Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-13

assigning the reasons for the angud Of trade at that port
in is44 SAYS Another Of the detention Of the ships
was the suspense ia which the merchants kept as to the
state Of the European markets. deprived they Of all
adyices during nearly five months The proposed ine OF
communication will give the American merchants aud manu-
acurer greatly the advantage Of those OF Europe in the
of communicating with correspondents IN China Intelligence
Of the favorable state Of the Market being from fifteen
y days later than can be communicated TO England, ship
nens NAV be made 10 meet the demand and arrive in time
supply it long before any arrivals can take place from Lon
don or Liverpool.
Many elaborate and seemingly accurate calculations have
been made by Mr. Whitney and others respecting the practical
bty Of transporting freight from the Pacific the Atlantic on
railway especially and silks and Of conveying cotton,
Indian corn and other products from the Western and South
and manufactured goods from the Eastern States to
the Pacific and thence to China and other markets Of the
East The committee do not deem II necessary TO repeat
these facts and figures but will merely that they appear
lead practical and attanabe results Of most remarkable
character all going to show the great Importance Of the pro-
posed lines Of communication TO China and the Sandwich
Islands The distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific the
proposed railway route will be about three thousand miles
At twenty miles per hour including delays twill require five
days to pass from ocean TO ocean. we allow fifteen days
for the passage the Pacific we find that the mails and
passengers may be conveyed from Canton New York in
twenty and London in thrytwo days thus bsngngthem
to New York in less than third and to London in about
one-half the time required to pass over the British
overland route.
The completion Of this system Of communication would,
doubedly few years, the balance of trade with all
nations turn favor, and make New York what Lon
don il, the great settling house OF the world Situated
this continent the globe, almost midway between Eu
rope and ASIA with this concentration Of intelligence by
ships railways and eegaphs, should extend
municatons with equal facility to both and each would be
dependant on US for information from the other.
For very important facts and arguments the sub
ect the proposed railway from the Mississippi to Monterey
or San Francisco refer the very ate letter of Lieut.
Maury, in the appendix
For the purpose of meeting the immediate wants Of the
wis he q
longing the navy the route from Monterey San Fran
cisco the Sandwich Islands The distance is little over
thousand miles, marked the chart and steamer
the rate OF ten miles hour, will pass 1t IN little
more than eight days. The object is the transmits
sion of the mail once month from Monterey San Fran
cisco the Sandwich Islands and back to form
nexion with the monthly line from New York to Oregon.
The great object in the establishment OF these lines OF steam
being protect commerce. well communicate
intelligence in the shortest possible time from continent to
the other and to the Sandwich Islands, it proposed
poy, for few years least Government steamers of
large class with suitable accommodations for passengers who
shall under proper regulations, be received board
For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the
mittee offer the accompanying joint resolutions
JOINT RESOLUTIONS proposing the establishment Of
lines Of Government war steamers from the port of Monte
rey San Francisco in California, Shanghae and Can
tom in China, and from the port to the Sandwich
Islands.
1st Resolued Sc That for the purpose OF aordng suit
able encouragement and protection extensive and rapid
y increasing the Pacific Ocean and with China
with the present rendezvous OF our whaling
vessels in the Sandwich Islands and with the principal ports
open foreign trade in China In the absence OF such nfo
nation would enable merchants offer to contract
reasonable for this service and that flag be the
respected in those distant portions Of the gobe is
pedent that the service shall be performed for to
come by large class of Government there
FORE accomplish these objects speedily and eectualy
possible the Secretary the Navy hereby directed
poy Of large class transportation Of
the mail and passengers from Monterey San Francisco in
Caifoa, to the Sandwich Islands and back month
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steamers consist of three four now built being
srpcted, from of the above ports the American coast
by of the Aeutan Fox Islands, Shanghae and thence
to Canton China The mail be taken from the port Of
departure on the coast Immediately arrival
from Panama. and delivered regularly practicable
month the aboye-named ports China and be
ed from those ports the port of Departure California
month"; to be placed board the steamer bound
to Panama with the mail from Oregon
3D. Resolved That the Secretary of the Navy shall
be prepared such board said ships they
will admit Of passengers who shall be conveyed for such
price, and subject such rules and regulations he shall
prescribe That the purers OF said ships shall take charge OF
the mails deliver all letters and papers board ship in for
egn pe and receive the postage thereon which shall be
equal proportion the distance the postage charged
maable in the British mail from China He shall
s0 ss "a rd G a @ ,or
3d. Resolved That the Secretary Of the Navy is hereby
orized establish such dpots Of coal may be found
cesay to supply the steamers to be employed in the service
4th Resolved That two years after the passage of these
joint resolutions the Secretary of the Navy shall advertise
three months Of the principal newspapers of Boston,
New York, Baltimore Charleston Savannah, and New Or
eans for contracts for the transportation Of the mail in FIVE
the route to China and the route TO the
Sandwich Islands, of less than thousand burden
each Said steamers to be constructed to suit
able armament of long heavy guns; have speed
OF at least fifteen miles hour be convertible at the
least possible expense into Steamers and subject all
times to be taken by the Government reasonable valuation
be commanded by officers Of the line of the navy not below
the grade Of lieutenant and TO receive four mdshpmen each
as watch officers and to carry mail agent on board all Of
whom shall be suitably without charge to the
Government The said shall make twenty pas
twelve each In year, between San Francisco
Monterey and Shangae and Canton, and equal number to
the Sandwich Islands Alter having advertised three months
for proposals. the Secretary Of the Navy shall open them in
presence Of the parties making them and shall contract
the Of the Government Of the United States for the
service herein described and ordered No proposals shall be
accepted from any party parties who cannot Show to the
satisfaction Of the Secretary OF the Navy that he they and
his their associates perform in good faith all the
tract contracts shall require The most favorable propo
sal proposals made parties thus able perform shall
be accepted and the contract shall continue for
ten years
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