Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-16

vcy ng call her Majesty mails fi"ih snch port IA Tue
British ciunne the commissioners shall prescf, !"
the West India Isl.nd- the coast o s'n'n AhefiSa,
Mcy;co and the United S,ace tonchr and delivering
,a mails a, The ports speciiiea The uop annexed 10
,hs renort on which incrd the saris ~ lines OF com
,nunic.t;on 10 DC established III pursuance oil the con-
tract The COMPANY bouad "rrrV', niahial hstP
seaworthy and in corr c:e Eep1iaaa idness LOT ."e
purpose OF conveying the mats "a sIlieisbt nu',
mot less than iontlccnl ogo,d, shsaa;'a aud e&cht
loan, vessels OF such cuis.nc'ian ana strength rs 20
n, ii, and able TO carry guns q! The largest caiiere nov
,,spt on baurd of her Maiesi, steanvtsses OF wal
10 adop. from time In ''neland at all Tines sue"
changes improvements IN 'hs"iet'''' ''''e''" :!
armament and rigging, as tIS conn" 's'''''e "", r.
uu.rc 10 carry certain DV.ecf Iofe'n''ie" W
icers and at spulaedpr'cf nd q. all .'liss :"
hold their vessels subject tn ti' IS Oh suen oin.'
Is may be placed on board TO cssut cniimihu. i"'s
cou,pany il receive two hundrt 'd orty '"ous""u
pounds sterling per annum, wh may ~ -, ..i'a
events be Increased TO three huh"' "iu W." ''
or to 81 1893 800.
rIrs. steamers are all in rapid tgress Of conslruc-
lion; thew are to be about 800 toni Burden and to re
.e;ve englnes Of 500 horse power<Nach. nose lhai
ha We been launched are estimated I" ne IN all respecls
.onal Ia sx,y gun irisales. "Thus, It IS sad, "ihe
nnirv Will BE- doubly served, and whe pays to the
Mail Company .c23a,0O0 per annnm Tor the transport
f the mails it wall defray, hy the same payment, the
annual curges of the largest and most p"weriui steam
gne, in the sord-tu!ly armed with the heaviest oo
]
yernment for ihs, purpose" ]" which may al any
time be addsd the steamers employed IN Cunafo
lime and those running from London ana br'stoi 10
New York II tx also said to be in contemplation
n establish another line from port in England 10
| :, J,hn's New Brunswick, under contract ST.
| ,I,r IN that made with the Royal Mail Steam
rackst Company. All these lines viii soon be I'd
iull operation, and employ at least Twenty-Five most
rhups thirty, OF the largest class ane and
approyed construction, those on the Southern having
n
their guns on board. Taesc steamers 10 carry such
munded by officers Of the Royal Navysrrnmen,. under
number OF officers and the 30 will thus derive
certain regulations, may require enable them to corr,
all the necessary instructI"nn description. OF the
mand aud manage vessels e West India mails, at least
fourteen designed 10 carpoyed in conveying them on
Ten will be constantly ced on the map hereto annexed,
the various lines asy reference ,ha, this formda.
and VIII De set all times within three or tour Gays
Die fieet VII 4Ghern coast In the event OF decata-
run oil our ~ Great Britain against the u S-as sne
tion OF wnurse, possess the information necessary "
wa her 10 concentrate her iorcrs- ,ie
enae West India mail service can be collected AT any
lin, nm the Southern coast by the time The declaration
would be communicated 10 the President nose en-
Moved on the Northern lnes 10 New York ana boston,
NAV commence hoslllties before the least preparation
ca N be made 10 meet them DEPICTS Of coal arc 10 DC
established al Halifax and several ports IN the West
Indies from whence these hees can be supplied ana
the pred ct.on made some years since ~ an ihe''e"
and experienced officer, thai their sailing SHIPS OIL war
would become coalcarriers TO their Steamers VIII oe
fulfilled.
There arc, it is said, this time, ten thousand black
,roons in the British West Indies and that orders nave
recently been issued to increase The number 10 twenty
five thousand These troops are disciplined ana COM
manded nv white officers and no doubt, Designed !"
form most important portion oil the force 10 oe e"'
Moved in any future contest that may arse between
&. n, Britain aud the United States; and by refer
ence to the map Of the West India mani iints, II w DC
seen that, in pesent deienceess cnna.'nh '"rce
composed of armed steamers and ,roo's" thit arscfP
ton would only give great annoyance % ou, Coast
br, most effIctuuily aud Al once puta siopin all con"
nun,ca,;nn round Cape Florida, through the passes
q. the Yves, Indies, TO ~ from the Gni oil NltAco,
and cunseaueny the com nercr oi the grca, valley OF
Mississippi, musl fall into The hands OF the enemy, q,
s vast productions cut of from market, be rendered
vaiueless
France il pursuing of policy in every res
pcc similar 10 tina, Of Gra, Britain. The last Official
register Of her navy shows that me then had thiy
.evrn armed steamers carrying heavy suns equal IN
Ell Respects If mol superior, To hose ii any DINER Nd
ton The sudden appee rance at one OF them some
two wears ago. in th h6rbor Of Baltimore, mus, be re-
collected nv all a sw ia. recently been enacted an
thor zing the Govcrnm to establish line Of armed
steamers, from lavre lr ew Y"rs, on Inc plan Of the
british Wcs, lndi. mail n; and surprising as !, may
-,.n, rn,,h.r Of ccn, nsn in Boston have actually
sent IN proposals ,uk,y contract, If tia" city, IN
send Of York, - b inserted N it. Thus ~ Will Will
be perceived that If own merchants, driven ny the
laws of trade and Intercourse about throwing the
whole weight Of their skill, enterprise and capital, INTO
the hands nf one Of great maritime rivals tor want
nj proper action and encouragement on The part Of
their own Government; and that the Illuminating spec
,ace is likely to be pr. ented Of American merchants
who have excel!cd al! others IN c"mmerc'al pursuits
heinz emnlovea 1, suptorl naval force that may bc
d ecied against The ciligs in which they reside.
Under the old systcni of maritime war, our squad.
rnns could be emp,0yci n The protection Of our com
intfce and our lag abroad without danger or asgres-
sion on our roas brcanse the Heels ni an enemy
could no snoner approach Ia assai ths0 our own re-
turn to defend us But tie introduction nf steam pow
er has effected such astonishing changes, that anna
nens on The most scale are no longer 10 be
considered alone suited 10 the purposes Of war, nut
the most formidable yrssels tie world has ever seen,
are tn he employed in the transportation OF the maii,
passengers and freght-to pass along the whole Inc
Of our coast, and into ports, as iamarly Us com
mnn trading ships. these vessrs can be rendered
profitable in time opeacc, the security they Will afford
IL persons and prosry, from the attacks ct prvateers
ard small armed ssls, Will render them 'ndisPensa-
bic in TING nf war;
This system is yet n It's infancy; and il is not in the
power Of the connitt TO cay, whh any degree OF ac-
curacy how far MAJ. he rendered useful I, our com
nrrce or prftaby connected with our navy; To- what
extent il may be mad" IN snppor, ITSELF or The policy OF
olarr Governments, ana proper iesard ''r our o""
an: ty, may render liz adoption Wise nr necessarily
Use are questions Gr the utmost Importance 10 all
postons OF this widely extended country, and ought to
be promptly and properly inquired into and sasiacto-
rily answered
gentleman Of srea, respectability and much expe.
riencc in commercra aiilTs, and particularly in steam
navigation has given his opinion that "coniracts
could be made Immediately FIR lines OF four steamers
from Boston TO Havre. Of four from New York TO 1t.
verpool, of three from Norfolk, via Charleston and Sa
.annab, Havana Ond of three from New Orleans 10
Havana, by the guaranty Of the Government OF less
than one million nf dollars per annGn, with moral
certainty of receiving back more than half of it from
postage on letters and papers, immediately and the
whole in few years" This arrangement would keep
equipped and Offered for immediate service at least
fourteen steam lrigars without the annual charge Of
repairs, manning, vietnang, &c This system would
bring 10 the aid of the Government all the energy,
Skill and economy Of individuals, VII" Will, IN enter
prlses Of this nature, always surpass IT,
|. From what has been stated il must, in the opinion
of hr committee hc perceived shat powerful sqna
dron has become as necessary iur oar protection at
home as the employment :" our ships :" war has hitherto
may he for the al our Tag