Of the white sails some were tacking against its current, others speeding down stream with a brisk breeze; and while the children stood there at gaze, a small puffing tug emerged from under the great arch of the bridge with a dozen barges astern of her in a long lineboats with masts, and bulkier than any known to Tilda.

We started after a rather late dinner; and ran back down the river to where we had seen the schooner and the barges the day before.

One goes to this place by tugs from the United States barge office in Battery Park, and in order to see the thing properly one needs a letter of introduction to the commissioner in charge.

A whale-boat differs from the ordinary jolly-boat, launch, or yawlgigs, barges, dinguis, &c. &c., being exclusively for the service of vessels of warin the following particulars: viz.

Shall send at once our latest battleshipthe Woodrownew design, both ends alike, escorted by double-ended coal barges the Wilson, the President, the Professor and the Thinker.