Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-26
Au6mon0 Enquirer.
Dv RIrcuIE, DuyyAvAxr, TYLER ( WISE
TUESDAY ,IoI:NING, July &c, 1859.
THE Kew RICHMOND STEAMER YORKTOWN.

: E@it@r'" CorrepondTnce q ii, Enqeiier.!
Nrw Yors, July 10Th 1859.
y lew days since ! had the pleasure Of tho
roughly Inspecting the new and beautiful
steamer Yorktown which is soon destined
TO add another link 10 the safe and pleasant
communication between New York and Rich
mond. She is now lying at the Morgan Iron
Works, ut tie foot Ui' nth street, on East Piv-
cr, and in the temporary absence Of Captain
Parrish, Mr. Wright her Intelligent; and gentle
manly Engineer. showed Inc every Thing that
Was interesting. She is a spacious and noble
vessel. in every way larger ani more com.no-
dicrs than her two popular COMPANIONS, the
"Janestown and Roanoke, upon which so
many Of oar citizens have made 50 Inany agree
able yovagcs. She j. 2j5 lcct long and her ca
pacity is ,jro tons bmilcn. lIerspacioi,s cabin
is or;iamen,cI with moudinsS. representing ca.
gle%, l!asS, canno> and piles of cannon.bal>.
On each wiicc.hou>c j. 4 beautiful wreath OF
oak-leavcs and acornS, and in the centre the
following inscription, being the tcrSc Ian
guagcpf Washington TO Gen. knoX, after tic
glorious battle that secured the liberties Of the
country: "Thc woll, is done. and it is well
donc-Iorktown, 18th October, ISL" Her
splendid double engine has all the modern in
provemcnt>, including the adjustable steam
c"t-cd, which enables the vessel to he stopped
in an almost inapprcciablc space Of time. The
engine is one Of great power, and from the Sa-
tsiactory tral trip a short time ago, there is ev-
cry reason to hope that the yorktown will
be ore Of the fastest steamers out Of New ork.
She has very large number Of spacious state
rooms, calculated to comfortably entertain one
hundred and ten passengers She will be com
mandcd by Cap. Lewis Parrish, assisted by
PurSer VI. o. Smith and Engineer Wright who
are all decidedly popular with the travelling
Community The solid Success of her two Sis
ter steamers demonstrates that the yorktown
will win new prosperity 10 the proprietors,
Mc>srs I.ui.aln u Watsoa whose public spirit
and energy, and mcrcaati!eability haze secured
to them 80 large share Of public confidence
and patronage. II is thought tha; the York
town will leave for Ricl.no::d about the first
Of August. shall cndcavor to take passage
Oh her and give you my experience Of hci first
voyage. 1t is an interesting and important
fact in the history Of Richmond that she
will soon lave three fine steamer, week to
the Empire City, swelling her commerce and
her business When the first steamer touched
her wharf nj Rockets, who would have be-
lcycd that the present successful CONSUMING
ton would soon have been realized:
Although the fashionable world have left the
city, New York is still filed with strangers,
and Broadway and The hotels present All ami,
mated scene. 1t is too hot for the theatres,
but Palace Garden Ton 14th ST. has . great
run-and the Mammoth Musical festival, to
he KEEP, up for Il whole week at Jones Wood
on the Fast River, attracts thousands cacl
day. 1t is certainly avery innocent and rational
mode of pas>in. Il few hours Of recreation from
the heat and business Of the city. The Ger
mans. with their wives and children and sweet
l.eart> form the prepondcrating portion of the
irnmci.>e ihron. They listen with attention
to fine music, dance for hours under shady
trees. and indulge in cvcry variety Of sports,
Of which mammoth programme, in the form
of 4 large newspaper, gives You all the details.
Some Of the anuScmcntS in which the juve-
niles principally indulge are Of the quaintcst
and most comic phase. Among them may br
ranked sport-''!hssing in the ring g'-whirli
reminds us Of the days Of the BacholicS-but
il must he seen to he appreciated. But aside
from public amusemcntS, there is at present
much in New York, and its vicinity, 10 interest
a stranger. Superb picturc.gallcrics are thrown
opcn TO visitors and among them, ! would ad
wise an excursion 10 Mr. ". p. Wright'S beau
tihll house. grounds and gallery, at Wchaw'
ken. where Rosa BonhcurS masterpiece, the
"IIorse Fair at Paris is the brightest treasure.
Tickets Of admission may be obtained at the
Art Association, No. 18th, on 10th street. At
the same place may he obtained tickets to Mr..
Aspinwal> >plcadid gallery, but it will not be
orcn until the autumn. While on the subjcc,
of art have had the pleasure Of making the
acG,laintance of Cephas G.. Thompson, Esq,
who has lust returned in the Vanderbilt,
with his family. from Rome, where some years
of successful study lave greatly informed his
fine talent and taste. Some capital pictures,
from Mr. Thompson's pencil, are in Richmond.
II is his design To locate IN Boston or this city,
and he cannot fail TO win new laurcs and solid
fruit.. One of the editors Of the \. u Even
ing post" in late letter from Rome, thus re-
fcrs to Mr.. Thompson and other American ar
fists
Thompson has Il few portrait orders to execute
in different parts of the United States, which
will occupy him about year, and then he also
is likely 10 take up his residence permanently in
New York He will bring with him, if hc
should not sell them before he leaves, two or
three rather elaborate ideal pieces, which he is
lust finishing and which possess all the best
pcctiaritics of his pencil The subject Of the
largest is st Peter Liberated from Prison. The
apostle, in the act of stepping from the door,
led by the angel, occupies the centre Of the
canvass while the sleeping jailors, the moon in
the last quarter, the morning star, glimpse OF
Jerusalem and of the Mount Of Olives, tell the
rest Of the story. Guardian Angels Receiving
an Infant Into the Other World, and Prospero
Relating his History TO Miranda, from the
tempest are the subjects oil two other paint
ings which have been studied up with great
care, and seem to give full expression to the ar
fists conceptions.
Chapman has just finished pair of choice
pictures Of Lake AIbano The larger gives
fine view Of the lake, taken should judge,
from some point between Castil iondolio and
Alba Longa, a situation which has furnished
the artist with an admirable opportunity oil
displaying all the resources of his experienced
| nnncil In the foreground we have an invalid