New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-03
The Great Eastern at New York.


From the New York Herald of the 29th uit we
extract the following:
The great event which had been anxiously looked
for during the past few days, and TO which long
anticipation and frequent disappointment had per-
haps given additional zest, occurred yesterday
morning. The monster steamship Great Eastern
arrived in the outer bay, and anchored OIL the
Lightship, after prosperous and speedy voyage.
This intelligence, telegraphed from sandy hook,
spread like lightning through the entire city, COM
municating mingled sensation Of enthusiasm and
satisfaction. Towards evening the mammoth ship,
having safely crossed the bar, steamed up to the
CITY, amid the utmost rejoicing from ail sides, and
took up her position at the berth allotted to her at
the foot OF Hammond street, touching the piers
with as much ease as yacht would come % her
moorings, and turning her immense length in the
North river without difficulty or confusion. There
she lies-not at q distant point In harbor, but in
the very heart of the city tself-side by side with
the vessels which ordinarily ply upon our waters,
with craft of diminutiye proportions, with our
North river schooners, and even our ferry boats.
In what other port upon the globe could this giant
OF the deep be SO accommodated? And what be-
comes now of all the doubts and difficulties raised
about her entering the harbor Of New York
She passed the bar OFF Sandy Hook, which was
deemed the greatest obstacle IN her way, with per-
feet and safety, and giided up the river with
graceful aud majestic motion that evoked COM
ments of admiration and hearty cheers from the
thousands OF spectators who observed her immense
dimensions with mingled awe and wonder. One
remarkable effect was evidently produced on the
minds of the behoiders, aud that that exagger-
alton had not unduly eNtolled the grandeur OF the
| great work of human genius before them. imagl-
| nation, heightened by all that descriptive power
could accomplish in conveying an idea OF her size,
had hardly reached the reality of the pictufe Dis
appointment was nowhere manifested. The6reat
/ Eastern was indeed wonder and triumph.
II The first voyage of the Great Eastern mas lusti-
fed the predictions made in her behalf and has set
at rest the ominous misgivings that her enormous
bulk would initiate against her speed ana saiety-
She left Southampton ut ten minutes past o'clock
on the morning of Sunday, the Iith INST, ana
dropped her anchor off the Lightship az on the
Z morning of yesterday, the 2sth thus making the
voyage within eleven days. II VAL ne seen, from
the interesting and graphic account OF her voyage
nv opr sDeciai correspondent on board, that the
loss of time aeeruing irom the southeriy course
she took the grass and harnacle covered state of
her bottom, and the head winds of two days,
amounted 10 day and half sailing at her aver
age speed
from the moment when the order to 4 steam ahead
easy was given, when leaving the solent, until
while to take sonndings, making, during the voyage
an average of thirteen knots an hour-the highest
4 speed being fourteen and . half knots-and going
at the rate of from a54 to 1888 miles every twenty
four hours. Her average speed Was therefore
greater than her last triai trip, and II Is remark
able that at one time, while some of her sanguine
:. admirers predicted that she would make twenty
knots an hour Mr.. Brunei declared that she was
constructed to make only fourteen and hall, anf
would not make more. She has thus verified tn
, expectations of her great designer. She sailee
steadily her machinery worked IN admiral bic style
| and her whole appointments seemed TO be com
plete, fulfilling every anticipation as to safety
speed and comfort; even IL the marked alrninlga
: Of that terror of all voyagers, sea,sieknesf,