The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-01
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soon n. shs sas and sea mode- sles sne win he accom-
panied 10 sea BY shc gunboats Proters and Pink Her
orders are Tor Ham Roads. where It expected that
she may eucodnter foe previous 10 hor attempting
voyage 10 another quarter Of the coast Count Rosen
distinguished captain lieutenant In the royal Swedish
navy, will go out Ia her passenger, 20 patch ber
movements in SPA way 10 the present condition Of the
ship would bc welt for hands TO provide thezssey es
with umbrellas, india rubber coas and boots, ~ her
decks have been leaking fearfcf rate while yisg In
harbor that when she gets to son tho strain OF he
vessel will them TO leak more The only Quo good
thing that be said Of this vessel that her interns
arrangements and ventilation exceedingly 6nc, and
that shs baa splendid list OF officers She mas cost
nearly a million dollars aud Is worth her weight In
register We shall watch with apxiey performances.
The following Is a list OF hsr officers
Cdp,rtr-Melancton Smith
Lieutenant Commander II Cnsbman
Suvgeou-J, Corbin
X'dym1stcr-Samuoi Browne
Acting aars-Wm. Lee Hays Chss. II. pahlgren
Act,ro Ems0ns-J DcKsy, shubac, O. Norton.
Engn crs-Chiof. Alex Henderson. First Ass slant,
J. Cox Hui second Ass stan.s, MONTGOMERY. W +.
pho,s Cooke, Acting Third Assistants. Curtis Stanton
Car,a,m's Clerk--A vandcu Heaye,
Iayr,astr's Csrt-w II Roed
Pdgmdssrs Siewdrd-Iewis Dcgo
.Su-osor's Stcwarf-Chas Gipltrick.
Number OF crew. a. number OF hremcn. d.
sAssArus, "a correspondent from board this
gives the following interesting statements in respect
| to hcr:-
Our first batch OF scrow gunboats all that X.
peced to- small carry IN ,chinery necessary
great speci ll.y have proved we'll fitted 10 the
winch they built. aud have borne gallant testi
mony to their efficiency In nearly all tho oland waters
tue twelve ado wheel steamers after put aaoat
were constructed under all the disadvantages OF
haste and constant demand for this immediate service
and IL is surprising ttst the first efforts OF OF
them should have fallen sho, OF the OF the
g.
adapted expressly for IN sos water and In narrow
manGuvrng aud their ability TO cam forward back
ward at will than u their speed Still many OF them
could mako thirteen TO fourteen kuots per hour and at
| least one Of them TO which | for a time attached
oven moro than that which Is certainly very good
steimng for vessels not built wholly with Wow to
| speed.
| Tho twenty new doubo.ended side wheel
steamers OF which tho Sassacus was the first put in COM
mission, built upon the Same principle, though in
creased considerably IN size, aud FURNISHED with much
p,wertu engines than their predecessors and ii
confidently expected by the department that they
would be abe 10 copc with the fastest vessels anost
Much interest accordingly felt when vessel
first sub ccted TO practical test by sending
the 5th OF october last Tor trial trip Our
beiag entirely new demanded tho most wach'u care
charge the workmen who constructed it. ana OF
them entrusted with the OF ong the parts
ncss ne Elected his duty allowed the crank pin be
very much heated, which with incidental dini.
cutiss prevented fair trial OF tho maximum powers Of
The suip We wore euabci, however, to fully test no
Qualities as sea boat during severe soutbeas! gale aud
] against wind and sea with case.
Do cur return wo anchored Boston Light In the
evening OF the 9th and the following morning. on our
trip up the harbor, attained. notw outstanding the
trouble with our engine, speed averaging from fifteen
two tenths 10 fifteen tenths miles 20 the hour
which for now just returned from trial
Of her powers OF endurance was highly satisfactory to ell
thence 10 wasns.ou we steamed up the Potomac river
on the 10th OF November, and BY actual observation
sscsena an niles
hour with neither tide nor current 10 our favor which
though no. 50 large figure as = Customary to claim N
think with tho actual performance OF the fastest sea
On tho 25ih Of January last we LEFT Fortress Monroe for
station where qualifications both as ''sea boat
and "chascr" would be subjected e Thorough test.
Cruising Off shore exposed portion Of the coast we
had ample opportunity TO try her saunchress and gene
at which during the worst weather. was
all that could be desired Al Ave minutes past nine A.
NJ the 2ls, started ia chase Of large sdc.wheel
steamer about nne miles dstnt standing to the north
ward aud continued to gain on her in spite OF heavy
and strong gals from the northeast which gave
great advantage to the other vessel she being large
sea- going steamer, built expressly for crusnr
Al bali past four r. NJ II being then quite foggy, we
closed up within mile and hail. and ascerained u!
signal that had been chasing the United States steam
er Keystone OF the fastest vessels purchased by the
government having gained on her all but mills and
half proving capable 10 overhaul her with ease, under
Ibis, 10 connection with the capture ana destruction
CIT confidence 10 the capabilities OF steamer.
when morning Of February g. at forty i've minutes
past seveu, we sighted steamer burning the suspicious
started the full expectation OF capturing the sran
ger. She about twelve miles distant from when
headed for her, running from 10 at full speed in
northerly direction At f!teeu minutes past one r. "
We were within mile OF her, when she on shore,
fred and abandoned by Der in such haste that
her boats capszed and the greater part OF her
crew we're drowned. On boarding the steamer
she proved to be the Nutaeld, OF London, new
and built expressly for the trade this being
her first attempt at running the blockade.
she reported OF the fastest vessels 10 the bust
Ee.s, and the rapidity with which gained her
would have resulted Ia her capture at last with half
hour Of totally exploding the idea that
OF capture these fast vessels only by
stratagem surprise for in this case II was fair
trial OF speed against speed, and everything possible
done by the the Nuiheld to increase the distance
between us. by throwing over cargo, ard burning
oil other substances TO obtain increased steam
We too much for her, proving not Oily our snpe
Tiority speed, but also 10 endurance; Tor While We
could have kpt up TO tue rate all Gay, her ep1ncs
bore conclusive evidence Of the extraordinary STRAIN to
which they had been sub ected, and which could OF
sibly haze been continued for ary length OF time Her
battered hulk lies tho beach OF North Carolina
one Of the many similar moo ments which bear sen
hut eIicisncv