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Emperor. Here, as at other places, she was an 

 object of much wonderment. She, however, was not 

 sold, as had been expected, and sailed for home, put- 

 ting into Errington, on the coast of Norway, on the 

 passage. From the latter place she was twenty-two 

 days in reaching Savannah. On account of the high 

 price of fuel, she carried no steam on the return 

 passage, and the wheels were taken off. A similar 

 course was adopted during a portion of the time 

 occupied by the passage out from the United States. 

 As it was nearly or quite impossible to carry sufficient 

 fuel for the voyage, during pleasant weather the 

 w T heels were removed, and canvas substituted. On 

 nearing Liverpool, the more effectually to ' astonish 

 the natives,' the wheels were restored. At the 

 completion of this voyage, the Savannah was pur- 

 chased by Captain Nat. Holdredge, divested of the 

 steam apparatus, and used as a packet between 

 Savannah and New York. She subsequently went 

 on shore on Long Island, and broke up. 



" Although Captain Rodgers was offered $100,000 

 for her, by the King of Sweden, to be paid in hemp 

 and iron, delivered at New York, Philadelphia, and 

 Boston, the offer was not accepted — the cash being 

 wanted. It is said that $50,000 or $00,000 were 

 sunk in this transaction. 



