Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-02
prBIsHED DAILY AND Tkl-N EEhL1 bA
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
J0NLAY MORNING, July 2, 1860.

ALEXANDRIA,:
-soEEAY MORNING, july 2. 1860.
mue GREAT Eastern will remain IN New
York for the next six weeks, and be Il great
object Of attraction. At only one time on the
MASSAGE were the engines allowed 10 exhibit
their power, the result Of which has proved
her ability to perform nearly 4oo miles IN
81 hours. The Great Eastern is commanded
NV Cant. John Vine Hall, her officers and
cray: number 400, and amongst the pasSen-
GERS is our countryman. Mr.. George Wilkes.
Arrangements are already in progress Tor
throwing her open to public view.
The New York journals are OCCUPIED with
the details OF the arrival OF the great he'la-
shan of the deep She sailed from Southamp-
.cn on the morning of Sunday, June l., and
arrived OFF Sandy Hook at 800 y. NJ, ON the
,lorning of the 2Sth, thus occupying an &C
tual time Of passage Of II days and : hours,
Including detentons, &c, variously estlma-
ted at from two hours to ten hours.
TIE highest speed attained was l@5 knots,
or about Ia statute miles per ho"r. toF
four days the paadIe,D3li'r preSSHtG, ""S .I'
,''T ~ 8,r;na tha whole trim, that none
~; fhe ENGINES worked with that increase of
ROVER by high steam and high expansion, Tor
which they were designed anu "uaPtet' ,e r
itlc r''' vs. '. a. tha y1;,'. hn,tom has
al
been so ioui as 10 inat''!"iiy "HI~' - --;i
-,n.saI ,.,sa 1;,rhr ana the SEA General
~ smooth.
1t is confidently claimed that the vessel;
with proportlonate ioaa OIL PASSENGERS | ,'a
"uUet l't - J Ioas rhan n;nn Aoys
II - . very remarkable fact that none Of
the engines, screw or paddle, have been once
SIoPP0" ''' A,''"''''eA'' '
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The Washington States and Union eXnltS
nj the cheering evidence it receives OF
tine deep ana heartfelt Joy WIN WHICH '"o
nomination OF pouSia' II '"l''u All ''0 '"'
country" MT Claiborne one oi '''' u'1'
gates from Missouri % Tue D"i.,.i'o'' No'
Tennon, CLAIMS that Do"S'a' VIII Se' '"'i'
ty-hye thousand majority III '''a' 'o'"'7'---
MAJOR John ,. Phelps, CT MISSOURI 'ie
father OF the House OF representatives mas
promptly declared Tor Do"Sia" an" Johnson
In ONO II ~ Sa'1 DouS'"S VIII GARRY ''''
whole democratic party
ana. p...;1,,t;n1 ,ona;1..t.s !, tba;.
.naaches and letters, profess to be in favor OF
tho Union-but unfortunately the party that
ynnnorts one ofthem, is purely and ayowedly
sactional and the parties in favor Of two
others bv the force of circumstances and
their own divisions, have become nearly sec
t;nnal The real Union tickct-and the one
most likely to suprort and continue the
Union il the one advocated by the wings;
that which has on il the honortI names Of
Bell and Everett
The Democratic Convention at Baltimore,
broke up, according TO the statements Of the
tontcndlng parties, because OIL 'rrcconello-
able differences OF opinion, involving qucs-
tons of prWctpie and j"St'rF. Certainly, no
other reason, their leading men said, would
Justify the disruption 't great party. We
are now told, however, by the Richmond
rnouirrr that 1.-The difference among them
purel y referred to a question OF ff|"Ff"Y.
The Enquirer advocates the call OF Stat"
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