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Eighteen 3!.pounders (carronade') weighing a. cwt.
Four S-InCh guns, (Paxhans) 81 "
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Eighteen a!Pounder', (carronade') weighing a cwt.
-Four SlnCh guns, uaixhansO 81
The keel of the Germantown was laid in Septem-
Der, eighteen hundred and forty-three. Her COM
pement of men will be about two hundred, for
which number she will carry ABOUT six months
provisions and water. Her water tanks are already
IN the yard and calculated to hold twenty-one
thousand five hundred gallons.


A large number of persons were on board by lnvl-


auon, and among them appeared the volunteer corps
of Germantown Blues, commanded by Captain John
D. Miles, from the thriving town of Germantown,
after which the vessel was TO be named. The town
council of Germantown were also present, and ap-
peared extremely grati6ed at the beautiful craft
called after their native town. At about quarter
to two the ~edges necessary to ''set her up" were
driven home by rammers, and shortly after the sig
nal gun fired to caution the boats plying about
the river Immediately in frost Of the ship-house to


leave the path clear for her The pIanks forming


the sliding ways, which being securely fastened be-
meath her bows, alone held her in statu quo were
then sawed apart, and at nine minutes past two
o'clock she glded most gracefully along the ways
and entered the water majestic queen stepping
from her throne, amid the plaudts of the assembled
thousands the music of the band on board, and the


hunders of salute of thirteen guns from the bate
ry IN the yard,


As the gallant ship emerged from the house which
had hitherto shielded her from sun and Storm all
eyes were directed to young and beautiful lady,


astefuIy attired in white who stationed in the
Prov of the ship with bottle Of good old wine in
her hand, and at the proper moment broke it upon


the fgure-head, sprnkling both herself and it with


the grateful liquid, as she pronounced the name of


Germantown, as the title the beautiful craft abe
stood sponsor for. The lady s e native of German


town, and is proud OF the honor conferred upon her


in selecting her to fill this office.


Every point accessible to the multitude was
blackened with human forms, and an innumerable
number of females and children congregated
on platforms erected for the purpose. The river in
front was covered with boats of every description,
and several steamboats,, crowded to excess were sta
toned in the stream at point a0ording beautiful
view of the launch.