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furnished with a horizontal engine. This was placed 

 between decks — boilers in the lower hold. 



" The Savannah sailed from New York, ' in the sec- 

 ond year of the presidency of James Munroe,' to use 

 the words of our informant, or in the year 1819. 

 She first went to Savannah. The passage occupied 

 seven days, four of which she was under steam. 

 There she was chartered by the corporation, as an act 

 of courtesy, to proceed to Charleston for the purpose 

 of affording President Munroe, who was then on a 

 travelling tour through the States, with a pleasure 

 excursion. For some reason he failed to go, and the 

 steamer returned to Savannah. While there, forming 

 an object of much attraction, she took out a pleasure 

 party to Tybee Light. From Savannah she proceeded 

 direct to Liverpool, where she arrived after a passage 

 of eighteen days, during seven of which she was under 

 steam. 



" When about entering St. George's Channel, off 

 the city of Cork, she was descried by the commander of 

 the British fleet then lying at that city. Seeing a 

 huge mass of smoke ascending from the vessel, 

 enveloping her rigging, and overshadowing the sky, 

 he naturally inferred that a vessel was on fire and in 

 distress, and with commendable promptitude des- 



