New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-23
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II he bad been duly mustered into the military srr~
under such draft.
wHERgAB0UT or THB REBEL PIRArRs.
The following paper was prepared in an off;e;L
quarter. believed % be by Admiral c. H. Dawn IA.
Chief Of the Bureau OF Navigation: -
The late news concerning the Alabama ana A..
Wyoming involves two problems in navigation. ~.
solution of which naturally gives rise 10 some discn.s
ne Information Is, FIRST: Concerning the Alabsu.
that the Alabama WAS ut Singapore on the ga of n
cember, and that she at Annoy on the cd of anns
Second The Wyoming was at RHO (near Sinpana.ss..
December 9Th, about " proceed the next day to aav,
(ia the Straits Of Casper where she WIS To- rena ~
boilers and the additional information CONCERNING ~.
vessel Is that given by our Minister Resident stKs.
agawa and dated tie 10Th of January that sbe "a,
watching tho Alabama at Annoy.
" 1t appears from the statements that the Alabam.
after consuming time in cOaling. asccnded IL
China Sea, during the northeast monsoon and az ~
time when II blows with its greatest strength in eeys
DAYS, running distance Of $50 miles against the VIVA
and current of the monsoon, and that the Wyomins
assembled the whole lengtho the China Sea from Ia -
via ~ Annoy. distance Of 1900 miles under the sars
circumstances, but without similar limitation OF tima
" 10 IL doubted III very justly by East India aasf
gators whether thcte Is not mistake In thesed A.
A feat. similar to that now reported OF the Alabama
periOruedby the English steamer VIXEN an aceos,i
Magazine and cited By DE Kahailet in his "LOpeap
| Indenr After leaving Singapore she passed 10 n.
west ward OF the Arambas and then steered N e. thes
passing norhyard OF the Neunas until she had reached
ihe meridian of longitude. she then seered norA
carrying her fore and aft sails until She bad passed he
Paracels when she hended directly for Hong Kong
facing the MONSOON The distance il J. 22 miles and
was accomplished in nine days and tweniythiee hoaIS
at a mean rate Of G35 niles an hour. 0F.'s
The distance from Singapore 10 Annoy the voyage
of the Alabama), wouldle performed in ten days and
eight hours ut the rate OF &c miles h0ur and tie
interval Of time is eleven days this would allow her
teen hours for coaling. But If she consumed twenty
four hours in coaing sbe must have aecOmpiSbed he
passage in days at the rate of seven mes
| hour.
"In October 1900 between the dates of The 10th an
odd the United States steam rigate niagara made Tie
passage from Batsyi, to Hong Kong in eIeyen days end
eighteen hours which gives her mean rate per nom
| about o. % miles. But We find On examining her los
book that the wind light moi exceeding an average
ofes until the second day before her arrival nj Hone
Kong.
With regard to .he Wyoming the problem Is not ~
diflcnlf II solution She 60 Leave Ehi0 on Dec 10
| She wonh probably reach Batavia, distance Of ~
miles on the 18th. If allow her week FOR the
par Of her boilers she would lcaye iiaial on Tie M
and arrive at Annoy dhc distance being l,OO mle %
jan 3 even if her Of going was no moe hsa
o. miles hour"
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