had the same tendency, which
was obvsted by cutting OF corner Of the ian. The
Doris her trial. carried her helm u points TO port,
but when the fore Of the ian was removed she
carried her helm much better Nearly all vessels pro-
PEELED by screw would describe circle when under
steam only, if left TO themselves. There IL some diff
Guilty in steering the Orlando under full steam, and
many hands are then necessary; if the helm is placed
hard port it takes twelve minutes to put her round
three quarters and sixteen minutes to complete the
circle. Under hall steam she went round ia half the
time, and in le:s than half the distance.
THE oUIRsGEs on BOARD THE sILI'rRn.
We published short time back an account OF the
terrible scenes that took place on board the Sdstra,
Turkish steamer. The Northern Bee gives the iouoW'
ing additional particulars;
According to the intelligence direct from Alexandra,
the shipwrsck Of the Turkish steamer Setris must be
attributed TO the negligence and ncspacty of ts cap
tain. When the Egyptian transport Dame mp to the
Sili-tra the MussuDans fastened TO save themselves
irst As for the captain, he so intent upon plag'
ing sums of money and other yaugbies on board that
he persisted, the victim of HE crime The Mahometan
passengers among nom was the famous Commission
er CT Jeddah SAID Pashs rushed upon the Christian
messengers, and beat and robbed them. SAID Pasha
the fret who set the example OF That lfshlu
massacre Of tie Christians whom the Mussuimans
slew for the sole purpose OF appropnatIg 10 them
selves what the former possessed. Luckily Tor the
Christians there were among the passenger - Aus
TRAN seanen who armed themselves in haste with what
fret came to hand ard they defended the Christians
10 the last moment. Nevertheless the number Of per-
sons killed by the Mussulmens amounts to ~, while
the total number Of passengers was 80. The Aus
TRANS the last 10 get into the transport. ms
shifting Of the passengers 10 the transport, in the
midst Of Q fearful massacre, continued Tor several
home, duriIg which no one, OF course, thought oi
taking away with blm any Of the proysions on board
Of the Silistra, that another calamity, that OF
famine, threatened the passengers in the transport
Providence took these poor creatures under It's
protection; q favorable breeze blew during the
whole voyage, and the transport reached Ae1aodna
the day after the catssIophe An inquiry lmmedIste-
ly commenced and the guilty parties will be con-
demued Among the last, Said Pacha stands at the
head of the list Bat for HE fsnatcsn and barbsrou.
cruelty all the passengers would have been sayed. 1t
il interesting to know how this inquiry will end, in
which the Cor sus OF all the nstions Who had subjects
on board Of the Suistra are taking part. Among
those passengers two were Russians, and both have
been saved. What opinion, We ask, can Europe have
Of the Turkish dgL ares, when one Of the mos, emf
nent among then-he who was recently charged with
so important mission : the inquiry INTO the nassa-
ere Of the Christians al Jeddsh-s low accused him
self of having committed 90 horrible Crime