The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-29
THE TRANSPORTS.

nave Dech purchased chartered by
o part OF the transport fleet having been strengthened
anu heaViy armed Among them are the following
STEAMSHIP vANDERBrLT
S Vessei Is woil known TO citizens OF the
hes vessels mat ever left the port Of New York She
has been engaged in commerce between this city and
Southampton. Her great size and strength win make
her valuable acquisition to the fleet of TRANSPORTS She
carries about two thousand men, and cargo composed
Of five thousand bushels Of oats immense stores Of ord
nance and heavy guns thirty army wagons and CARTS
two thousand barrels of commssary stores ten thousand
feet lumber hay and surf boats and launches
and ratons for troops She the Great Rupubc She
is sidewheel steamer rates AL and is $500 bur
then She was built in this city in 1866 Her size
foows-Iength, 81 feet; BREADTH AZ feet depth, 81
feet inches. The following are her ofHcers:-
Captain.-p. E, Lefovre.
First Officer - Cushman.
Second Officer Gay.
Chief Engineer German.
Second Engineer - Golden
Ihtrd Engineer Williams.
SNTgeOn-Dr SandfOrd.
Sfeaodrd- - McHenry
SapsreGrg0- -Rseves.
ATLANTIC.
The Atlantic is side wheel steamer of 45 TONS She
was built in this city in l8i9 She was owned by the
North Atlantic Steamship Company, and her dimensions
are as folows-Lcngh 2S6 feet, breadth So feet depth
80 feet The Atlantic is the headquarters Of the d.
vision and carries about 200 troops She is loaded
down with army stores and ordnance her hold crammed
with rough berhs for the troops, and her decks piled
with lumber, hay and bricks. She is commanded by
Captain Oliver Eldridge, of tho Batc-is in command
temporarily
BALTIC.
The Baltic is large sidewheel steamer Of 2723 tons
burthen. She was formerly used as packet between
this port and Liverpool the Collins line but has been
lying idle almost all the time since She carries nearly
two thousand men and immense quantities Of army
and forage She also carries swivel FOUNDER guns six
large surf boats wheebarrows picks spades lumber
and frame for large house, all ready be put together
and sixty horses, which housed deck She first
class vessel rating AL Her Dimensions are as follows
Length $50 feet; breadth, 49, depth, 49, She is COM
manded by Captain Comstock.
IL1MoIs.
The Illinois Is a side-wheei steamer, formerly on the
California line She 2123 tons burthen and hsr dmen
sions are as follows:Length, 267 feet breadth 40;
DEPTH 29K. She built in this city 1861 Captain
Rathbun commands her. She has two decks of berths
about thousand six hundred in ALL Her ladng con.
sists of ordnance hay and straw large guns
missary stores and Afty thousand feet Of lumber.
OCEAN QUEEN.
This vessel Ia sidc wheel steamer OF 1902 tons She
built in New York in 1857 and has been engaged in
ocean navigation. Her dimensions are-Length, 3e7
feet; breadth. AZ feet dopth 20 feet Captain Seabury
commands her She is rated AL u, and is fast and
strong vessel She has four water tight bulkheads On
her third deck she has four hundred and fifty berhs
tho second. ono hundred and ftynne, and altogether,
between thousand five hundred and ono thousand
hundred. she carries army wagons surf boats,
rations, ordnance and lumber.
EMPIRE CITY.
Tho Empire City,. Captain Baxter, IL a side wheel
steamer Of 1761 tons burthen She built this city
In 1s4s and the California line OF steamships
Her size Is olows-LAngth $40 feet breadth 40 fcet
depth % fcet She carries 1000 troops 900 feet Of
lumber army wagons tents and stores BRICK wheebar-
rows picks shovels &c.
STAR OF TIE SOUTH
Il q steamer OF 900 tons burthen She was used az
packet between this city and Southern ports and was
also used as transport ship in the Crn expedition.
She has about thousand troops board with cargo
consisting Of heavy guns ordnance provisions brick
She was built in the city Of Philadelphia In 1853 Her d
mansions arc as follows:tengh 2OS feet BREADTH 81
feet depth n feet Her commander Captain Kearuiey
MARION.
The chartered steamer Marion Is sidc-weel vessel Of
800 tons burthen She was built in this city in 1851 and
used passenger vessel between this city and
Charleston She surveyed this year. and is in excea
lent condition. Sho carries four hundred and twenty
mon, ten thousand BRICK with provsons stores, surf
boats, &c She is commanded BY
Captain-J. d. Phillips
First QGtcer-A. J. Clifton.
Second OTcer-NiCholas Morris.
ARIEL.
The Ariel Captain Terry is Of Commodore Wander
bits steamers, and is side wheel steamer OF tons
burthen She built in this city in 1854 She rates
AZ, and her size foows-Iength 252 feet breadth
80 feet inches, depth 16fect.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
The Daniel Webster is side-wheel steamer Of 1os5
tons burthcn she is also Of vanderblts vcsses was
built in 1851, In this city, and is well known
travellers Her dimensions are:s25 feet long, 80 fee,
wide and IS feet deep. Her commander is Capt. John
She carries heavy guns, ordnance brick lumber
barrows, picks spades, &C. together with some 900
ROANOKE.
The Roanoke is sde-wheel steamer Of 1,071 tons
She built in this city in 1851, owned by the New
York and Virginia Steamship Company, and is com
manded by Captain Couch Her size length is go feet
BREADTH SO feet depth, Is feet She carries about 500
troops, with provisions and quantity Of shovels.
COATzACoALCOs.
This steamer Is not entirely new transport having
been in the United States service before the Paraguay
expedition. She Ia side wheel steamer Of 1863 tons
burthen She built in 1854 in Niagara CITY Her d..
mansions 80 feet long, IS feet wide and % deep
She carries stores provisions, &c. and about 500
BEN DE FORD.
The Ben Dc Ford is sdcwhee steamer Of 1,oSO tons,
and has the great advantage Of being constructed wholly
OF iron. She 10 comparatively new, having been built in
1900, at Wilmington, DEL She is owned in Baltimore by
the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company We
\ are unacquainted with the name Of her commander
PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia, Captain Barton, is also side vince,
steamer Of 1888 burtheu. SHE was built n Pnih
delpha 1S49. Her dimensions are 202 feet long SO
feet wide and "A feet Deep
PARKERsBulG.
The Parkersburg is propeller CT 715 tons burthen
built in saybrook, Conn. in 1862 and was attached 70
the New York and Baltimore line OF steamers She ia
commanded by Capt Hoffman She carries 100 troops
with stores, and about 10 900 brick.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
The Winfield Scott is government side wheel steamer
and has been in tho service for time We arc not
aware Of the captains name nor Of her tonnage.
Tho Oriental Ia an iron steam propeller Of about DOC
tons burthen; she built in this city in 1850, and Is