The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-13
TIE EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Arrival Of toe Great Eastern
on Hammond Street.
HOW SHE WAS RECEIVED
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ARRIVAL Of THE GREAT EASTERN.

,s maumo,h monarch OF tbs sels, which arrived OIL
So uocr ON Saturday morning last came up 20 the
c,v between ten and eleven O'Clock yesterday morning
the shin WIGS sienezed very early on SATURDAY., ana as
a,op AZ II be came New York that the Leviathan
xss once more coming up the baya goodiy NUMBER OF
pessons collected the vicinity Of the BATTERY, ana
many more went to Staten Island TO sec her
come up But as the tide Yves running out
a, the time i! was not deemed advisable
10 take Der over the bar, and it was there.
fore resolved to nor her there for the night and to
bring her up early mex; day. Those persons who had
como down 10 staten Island loered about until seven
O'Clock in the hope she would take advantage of the
late tide darkness closed in and the ship stu CONT
nueo at anchor There was therefore, remedy for all
hands but to return to the city
The people OF New York have seen much of the
Great Eastern that her second arrival in these wa
tiers has produced little or no Excitement among
them The orig curiosity and enthusiasm Of which she
was the cause her first arrival have completely disap
peared The people who nocked to Staten Island yester
day were htherward by their desire for relax
alton and recreation the crowds that visited the Bat
terry went 10 the exercises and evouons Of our
volunteer militia more than to see the ocean monster
Her into bay yesterday was very different
from that of her first arrival There q total
absence OF the fleet OF little steamers, soops and
schoe ners that then lowered about her like SO
SWALLOWS she came up msgoluCeuly
bu, alone There were few craft fitting about the
river but they OF the class that there ever
day People could lot help looking with del ght akin
to wonder, on the noble ship she slowly steamed
along for greatest accomplishment Of naval eng
neeripg and SIX II which this century has seen, she In
never fail receive the silent admiration of all who
see her Bevo nd this she has passed rto the cond
ton Of a solid fact, and volatile Americans now
concerned in the new steam gun, throwing 1--WE hun
dred balls minute, than in q vessel which has passed
through her stages of excitement pre-
serts but few features astonsh the progressive world
The appearance Of the vessel does not differ
much from tina, which it presented months
ago her long and dreary wintering has produced no
effect upon her compact and powerful form, and the
painters brush has been oectually used TO brighten
up her exterior works, The Spanish and Portuguese
frigates of the Battery, fred sautes the Great
Eastern coming up the bay, bat ii was doubtful
whether they meant for the approaching vessel
or for the American flag on Governors Bland.
The Great Eastern Is commsnded by Captain Thompson
though the general impression that Captain Carnegie
OF the royal navy would have succeeded Captain Vine
Hall she bore the American flag at the main, and the
British ensign, blended with the St. Georges cross at
the peak The good folks Of Flushing, who were led
sstray BY of the papers, have suffered dsap
pontment II that the Great Eastern cannot get
along without disappointing somebody the other at
time the other. II very generally
ported Saturday that, instead Of coming up
the bay, she would come by way Of Long
Island SOUND and be on exhibition for some days in
Flushing Bay. This plan, however win be seen, has
not been carried out.
The future Of the vessel have yet been
decided upon She is consigned to Messrs. Griune Min
turn Co., and has with ballast and passengers
In the present active movements or American troops
prope have began inquire whether the Great Eastern
will be chartered by government. If she
should he her movements will again attract
considerable attention there is no ship alcat so
well fitted to convey large bodies Of troops
with speed and safety short distances She will,
doubtless to her moorngs in tho course Of the day
second passage the Atlantic has been excel
lent ore Her machinery worked spendidy and although
the winds not generally favorable, she made the
"trip in ten days, without putting forth than one
half OF hr immense power 1t is expected that abe win
be open for exhibition for few days and her future
movements will shortly tIanspirc.