Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-29


be lsssened more than the proportion Of sail
ing distance, and at one half cent per ton
weight per mile, (being equal to two and
quarter tons measurement our people shall
be enabled to deliver merchandise at the
Atlantic citiea from China, India, &C., at
less cost, and in Europe at about the same
cost as the present, and at the same time
well reward those engaged in the shipping
interest. The necessary Accommodations
required on the Pacific tor such q vast COM
| merce must of itself greatly stimulate its in
crease, and its beneficial influence and in
I crease will not be less on tho Atlantic and
Europe, while the Mississippi valley will
bring forth for both oceans the rich products
Of her richer soil, to be waited TO shores of
Europe and Asia to feed the hungry and
give material to clothe the nakod; and we
may add that the whole extent of our Peci-
fic coast, und its vast interior, rich in It's
nroducts, will teem with an industrious
population. and add to the stock in trade
and to the impts.ement OF humanity"
Dastance and Time oy IatsstTv..1O r..L SO ..,,,
ships.
At the rate of fifteen miles per hour, as is
proposed for the steo mers to be built for our
navy, it will require bus. eight aud half
days from England to New York or other
ports, but say ten days. From New York
TO the Pacific, three thousand miles Ivy rail-
road, at thirty miles per hour, allowing
nearly one day for detention, FIVE days. On
the great western road from London to Bris-
tol passengers travel daily at the rate of
! fifty miles per hour, with perfect safety
From the Pacific coast to Chang-hae, in
China, at the mouth of the Yangtse ksng,
which crosses the great canal where all the
commerce of the vast empire centres, is five
thousand four hundred miles; at fifteen miles
per hour, (which can be performed az easily
! on tho Pacific Us twelve miles on the Allan
tic allowing one day for coaling, &C., six
teen days.
| From London via New York to Chang
hae, thrty-o days.
From New York to Chang-he twenty
one daye.
BY sea voyage from London OF New York
to China, one hundred and ten to one hun
dred and sixty days, requiring for a voyage
out and home from ten to twelve months.
From England via New York to Austria
liza, thirty one days.
From New ork to Australia, twenty -one
days.
From England via New York to Manila,
thirty -four days
From New York to Manila, twenty -four
days.
From England via New York to Java,
thirtyi;ve days.
From New York to Java, twenty five
days.
From England via New York to Sigma
pore, thrty-seven days.
From New York to Singapore, twenty
seven days.
From England via New York to Calcut-
ia, thirty nine days.
From New York lone end e half days foT
coal,ng) to Calcutta, twenty-n!ne days.
On these different routes are numerous
and convenient islands for depots, coa!ing,
&C., and en- abundance of Goals.
Statement. Of prices and number Of pas
sengers overland from England to Asia,
mail, &c land eat.asiod saving by our road:
Passage by the overland route from
Southampton to Hong 10 5sl60
sterling, or S"Oo
To Bombay. GII
To Calcutta, something more.
All extra luggage OF So Or SIS per hun
dred pounds weight, AMI merchandise the
same.
The estimated number of pasaen-
gers each WY from London to
bombay ls 1Uu0 per anndm-
total 1000, at S6l4 each, is $2.456 900
And each passenger would require
one hundred pounds Of extra
luggage for voyage SO long,
at SIS each, would be 10000
The English mail for this route
ia snid to cost some two and
half millions of dollars annual
ly; the committee have no &C.
curate data to fix it, but say it
is 100000