The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
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temporary the subject Of the employment Of the
CABLE and his remarks deserving Of some notice In
reference 10 the accumulation Of musses on the bottom
down TO examine her Admiral Patey considers that the
founess s not an advantage. 1t has been stated
that It will be rather difficult to keep the Great
Eastern at the low rate OF steaming calculated upon
for the paying out Of the cable with safety and that
consequently, the retardaton from this cause will be
who comm ssoned the Anphion frigate in 1852, states
that after lying at her moongs in the Medway for four
months she was was docked and though % b., she % was
were scraped from her bottom. From this he argues
that the foul state OF the Great Eastern will destroy
gale, drawing as she does, thirty four feet Of
water. There be no doubt that large pro-
portion Of the shellnsh the bottom Of this large
ship will drop of on her passage round from the
More TO the coast OF Ireland but sufficient quantity
may adhere to impair her seerage, and considering how
the Admiral to certain extent In his views From the
reports Of the naval agents to the Galway steamers he
strong westerly winds, with heavy seas, prevailed and
his experience Of tho Atlantic weather. when In com
mand Of her Majesty's ship Resistance, confirms
that, as there is every probability Of the Great
Eastern encounterng strong head winds on her pas
sage out she should proceed direct to Newfoundland
and commence operations from that place. He strength
his argument by remarking that there prevail
ing current from the westward, accompanied by wind
from the same quarter, nine months Of the year and
prevailing swell The superiority Of starting from west
70 east instead Of east TO west consists in the fact that
to tighten her two feet From this Admiral Patey con-
tends that she will be moro under control running
saen apS ba foa ,n"n desP
the growth Of mussels attached thereto, win be
Of less consequence in the management Of the
against gale and ahead whether the prevalence Of
westerly winds has had due consideration or not
pect has been left 70 the discretion Of Captain
Anderson who now commands the Great Eastern for
this trip TO select nom which side he shall commence
0rut n IN In voYv ouar fxvh
ing over the Atlantic that the voyages from
America TO England are mado in shorter aver
also is equally patent The westerly winds lengthen
the timo In making the outward passages and diminish
point II deemed advisable. IL ia only the question Of
the delay of about week most for IL the Great
Eastern Is put on at full stesmng power she ought to
in fine weather and from her great speed and momen-
tum she should not overrun this by more than from
twenty -four 70 forty eight hours II tho change en-
favorable OF the year, II would be un.
wise 70 defer the beginning till August for,
Is likewise proverbial for strong westerly brcezcs In
selecting ofccr Of high attainments from the
TO take charge OF tho Great Eastern Ia presumed that
the best advice has been had and that all contingencies
esvs OIsn duly . Our Dur o s Of the
over built for working against head wind She never
pitches, and what would stop or very much reard
ievathsn Her weight and momentum, in pro' soo
portion TO the seas that meet her ahead, are
sharp bow fine run forward and as she is not double
the breadth OF ship onefouh Of her tonnage, she has
nothing comparatively speaking, to dread from head
only In very bad weather that the water breaks aboard
In SO far therefore, regards head winds there
merts than the Great Eastern. II ls quite another
case case. whether because this ship IL n steady when
s"oals ~"Ursss ssans, sns, head wind and sea- she
alteration u plans, the chances arc that she