The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-10

ney. Continuing on our course, about Ave r. NJ we
sand bank, winch belongs to Rhode Island and CON.
sttutes one OF its townships IL Is inhabited prn-
cpally by fishermen, one OF whom we were fortunate
Vineyard Sound.
We dropped anchor about nine r. M. in Tarpaulin
Cove, Just or Naushon Island the largest or the
Elizabeth Islands, and remained there until morn.
ing, when we proceeded up through the sound. The
ouief night. ali appeared az breakfast LOOKING n
possible the better for their previous indisposon
The weather was clear and cold, with sharp wind
from the northwest. During the morning we passed
one or the Martha's Vineyard camping grounds,
which have become such popular summer resorts
with the people OF Massachusetts,.
There were some very pretty cottages on the
beach, hu, the long rows OF bathing house, looked
parSgay 81 sna gave one eanchoy
little nshng village On M. m, coast Ye saw a int6
resting example OF mirage or what the sailors call
looming ahe Whole Ire Of coast seemed Gle.
p3Ten,ly enlarged TO triple their actual size.
During the day we steamed steadily on, with but
Que stoppage, though that was quite an important
6ie. We llys had the pleasure Of having with Us
%ot s wn Ids VIII s.S e s9 Of s1sS
W Bfsssp5ss 10 lake with ua il oDel,sles without
the use or line, and consists Of cylindrical body,
tipped with g cone, It's shape being that OF Con-
greve rocket.
mo great desldcratum in the use OF any machine
shall prevent the drawing Ia OF IN immense weight
OF line The trouble heretofore has been That the oh
Jects which were used to give buoyancy were
crushed by the great pressure.
These gentlemen have obvated this difficulty nv
1lllng the body or the maclre with hollow glass
spheres, which have been subjected to tho pressure
OF five tons to the square inch in the cistern OF nv
draulic press. This immense force OF compression
represents that which they would encounter al the
depl OF four OF five miles. They have stood II with
out being either crushed or pcrmeatod. AT one end
6T The cylinder Is an iron tube, the weight or which
causes the machine TO float vertically In the water
the conical head rising six or feet above tue
surface 10 the machine as above described q
heavy weight is attached In such manner that on
striking the bottom IL is detached allowing the in
strumen TO rise to the surface by Its buOyant power
The recording instrument, which IL called batho-
meter, operates upon tho principle OF the coppres-
SION OF water or other fiud and the depth Is inca
forced over under pressure. Ii is estimated that
soundngs can be made bv this machine IN half an
hour, which, by the present methods, occupy five or
six hours.
The cost Of construction is very little and OF work.
ing still less. We lay Off Cape Cod and made trial
of this machine. which demonstrated most of its
valuable qualities; bat owing to darkness overtak.
ting us, IL was not as satisfactory could have been
desired.
Alter concluding cur work In this direction we
continued OH our course. during the evening making
Choir or Minot's Ledge Light. After we had lam
there about an hour that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ndi-
ytdual came on board, having chased for three
four hours. We then proceeded without further
hindrance, and ut last reached present station
off Chsrlcstown Navy Yard, after trip which, with
some drawbacks and disadvantages was most
delightful one to everybody on board.