The new steamer intended to ply between Sydney and Morpeth in the place of the Sophia Jane is also near being completed. She is substantially built, the timbers being of hardwood. and the planks, decks, &c., of New Zealand pine. Her model is very fine, and the dimensions are 109 feet keel, length over all 130 feet, depth of hold 9 feet, and breadth of beam 19 feet. The poop deck measures 42 feet, and when ready for sea, with a full cargo, it is not expected that she will draw more than 5 feet 6 inches of water. The engines, which belonged to the Sophia Jane will be placed in her ; they are of 50-horse power, and she will be launched about the middle of May. It is generally expected that her speed will exceed many of the steamers now in port.

SG 14 Mar 1846

[Replaced with the Phoenix]

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