The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-04

er number ofemgrants from all the countries of Eu-
rope will Zach these shores than in any former year.
and the probability is that they bring with them Sc
veral millions Of dollars, pau Of which must neces
sarily be expended in this city their landing here
paying for board and for transportation up the rivers
and various other ways The contest is for the pos
session of these expenditures.
One Of these contendng parties consists of per-
sons who keep clearinghouse and employ rum
ners, and also agents for steamboats, and canal
boats, in which the emigrants are transported to
Buffalo and elsewhere. For many years this class
OF operators have had the monopoly oft emgrants
making very nice business out Of them, and TEA
thering their nests every occasion The instances
OF robbery and cheating practised upon the poor
emigrants are indeed too numerous to MENTION"
as the auctioneers say. But the business has been
too good not to attract spectators in another quar-
ter We learn that new class of operators have
started number of steamboats,, and now propose to
embark all the emigrants at Quarantine Ground,
without their landing at New York at all, and from
thence convey them to Albany at cheap rate, then
transporting them out west in whatever direction
they desire. These may be called the steamboat
runners, and they very much opposed to the old
runners" who conduct their operations on shore.
The tricks practised upon the poor emigrants on
their landing here, have been so numerous and in
famous Of late, that the last Corporation passed
law for the purpose of putting some check to them
By this law 1t was proposed to grant dock exclu-
svely for the landing OF emigrants, which was to
be under the control and management of commit
tee composed of officer of of the foreign be-
nevolent societies, and two of the Mayors Marshals
The runners" boarding house keepers and steam
boat agents were also to be licensed, and bound in
heavy penal securities for their good behaviour This
would have afforded some protection to the emigrant
But 1t seems that the present Mayor and his legal
advisers have found some unconstitutionahy in the
law, and refuse to carry it into effect thereby eav-
ing the emigrant still the defenceless prey of the
various parties who cheat and fleece them, often |
even to the uttermost farthing There are, indeed,
five organized emigration societies-the German
Society-the Irish Emigrant Society-the United
States Emigration Society-the British Protection
Society-and the Welsh Socety-but they seem to
be utterly powerless, and inefficient in affordng
adequate protection to the emigrants against the
frauds and rascaities perpetrated upon them, both
on land and water. Can nothing be done Can
no scheme be devised for the protection of these
poor people landing on cur Shores During the
present season, probably one hundred thousand
emigrants may land In New York, expanding, in
various ways, over $500. 900, and possessing pro-
perry to the amount OF several millions This is the
''spoils" for which the sharks, on land and water
contend.
The EAST INDIA SoUADRoN-Irs DETENTION
This squadron was to have sailed yesterday at the
top Of the tide" and may now be " far away" at
sea- In consequence Of the delay of several days in
its departure, various reports have gone abroad
specting the cause Of their detention. =
Among other reasons assigned is one in the Cou-
sier and Enqiysr Of the I'd inst, that the Columbus
drew too much water. 1t is thus stated:
U. g. ship Of the line Columbus and sloop Of war Win.
and Richmond from the QUARANTINE ground to the sW.
Spit Saturday afternoon last waiting opportunity
understand by six inches than any vessel that has
crossed the bar She has Jersey pilots board
This, Of course, was written in utter ignorance of
the depth Of water the bar or of the size of the
vessels that have passed over it; and is put forth
like dozen other similar statements. Now, in
stead Of the Columbus drawing more water than
any other vessel that crossed the BAR she drew
less, compared with the depth on the bar, than any
line of battle ship that ever plotted out Of this
harbor And the Courier and Enquirer might have
ascerained this fact by referring to its own files
Of 1888. In order to enlghten them on this point,
we will give extract from that paper of December
of that year.
DEPARTURE or THE ONO . GEDrEr's CHANNEL. 1T
will be perceived by the following letter from Captain
Smith, that the Ohio went to Thursday through
Gedney's Channel, which there at the time aSs
tide had been running ebb for time and that had
she crossed the bar half hour earlier there would have
that the entire length Of the shoal is but little II any
more than the length Of the Ohio and that the ship
hQ atoto Of tha foat q inch
Bee 9Th, 1855.
ship under way from the lower harbor this A. M H.
and passed the 0edney CHANNEL under sail over the
beg leave to say that Mr. Norris the pilot is entitled
to great praise for his skin and GOODNESS, we'll for
his correct and gentlemanly department.
lam, most respectfully, your obt servt
JOS. SMITH, Capt. u 8. 8. Ohio.
Conmandant, &C.. Navy Yard, New York.
In addition to this, it may be as well to mention,
that the Delaware, drawing % feet inches, was
brought in, through the old channel, by Messrs Nor
MS and johnson, two New York pilots, and taken
out again, drawing e feet and inch, by the same
pilots. And the North Carolina, drawing "a feet 4
inches, brought in about five years ago through
Gedney's Channel, at "one-third ebb." We could
give other instances like these, but these will sui.
nee.
These facts we deem necessary just now, in order
to set the public right in this matter. Here we see
squadron detained in port several days, at time
when they ought to be at sea, and simply because
those who have charge Of the flag ship refuse to run
the risk of crossing the BAR when there are two or
three feet more water than the ship needs. Whose
fault was thisl Would New York pilot have refused
to take the feet to sea Is the parting Of small
anchor cable, the only excuse to offer the public
We hope the government will look into the matter
and have nothing Of the kind again occur to iniure
this port. When have channel of thirty feet in
depth, 1t 10 not for those employed by government
to throw out the idea that there is less
NEw York Posr OFFIcE.-We ought to mention
the enterprise and activity displayed at the post
Office in this city. On the arrival of the mails bv