The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-06
Albany.
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
ALBANY, June B, 1913.
Great Ihoroughfare-Immens Eastern Trade
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with Vesseis and by Railroad Land and Riuer
Iranpmtation- IRON Steamboats,, &c. &c.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ
My DEAR SIRi-
There is probably no city in this independent
Union through which is transported more I,assen
gers and freight than this substantial city OF ours
1t is the great centre Of all the travel from and to tn
four prominent points of the compass Immigrants
from many Kingdoms of the old world, who come
hther by thousands everv year In search OF liberal
institutions, employment, and wealth, mostly as
cend the Hudson river ard land AT Albany, on the r
way to our western woods lakes and parties The
Buffalo and Boston chain OF Railroad are II nked
together here, and affords 10 travellers Of pleasure
or upon business, the greatest aclllIes OF nerc ON
muulcatiOn.
The busnes with eastern bre threE has in ere
ed more than hundred per cent during the pr &C.
ding twelve months. The Boston trade espec ally
will warrant this assertion There are now three
regular lines of Boston packets-Geo. f. Gays, G.
W. Bentey's, and G. T Smyth's-each with eight
or ten SAIL which arrive and depart with trelshts as
full IA they can swim These vessels transport i'm.
mcnse Quantities OF wrought iron IN bars, slabs, and
pigs, which Is brought down the northern canal
from the ore mountains Of Vermont and the north.
ern parts OF our own State. The Rosie lead
mines produce hundred OF tons of lead, large guam
titles OF which now being transported 10 the
board through the Oswego and Erie canal, and the
Hudson river.
The eastern railroad is doing freighting bust
the tact. Very frequently six engines are despatch
ed from the depot in single day, each propeing
forty freight cars containing fifteen or twenty tons
apiece lmmeose shipments Of -four go by railroad
The facilities tor unloading boats and loading cars
by the same process OF power 1.-THE same time, are
not surpassed by any other establishment In the
country stationary steam power is being con
structed, which will enable them to unload from
| seven canal boats at once.
The lines of transportation on the Erie Canal have
become so numerous as to excite ruinous compe-
tltion: The time was, a few years since, when
combination OF halt a dozen men could control the
canal-establlsh rates OF freight and passage-and
prevent any "wild boat" from entering into any
competition with them. But of late years hundreds
canal, new associations formed, prices reduced to
a mere nominal sum, and onsequently much capt.
tai invested which must ultimately be sacrificed.
Such IS the tact, also, in relation to s,1m vessels
| on the river. When the Livingston monopoly held
the river with the boats Richmond, Kent and Chan
cellcr, immense profits were realized. Gibbons, of
New Jersey by the aid of the Supreme Court of the
United States, crushed that monopoly and,
upon is ruins, he together with the enterprislng
| and interchangeable family OF the Stevens, estab-
ished what was afterwards called the "Old
Line" consisting of the boats North America,
Albany, Constitution, Constellation, &c. A diff
Guilty arose between the propretors OF the passage
boats and the association o. boats in relation
to the transportation of freight, when the Roches-
appelation of the Peoples Line" in orde- to
break down the monopoly. That enterprise event.
uay succeeded and, for year or two, Drew and
Ssys % he s Tns soa. fb ss
been added-the Diamond, the Curtis Peck, En-
plre, New Jersey and others-by which means the
monopoly enjoyed for two seasons, by the Peoples
Line, has justly been destroyed. The fare is now
low that it is absolutely ruinous to the business
The iron steamers are beginning to attract much
notice and observation. The experiment made, of
rect, has succeeded with such admiration, that cap
| aliss are completely awakened. Two OF these
boats have this season been put the route between
h ew Cha mps" Canal The osweso Line have
one running from that eBterprisng and thriving
port, and arrangements are in progress tor the
slruction OF several others, which, when completed
will form medium of transportation, entirely su-
preceding the drudgery Of horses. II IS only when
the Erie enlargement shall become completed,
that ste power the canal will become useful;
and when mat time arrivrs there will be no ,ranship;
ment OF freight between Buffalo and New York and
pice utrsa. The tow boats now employed the
river will then become useful and in truth, they
have nearly become 30 already, Tor there is not a
day but dozen or two OF akers, are towed TO and
from the CITY of New York Upon the completion
of the enhancement, an entire revolution must take
place in the transportation Of business on the canals
and river
In addition TO the iron steamer already alluded
to, project is on foot tn establish a line OF them
between this city and several Of the ports and places
along the Sound and Connecticut river. We learn
that the New Haven line will be- ready in the com
ing autumn. BY means of the new system, a rtgu-
larlty in transportation will be eslsbi shed which
now could he done by The precarlous employment OF
wind and sail.
In predicting that the method of transporton will
be entirely changedin every direction from Albany,
within ten or fifteen years, feel confident that il
will be realized Steam will universally be substi-
tuted for wind and horse power. These are both
uncertain slow and lardy for the railroad speed
OF the times and those persons who not pre-
pared to keep pace with the modern Improvements
Of the age, will reach their destined port, always in
hat late Vanvo xvffh
JEREMIAH.
FRox NASSAU, N. ply letters from Nassau, dated
May % received at Baltimore learn that six eight
slaves had stolen nne pilot boat sloop from Key West
and made good their escape to New dence some
OF the neghboring islands They were pursued up
to Nassau by the owners bat neither they the vessel
cosd be found The latter may probably be recovered
hut the negroes, on reaching British colony are at
Free has been In several instances Such
feeling the part Of the Southern States towards the
English Government, for thus encouraging runaway
slaves without making any remuneration for the loss Of
| property.
Cockburn, was near being blown up lately from the
careessne Of soldier who, with three four Others
were at work in the cellar The soldier accidentally
dropped from his pipe coal Of hre, among some loose
powder which exploded, dreadfully woundng, If
killing. the men, and setting the building fire, but by
the prompt exsrtions of the garrison and citizens the
flames were extnguished without very great injury
This building erected by the colony ct great ex-
pense for the residence of their Governors and would
have been serious f destroyed There is no other
news OF importance.
FaoM ST. THoMm-- The schr. Nineita Capt. Hoffman,
arrived from ST. Thomas which port she left the 18th
ut We learn from q gentleman, passenger board
that the provisions generally looking up though
prices were still low compared TO rates here
Flour So 80 IS u.s. and rising Corn Meal per barrel
80 60j do. Crackers, bbls. 81 ~ Pilot Bread % 10
Navy do. 81 Is IS Mess Pork per Dbl slo Prime do
ss both Mess Beef o. mons In market. Soap 81
per 20 ID. box.
Lumber-white and Pitch Pine plenty and dull at ola
a Sl3 per M. Freights scarce
Exports-Porto Kico Coffee - 30 -; do. Sugars %
so So So 1t. CrOix Rum rs cAnt per 9sllon
In St Croix the weather had been very dry and the
prospects very poor for the next crop Sugars The old
crep was not yet all off, Phiiad. Gas
The ARxANsAs MURpgRER.-We mentioned the other
day the reported Of the notorious Stewart Of Co
lumbia CO., Arkansas, who, in March last murdered
woodchopper, and threw the into kennel to be
devoured by his blood hounds. Soon after the murder
the Governor Of Arkansas offered largo reward for his
apprehension and the citizens Of Columbia offered still