Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-20
FTom the LiVTpOOl Journal Nay asa.
LAUNCH OF A LARGE STEEL PADDLE STEAM



About hafpast O'Clock yesterday afternoon, tn
was launched from the iron aud steel ship building yard
of Nsssrs jones' Q iigRin 4 Co, In Seiton street,
splendid paddle ship constructed OF steel WHOA
has bs' built for Messrs FAIR Trtnh9m Co., and
IL 10 ded for the American ard Nassau trade. This
vessel which has bean built for fast ssii e. comb1'
With large carrying capacity, 10 beautiful model, and
fully sustanS the hga reputation Of the firm by whom
she ha' been built She Ia the largest STEEL merchant
ship which bas been sent on the stocks, being up
wards Of 500 tons burthen.
Hsr length is 2Sl feet, breadth Of beam Sc feet
depth of hold between 16 and II feet, and she will
draw about eight feet OF water hen loaded. Her en-
gines which will be supplied by MssSrs jack Co., Of
tire Victoria Foundry London Dock, are Of $50 ncni
nal horse power, wish four boilers. She has cabin
and longleuss On deck. for the accommodation OF
her aid crew. ali the rest of her Interior space
with the exception of that tlken rp by the engines be-
ing set apart ter cargo.
There was q large number Of ladies and gentlemen
present 10 witness the launch The vessel was gaily
dc corated for the OCCASION the Palmetto Dag being
prominently displayed tom her centre, with the zion
J.ck ct stem and ltsrp. The name given to the ship
was tie o. lionel Lamb Of the officers In the Con
iGderaIe army. The oeIsmJny OF Christening the wee
eel was performed by Mrs Lockwood tbs wife OF Capt.
Lockwood, her intended commander, aud there Was
novelty AboutthiS part of the proceedisgs which was
Of iuAlIy ntsrssting character and well worthy
OF notes.
IuseAd Of the ship being ohrs!ened in The ordinary
mAnner az the bow, she left the ways, Mrs. Lock
Wood Captain LockN ogd, ard If number ladies ADD
gentlemen, W Mt board the vessel and, smidt tie
ohetrs Of the spectators Mrs. LockGood stood sponsor
Tor the ship s1e left the stocks, accompanying her
god mother" i1to her naive element fhe aurch WIS
in every rsspect highly successful. Shorty after the
Colonel Lamb oudy floating on the bJscm Of the
Mercy steam tug, which was in attendance, went
alons and took the party CT who then returned TO
Msssrs. Jones, Gu ggin Co establishment. where
In hat apadh nv Mr. Ia N =
OF the Waterloo HOTEL in that gen smAns well known
eupsrior style Mr.. " w. Jones presided, and af.sr
tie usual loyal toAStn had been drunk,
The chairman and said that no tad rox to pro-
pess them the health OF diItpguisbea iDdiviius
whom EngShmeh had learned 10 ad nire, AID who was
at he head OF nation Gtrrgg isg for rsEtags
might He believed their sincere desre that Pfe4i.
deot DAYS migat enjoy the bsoCf aud the flu ts OF
.bors, placed he At the head OF tho Conlsdat
StAle'. Long nigh! he lv, I'D pi ht We all The day
shen there would be less discord between tina North
and South alb DAD, and when the Confederate 8 atss
would tAke thGr proper position smCng The ions o.
tho world (Ltud cheers lie cone aided by proposing
tie health Of President Jefferson DAvis
This to3st drunk vi ca hua,tm.
The cha man. IN p.opoting success TO the vessel who
had been launched that Gay, sAd that Ehe the lar
gest ss,, built Of steo which had yet been Lunched
beng upwards Of 1900 tons ur and he hoped tbaI
she would fulfil all the Expeditions which her builders
had iomJG OF the materials OF which shs was compcs
ed b. evil g, as they did, that the was great advan.
tsge in Seel over iron. He concluded by drink ng
Success to Coloal Lamb"
TIE toast was received with enthusiasm, and N =.
Windy, connected with tie finn of Atsers. Fraser,
Trenholm L %, responded.
The Chairman, in q humorous speech, proposed the
health Of the lacy who had chrsten,d the ship He
believed il tue fret instalcs OF lady having gone
on board TO perform tho Q remony. Mrs. lockwood
did like to her little god -dausbr 20 ato the
water without her and therefore she kept Ler company
in order to &c. her out Of difficulty, # any had hap
pene~. (LAus b er
Captain Lockwood responded on bshalf of Mrs
Lock wood, aud some other toAs Including The La
ues," having besn proposed and drank, tne company
..plrRted.