New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-08
MARINE AFFAIRS.
1HE eEr..E or rnE eEssnAL ADx.RAL


t. ~. Etr,c- Of Ihe " l. T,ibune
SIR: As doubt not that any Information respect
ing the frigatc General Admiral VIZ have much inter
ert for very many Of your readers send you the foi
loving biie. and has.y account If her four days
crxi-e at sea in which herpeormarces have stamped
with thi, great aud noble enterprise OF our
iciIow citizen.
81. Wm. II. Webb the eminen. naval constructor
on the completion ct this splendid ship, bulk by him
fer ii e Emperor uf Russi4 having expressed to the
Hon I-aa 1oucey Secretary OF the Navy. the desire
that lee tfin ifip nj sea she might be accompanied
by Committee oi Officers of the Navy, wsS. IN coz
Iect0 ether, assigned io this interesting servi't
The f,ilowirg j. a description Of the snip: Her
grace fu ncs tie weight and efficiency u Der battery,
tie p,w-r ard beauty Of her euguvs, the elegance 0i
Ter abu. ~ tic the completeness ot her fqup ne ~,
has sreads - fr,qu,rily been made the theme o the
i,urf as that shall only refer t. them Incidentally N
cuufeciiun With sui IN Illustration Uf ferults. GA
ge,. ing on board the fig-'e tneu ly 2 in the Norn
RIVER found her with steam up a rraiy for start
lyte H. al respects bu her palirry Gni or 'haac'
s'or~ vcL with the exception oi icr gun carn,ges,
row q, u board arc 70 be supplied ia CrUu,taIt. Thts
apparently important defect Ia the requirements for
satisfactory tlial, | soun a-'erianc had not been
oyrrltta IS Cai shc h 4 the Rssau Navy and hs IN
ieeeit sld ysisnt oo-as st on hrr snndrc, a"i ups
ier srsit,e .cund ~rsh' u nshiley so. cisIt
fsii hI- attracted BY - taci, wuh which % l7n
sss5 t ui~ru. s.ch"' sid i ~ Jl,, L s'se oa
revs p,-nrs ~eiehn2 sre Prhag- u"r mptSe th'H
hso b.io- but irsi you already "h 70 'ioP
ana tl~if-. eioFc Jour e0artsy runs 0i 10 tue
T Grreal AsrTra i, an auxiliary screw fiste her sd
rover is cont@ sni.r -h- hos in rrrvr =-e OF S9
bore power .AcH nay be m'G' f~lafsd T. -'k up e. <O
ti,n. 54 e imer.od section. y1 sq'are i-,
dI5urh' ,,.fngfT~ald Pa sn @4s her d'gic NJ a 1'
= d.tth Ss6e So wi mount on srD dHk, " o.
p1no.f, .Psr deck - 6oPundrr' aad 4t' inca pi'o'
n. To- command f that I'D f,vore of tie pubic
Cert Con.,,k ,br -sf, po,ss- Of John hcGeoa We
sstd eo~r ne boy ,he .'r% igI1ins ny %'sat - ei
A4lOp o. Tn ~ H. oore by T. ference Of time
3f5. ri.tsTo - ras'irii miles.
A7.i5 D M u lishsip, .tocd by s. wind lish s L sea
A. H. Fire l.lsnd re' bore ", difference Of time from
hsli -tip, t,gr . IN d,''are' . gsn's' He
or, cf tht cusi voutous averaging r "a h'H' ~ with
Ls p ard the * cu;'a Of all the nircihi
oa ara geusE ihsn with eeu"rc'cd III. ,...,,.
Md. all ssail siu gle fecicd ps tpsilNt
sa b ed sIaIktr uakDs ~ snos By ho "iId "a "'do'
Tsessd ss,p. 49, shout in Gl minnie
Fyidos-A m 'ow"r'a TIE Pr'pel'r the epc''.'o9 OF
tin 4 oil tue spphano.- thrreWiti conn.c'ed
treh w,Ik.ns ~~ ! sne tn ' sn,se v'iJ .iShi -.
lise 10 tI ist shp cour.r NJ fresh br,1r from v n w
Urd.r alle, engine making % e''on' vita 20 io'
he di.,sree ls rsu'iesl il.. in Two hoar' b Ga hars
mail str.uer ndehii just 9atiins % ''a da''at ifoh Us
K.rt a .ai msde SCI. their course p s. ,na .oer w'
trial ~ obrsa,ion with tne 'Stant that ~e
Dr. ppsd thin bfh tue dsaIcc run Ia t~ hurs by PAent
Ios toi filmed b. ob..rys ou, i,ns "a nai'ics mie'
SuHdat-A 10 Fi1 land lgh bore north. Under 80 ni
only ran fr sandy H"k co4rs. W iS At li cams abreast
ssacJ Hook ssi making tie run from Fe Island IL 'A'ee
hour - o'I.
F one fall hour ersires uak - revolutions ran by patent
log i1i tunts.
Tiu, b. p civd tLat Tie hip has been a. i tested
strce She has yet 90 D. trl-i "' :
in ss. tb n-asy Prom al evidence giyer, she " III
prov a ,sry hs' snip under .s steam I'D an sinrao --a-
at byfe shown - t,drrcy roll pitch AID have the
.s,ctr o. h.isyr that thr Russian 5ce wh, hay- - vln
laty .tsriutstd.d hr4 c.stYcti1u, fnl, sttsnd
xi,b l.. n.It. - tnr a have oy q, TAX have 4
her WORTHY coum-ld,r ad A pAte aHi efficient Ohc-f' q
wi.h then al Il Cod sped" ard - sub.cube nys-i
lJuI oL,oi-ut s,ryauft,
VIM. NJ WALKER. U. y n