The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-03

Her Majesty's government, in conveying the mails
from Southampton, to all parts OF the West Indies,
The following vessels employed internationally, also
belong to the same company -
Eagle. 293 tons $50 horse power.
REINDEER. dol 2oO
Lee. ......... $50 . schooner.
Larne. .......... $50 q schooner.
The following is outline of the operations of the
company One of the large ships sails from Southamp-
ton the I'd and 18th of every month The vessel of
the I'd, proceeds via Bermuda to Nassau Havana,
New Orleans Tampico, Vera Cruz, Honduras La Quay
and Porto Cabeo The packet of the 18th proceeds,
via Madeira and Barbados to St Domingo Santa Mar
tina Carthagena, Chagres and st. Juan de Nicaragua.
The packets homeward, due at Southampton the
9TH and 22d Of each month-the vessel of the 7th,
bringing home the mails from St. Jago de Cuba, La
Guayra, Jamaica, Jacmel (Iayti) Porto Rico Demera-
IA, Tobago, Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada, ST. VIM
cent, st. Lucia, Martinique, Guadaloupe Antigua,
Montserrat, Nevis, Tortola, st. Thomas and Fay
al--lkewise the South American mails from Chill,
Peru, New Grenada, Ecuador. SC, brought to Pa
mama by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
ships The packet of the 22d, brings home the mails
from Vera Cruz, Tampco New Orleans, all the Brit
ish and Foreign West India Islands and Bermuda
The paid by the British Government to the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company performing the
mail service thus described, Is 92iO,00O per annum
The contract has three uncxpired of its term
The West India Company have not been fortunate
in its operations the Peninsula and Oriental Com
pany and since its establishment has lost six ships
viz Solway off Corunna Tweed in Gulf of Mexico
Isis and Medina, in the West Indies also the inter-
colonial steamers, City of Glasgow and Action in the
West Indies. The voyages of the ships performed
with the greatest regularity, and the Company il in
very prosperous condition. Very large amounts OF
specie brought home by these vessels Before the
between Mexico and the United States, each
packet from Vera Cruz and Tampico used 20 nave
freight of from 100000 to S300000O and 1t Is sup
pose that when the treaty of peace Is ratified at uere
taro, and trade its usual channel, specie in
large quantities, mercantile account Will be re-
ceived thence and that large remittances IN dollars
and doub oons will be made to pay the dividends on
Mexican bonds, three instruments Of which are now
over due The amount Of bullion brought by each
packet for the past years has varied from $3.50 900
to 81 800 600 collected partly from Mexico and partly
amorg the West India Islands.
All the West India steamers constructedof wood,
iron vessels not being found to so well in tropi
cal climates, from the heat being attracted and re-
tanned by the vessel, rendering them more uncom-
Portable for passengers. Each ship has been built
into vessel of war, and IL capable of carrying
two long 0Spounders on travcrsing carriages,
and four six 32-pounder carronades. Referring
to my former munication the subject of
the Southampton steamers, applicable to war pur
poses. may mention that the total number OF steam
ships belonging to the port TT for navigation,
and mt disposal of the British government. Is 49, size
horse power The aggregate tonnage Is 1890 tons,
and total horse power 1870 and capable of carrying
the following ordnance:-47 6s-rounder guns; SO 80
FOUNDER guns SS 32-pounder carronades and % o.
FOUNDER carronades Besides these, there some
fine steamers between Hayre and Southampton and,
altogether, most formidable and effective steam 10
tilla couldfbo organized out of the mercantile steam
the bugbenr Of with France ever arise to render
il necessary
IL may be well TO speak Of the internal fittings ac-
cemmodations, and appointments of these ships The
machinery Is Of the most approved description AMI t
would be wen IL American engineers would take pat