The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-12

or more instead oil one small line, we now have
five running TO Liverpool, two TO Havre one to Mar
settles, and one TO London. These are exclusive
of the ships; and for the sake of clearness on
this point, we will give the names OF the several
packets at this time afoat =
HAvRE AND New YORK PACKETS.
Sailing days, LIST, sh l6,h, and Gath Of each month.
st. Nicholas Oneida Vile de Lyon,
Baltimore. ID. dOrleans Louis Philippe,
Argo, Sally, Iowa,
Utica, Emerald, Burgundy
Fraucos LIST, Rhone, Albany.
silvie de Grssse.
New York AND LONDON PACKETS.
Sailing days LIST, lOih and 10th of each month.
Mediator, Wellington, II. Hudson,
Quebec, Victoria, Switzerland,
Prince Albert, Toronto, Montreal,
s. James, Westminster, Gladiator.
MARsEILLrs AND New YoRK PACKETS.
Sailing days LIST Of each month
Coriolanus j.. Thompson
LIVERPOOL New YoRx PACKETS
Sailing days Isl, 5h 7 1871 18th, 10Th and 25h Of each
Garrick. England. G. the West,
Montezuma, Rochester, Roscius,
Siddons, Sheridan, Liverpool,
United States, Patrick Henry, Independence,
Virginia. htfteld, Oxford,
Hottinguer, g. Washington, s. Whitney,
Europe, New York, Cambridge,
New Ship, Columbus, Ashburton.
These are all sailing packets In beauty and
speed, they are unequaled, unsurpassed In size,
they range from seven hundred to thirteen hundred
tons burthen, and cost from $4,000 to $4,000
each Aggregately these ships cost, at least, three
and half millions dollars. This is the :" floating
capital of the companies, and is exclusive Of the
immense sums Of money spent in ships which have
long since been sod for less than halt their cost
into other service, principally for whalcrs
In this statement, is exhibited almost al glance,
our means of intercourse with Europe. Yet we
have better idea of the rapdty of the communi-
cation, when we look, particularly, at the fire.
quent departures and arrivals of these ships We
will take the departures alone. 1t is seen that
regular packets leave this great city nine times
month, namely, the lst 7th, sth, lOh 18th, 10Th,
18th, 10th, and 25lh. making one hundred and eight
trips year and, in addition, we have had steam
ship, the Great Western running once every month
over the Atlantic 10 England, like ferry boat over
and even four packets have passed by Sandy Hook
In one day, presenting most magnificent ap-
pearance.
These are the facilities we now enjoy in commu-
nicating with what is called the old world-called
60 we suppose, because Europe has been longer out
OF her swaddling clothes than America Now what
have we in prospect
We have already given the fact relative to the
French steam SHIPS ard it is well known that there
is 10 be an increase ia The Great Western line, early
next spring, ia the shape OF the big iron steamer
Great Britain, with her SIX funny looking masts
When these last vesses-these clippers-begln their
trips, we shall have six steamers plouehiag over the
great Atlantic Ocean at the rate OF one a week.
These will insure weekly mail from all parts OF
The civilized globe, and we can certainly ask for
nothing more, especially when take into con-
sldereton the probability OF the Cunard steam ships
making this their American depot in about three
years from this time All these wind and steam
ships will form a grand mail line, which is TO be
called the "Great Atlantic Mail Line" Its adver-
tisemens will read through from New York 10
London in six days" This line will be one of the
chief means Of cementng the friendly relations now
existing between the grea: powers of the world
America, France and England-and all other
nations the face Of this beautiful earth will Tor
the future, be keptn state OF perpetual peace and
love.
We really begin to believe, after all this, that
Europe cared very little for America America for
Europe I'LL after the organization Of the first line Of
ocean packets They are deeply in love with
each other. We, therefore, consider that CONNER
cial movement the most important one that has &C.
Cured since the construction of Noahs Ark-and
the building oil that Ark-which by the way was a
little smaller than the "Queen OF the West'-was
the greatest commercial movement the world evel
saw
In this article we have view of the present anc
OF the tuture-so far, at any rate, as our mai
intercourse with Europe is concerned.