STEAMSHIP CROSSED ATLANTIC

Savannah, GA., November 30, 1819 - The Savannah, the first American Steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean returned here today after an absence of six months.  The Savannah left this port for Liverpool, England on May 22.  She arrived in Liverpool on June 20, and went from the to Stockholm, and St. Petersburg, leaving there for her home port on October 10.  Moses Rogers of Georgetown, North Carolina piloted the Savannah on its epoch-making voyage.

Enthusiastic crowds, colored and white, lined the banks as the Savannah steamed up the river for which she was named.  Here, the quays were crowed and a great shout went up as the beautiful steamship put on an extra burst of speed as she came in sight of the dock.  Smoke poured from her funnel and all hands assembled on deck.

As she slowly moored in, sailors ran aloft and smartly furled the sails on her two main masts and the mizzen.

Founded in 1733, taken by the British in 1778, but recaptured three years later, this important cotton shipping port is very proud to have made such an important contribution to American supremacy on the seas.

STEAMSHIP ARRIVES

Liverpool, England, June 20, 1819 - Visionary Yankee ingenuity has stolen a march on British Empire sea leadership and at the same time has blazed the way toward a new means of travel between the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

The steam powered vessel, the Savannah, has arrived at this port from the city of Savannah, Georgia, after a voyage of twenty seven days.  This is the first ocean crossing by this type of boat and materially reduces the time formerly required for the Atlantic Ocean voyage. 

Her huge paddle wheels churning the waters and her sails spread, the Yankee vessel made a stirring sight as she entered the harbor.  Although originally she had been laid down as a sailing vessel, the Savannah was outfitted with a steam engine.  Her engine was used sparingly however, for out of six hundred forty eight house on the seas, five hundred sixty eight hours saw her sails in use.

Appeared in the News of the Nation December 9, 1823