New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-03
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" The weather yesterday was warm with a light
II southefly breeze blowing all day.
II Business was more active than on Monday. The
arrivals were few rnumber, but the departures left
several vacant berths at the landing. The La
fourche, for the coast; Grand Duke, 4. w Roberts,
and Starlight for Red river; Vicksburg, for Vicks-
burg; and the Empress, for ST. Louis: all got OF
II with generally good trips.
The steamer Iberville viii hereafter leave for
4 Bayou Sara on Fridays in place OF the steamer
Crosse Tete. The splendid Louisville passenger
II packet Atlantic came in yesterday with fine trim
of freight and people, and leaves on her return to
the Ohio tomorrow evening; a clerk will be found
on the lower landing, foot Of Crossman street this
morning to receive freghtfor the Red river packet
Desoto, which leaves for the Red river country at
5 o'clock tomorrow evening.
The elegant new low pressure passenger packet
y A. Gotten, leaves at o'clock this morning for
Bayou Sara, under command of Capt v. B.
Baraneo, one Of the most popular and efficient Of
| our lower coast steamboatmen. From stem to
stern, from pilothouse to keelson, the Gotten is
one Of the most elaborate pieces of steamboat
architecture ever launched on the western waters
The enterprising gentlemen who have the admins
traton Of the affairs of the New Orleans and
Bayou Sara Packet Company, have spared neither
time nor expense in celebrating one of the most
magnificent ideas in steamboat philosophy which
mas ever received o practical demonstration. The |
& Gotten IS masterpiece, not only of mechanical
ingenuity, but Of steamboat wisdom. Economy of
expense in running the boat has Joined hands in
successful effort to place at the disposal Of an i'm
mense travelling patronage the most elegant safe |
heet and comfortable passenger carrier ever CON
structed. Beauty was not sought for at the ex-
pense Of 9conTenience nor speed at the cost of |
danger, in the construction of this novel steamer
buta Well-defned and fully comprehended knowI- |
edge Of just what was required in the way Of q
safe elegant and feet passenger carrier for one Of
the best Of the Southern trades, dictated and con-
summated the construction OF this banner packet.
= Built at q cost Of upwards Of 800 900, the Cot
ten has no rival in all that could make her desi-
rabe as popular packet in the Bayou Sara trade.
One of her chief recommendations consists in her
low pressure machinery by which she is enabled l
to attain the speed Of the locomotive with sixty G
per cent. less pressure of steam than boat built
on the high pressure system. Hence her immunity I
from the danger Of explosion.
The hnli is extra heavy, and extra ironed and it
u conceded to- be the best piece of work on the '
waters The Joiner work and cabin is of the neat
sst and most artistic description and herappear-
lnce, as she gldes the waves is truly majestic and
beautiful. She has the keenest model and best ap-
,lication Of power and water wheels of any boat
let built.
The huh Of the y. a. Gotten il Of the following
dimensions: Length on deck $50 feet, with SO 3
Get beam and s feet depth of hold Although y
cry heavily timbered, and having an extreme 9.
harp model she il 50 admirably constructed that
or draught Of water light is only feet The bot St
pm panks Of the hull are Al inches, and the top 8.
nd side planks are 81 inches thick The keel is 55
lches, the keelson 10 by Is inches the floor tim st
ers III inches deep by AZ inches and 5 inches. The
nuckle keelson, in two pieces, is IL inches by oh
ches, and the string pieces 81 by 10 inches, the sb
auncheon streaks are ii by 69 inches, the clamps
by 1871 inches, deck frame inches, and by Ill Ba
ches, with the plank "a inches thick. The So ~
lily and strength Of the hull may be judged from
that the stem piece, through the forefoot SCI
q teet, and the stern post isl feet through. She
IS four breast hooks forward and two aft each oc
feet in length.
The water wheel beams are each twelve inches @
Iuare. and every part of the hull deck, wheels. ST.
I'D guards are extra fastened and sustained nv
re and aft, as well as knuekle chains She has Sc
e weight of six tons Of spikes in the hull in ad d
ton to 8 $50 drift bolts, each from Ii to 30 inches
length, made from 81 to inch IRON, and 1854
ounds OF screw bolts; all exclusive of hog chains,
e., and the solid fore and aft bulk.head N
The machinery is low pressure, all made from #g
ew patterns, combining strength and beauty and
iaptation. The cylinders are each 43s inches in
ameter, and feet stroke, with steam openings
inches in the clear, to work a water wheel Al
et in diameter, with buckets Is feets inches in N
Myth and 20 inches deep. The shaft is IL inches
dianeterin the main journal, and ali the other
rts of the machinery are in similar proportion gu.
strength she has six huge boilers to generate Shi
sam, each q which IS 40 feet in length and "a
ches in diameter, with two return fues in each II Shi
ches in diameter.
The cabin Of the j. "A. Gotten is one Of the most Die
mplete that has yet graced the Southern waters Bar
mbining every comfort that could be required
d furnished in elaborate and mn Bri
e has, in addition to the full length main cabin scb
extremely neat lower cabin for ladies or fsmi.
8, similar to the splendid first cabins on the Sch
stern steamers. This, together with the upper
bin, furnishes state.rooms for over one hundred
ssengers. The mirrors in the cabins and saloons shi,
, the largest, richest and most costly of any vel
iced on any of our river palaces. The outfit Il
rhaps, the finest Of any of our splendid Western II
as The floors of the upper and lower ladies, Feb
bins are covered with superb wilton velvet dere
rpet, and the main cabin with rich royal Rms Il,
q There ere forty large and elegantly fur. .ont
'hed state-rooms, where the carpets are in one tha
zee, and Of the richest velvet The Sill ana tns
q drapery, bedding and toilet appointments ara ~
the finest material. and
4 q word nothing is wanting to complete the rep
gnifeence Of this floating work Of att. Her as 9
tiny is hidden in the womb Of the future Int lor
US hope that the elements will spare SO much II
gnifcence and 50 eligible a public servant for Jam
ny years Of usefulness and, We may be permit FOR
to add, Of peeuniary profit to her energetic and now
ular propretors. The Gotten backs ont II
mptly ats o'clock this morning, aud the tray- for
& community will find in the ONCE that most VIA
ular aud attentive of clerks, Mr. u. 3. Nam. ditto
!, who is most undoubtedly the right man in c,ea
right place. @ 97th
he splendid new steamer Magenta was sold by bale
Il Spots, at Louisville on the 2Bth to Capt w bbls
Wilson, for the Yicksburg and New Orleans cash
e, the price paid being SAL 600, of which sum
900 was in cash, This is a good transaction
Allparties. She will continue in the Louisville n
New Orleans trade until the 18th duly, when '@ a.
will take the Mace of the Fshra NOR -