American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-08-31
LONDON, June %.
Steam Communication aeith .4merica.

Steam Communication l6ih .4merlcd'
On Saturday, a Meeting of the Noblemen and
Gentlemen connected with Ireland was held at the
City of London Tavern, for the purpose OF estaoish
ing more direct communication between Niea'
Britain, and ireland and America,
AT one O'Clock they were assembled, the Marquis
Iof I.ansdown, the Earls oil Meath and Ormond Lord
ICarberry, the Hon. G Ii Hutchinson, M. r. the
RI. Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald, NJ. p. Che Knight oil
Kerry,) Sir William Adams, and several other gen
Itlemen connected with the South OF Ireland and
America Trade. Shortly after one O'Clock, several
persons who were expected, not having arrived
Mr.. NJ. Fitzgerald add essed the Meeting and re-
lquested short delay for the arrival OF Mr.. Kan
ldolph, who had just arrived from America, and who
was capable Of communicating much information
which would be useful to the object OF the Meeting,
and Mr. Spring Rice who was interested in the pro-
iect both Of whom shortly expected.
The object for which the Meeting was convened
was explained in a prospectus from which the fol-
lowing are extracts:
SIT is proposed 10 establish line Of packets to
lsail weekly from the excellent harbour Of Valenla,
in the South West extremity of ireland to the city
lot New York.
The harbour Of Valentia is the neat est point Of
Europe to the American Continent. |, is 2o2 miles
more westerly than Falmouth, and may be reached
from London in 80 hours and 40 from Liverpool,
lby'a traveller who will thus all the disagreed
BILE risks Of the Channel navigation.
AT two O'Clock, Lord Carherry took the Char and
Iopened the business of the Meeting.
MIR. NJ Fitzgerald then addressed the Meeting.
In carrying into effect this project they ought to be
guided by two leading incples-the FIRST, that the
line Of communication should be formed between
The nearest convenient points oil Ireland and fmeil
lea The Right Honorable Gentleman pointed out
; the strongest manner the advantages 10 personal
intercourse with America, which the new plan OF
establishing steam vessels between the South OF Ire.
land and America would afford, and The ready COM
mefcial intercourse which could be kept up by
branch vessels between the South Of Ireland and the
othel pats Of the kingdom. He pointed out the
ready supply OF Goals which might be had at Vaen.
ia from the British Channel, and that by the steam
packets sailing from Valenta to the eastern points
OF Nova Scotia, they there within the coal sup
ply from Cape b eton. 10 enable them TO take in
fresh supply for the voyage home.
Mr.. Nimmo then addressed the Meeting. He
estimated, that with vessels OF 1000 tons buTthen
which would carry all the necessary coal) they
could navigate The Atlantic from Valena TO the
mos eastern cape of Nova Scotia in less than fort.
night; Tour hundred tons oil Coal would do for the
y, yage. He only intended that the larger Steam
Vessels should sail between Nalerta and Nova SEQ
TIA AT the Latter place smaller vessels could be ap
pointed to carry on the Navigation throughout all
the channels which were open to all parts OF Cana
da, New York, sc. aud the smaller steam vessels
which brought Goals from the British Channel to the
South of Ireland for the OF the larger packets,
could also convey the merchandise brought in the
latter to its proper consignment in other parts oil
the Kingdom.
Lord Cabery suggested that the port Of Valentia
should not be finally fixed upon without the con
currence of the great commercial interests engagedI
in the American trade.
The Hon. G H. Hutchinson enlarged upon The
inestimabe advantages which must acGure to Ire
land from the investment Of British capital.