New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-29

Mia weather of this morning. The course Is given BY
the 6r,t officer the man next the compass guides the
motions of the rest and II tho direction OF the snip
requires any sudden change auxiliary compass OF
Indicator, which receives its impulse from the central
bridge. directs them Immediately what TO do. But TOT
this device Il would be difficult TO guide the ship with
ont great Ioss Of time; but orders are commune
Gated from end to end with the speed Of light and the
leyisthan answers to her rudder and points It's nose
az readily as il "drawn with hook, or led by It's
tongue with o cord"
The messengers were on deck In full force this morn
inc sauntering about, wondering at all they saw ad
hiring az they wondered, aud occasionally expressing
THEN pity for those perverted travellers VINO hsd NOT
shown the sense to choose this royal conveyance In
preference to The old and contracted ship which was
now trying to run dreary opposition. we, instead
of being cranped, had more SPACE reaiiy tnan ws
could conveniently enjoy, so BY way Of concentrating
ment v the quarter deck one OF the passengers
uppacked set Of nine pins, or skles as tney are
called in England and at once there were half dozen
eager applicants for the game. The skittes were SCI
up and regularly bowled down, and the psstme lasted
for two hours the great ship going sedaely on her
course meanwhile, and never once disturbing tner
equilibrium by a single dip or sbudder. viii venture
to say that this scene never before witnessed on
ship at fea runnDg at the rate Of twelve miles the hou
before
AT noon, as the bugle summoned us to lunch timed
the paddle piston at ten revolutions, and the propeller
at O and the log at the same time reported ia knots
The run of the ship for the last % hours was reported
at 800 miles. Lat. 49o 81, Ion. 80 4S. When we
came up from ul Oh we found that light breeze had
set in upon our srboard quarter and our b and for
ward rysais were spread to take advantage OF H.
The wind freshened the afternoon grew on, ana az
o'clock the pillows began to crspen at their tope ana
Indicate rising sea. At o'clock drilling rain set
in. and the still strengthening wind gave promise OF
a stormy night. Some of us had been apprehsnsive,
from the mild manner in which we had set OUT that
the VOYAGE might run though the entire Of its term In
the came dull way, and thus, while il deprived us OF
the least possibility of becoming heroes land us a.
New-York without any further knowledge OF the snip
and her sea going qualities than we could have learned
by studying her while anchored in the Thames. The
fear CT such disappointment, however, was dispehed
by the time we had wiped boards from dinner Tor
ON ascending TO the deck at O'clock and taking our
position on the elevated grating in her bow we saw
the eviathan before dead, apparently inert ana
which had been passing through the waters like some
spectral island, quicken with life and bend with
slow grandeur to the molten Of the sea. THANK dod
she rolls w exclaimed an experienced officer on her
first trial trip when she was caught in series OF neavy
pillows off Portland Race and it with something
like tie same ebulHton of delight that we saw the
mighty ship cast her silent disposition of and make
her obeisance to the sill mgltier deep. Her motion
was gentle and majestic swing from side TO sde TO
the extent of three four degrees and now and then,
when billow fell away from her bow, and swell at
the same time would roll underneath her stern, she
would mildly yield her head not short and sudden, with
pleban start, but with monarch measured grace,
as il she felt herself to be the master and only yield
ing to the courteous laws of life. II was great treat
to zee her thus leaning her way from side to Eide
through the parting waters, while goodsized ships,
which were then in sight, were rolling uneasiy or
pitching from stem to stern. II was like some accom-
plished swimmer who sweeps forward gracefully hand
over hand, compared to clumsy novice who barely
manages to keep himself afoat through the rapdy OF
short digging motion. The Great Eastern was alive,
but mighty as she was still enc amenable to that
vast throb and pulsaon of the sea- which mighter
than the migttest Nevertheless she proved, by the
comparison before u.s. her superiority to all ordinary
ships as well as to any disturbing motion. In fact her
soft undulstions gave actual relief and pleasure TO
every one who stood upon her deck. And all the while
this motion was upon her the sktes were played at
one of the after holds. Nsve.eiAss lat it be noted
here, theory that ships above certain size
i'll march through the superior to the perturba-
ton Of the sea- is ended by experiment forever.
No ship can be made large enough TO entirely ignore
the gigantic pulsation of the The foresa and
foretopsail were drawing well at dark and the wind,
which now struck us almost astern, was whistling
through our cordage with great noise.
"We ought to go along at the rate Of fifteen or six
teen knots with this breeze to help" said pilot as
we descended for the night the cabin stairs.
The evening passed away pleasantly in the grand sa
LOOM under the soothing influences Of two professors
of music who presided at the piano and cornet in the
service of the ship. When the regulations shut this
voluntary concert off at 10 O'clock retired to my
state-room, Z" and the evening and the morning
the first day."
Her course at o'clock a. IN, west by north, with
light northerly breezes and fine weather. AT min.
80 Sec Lizard Light last seen. Down to clock the
speed of the shp is marked at III knots, when from
that till O'Clock it fell TO ii knots At 10 o'clock the
courfe was changed to west by north half north At
meridian the wind changed to s. s. E., with clouds
and passing showers. AT O'Clock p. m. the rate of
her speed fell to ~ knots and the breeze began in
crease. At o'clock the speed increased to 10 knots.
At the wind changed to east at it veered to E. N.
E. and at 10 to N. E., with an increasing gale till
noon.
Tuesday, Jnne 49, was awakened little after
midnight by the bowling of the wind, the shouts of the
taking in SAIL and great trampling overhead.
The vessel rolling than she had at any time
before-say about eight nine degrees-and Icoudnow
feel little vibration of her bow impaired the