The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-06

| THE COMMERCIAL woRLD--THE TRADE OF THE INDIES,
The New Orleans Bulletin says that the number OF
is estimated at 1000, OF the value of 800 000, 900; ton
mage about $4,000 and employing about $4,000 men.
The value OF this trade conducted by the above shipping
fixed in round numbers at 100000 imports, and
$50 100000 exports And as showing the disparity be-
tween England and other countries, find that OF the
above amounts, England has $s5,5ooOoo imports, and
$50 100000 exports; France $l6 900 imports and
$50 900 EXPORTS the Netherlands 1913 900 imports
and 100000 exports; and the United States III 100000
imports, and $5,440.oo0 exports
The number OF passengers by THE overland route" to
and from Bombay and England is annually about 1000
who pay from $500 to $500 passage money; the time
occupied Inc transit IS from 40 . 90 DAYS E Ths
cost Of conveying the English mails to Bombay and
China is $4,000, 900 Misunderstanding four millions Of
mails to the east BY the overland routes 10 Suez From
this small place the transit is direct and expeditions
enough by the large India steamers.
The English are improving their means OF intercourse
jects in contemplation. The New York Erening Post
has the report Of the Pennsuar and Oriental Steam
provements The company have recently dispatched one
Of their officers to Egypt TO obtain the cooperation ofh
Pacha, in which effort he was successful The result o.
the visit, learn from the Post order to OBJ
tain another iron steamer from England to ply the
Nile, on the Vice Roys account fitted up with all the
modern improvements and two steamers with paddles Tor
the Mahmoudish canal for passengers only The tran.
of this canal has been esteemed the most disagreeabe
part OF the whole route India A small steamer is now
buildings TO De placed al SueZ LOT the landing anu embark
alton OF passengers from the large India steamers and
siorehouses have been erected at all the ports where
there is any debarkaton. AT Alexandria, the facilities
for passengers greatly increased The canal steam
ers of the Mahmoudish will take them on board the
Nile steamers The canal itself is TO be deepened, and
there are three dredging machines at work there But
what is the remarkable is that the route between
Cairo and Suez ha. been partly macadamized, and has
/ been divided into sixteen sections.
By an Improvement in the management at the different
stations the horses changed in eight or ten minutes,
when formerly il occupied half an hour to do So The
vehicles used for the conveyance OF passengers
convenient and the whole time for crossing the ishmus
is about eighteen hours, only ten OF which actually
occupied in travelling. Hereden Bey, gentemany
Turk, is the superintendent OF the road, and as he has
now employed English servants along the line, and
means to have the travellers fed much possible in
the English style, he is considered almost as good as
Christian.
II appears that the Peninsular Company contemplate
running monthly steam packet between Singapore and
Sydney, in Australia under proposition from the gov
eminent, and have commenced similar service with Q
steamer between Hong Kong, Macao, and Canton
| lBieknelfs Reporter.