Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-03
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Total 254 4O52 39,OO5 205,92l 2O,siO
There are also in the Revenue Service 90 sailing
vessels, 1872 guns, ,lsO men, and l,9Oo tons; ana
one steam ship the Vulcan guns 81 men, 325 tons,
and 80 horse powcr-makmg a total OF 6i ships,
1874 guns PHI men, $3.50 tons, and $50 horsc-pow-
er; in addition, the Coast Guard consist OF +,2Oo-
making the number OF the Coast Guard force nearly
$500 men, and would b. most available body Tor
general purposes, they under the control oil the
Admiralty, instead of the Customs
Penirsukar and Oriental SteGm Navigation Com
pdng-This Company has % steam, vessels OF
u 6I6 TONS 1855 horsepower, and 800 men; with
them the Admiralty have three contracts: For car
ryng the mails monthly between England, Gibraltar,
Malta and Alexandria, contracting TO carry tour guns
fit TO fire, of the largest in the Navy, for E29 per
annum and, by another agreement, TO carry mail
between Southampton and Malta in vessels OF 2Su
horse power; and Malta and Alexandria, So horse
power, for + 1925 per annum, or Is. Cd per mile
=. To carry the mails between the East Indies and
China, once month, at El6O,OOO per annum: pro-
yiding three steamers, of not less than 800 horse
mower each, and one not less than $50 horsc-po
for China. 3. To convey the mails between England,
Vigo, Lisbon, Oporto and Gbraltar-fve or more, not
less than l40 horse powcr-tor E2O,50 per annum,
less f3,50O if port charges in Spain and Portugal are
lemittcd.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.-This COM
pany has IA vessels, Of O69 tons, 5i57 horsc-pow-
err and l27 men; and two sailing vessels, 23S tons,
and 80 men, They contract with the Government TO
carry the mails between England and the West In
dies and the Gulf of Mexico, twice month"; from
Southampton, for E24O,OOO per annum, and ilndlng
IA steamers, 10 of 400 horse power, and the remain
ing four for the colonies, only $50 horsepower.
British North american Mail CompGny.-This
company possess 10 ships 1885 TONS 5,243 horse
power and S75 men; they contract to carry the mails
between Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston, and Liver
pool and New York; they have El45 900 per annum,
employing nine vessels, of 400 horse power, and one
spare steamer of $50 horse power.
Cifu of Dublin Steam Packet C0mpuny-Has
ships Of 1869 tons, 672 horsepower, and $50 men
convey the mails between Liverpool and Kings
town, daily for E9,00O per annum.
General Steam Navigation COmpany-To convey
the mails from London TO Hamburg and Rotterdam,
twice a week, contracts with the Post-otfce for
El7,OO0 per annum; they have IA yessels-7,9oS
tons, z, OBS horse power, and 3li men.
Mona Isle Steam Packet mpdny.--Contracts
with the Post office for conveying the mails between
Liverpool and the Isle Of Man, twice a week, for
ESQ per annum they have four vessels, 5ho tons,
GA horse power, and 10 men,
South Western StedHt- PaCtet COmpdny-Has D
vessels, ,239 tons, $50 horsepower, aud lO3 men;
they contract with the Admiralty TO convey mails be-
tween Southampton and the Channel Island, three
times a week. at e. ,OOl, employing three or more
steamers of not less than 50 horsc-p power.
Pacific Steam Navigation Company-EmployS
four vessels ,354 tons, 40 horsepower lol men
contract convey the Mails TO Panama, once month";
for 100000 per annum.
Halifar and Nelctowdland.-M Whitney, Of
ST. Johns, New Brunswick, contracts TO convey
Mails, twice month, from April to November, and
once during the four Winter months, in one steam
vessel, of 100 horsepower, for E4,l5O per annum.
Nj Horse