. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . ... 63 ft. Tonnage 1,138 ft. Masts and rig—ship. Engines.—Vertical beam, diameter of cylinder. 62 inches; length of stroke,4 feet 6 inches ; maximum pressure of steam in pounds, 10; weight of engine150 tons. Boilers—Two, tubular; length of boilers, 9 feet; breadth, 12 feet 9inches; height, exclusive of steam chimney, 12 feet 4 inches; weight,without water, 150 tons; number of furnaces, 8 ; length of grate bars, 6feet 6 inches; number of tubes, 580; internal diameter of tubes, 3£ inches;length of tubes. 6 feet; diameter of smoke pipes, 5 feet
. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . ... 63 ft. Tonnage 1,138 ft. Masts and rig—ship. Engines.—Vertical beam, diameter of cylinder. 62 inches; length of stroke,4 feet 6 inches ; maximum pressure of steam in pounds, 10; weight of engine150 tons. Boilers—Two, tubular; length of boilers, 9 feet; breadth, 12 feet 9inches; height, exclusive of steam chimney, 12 feet 4 inches; weight,without water, 150 tons; number of furnaces, 8 ; length of grate bars, 6feet 6 inches; number of tubes, 580; internal diameter of tubes, 3£ inches;length of tubes. 6 feet; diameter of smoke pipes, 5 feet 11 inches; height,40 feet; description of coal, bituminous. Propeller—Diameter of screw,14 feet; pitch, 18 feet; number of blades, 2. Remarks—Frames, shape anddimensions, angle iron, 5 by 3 inches, and tV inch thick; distance apart atcentres, 18 inches. Plates—thicknesses, f, -Li ^, and £ inches. Has6 water-tight bulkheads, clincher-built, with abut riveted. Artisan. Abstract of Log of Clipper Ship Mischief. 421 Nautical ABSTRACT OF LOG OF CLIPPER SHIP MISCHIEF. W. E. LAURENCE, MASTER, FROM FOO-CHOW-FOO, TOWARDS NEW-YORK. On the 11th day of September, 1854, the clipper ship Mis-chief, commanded by W. E. Laurence, sailed from Foo-Chow-Foo, China, for New-York. After the first few days of thevoyage, light, baffling, or variable winds, with squalls of rainand cloudy weather, prevailed, until October 22d, when theship came to anchor in Anger Road. Up to this time, the bestdays run was 233 miles, and the poorest, 32 miles. Heavysqualls, with sharp thunder and lightning, were frequent visi-tants. September 21st, 11, P. M., discovered a ball of fire ateach mast-head, throwing out as much light as a lantern, althoughit was intensely dark all around the ship; you could see every-thing on deck as plain as if the ship was illuminated aloft. Aheavy squall of rain had preceded this appearance. Lat. about10°; Lon. 110°. Sept. 28th—Tacked ship, in company with
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