The New York herald., 1865-06-09
TRIAL TRIP OF THE MANHATTAN.

Another New Ocean Steamer Added TO
Our Merchant Msrine-The Limo BE-
tween New York and Vera Crux-The
"Trip Down the bay, &c.
The American and Moxcan Nail Steamship CompaDy's
now and conrnodious steamship Manhattan, Captain
Turner proceeded down tho hay yesterday on an cng
trial trip for tho purpose of testing the boilers aud
machinery
The steamship company s now and thoroughly or.
ganizod one under the patronage Of the Emperor Maxi
milan who SLOWS The company the free of tho Mex
csn pors besides paying them subsidy for carrying the
mails The company Is composed Of some Of our oldest
and wcaltbiest merchants, shipowners and ma hniss
n in the purpose OF tho stockholders IN run semi
monthly line Of first CLAM steamers between this port
and the port of voa Cruz. touching both ways al Ha
vana Tho first vessel Of the linethe Manhattan-is
finished and will leave tho 18th inst, and IL is
expected iha. she will mako the trip 20 Vera Cruz, in
cluding stoppagc AT Havana in less than cighI days
The Manhattan was built by Mcssrs Lawrence
Foukc OF williamsburg and is fifteen hundred tons
BURDEN beam engines sixty Ave inches by eleven feet;
hundred and fifty horse power, lcngth two hun
drcd and thirty vo feet by thirty six feet beam; depth,
twenty six fcct with storage for one thousand two
hundred tons Of freight and is fitted to carry hun
drcd and fifty FIRST cabin passengers, and ia 40 con
slruced az 10 quickly changed for the comfortable
conveyance Of FIVE hundred stcersgc second class
passengers Her average speed on tho TRIP yesterday
was twelve miles per hour but Captain Turner IL con
Gdent that The vessel will attain greater speed than
thai on bor first trip 20 Mexico The Manhattan is
side wheel steamer and sots gracefully In the water
drawing threcn and bslr feet aft and eleven feet for
ward The ongincs were built NJ the Morgan Iron
Works under The immediate supervision OF Nr Dickcn
aon aud are supplied with the sickles cutoh. Al
together the vessel is superb specimen OF Yankee
all. tts taA
up and large, spacious and well ventilated Excel
lent arrangements have been made for subduing fire.
shOd The ossc prove 30 unfortunate ~ to have one
break out while nj sea
Under thc auspices Of Charles A. Whitney, Esq, the
President OF the new company, the Steamer, with a
select party of gentlemen on holrd-mosty Spanisrds
and Ainercans-lcft pier No. a. North rlyer and pro.
ceoded down the bay aud through the Narrows, wi'h
nothing occurring 10 mar the pleasure OF any one
while of Quarantine the vessel stopped by tho
cutter stationed nj that point for the purpose OF
asocrtainng upon what mission she was bent Upon
learning what she and her dcst nation, she vas
released pnd went bonding over The waters
soaward on the Fishing Banks she was Justify cheered
10y the pas,cngcs of the steamboat H. Schult, who,
nscad OF catching FISH, ounging about the deck OF
the vessel evidently not feeling IN The MOOD Tor toying
with The nnny Jribe Proceeding bat short distance
further the vessel vccrcd around and we were
honcward
collation. was served up in the main saloon, after
which a number OF speeches ndu yed in by the
gentlemen present Among the distinguished guests on
board were noticed Mr. De Looscy tho Austrian Consul
Mr Arroyo the Mexican Minister from the Court OF
Maxmlian thc Count Rcssgnier Assistant Secretary OF
The Mexican Navy who here with view Of making
contracts for building steamers for the Maximsn gov
orninen, Mr. l0usse and Mr.. James Brooks
Mr. Brooks being called upon " speak, after abiding
% the commcrcis relations that exist between tbs
country and Mexico congratulated the company present
upon The term nson Of the war and said that Mexico
was an empire boundcss IN resources with avsety OF
mate and productions and perfect Edorado IN her
rninoa New York about 10 shake hands with her
through thc agency OF this line of steamers which
had lust been insuguratod lie concluded hs remarks
smid continued cheering by Offering the following son
tmcnt -
May the Inauguration Of ,his line OF scsmcrs be pro
ductive Of tho happcat results IN the future
Mr. Arroyo tho Mexican Minister, responded IN neat
speech, and made n strong defence Of the new mon
archcs systcm Mexico and thought that systcm nbsc
uley necessary and that ought 10 bc gratifying TO Tho
United states securing prosperity TO our borders and
good trade with The new line, he said,
had subsidy from Macmillan for carrying our malls 10
aud from New York and he thought that this new line
Afforded quicker of reaching England from hex
| co than by way Of Southampton
There visible signs OF dspcasure many OF the
faces Of those present ~ the delivery OF tb speech
Lr rome Buck after comforting with ssme OF the gen
tlonen present, responded 70 Il la very noa. It'll,
spoeoh
| Mr. Buck began his rcmarka ny sayiny tha, II VA
1 hin.ed Wat Amesio~n ccpncEoiat on,eRrsc haa nj