New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-25
GREAT BRITAIN.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE GREAT EASTERN.
Correspondence Of The London Time

Correspondence Of The London Time
HoLYREAp, Oct IL, 1853.
Just before leaving the barbor tas las and latest
visitos on board, including among other, Mr..
c. Tablet, Dir. Appold, Capt. MsDges, Mr.. Bidtles-
combe X. NJ, Mr.. Ogilvie and one or two others Of
less note At this time a 30) the vessel was veil
clear of the breakwater though the long business Of
getting the anchor to the bows was still going on,
moving some tight and slsck rope fests on the part
of the sailors TO which NJ. Bondns efforts must have
been joke. Lowering over IN bitches and bights
Of hawsers to walk about and exercise unusual agility
the stock Of e muddy anchor 10 an effort which
" must be seen TO be apprecisted."
Quitting Portland, II was necessary TO make rsher
round turn on leaving the 3reakwater, as right ahead
Oh the star board bow wss small lghtship, looking
like the skeleton Of q weasel and marking the presence
of dsr geIoas sbosl known by the most appropr s.e
and Significant pame OF The Shambes." Inside this
lsy long ard turbid ridge OF angry water, where the
rsce Of Portland rae. ard where deep rolling gel
Ike the Bay Of Bi;csy redu ed scale kept tunbing
and breaking into spsy like drifts OF snow agaiost the
bigh gsunt cliffs. It, however, required no actual
watching OF the low green mounts OF wafer which
seemed batting against the coast to convince all on
boed that the Great Eastern was at sea. To tue ish
re relief and comfort Of s hespassecges, the yessea
began 10 yield 70 ressop and ~ bsbsve Is much Ike
smother fbip she could consistently With ner SIZE.
1t would be TOD much to say she rolled at this tune for
when the Great Eastern rolls, II ever she does ro
your readers may depend upon her accomplishing some
hI in that peculiar stye OF ocean nayy4 gate IN
PROPORTION 10 her bulk but tbiog is certain taat
She " Mt from de 70 side sufficiently TO show tia. che
susceptible Of the motion OF the water, and that
ever sbe siesrns q beam sue is likely 10
TO IL with will, though slowly and easily. Her test
Saturday, however, was ON the whole unfair, in s
uch only heavy load Of Goals was oa board, add
the center OF gravity becg beloS the center Of mo.lon
the Great Eastern easily affected than ever
Il is likely 10 be with full cargo placed high At 70
time here however, che moving TO an ex ent that
ia usual with large vessels In fair weather la
moderate swell In proportion with the increase IN
tie size Of ships seems the omlnnon in Their isbornS
. rxtx ola tba ry.af
Il likely 10 move only a. much in very heavy gale
a. q smaller vessel viii do n very mpers's one.
The vessel ntnued under easy steam 10 both screw
ard paddle engines, the former going 81 10 80 revou-
toLs, atd the latter 9. In AL the boilers the steam
pressure was about Il pounds, the pressure on the
cylinders being only jast over IL pounds. This in
TACT, va little more than hat speed, yet the Great
Eaten averaged more than Is Knots en- hour Tho
beet guide 70 the rspic,y Of the sDips progress was
tie way IN which passed fas.-saing schooners sod
Overhanied the steamers. At this time nearly all the
swell had ceased, and the monster ship vas RI shng
over wbet TO her were the mimic waves, and leaving
ess wake upon the waters than caused 10 the Thames
by Grew eserd Dosf.
Precisely al III 20 the Great Eastern wa we'll
in the stream Of mellow lghs which Eddy stone cast
upon the waters little oasis N the midst OF that Wild
est aid lost dread of all destrisa rough and angry
Thus theo notwithstanding the partial stcppago
OF the paddles end ssckeLng Of the rate, disanc
Of - knOte Ieuy 81 statute miles, had been rua at
half speed within an hour and thIee'quarteIs time.
from this period out nothing OF note occurred the
paddles working easily a, from TO 10, and the
at from 81 10 ~ revelations per minute. To many
OF yOnr headers these Numbers of revolutions may
be mere arbitrary terms "signilyiog lJthipg"
IL may, therefore, give them better idea OF the
tTemeLdeus ra:urs of the engines which worked
so easily, vDen 1t is said that at 10 revolutions
tue paddle wheels dashed through the water ct
something like LOCO feet per minute, and the
scIew revolved at 500. When accomplishing this the
consumption Of fuel at the rate Of go t1Is day
for both engines, the Indicated power being nearly
5000 horses about 1000 torses for the paddles sad
little over 3, 800 for The screw.
1hs number Of revolutions, though really very little