TRIAL TRIP OF THE 'PHIZZER.'

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2188, 26 July 1864, Page 6

TRIAL TRIP OF THE 'PHIZZER.'

(Oun Chatham Islands correspondent sends us the following account, \\ hich seems to have been delayed in ai rival.) June 10. The Chatham Company's new steamer ' Phizzer' made a most successful lu.il tiip yesteulay. It « ill he leeolleeted that tliis smait little ciuft ani\ oil m these •wateis ton days ago, after a passage of 114 days 6 hows from the o'd couutiy During h r sojo.iru htio gieat expedition has been di^plajed m getting hei ready to tiAe up the stenn service f < i which she is intended, aii'l Mcssis BtinUum and Benthall dc->oi\e gieat ciedifc for their eneigctio excittons. Ihe lCaoirces of this island aie nude manifest when ■we letlect that the funnel of the ' Phizrei' was put on end in a few seconds undci fivo days. 'J ho slnppius; of the pioj.ellei was likewise successfully accomplishes lin tins poit To Mr. CiTinkpin, the chief engineer, the owneis of the vessel aie mrch indebted for the lapidity with -which the engines, weie f;i eased dov-'n; whileamccdni piaiso shoiilit l>c rnai.lcd to the fiiemon fo- the rcadwo-s with which they pi educed the necc-s.u y c mibnstio.i. Ciptain Daeevtjio and Mi chief offieei, \>ue urn 'itntt'ttg in then eloit* to get the -\e-.sel leadyfoi soi, aided l>y Mi. llenjimiii I'ack&tiy, 'Cfoivl oilicoi, .iinl in ellioicnt oiew they succeed d in tilling ilu ngginc; down and «cndinor (ho toper ill.mt m.bU up in I days ]6 h >vis and 22 minutes. 'Ihe tune lining been kept by j\fi Wmdbag we can \oncii foi it< aceiu icy. ]>efoie pioccediMg to the tiiil t'lp, we piup^se mving a description of the \cs>-el '-how .is built 1 ist >oii by those eminout lion shipbuilder, Ci.ickwnod and Saw down, and 1-1 pionoinieed to be a splciidul specimen of n.u.tl aielntectu o IT, i d'nieiiMous aio as follow •— Lmgi'i oxei all, 110 ft G^in , beam, about thesime; depth of hold nob a<-cu timed — soundings not having j'ct been taken. It is piesiuiied that hci build will eniMe he- to piccccd st m on oi binad-ide on as cucnnist UiC^s m-iy "'"cesMt.i^e In the Httei ea^e she is i otguv iiit^e 1 to go mnic thin torn krols. F.iciht'es aio nflouled foi letunnig on deck any seas that she liny slap, so tint the pis^ongois may enjoy the lu\niy of a siltwittr bath at almost, nynio.nc.it. 'I he Thi/zel ' 1-. baiqne iK'gcl, hei m< 'c i bcn)<, | liced unuicdi ttcly .ibifl the t.ifn .il, u'lich a'l.uigancnt* is supposed to nilliieneo tlie st"cting \eiy inateually J'ei nmnina-t, like that of most la <|i.es, his jatds aeioss, earh containing in llS'lf s >v>.i il jaiils of c'io.co timlici. By an abstiife (vlcul it. on the imildcis of the 'Plnzzoi'liive aimed at Uio exa.t quantum of iimhci (cube niei'iuenieni) i orpin el in the main top-gall mt \,iid to ]ie ci t .ib^iiatm ii> of t'ne com a^<-. ITei foi^.mr.st iS no: i nil c 1 ci minima V, bei'it; peipen.luu l.n ; the only difloi once i> tint w I. lie hci mainmast likes shgSitly to poithei foicm.isb i ikisconsideiably to j-tuboaid, which pioducc-s a no\el and <.t.ii!lintj eiccl Hei b)\\s t >iib ib advanced se\eial teeb bcyoi d Iki bon s aid is supposed to Kee,) a good lookout m tlnok weithei Flic hay so holes smlj-<-ei\e a pien e'y smnl u |>uiposi\ vnd ue hlm?i bunded no except when fie aiw'ioi is d -uu, wlkii <i s]ur[) h'oU-.>iit i> not so muc'i ieiihie.l ITei cable i. a c >nt unity of lin' s, u th '-]],icMc< heic and thcie , the anclun .it the (lid suppis'dto hold Oil till the foico of c icu n^tince c. impels it to let c°, m which ciso it ccioes to cm ib any ic-.fi uuint; lii'iuoncc On w ts' ing da}" clothes hues aie c\teu !e.l tiom ynvH'in to lulai.n w.Hi the M«\. of inciting the m.xte'ots to h ilui& of e'euihne~b The dostiuclio'i of th" ' Phi/^i ' l.y ti cis next to pn nnp")S-ilu!itv, foi by an iuc,odi n.-, oo.a liiico a t'.a" diHii m the '-h ,>s bf ti ,m mly be ,u<! ile il\ o,.cned, mil if the n msh ot w.'tci do not e'l"ei.ti\t'l> cv'.^uiD^h the (le\ouing( 1 e\ouing eliunoit — it oaglit to ''I,eon!> obji^ti nt>tlu->ne« in\ i ution, which ly Ihew."} has been pi f cnttd, l> tliat the tiap-doot .' hf n ( n^c open cnn.iot be shut agi'ii AVc hid a mo->z fm^otteu to mention the ' Pliwti 0 ie cum lO.lation 11ns is ot a \oiy «uiichoi oml^i 'J fie saloon is an c'eginb apiitm nb of s i> ib'c lU.nen-ion-, wi h an cxijellent c mk\ galley in clce I'lnMM'j. Tlie sx\oiiiy odom-. fi.'m the liltci (b.i lg si. pi o-cd to o\ert a ic-.toiativc influence up m sei t-i lv pT^nwis) ,xie admitted b\ t.ilic nUo each i'a.e lOuiii , and > iv pas cn<;ci \..-hiii(f to cfii'"oi v j tli t'i° co Amiy do siat.ill ic.is hi ib'e tini" 1 b> moTisof the -ai Iti bes rmpiojrety of spec hin i!ie cooks l.ci n<; is stnctly pioiubited, espccallv ulicii lion cng'i^cd in the picpuilion of cmiv .md nee The -lec|>'n<j beiths -.10 o 'ii-ti'icttd of si.ci <!i nc! sion<s as t > pie.Jiii.le the possibility of then 111 mates i Ohng fiOm side to sule Obe^e nidi \l<luals cm he on then sulo 011I3' md cannot ])os.si!il3' be we.lu'i'd mon thtn backs 'I ho i.ible \\h'i_h inns foie and aft the s loon in e^pibl" of dininff tho rulnlt .and one oi I in cii> ill bo}-, foi .ill < f \ilinn s^ ts ait. pio\idod The appio.icli to the sil -on is by a lidku which ,b gim.intixd to beu fmutttii stone Tln^bpinjr the cisc thc^kipiHi nnd lnsofiici -. inu-lbe men of mode iate plysicil c.ililne, coipnlent peisonagcs icrji ,ied to boh) 1 (.led do am by alicklo, and L iiilc.l up by the "amis mean* I.i wmtei tune the iiloon ii l 'mi*"ralo'l at night b, two of Puct s piicnt caiu'k-, wlun it ]ii(.=e'i'^ .a bii'liint loup iVail r lhe second cilitu is <fcoi.is>, iii mi t'> the liiat, !ic\cithfck3s an mdi\idii.il ot oi iri.i'3 (icx'cuty nn^'ii, l lanige to u'o tluonyh a ceitaui rotatoiy uiot'un mt'i a Ot fi.net meiii'itt of the fc! no lace. "Wlun the l.atc'.ies an oft it is ccit i''y veil \optiliUd Tn passing tie £, I'ij" ye nbstiml n ]u.r of hu_'e toiiiiciitoi-.li n"";i >s up thcieia Tl'.s useful ait.cle, we weie niioiinc! l>v the dr-f cook, was piescntcd to him on h.s instillation by lho buildcis of the sh.p — il^ssi-. Ci ackwoo 1 and Siv.do.n. Oil ciitenng Ihe enyi.ie loom we vcic kimll) handed loii'id li\ Jli (Ji lokpm, f.O'ii uhom \ c i!t lived much \a'uible mfo'Pi il'on Tim ci gnus of Jie 'Phi/ ,'t aie of an uncommon de-mjliO' bping so coiisti i.eted as t ) pel mi tof the \osnll pro^us^ng, rcti >c'ie -ills' oi icmiining >-titi"in.y In the l.ittti ca^e ."11 th it h.is to I." done ii to sliul ofT^ie.am oi t\ tingii'sh fiies 1 f<_i Uoilci is suppl.fd with Huts anil lei fiiimot-Sj witliban, so that the e.igmeei is enabled to get In-. e.>iT.x c eiy inoinmg at four o'clock s!ku p Both boileis .and f .rincps areci n^fciiic'cd of lion , an 1 liti fines aie of sik'i dimcn-iioiis ,as to pel 'ml of the mgiess oi egK<B of the Inspcclm of fctt. imtM I when nivkin^ ln& peiiodicnl cxaniin itiou Tt is I said that a =in t of cam as is piowled foi that functional y on such occa-> oil" 'Jhe mjccti >n \.i'\e c.n be opened to assist bun ii. cnteiiiit,' the lines, and tli j eduction in diawni'4 him out th^ieficm. The fud J pipos me Siipnnscd to he ii^(, r ul wlipm the coinni's-.aiiat proves mstifliceiit, and tl.e d slli ug? pipes can 1/C hi ju^'ht to bcai upon rcfiactoi\ "-ennui B3' ,a no\cl r."i.tngeniei<t the c^l.ndci co\ci cam.ot po~<- b'y be ] imined in Ihu dischmgc pipes, 1,01 c^i the piston be . appiopmted to any unlawful jiiupoie. Undti a full pi^d^i.ie of ste vm and when propci!,' sfionsed do\ 11, the engines make 90 involutions pel 1111. uite, pin,u llmif the \essel .at the iate of knots Tito ' Pln/^i ' is said to be a, \ciy steady boat — at tho <\haif , 1.1 fict, she hasbuf-n known to he alongside foi a week without moMiig JTivmggone beyond oni limits 111 d"s..i l>in_f the vssel ue must uece&.inly be \ciy bucf 111 it> poiUi'g her tii'l hip. Se\eial qtntlcoien lii'hun liall^ connected \.ith the meicantde mtiine wcie on boarl dining thjtn.d. Tliu distance to boiim msfioin post to pill'i, and pill.n to po^t, which was si'cee^'-fnl!^ ncLumpliblic.l. Among tbe \lsltois who weic notni" the tine, leie C'.ipt.ain A'ljdiy, Mi Scti f, Mi Bdei, r.nd litiutiiig , using point, them sti>od ClO1 1111 Snobson, who supeiiiitendedthepioc^tdings ]\li JFcnsparrow <hd the iiecdFul in the cnsjiiie-room, can fully noting the piesime, vacuum, levolu lions, <£.c With a piessure of li pounds 10 oiinci s, n^auist a st./t head wind and Irmpy "en, the 'Pln//ei' 2 an om the ]>re^ciil)P'l distance in no t.mo, the letiin lrn being accomplished in considerably Iss The spectat us d.sbeheving then st uses put hei to it. again , the lcsnlt was the same The evolufon of tinning wr.s next tried, anil it was Foirid thit the v Pi !/zV could in ike one complete ie\olub on 111 halE hei own length. Tins Mii^nl 11 fact 15 attubutaMe to the pecubai position of her mizfii mast In steaming bioadsit'e on her spefd did not fpiite come up to 4\ knot" On com111 1 iring notes .and sinking .111 aw 1 ige it was foi iid tint the speed was up to the conti.ict figuie , .and (Jnptaiii Snol>?on, ha\ing made a nr>at and smtalile bpeech, giaciously pnsi nted Oiptpni 13.icc.atue wiUi a cutifieate einpowciuig him to run the ' Pni/zei ' to Jeuco and back, 01 to any paifc of the habitable globe wheie sufficient v atei exists to float l.ci. The piivilege of ■splicing the main biace whenever it should bo deemed ncces-aiy was at tl.e same tune conceded to Ciptain Baccatiie. An excellent champagne luncheon was next pit taken of; tho,e who, 111 the woids of a modem poet, weie not ' too full foi ulteianco"inade speeches, and succes-3 to the ' ?in/zei' w is drunk m oft iep™.ated bumpeis At an e.uly houi thevisitoi-, wee cut. fully loweicd ritoa boat and deposited in safutyon tcnafwnia Slimtly aftciwni''s the g.illant little 'Plnzrei ' steamed away on lier maiden tup, and .it sundown the lasc paiticle of her pmolce had disappeaied below the hoii 7011 "\Yc heaitily wisli hei spnitccl pioniictiij eveiy success. — ] ijtlclton Times, July 12

A contfmpotaiy voiidirs fur the following ploiy. A yotuicr jili'.sitiin who was in lo\o w till a l.ur ]) Ltiont, but was tiuii'>l(> fiom taitilifii'iu-i to re\c.il li.s piis-iin, u'oteli»i a j>a«iou ile <li (l.n.i'ion, nix) left it on the t.tl>le, wlieic tlio »cr\ant f juikl it. Tlie strv.mt n itili illy enough thought it ii.ri jir9=cu'|>t;ton, and took it to the chemi-t\ «l'o the m*t«lay w-i.t it hack to tho jioor doctor, \\ ltli an ipoloiry, th it ho "« ; h out of the uigicdieuts necessary to m,ike up ttliat was wanted."