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 ERoN STEAM RoAT.-The iron steam boat J. Randolph, made her first trip 10 An- gasta. from Savannah, on the 18th inst. ha- wing in tow two freight boats. The distance was performed in 72 hours. much t6 the sat isfacton of the citizens. Several deten- tions had occurred in the river from acclden- tai causes, not arising out of the working or the defects of the boat. The doubts which had been entertained of the capacity of boat of such light draft to tow heavy freight boats, of greater draft have been disslpated by the experiment. An invited company afterwards made apleasantexcur- sion, and were gratified with hermovements. The following description of her consuuc- ton and machinery, correcting several errors ! in former statements, is giving by the edi- tor of the Augusta GonstitutiosaIist

 The dimensions of this boat are 100 feet in length, 22 beam on the hull, and from s to 9 feet in depth in her hold according to her spring. Her bottom, and for three feet up, are of the best English rolled boiler plate iron, not cast as was stated through mistake by a brother editor, of 5-16ths of an inch in thickness, and all above of the same description of iron 4-I6ths of an inch. Her engine and machinery weigh about Is tons, and her (singel boiler l2 tons.- With her wood and water on board, she draws but 2 feet and inches aft and the same forward which ought to have been the extent of her draft but owing to some mistake in the fitting up in Savannah, or the press ure of the superincumbent engine and machinery, she is snagged for few feet immediately under, between } and 3 inches, making her greater draft between ? feet and feet inches. Her engine is condenslng one, of 36 horses power, feet stroke, intended to work expansive ly under pressure of l5lbs. to the square inch. It is from the manufactory of faw- cette, Preston & Co. of Liverpool, whose engines are solely used by the Steam Boat Company, and whose superiority from their first introduction upon the waters of this IT, yer, still deservedly maintain their well &C., quired reputation.