The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

Il F,odino that the John w. Richmond was
RI yln;ny favor. as good and fast boat, they
, altered The Narraganseti, few weeks since,
. boniny 10 beat her in speed aud orders
,ve,e giveu to beat the Richmond, or blow
her out of wn,er.' The two last trips they
have rather refused to take freight, have
rather avoided passengers, aud, IN order to
tighten the boat still more. they have taken
ont her chain cables, and left their on the
wbarf-Tben by management, and de-
v;,,;ons from the safe aud regular course,
they have contriyed To arrive at Providence
n few minutes IN advance Of the Richmond ;
although i, is fact, thntthe Richmond, with
a full freight, and her cables on board, as
they should be, has actually made the trips
in less running time and was behind only
because she stopped regularly at Newport
10 land passengers and freight. During the
two last trips, IN which the Narragansett
raced with oil her power, and after having
made every preparation, to our positive
knowledge, the Richmond did not deviate
/ from the regular course Of her business,
though Capt Townsend was solicited every
hour, day and night, to make prepared
race.
Last Saturday the two boats started in
the condition Just described. The Nara
!, gansett with about fifteen passengers, and
the Richmond with about hundred. The
Narragansett, without cables or freight and
she went so far as TO refuse to take case
Of goods for passenger, weighing not over
, 300 pounds, which was subsequently taker
on board the Richmond. The Narragan-
sett did not stop at Newport, but landed the
, mail in small boat, the hands of which
;, went up in the Richmond. The Richmond
/ did stop some minutes NJ Newport, maxim!
b., the passage more than five miles longer
= aud yet with the detention and all, the N
t only arrived at the wharf twenty-five min
+, ntcs first. Let any one say which boa
Q beat, in power and speed.
In the course OF all these proceedings
u to say nothing of the hideous monopolizln
c on the part of the Company, there is con
;, stant confusion, trouble, and uncertaint
D produced in the whole course Of the trans
e portnion. Passengers are driven about froi
one of the Company's boats to another con
= trnry to the advertisements, aud freight
6 left behind subject to loss and delay to the
d owners.
r Bun this is not the worst. Are there an
. people so reckless of their lives as TO 60 %
c board Of line of boats, when they kno,
d that to injure rival, they will run thei
r boats without cables, at any season of tn
u year, aud especially in this season of dan
=, gerous and heavy gales. Any one mus
{ know that these light boats, being mostl
If out of water, are perfectly unsafe and un
,. manageable in n high wind; and that the
must inevitably he driven ashore, and per
n haps to pieces, unless they have amp!
= means of riding safely under the best lie
n they can find This is too apparent t
need comment; and yet, in spite of oil pru
dencc, that Company has, twice within
week, run from New York TO Providenc
9 with this reckless, hazardous and crimint
disregard Of h.man life. There must b
few, we think, who, after the communica
ton of these facts, will risk their safety, an
contribute to aid the avaricious designs Q
such Company.