New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-20
WHOLE Nc. 1917.


lie regarded IN the establishment G! ue Of coas:wise
steamers. The may be sad OF Charleston south
Carolina, from which railroad EXTENDS unns Win me
Georgia improvements. Our commerce WIZ tuoa iapG
" Increasing, and would not only b promoted oot soNu
DC brought In aid 0; the plan ander constellation IL
tbs efoe proposed 10 these ports b! line wReh
shall touch 3; eac and also a. Norfolk IN Virginia, ana
which shall In al respects OF size snd efficiency equal those
the Atlantic
Our frontier settlements have slready extended them
the Pacific ocean, and the course OF events tends
TO the establishment, early cay, territorial gov
erneut In Oregon which Will extend jurisdiction
AZ least seven degrees OF latitude the shores OF the Pacific
We already usin;ain that considerable po
ton Of our force for the protection OF our commerce
In that quarter the world which atcady amounts 70 four
hundred ships engaged in The whale fishery besides those
employed In the coasng trade between the various ports
from Chill 10 Oregon and those which touch on iheif way
70 China and The Polylc.is1 Islands. Our commerce IN
the Pacific valued more than twenty millions OF DOL
lars and employs about twenty thousand seeh ana yer
Government taken steps 10 essa )llsn regular COM
runics;ou with Sect and territory on tie Paeiae or
20 facilitate transmission OF Commercial intelligence:
As showing the Importance Of esa sh!ig mai! 10 aG
across the Ihmus Panama and along the shores OF Inc
Pacific the committee have deemed proper TO append 10
This report letter from Mr.. Albert Gala;!n Jewe our
Charge at Inns, dated April Is, 1870.
The NUMBER CT persons who i, is supposed will emil
crate from the valley of the Mississippi and other parts
of the unon to California aud Oregon. may be brought
contribute largely to the regular oil Inc
mails those distant regions aud AS New'Ortans Is
the most veniens place OF enbsr sston AID toe port
OF Chagres or Bsze the eligible pon. for crossing
the Isthmus the Pacific, II 10 supposed that the steam
err 20 from New Orlesns twice month TO either OF
those ports connection with the regular transmission
OF the mail squadron and the ports on the PACING
will afford the necessary facilities for the communication
OF intelligence. and the accommodation OF passengers
These objects deemed by the committee OF sufcient
importance 10 justify The appropriation which Is do
mandsd by MIR. Soo for running s;eam.pscket twice
month from New Orleans TO Chsetes or BslEe; nor ia
il doubted that the Government Will receive, IL postaeea
| and the amount which may be thus saved In coumun
eating with squsdron and our posts on the Pacific
an amount probably quite equal to that which is pro-
posed for the establishment of this mai! service lhis
remark Ia also undoubtedly applicable the service be-
tween NewYork and Liverpool which Ia proposed to De
performed for specific sum
! The service between New.fork and bavre. ana from
New.York to New Orleans touching st Norfolk Charles
ton Savannah and Havana proposed 10 De placed on
diaeren, footing, aud TO be performed for the amount
| Of postages.
TIE papers referred to your committee contain pro-
posas from parties tor the transportation OF the
| mail In ocean steamers between New.fork and Great
Britsp both of which are hereunto annexed. marked
| and c. Tbs first from E. X. Collins and his assoc
ates of New York proposes TO perform the service be-
tween New York and Liverpool IN vessels OF not less
than 1900 tons measurement for S'e3 Vto per annum
payable quarterly The second from R. b. Forbes, OF
Boston, his associates proposes to transport the
mail in steamers OF from 200 10 1000 tons measure
meut between New.York and Southampton In England.
and thence to Havre, in France Tor the round sum oil
S500000 per anuum payable In advance both parties
proposing to build FIVE ships for the service Their pro-
posals vii! show particularly the extent Of the1
offers and requirements
The amount paid by the British Government to the
Cunard line In s43 the latest official returns in the pos
session of your committee for the transportation OF ns
mail between Liverpool and Boston, ny way OF Haihx,
in five steamers averaging about 200 tons measure
ment Si25000 will be seen, therefore, tnat mr
Collins proposes 10 perform tbs service In shps OF
much larger and more efficient Glass, whether Tor war
commercial purposes for SIUUOU less per Anpuu, or
100000 for the years Qhe proposed osraon or mis-
contract than paid by the Brit,h Government to the
GUARD line for similar service II indeed, the service
h.tyyp |
to that between New.York and liverpool |. Will also
be seen that the proposals of Mr. Collins are Sll30O0
per annum less than those OF Forbes. while MS shlps
are of a much larger and more desirable class The
committee therefore, do not hesitate to recommend to
the favorable consideration OF the House the proposals
of Mr. Collins and his associates as In every view most
fayorab to the interests OF the Government and the
commercial community.
The papers referred also contain proposal from Mr..
G. Sloo to build OF the hrst class
-four to be employed in transporting the malt between
New York and Havre, and To cross the Atlantic 80 times
in every year; four TO run between New.fors and
New Orleans, stopping each way ut Norfolk. virginia.
Charleston, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia. and
Havana 10 Cuba and deliver the mails At each end OF
the route and at the intermediate places, weekly one
10 Iuu between New-Orleans and Chagres or balile,
carving the mail Central America and tho Pacific,
twice month; and to bn kept ready TO take the
place OF any either line that he d-1h~d Or
rendered unfit for service Tnese vessels are 10 DC OF
moi ess than 500 tons burden and to have engines OF
not less than l5U0 horsepower. They are 10 De qua
raned To excel the Cunsrd steamers In their passages
/
,ha, they should be built under the supcfinteDdence
Government naval constructor. and capable OF being
converted into efficient steamers at the shortest no.
tice boilers and machinery 10 be located below the
wo,o, Linz and secured as far as practicable with pad
die wheels from enemys shot, and To comprehend
all modern improvements suited for the service ior
which they designed They are to be subject 20 the
exclusive ownership OF the Government, in time oil war
az their appraised vsue. Mr. SOu estimates their cost al
about S3 900 600, and he requires the Government 10
contribute 81 co., 600 toward their construction In cue
| n-t.I.o Etpnt had md
execuled-no part Of 1t to be advanced beyond hathmt
He proposes they shall be commanded by naval officers
ard cary as watch officers four midshpmen each WIFI
out charged TO the Government, VINO WIN mus % el-
abled TO acquire practical knowledge OF steam naVga
tioa The 600 required 10 be advanced by Govern
men be reimbursed IN equal annual INSTRUMENTS Vi
SUO0OG without interest, and to form part oil inc purchase
money should the vessels be TAKEN oy So'eIeh'' ID
nroposed 10 b. stipulated in the contract These vessels
are insured and the assgnmentot the policies 70 gov
eminent would protect tagasloss. Besides this lteo
aid contributed by government toward Inc construction
OF the steamers the contractor requires as compensation
for the service to be performed the hostages on al NAL"
matter transported them between New YORK ana Havfe
and between SewYorE and New Orleans and Inc ih'ef
! mediate ports. For the route from Sew-OTleans 10
Chagres or Baze requires The specific sum oil SSoUuo
per annum the OF course receiving the post
ages this route For the ihhfu performances VI TUG
service proposed to be stipulated In Inc contract nc us
sres the committee he stands prepared TO give security IN
any amount II will be perceived that this service VIII De
more extensive than any other heretofore proposed IN TINS
country The expedlency of the coast route from New
York 10 New Orleans with stoppases at the Intel mediate
ports is obvious. 1t will establish communication win
the Ht.h West India line, and the contemplated French
line and will secure to American enterprise the oppormni
" OF competing with lines, and will also afford very
efficient protection whole southern coast me event
Of any sudden emergency The route from NewOrleans
10 Chagres or Bze may be made touch az Vera Cruz
and will not only promote commercial intercourse In
time OF peace with Mexico Central America and me
shores Of the Pacific but will also serve AZ proecuoa u
our commerce Ia the Gulf. ,,
The whole amount service to be performed IN the pro-
pos.s for which COMMITTEES ask the favorable conc-
GRAFTON the House, two lines across he Atan
Tic from ewYork-one TO Liverpool and one 10 haVre
one coastv.se from NewYork 70 Sew-Orlesns touchns,
az stated AZ intermediate ports and from NewOr-
leans 20 Chapre or Baze employ fifteen vessels which
al any moment taken the service Of the gov
epIneut and regarded in connection with our naval arma-
meat az equal 70 fifteen steamers constantly In COM
mission
r, is believed that the amount of hostages the mail
matter carried by the Cunard line reburses the govern
ment the amount paid the proprietors-S4250o 900 per
snnu Il therefore reasonable 10 suppose that the
line from NewYork 10 Liverpool 10 Dc composed VI steam
Superior class and greater and 10 De concuct
ed by the acknowledged stn and ability Of Dir. Collins
will compete successfully with the Cunar6 steamers and
Yield an amount hostages quite equal TO that which gov
ernment asked pay foT the expenses OF carrying he
mails Thus will this line, In all probability be susta1ed
without any actaaI charge upon the treasury.
The government Ia asked to advance TO Mr. sloo to aid
shant harf