The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-17 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH MAILS.-THE SCREW-SHIP

INDIANA.

:ILYMO*I4, THURSDAY. The Indiana, screw
ste am-ship, Captain Lambert, sailed at four o'clock
yesterday, with mails in charge of Commander
Ti aurbarn, R.N., consisting of seven bags for Cape
)wn, six for Cape Colony, four Port Natal, five
Si arra Leone, one Simon's Bay, one Calcutta, one
Ceylon, two Ascension, four Mauritius, one Madras,
two St. Helena, and two St. Vincent. The Indiana
took 120,000/. in specie, and 400 tons of general
merchandise. The following were among her pas-
song;ers :—Lieut. and Mrs. Soady, Mr. Bryce, Mr.
mid Mrs. Blunt, Mr. Jasper Newson, Mr. Tate, Mr.
S'te wart, Mrs. Hamilton and two daughters, Mr.
A an, Mr. H. E. Harrington, Mr. R. A. Smith, for
C ilcutta. Captain and Mrs. Benson, child, and
SC avant ; Mr. 13. L. Gordon, cadet ; Mr. M.
Is ,aacke, ditto ; Mr. W. H. Stanes, Captain
N .elson, Captain and Mrs. Russell, Major and
INKrs. Cameron, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Rev.
IV [T. Blythe, Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, for Madras ; Mr.
J. Bailey, Mr. R. F. Oakes, Mr. D. and Mrs. Wilsan,
111:7. R. H. Price, Mrs. Wright and Miss Wilson, for
Ceylon ; Mr. Seymour, for Point de Galls ; Mons.
l'Etang and family, Mons. and Madame Bedier
arm child, for Mauritius ; Mr. Allen, Mr. Hedirgh,
. and Mrs. Truter, Colonel Dalton and servant,
Lit ut. J. Doyman, Lieut. 11. G. Simpson, for the
Ca; ae.

Che Indiana is the third of the splendid vessels of
thif, class built by Messrs. Mare and Co., of Black-
wal I, and is in every way a sister ship to the two that
have preeeded her, which are decidedly the best and
mos t perfect efficient screw-ships afloat, taking into
consideration the real amount of horse power to ton-
nnge• Several of the directors, including the
chnirman, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Fox, M.P., and Mr.
Lambert, together with Captain Ford, the com-
pailYa able superintendent, came round to this
P°"in her- The number of passengers is con-
sidexably beyond a fair average at this season of
the year, and the line and route to our Eastern
possisssions taken by this line is evidently becoming
the ,favourite. The regularity of the company's shipa
has inspired a confidence, while the superiority of
accommodation in the new vessels is so marked as to
secure a decided preference. The great advantages
resulting to this port from its being the place of de-
parture of the mails are becoming more developed by
each succeeding mail, and even those whom the fury
of politics for a time blinded to the true interests of
the port begin to acknowledge that these are best
served by securing the influence and support of gen-
tlemen connected—as Mr. C. Mare is—with the great
steam navigation companies of the kingdom. It is
reported another large steam navigation company is to
be formed, with which the port of Plymouth is to be
identified, and this being the case, the sooner atten-
tion is turned to the conversion of the harbour into a
safe and convenient anchorage for large class steam-
vessels the better, for it will be impossible that the
Great Western Docks, extensive as they have been
considered in comparison with the anticipated require-
ments of the port at the time of their projection, will
be equal to the accommodation which the extended
trade of the port will require.