Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-01

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il, Sa.iornia trade, but more recently Mr. Wander
9it nus nad her plying 10 Europe. She has tw
uecks OF berihs, about l 900 in all. and Ind m
mouse GU deck full too, but these latter wer
= s, 'asen down just before her departure. He
. .aa.us consists ISIS Of ordnance, hay, and straw
G shnnon oil VOOO lbs. each, So 600 feet of lumber
= unu coihmlssaiy stores. She was built ten yenr
ago, bnt has since been rebuilt, and rnnks 4 i
y que makes IL knots an hour with n eonsumnti y
oI 20 tuns OF coal but 10 this trim will hardly Ia
required TO burn more than DO iuns Her can
.a,h mas been ~ ears and more at sea, hayin,
So'nlnenveu Us ms career on the good old paeke
Q george Washington, in the days of rant uold
ridge He is gallant fellow, and will not shirL
any danger that inuy attend upon this or fnture
expeditions. '''' y '"'"''
THE ooATzAcoALcos
Commanded by Capt Babcock, was formerly
known as the America Of the North American
lihe on Luke Ontario. She was brought tbrongb
the ST. Lawrence Canal aud down the 81. Law
renee and altered and chartered by Government
LOT me Paraguay expedition. She is now fitted
ior i'oVo men, and has an assorted caago.
THE cAHAwRA.
This is steamer of 1900 tuns. in the New.
Cteans ahu havana trade, and commanded by
capt. Baker. She carries !, 900 men. wbo boye
no reason to complain of their berths, for they
nle s'uneu with hay, and covered with sacks--a
luxury mat Is found no other vessel of The
expedition. She has cargo Of provisions and
no Glner freight except some thousand feet of
iunioer ahd the irame of house l25x3O feet.
THE STAR OF THE SOUTH.
Inc Star has had diversified experience. nj
one time running in the Southern trade AT an
o'ner as transport ship taking troops TO The
Crimea, and now in her old yocation nsoir r,,i,
to show her black sides in The region after whicS
she Is named. She has $40 new bertbs onJ
carries about 900 men in ALL Her cargo con.
brick. F''''''0u'' "''u
THE OCEAN oUREN.
capt. Seburys vessel carries as many if not
more men than any other in the fleet the Van |
derbilt aud Baltic not even excepted. Ou her |
inlrd deck she has 45O berths, on the second 16g:
altogether she has between 800 and ZOO. In |
g neI cargo are comprised many wagons. oats,
ordnance, deckOad of lumber. thirty snrf
ooats, and army rations in immense quantity.
THE ROANOKE.
This pretty steamer of the VIRGINIA lima ia
under command Of Capt. @. W. Couch. She il
nited to accommodate about 800 troops. officers
included, and carries nothing else but provisions
and few packages of shovels, the use Of which
it is not difficult to imagine.
THE MATANzAs.
TINS vessel is in Charge of Capt Lesegane.
and is assigned to duty OF a special and peeniisr
nature. Her lading consists Of bay and straw
shot and shell, number Of 5000 pound guns
Driek' and provisions. She carries only 100
soluiers' nut takes about 500 "o0ntrabands" of
ihe stock accumulated at Fortress Mouroe, who
are, with over 500 others in the feet to be put
work. ' ie'U
THE ORIENTAL.
splendid new screw steamship lust launched >
y Philadelphia, and commanded by Cant. Tuzo
ne taxes only lou troops, but has full ladine I
y provisions, ordnance, and other material, be-
sioes one or more heavy rifed cannon The
oriental is OF l,2l0 tuns burden, has an 500
lorss-power engine, and was built by Neafe &
levy OF Philadelphia.
THE MARION.
Formerly of the Charleston line OF packets. is
commanded by Capt Phillips She carries 425 y
oiuiers, inclusive of officers, and has 10000 4
rlck' provisions, troop-stores, surf-boats, &c.
'ne ls OF SOO tuns burden, makes II knots, with
consumption Of 80 tuns Of coal daily, but in O.
he heet will not consume more that % tuns. as o
able FsS'0'' v "e''7
rHE DANIEL wEBsTER. n
This steamer of the Vanderbilt line is in COM @
land Of the experienced, amiabe, and gallant =.
APT. johnson, formerly Of the ship Isaac Bell, d
me carries 9OO troops, ordnance, heavy guns, T.
imoes' orck' provisions, barrows, picks, spades, N
THE ARIEL. IL,
This splendid steamship is also the property X,
Commodore Vanderbilt, and takes a large Sd
uihDer oil troops aud large assorted cargo "a
stores, ordnance, guns, surf-boats, ETC. but n
9 were unable to learn the exact nature of the
'diog' through over-cauton on the part of the
erson in authority.
THE GREAT REPUBLIC. RS1
This mammoth sailing-vessel, the largest in al
lie world, measures q, 800 tuns burden. and ia in Go
'mmand of Capt Limeburner. Her draft Of PEI
ater IS "a feet, when loaded During the
rimean War the noble ship was employed with
vantage and great profit in transporting troops -
ld Stores for the British Army, but since that r.!
me mas not been very profitable to her owners q
heh chartered by Capt. Saxton, Chief Quarter. soil
Asler TO this expedition, she discharged cargo Oa
l,oUO tuns Of merchandise and was fitted IN
her new voyage, all within 10 days. In her
wer hold she has 5000 tuns Of coal. 60 900 -
lck, lumber, nay straw, aud oats. Between N
eks she Is htted with stalls for about 700 horses,
owing ample space for light and ventilation.
no no s.alls are made of smooth-paned plank, I
IN strong stanchiOns fitted into the deck -
ANS: The floors are spared to give secure
otnoId. The feeding boxes are stationary, but
. horses are divided by single stout, loose %
INK az either side, made TO let down to admit =.
animal, and 10 be pinned up in place The II
rses are loaded from the dock by slines, and
iVen from amidshps down the whole length of 9
yessel-the first horse going to the last stall "a
next to the next, and so on in regular order, s,
I'LL the last stall is occupied, when the passage 8
~ is closed. s.
The noble ship not being able to keep up with b
c ileet Of steamers by her sails alone, she is b
6ed by the Vanderbilt by two l0.inch hawsers !,
Notwithstanding her immense size she tows mil
autifuly, and Capt. Lefevre, of the Vanderbilt 81
marked in our hearing before she sailed, that WsT
would pull her as far and as fast as any to q
,amer in the squadron chose to 20. Capt 81
tevre, proverbialy of the most careful and md1
,ilant OF mariners, has now a double load of
and he will not know what il is 10 r.
We an easy nights sleep until he casts off the New
wsers Of the Great Republic. In his ability Cow
;. vanderbilt has SO much confidence, that the -
amer Vanderbilt has never been insured to =
amount of dollar since she was launched. -
THE PARKERsBURG.
This is a little screw vessel Of $50 tuns, well X
culated for running where the water is shall D,
', and quick trips to and frow are to be made. Cas-
is commander by Capt. Hoffman, and carries Rsa Rsa
officers and men, besides 10 900 9th er A
ricss," and full cargo of provisions and and
op-stores. ass as I
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