Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-07
BURG. WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER I. Is
Daily Sirsiaia,I.
From the New York Evening Post u tho sd.
The Great Eastern.

The next sensation wc shall experience will be tho
arrival Of that gigantic steamer, 20 long in course
ofprcparation. aud which. now completed, presents
the greatest work Of naval architecture ever pro-
jected Frequent delays and diiRculties. both
monetary and mechanical, have been ut last sur
mounted, and in few weeks II 10 expected that
the great steamer will DO ut our shores. Portland
destined the place OF landing. and 10 de-
signatcdi in the official advertisements Of the compa-
ny; and unless the next arrival should announce
some change in the plans Of tho directors Of the
company, It is doubtful whether New York will be
favored with sight Of the sea-monster. The
question IA TO whether our harbor entrances will
admit the vessel has been already eaboratcly die
cussed, and the general impression Is that, though
the entrance by way of Sandy Hook and tho Mar
rows would be dangerous. there is nothing TO pre-
vent her from coming through the Sound aud APP
proaching the city ~ lar rs Morisiana, or in tho
vicinity Of One Hundred and Seventh street. This
vessel, if opened, undoubtedly IL would b., to
public inspection, would attract visitors from far
and near. No vessel since Noah's Ark has gained
such widespread fame as the Great Eastern.
Tho immense expense attendant upon it's erection,
the length Of time that its mammoth hulk has lain
in the Thamcs the incredible amount Of newspn-
per. pamphlet, and even book-writing that its re-
markable peculiar,ies hns given rise To, and the
general idea that If successful, it is destined to
create a revolution in tho system OF maritime trav
nj, nll combne to render the vessel the latest
III not tue greatest WONDER OF the WOfiu, anu to eX-
cite tho desire of every intelligent person to see it
for themselves.
Ifthc Great Eastern should go to Portland. her
advent will DO the greatest event In tho history Of
that Gourishng seaport. Already mammoth ho-
tells are building in anticipation Of the sudden in
crease of population that will signalise the expec-
ted arrival. This stimulus in regard to hotel
building can do no harm to Portland. For nearly
n dozen years a frs-class hotel has been in course
Of erection in that city, the enterprise, however,
tagging as much ~ the building of the giant
steamer; its final completion will be decidedly
beneficial to Portland.
Ii is n rather curious coincidence TINT the Great
Eastern will sail for America from English port
of the same name ns that to which abe is destined
Portland, in the south of England is II long mar
r'w promontory that runs into tho channel from
tho county Dorset This peninsula forms the west
side OF Weymouth harbor, and the town Of Port
lind is situated thereon. II has population Of
five thousand, and is noticeable Tor tho quar-
res Of the famed Portland stone, and for a cnstlo
built by Henry VIII. The peninsula ends in u
bold rocky promontory called Portland Bill, upon
which are a couple Of light houses. and it is from
this town and hurbor that the Grent Eastern will
sail for America