The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-01
The Great Fasferu

The Great Eastern left New York on Mon.
day for Cape May. Since her arrival at her
wharf 1t is known that I43,sO9 persons have
visited her. On Sunday she drew out into the
stream, an operation which was witnessed BY
large crowd. The Tribune says:
About5 o'clock all the enthusiasm that had
not been extinguished by delay and rain was
revived by plain indications of a speedy start
and all the wood piles and the rigging of the
near vessels were filled. The two most per.
suasive tugs afloat were standing off and on
TO the steamer, and the crowd expected to see
them made fast. But presently, without the
least strain, the enormous cables and chains
at bow and stern were slipped and drawn into
their holes.
Capt. Hall appeared on the wheel.h house
next the city, and uttered clear commands
and while all the people wondered whether
the strength OF the two tugs would be equa; 10
the task Of drawing off the boat, the paddle
wheel slowly and with majesty turned, and
ike a huge, noiseless phantom, the Great
Eastern glided from the shore without the as
sistance Of either tug. The movement was SO
quiet and grand the senses could scarcely real
iZe that the monster was not inspired with
more than the wonderful genius of her de-
signer. Any little vessel that gets out in to the
channel makes more fuss and has more trou-
BILE than made and had the Great EASTERN
And Philadelphia must settle about the mud
in which she was firmly imbedded.
The mighty bulk moved gracefully over the
waters. Out in the stream her anchors were
dropped, and the boat nodded salute TO the
city, the flags of England and the United
States waving fore and aft.
A large number of tickets have been sold for
the excursion to Cape May. The holders will
be conveyed to the steamer ON the Island
Belle, from the foot of Hammond street. and
are requested not to be later than two O'Clock.
the steamer sailing at three More than q
dozen minor vessel are advertised to accom-
pany the big boat to the Hook
The advertisements in the New York pa pers
OF her future movements, say she will leave
there for Old Point and Annapolis Roads to-
morrow evening at O'Clock, and will land
excursionists at Baltimore or Norfolk. She ar
IiYes on oid PoInt Friday evening, and leaves
there Sunday morning at o'clock for Annap-
oils Roads. The fare from New York to Nor
folks only So.
The Great Eastern leaves for Old Point
Thursday morning. The New York Herald,
casting up the account of the big ship since
her arrival In this country, says:
The ship left Southampton on the 10th of
June, and she will leave this country for
England on the 10th of August, which allow
ing ten days for her return trip would make
the period of the whole voyage inst seventy
Gays. Ier expenses average about s 200 a day,
or probably not quite so much at which rate
the expense OF the voyage would be SSi eco. or
we Will say, in round numbers SS0.GU0. She
will have received before the VOYAGE is com
pleted about the following sums from various
sources: From 10000 visitors in New York,
$4,000 from her trip to Cape May, includin z
tickets and profits from the restaurant, about
Sl5,00Oi from visitors at that point, say S5 600
more; from her visit to Annapolis SIS 900 in
coal; from visitors at Annapolis, Baltimore,
Norfolk, &c, Sl5,000; her freight home to
England will probably pay $4,000, and her
passengers and other sources about SIC, ,0OU-
making her total receipts Sl50000. Thus she
will have made clear profit Of $4,000 by her
first Atlantic voyage.