The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-02
THE GREAT EASTERN.
S-snes on Her Way to Her wharf -Enthn-
Siasm Of the Nrw Workers, &c. &c.

81 ''hFA'+N =
x-.,es on Her Way to Her Wharf -Enthn-
,iasm Of the NrSv Workers, &C. &c.
,n,n, y O'Clock on Thursday, the Great
] ,..s,o~n started from her mooring, near Sandy
q Hook f,r her wharf az the city. The ship
M .s s-essed on. fore.and-aft with flags, an
* ,r,criran ensign OF the largest size being set
.,tbs fore. Steamers filled with passengers
81 srran to appear in sight, cheering and waving
S# , ,he eraostenthusiastic manner, TO which the
- hand responded by repetition OF Hail CO.
a lurrhia" and Yankee Doodle The steamer
4 Roanoke, on her passage TO Richmond, passed
81 un.1ar The stern and fired a gun, The GFeai
S Eastern displaying her ensign in reply 10 'le
81 compliment. The Times says;
a About > O'Clock The order was given TO cast
81 81. The steam-iuKs which lay ike s"o iphs
"a h1ags under her quarters-and MT. MuFphy'
N tae pilot, with Capt. Hail, mounting tut sti'
81 b.a3t " heel house, and the woIa was laNSeu,
se "urad slow with the paddles In another
III , ,.,.., tht suoru,oDS ~ heels were in motion,
81 a.i The ship began 10 move H4CT - Hsi y tdt
81 prgw was turned or shoIe- anu nea0eu To-
81 5.artS The lIrhJ-snip. for the purpose Of get
# .-. yn.,! ,n,yauce 10 the ship channel. At
= M both the paddles and screw were in
81 rr.t motion the ship heading toward SaGdy
81 ut., The speed of the ship was now in
& sr-s,e.d SO that the half dozen steamboats,
= which .JUowed in her wake could with diff
E C.lty keep up with her.
4 O'Clock the snip was on lne DaF. When
lie paddles We're slowed, as is the custom in
4 r4SSiux thnt point with ail vessels Of heavy
d draft she went over, however, without any
s. g.fficGlty. and the long dreaded bar was safely
rassed Full steam was now given TO both the
s.rew and paddle-enElnes. ana she made eX-
q fsIlenl lime in coming up with and passing
s The Hook Here the Telegraph Station was
Cs,ked Gus with prctusion Of flags, had as
p rAey had guns 10 fire. the fog bell was
ytglryusiy loIira IN greeting 10 the passing
s.etmeT. This was replied 10 by cheers from
t.e passengers gathered on the port side, in
4 which Captain Hall Joined the ensign was
& also ulplfrd. Meanwhile an eXGempore lunch
was prepared below for the newly arrived
Il quests, whom Captain Carnegie welcomed 10
the ship in a few words, to which Mr. Grin
q nell responded, giving as sentiment-the
s Press OF New Tork-which was acknow-
4 Iedgsd briefly ny Mr Raymond and Mr.. Eras-
4 tus Brooks.
i Steering well TO the southwark TO give ample
Il room in which TO turn the only remaining z
ruiut Of dafticult lty-the southwest Spit-the
order was given 10 slow the paddles TO half
speed the helm was put hard a-port, aud in
lass time than II takes 10 describe the opera
ton, she made the circuit of the Spit with all
the ease of d pilot. boat. No description could
do Justice to the scene of animation and en-
thusiasm which now surrounded the steamer
as she approached the Narrows. Steamers OF
all sizes and descriptions swarmed about her,
crowded with ladies and gentlemen, cheering
ard waving their salutatIons. The yacht
squadron was out in force. The Siivie the
Haze. the Mystery the Rebecca, the Zinga, the
UuGlne and the Ray, We're conspicuous iii the
briliiag Impression Daring gfacei.aiy .h IN ana
Ieyi, United States revenue steamer
HaT Ie, Captain Faunee, came along
sSiianon. 2 o. board Collector sehell Mr..
This u. .Iul steamer fired a salute, which
re u. .ied in kind. From Fort Hamilton
n handsome salute also greeted her, which was
replied 10 by discarge of gun for gun and the
usual dipping Of the ensign.
Those who could not, from press OF business,
90 down the bay, those VINO We're too indolent,
and those who were too economical to do So
hvailed themselves in large mum bers of the
transit to Staten Island, by the regular ferry
boats, where at each landing, but especially at
the old Quarantine ground, they assembled in
crowds, at an early hour inhalng the sea-
breeze from the Narrows Al q few miuu tes
after z NJ, the Great Eastern dimiy
dIsceTned in the foggy distance of the Lower
Bay. Then she disappeared behind the bluff,
and an hour passed before, over the walls oi
the new Fort, at the dis tanee of four miles the
tall masts of The great ship were seen rapidly
passing With an uncomfortable impulse q
shout arose from the vast crowd on the old
Quarantine grounds and from Burns Gar
dens. Opposite Fort Hamilton she stoppsd
and the Fort gave her rousing salute of cih-
non.
When she resumed her " onward march hsr
triumph o'er the deep''-which at this point
meant the Bay OF New York, that ii was So d
she never could en.er-she in due courtesy
replied in cannon. As she passed the various
landings on the Isx =, she was also greeted
wh on 'bS asalh and the gOoi
much lager beer as .ould float her, but GER
tainly in great quantity C lager beer. A.
she passed the shore of the Island, she was
admirable in her appearance. Though in the
'lstanee more than mile and a halt, with the
smoke of her cannon man tiing about her, and
partially obscuring her magnificent proper
lions she announced herself as the levia h al
OF The bay. by the rule of paralax, her size
was indeed enormous, for she seemed to shpI
I from observation miles of the Long Island
heights, over and below Green wood and Gov
amIs. Her appearance, as she passed up the
bay, took every body by surprise. Not OILY
voice OF detractio heard, bui all pee
L tators were almost madly enthusiastic in her
praise.
The Battery the piers along the North Riv-
er and the house tops far as the eye could
reach, were filled with spectators The Gu
nard steamer at Jersey City gave her a reus-
ing salute, and from this point to where she
stopped her engines to approach her berth, it
was continual ovation.
The Tort 10 round her TO at the foot Of
Hammond street was not successful-it being
found 'essaTy To moderate hers peed so
m Ich IL her steerage way was lost as soon
as her e! zines were stopped. She accordingly
iwung with her head up stream, and the Ell
foTls of two tugs, with hawsers at her DO W,
could not wind her. After drifting with the
food tide, backing ard going ahead for a long
lime, she was at lens 9Th turned round and at
about O'Clock z: NJ, she was snugly got III to
her berth and made tas't
counts, giving day by day the incidents of the
voyage. &c. They are however, generally un-
interesting and we select from the Tribune
and Times only few paragraphs that Will re-
ward perusal:
At3P. NJ. Monday 18th, it became cloudy
ana a! $50 ii began to rain. Both wind ana
rain Increased and by O'Clock the meteoro-
logical aspect of things WAS disagreeable-
ne wind had shifted more TO the northward,
so that the square sails on the toremast would
not MI well. and AT 10 the foresail and COM
paratlvely light foretopea liant tsail were taken
IN But the great foretopsail, away up so high
from the water-that extra thick and tremen-
dous expanse 81 canvas, fappn~ in the fierce
gaie-was not tractahle rud the whole
night was spent by army Of sailors cutie
unused 10 such dimensions, and little ner-
Nohs withal In inrling it, The running rig
ging does not Work as smoothly as il don btless
Will IN time. The sailors say that the Ame
rican fashion OF rigging works much more
easily, and VIII enable fewer men TO do The
work. more of ii is done from the deck.
II may also be remarked that the men do
not 50 far work particularly fast or in con-
cert About twelve knots an hour were made
by log ali night. 1t is probable that the aid
% san Is not as great as the wind will allow,
oat no one questions the propriety of hot
spreading too much. when the wind is likely
70 haul 10 the westward, and while the sails
are YET not easily managed.
Although the sea had not risen 10 great
1eigh nor the wind 10 that degree OF ferocity
tor Which the North Atlantic is famous Vet
Tue scope on deck, about O'Clock was truly
: 'erti Ahe wind was hard upon the pre-
p d gale, and the ship was rolling as
some 18 degrees to leaward a yarv .,v a ,aaaars,
and easy, but stiil decided roll the hlscEaess
OF the darkhess, sns howiing and shriekipg of
the blindiag rain, the shouIinyp 90 "ho ~ ~Iopes,
sailors away upon the foratons.,, ~ nulureo W
the neigboring spsrs tugging al The s.na,ara aara