New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-23
THE voYAGE If the CLEOPATRA
HOW THE NOVEL VESSEL SAILED IN THE MEDITER-
RANFAN-ARRIYAL At ALGIERS.
Prom, The L0n6Ior DatLg he'Us.

HOW THE NOVEL VESSEL SAILED IN THE MEDITER-
RANEAN-ARRIvAL At ALGIERs.
Eroo, me London DaLy Se'cs.
Orr voyage hitherto has been successful
though slow, and INC C.opaIra DenaveS spe,1uR}
tremendously. | have counted as MANY az seventeen
80. mar nor nose has been under water and
brn fen or twelve feet above il but In the worst wean-
r shs doesn't snow sign OF rolling. OF course, ali the
OF sno ,a ad me- beep head or following seas ana
nnne abram Fm afraid Carter viii think tnat she IS TOO
| hut this remedy by Throwing so ne Dist over
q ~ nrcessary rue uTum th bows spien-
~; - and akes all the force Of head sea from
The font ~ the cabin We are towing ber 80" WIN tue
mi length OF tue wire rope out ana snc ste hrsrate
W. rsn ,Ine trouble 4 first N calul weather with the
short,r cable, when she " ya"eu ABOUT terrlos, out
nev frightened up the steering CHAINS, ana NsA more
" u She now follows straight IN our wake She Or-r.
much more resistance 10 tue sea than anticipated ana
,npE would have been better VIII sharper bow and
,r Ghr ,lr 81 the water of her bows even IN due
.eathcr IN MASS OF loan ana her stern Is All
" Er0ken water. With favorable wind she
Iss sni but II docs not appear % help her
unucb The maximum speed thtt we nave made
~ ftle over SIX knots 18th favorable wind, which
20 knots or tu and half ess than the Olgs's usual
speed when heavily loaded Dut hedd Nihd Orngs us
Avn below 1--WE IT once. We have bad bot one casually,
hch occurred sunday night last, 3lst ut, at 10 ~
m when Carter sgnaed, stop; want assistance, ana
IN as soon evident inst the tOwne had parted from DC
Csnn,Its and hung down over our stern IL took some
tme 10 maui In the Are rope BY means OF purchase
Te d steam winch at first and then by hand When
~ nt r,nle up round the tnimble Oh the rud Of the
lew line wa. gone, AID the eye DrOkeu through doubt
Nv Sr,-p he constant wear on the bride. and
a.rh,ns rendering or the cham through here
tnrIcg lie iIst four days heavy pLchlDg bad worn
mo r. The nirube, and then soon cut tue wire rope.
& .n,d me roe end for end, Lhc other
end 10 Carer Ihs not done much before midnight,
shen We made un Cleopatra ~ 1, as the night
verv dnrs and sOme nat stormy t1t Carter must
val for day light Lay 10 ana uoee "a anoul until b.
~ hen WE passed him the other emu OF the wire rope,
and fastened With an anchorshacbie To the bride
,in made faSI at END 10 the clamp sternpost,
am The other passed round the drum. This gave
co. dr.t opvortunlty of speaking to Carter since
st,rted He reported the snip al rgnt and water
I'M nxiugs all right .ne upper bolts OF cham
eyss er,b-Wlueh, etc, had eaked littlo AT ngst,
md rysn some trouble, but tney had stopped all Win
a,nnt. / thought Cater looked carewOtn; be
bTs terribly anxious time, ana IS constantly deck,
- b1s hoasw.An IA LAID up III with congestion OF tAe
liver lie can get no day Night AMI wonder how
nv nne can sleep in sucn fOcklng-nOrss, pitching
MT eous Antly fifteen times minute. 1 expect
vii nave To ry mate for LIN at Gibraltar, un-
- can persuade tie captain 90 spare the second maze
fom the sup VINO acapta y0uns follow, aud Axlous
to 70 the Cleopatra -. o., III, ..,--,
Won from mere ana post tnis via Marseiles by which
ynute II may cnaucc 10 Teacn you before one IRON
Gibraltar could Bu will also post press copy Of tns
S,, Gihr,r as We nope not to have much more news
Va renort when we grt there We should reach there
sunday the 6th instant, and even II We have hne
,yatieT can't calcHlats reaching Falmouth in less
than nine or days, al we may cope to drop amen =
there Inshalan, any time between Tue l"'A ana -oIA
in