The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-06
EDITORS coRREsPoNDENcE.
IsrOn cur regular correspondent

~ ~ act ss an "1'ri@yr to the extent expected.
'ie' sans afforded the most reliable means Of pro-
o". Her experience adds another proof Of the
'''ore o' inc screw as a means Of propulsion at
sea As al present ngged, she is neither sail YES
sci nor steamship but kind of hermaphyodits
concern, realizing the attributes or qualities Of neither
great revolution in ocean steam navigation IL =,
hand In year ormore, the Americans will pu, forth
their wonderful enterprise in this line of business.
We have beat all the world in sailing packets This
now is admitted az established fact. We can.
gain no new lsurels over other nations in this
branch Of enterprise. Our next great achievement
must he accomplished in excehng all other parts Of
the earth IN ocean steam navigation. This, too, we
shall succeed in doing, and no mistake We
have men Of capital men Of enterprise,
men Of eminent practical abilities, men Of ex.
perience and perseverance, who have entered
the field. They have associated for the purpose of
building the fastest sailing and most substantial
built ocean steamers that have crossed the At
antic, and which are destined to distance any
steam ships which have ever hitherto foated Their
models are the most beautiful and unique ever seen
The plans of machinery and general arrangements
are all fixed upon. They have made a contract
with the Postmaster General to carry Uncle
Sans" mails for him with despatch and regularity,
and will be willing, when tremendous February
snow storm buries railroads and stops the mails to
await day or so longer if necessary, to get all on
| board.
| Wnhal, too, the great commercial city, the cen.
TIRE of trade on the continent, New York, is 10 be
headquarters-ths focus of this great movement.
II originates with her enterprsing citizens, who are
able and competent to carry out successfully what
ever they undertake
| This splendid new line Of Atlantic steamers Is to
carry mailS and passengers twice month from New
York to Cowes and Bremen, and back.
All that is wanted to consummate this great na-
uona movement, is a small appropriation on the
| part Of Congressional compared TO the immense
national benefit to be derived from its practical sue
cess.
The company have set about constructing four
steam ships, suitable for performing the above ser
vice. Two of the vessels will be ready to take
their places on the line the LIST January and LIST
February next, and the other two by the LIST July
and LIST August following
These steamers are TO be Of the following dirnen-
sions: length Of keel, $50 feet breadth of beam,
SO feet depth Of hold 24k feet. To be constructed
in the most substantial manner, and in every way
suitable for ready conversion into war.steamers or
| seam-frigates, il required. They are to be equal
to |, 700 tons burden each. They are TO be sup
lied with marine engines Of the following timen-
sions: cylinders, rs inches in diameter; stroke 10
feet boilers, IL feet shell and IS feet long with re-
turn fues, capable Of carrying 90 inches steam
across the Atlantic. To have wrought iron shafts
and cranks, 20 inches in diameter, with iron water
wheels from from IS to 40 feet in diameter, and ~
feet face.
These vessels, when complete, are expected TO
cross the Atlantic in favorable weather in 10 days.
Arrangements have already been made with two of
our NEST eminent, experienced, and gsrtomanly
packet "liner" captains 10 command ~ two FIRST
Of the steamers One, before ment 1Gd, cling
Capt Hewitt, the popular comm inder of the Ilavre
packet-ship Utica, and the other Capt. Morgan,
universally known and esteemed as the captain Of
the splendid London packet-ship Victoria. This
Captain Morgan is perfect mother "Cary's chick
en-" He has crossed the Atlantic chiefly between
New York and London, between one and two hun
dred times, without having had the misfortune to
meet with serious accident. They are both Amer
icans natives believe of New York, and Just in
the prime and vigor Of life.
SdIualn f1tWUt commenced MS career al west
Point; and the frat time had the pleasure of see
ing or knowing anything of Captain Morgan, was
when he commanded the Philadelphia, and every
body wanted to go with him. An agent of Lloyd's,
in London, said that they would insure Captain
Morgan's life lower than they would the safety of
any ship as he had been successful a navga-
tor.
The most active preparations are in progress
for building the steamers, hence the necessity of
early action on thepa of Congress on the subject
have heard on good authority that the British
government the past year paid $4,000 profit
the mails the Cunard line had conveyed. They also
averaged eighty passengers, and paid over Sl-
100000 duties on freights that they also brought,
and carried $780, 900 in specie. 1t is said they
are about to double their lines, which proves that it
pays. 1t is also said that their lille mail alone this
winter has averaged 35 900 letters per trip each
way.
Ii any opposition had been anticipated, I would
not have gone 80 infinitely into the plans Of this
bold enterprise Based at is upon sound CONNER
cal views, and sustained by the capital and practi
cal wisdom Of q company of gentlemen Of the high
est responsibility, nothing remains to speedy
success but the prompt action of Congress in making
the small appropriation for the mail service con-
templated to be returned in postage receipts and in
a hundred-fold to the national interest at large.
.Nep York market this day, q p.m,-The stock
market very firm to-day, and many descriptions
of railroad bonds advanced especially the Reading,
which s coming daily into greater favor.
500 bales Of cotton sold to-day ut an advance
from to cent above last quotations. 1880 bales
sold yesterday afternoon, making about 900 bales
sold in two days. 1t Is believed that part OF it
has been taken speculation.
500 barrels of Genesee -four sold to-day at from
S. 433 to IS so, and 500 barrels good brand Gene
see at IS so, making the sales Of the day about
1000 barrels
Corn remains at last quotations. heard OF no
sales TO-DAY worth reporting. large lot of south
ern white damaged, on board the barque Lofty, was
sold at 4Oc yesterday. Rye is without change;
oats ditto. Rice is dull, and sales only to limited
extent.
Whiskey in barrels is dull at 23c.
Western provisions all dull ! have no
change 10 note in prices. SO was offered for lot