New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-27
WHOLE No. 3761.

I p11t Of tact. tie dis.s7cs between England an
india = NJ yery fabulous and s-'ihcia charsctel
p -t used % te called 81 1oo $4,000. or even IS 90
D nt.es- ne tl-e consumed b. rravers.n- 6 a
/ Eart-i t7ow l,af months 3D. three >ir Arthur W e
.esey Codesty ssipl. ,e1 tr l1ur, 6 ne au'it c
/ tne pend within which there should b, aiwass
( stealy ans Constant c1mm-l.cat,a between Z RS
4 -oAtc Sad G. cgtta. Az Re present time he '0--
I n-y nom Bombay 20 Southampton s usually rc-
,orne,. IN soco 35 - a DAYS. and fhe-e scclls Q
I Pc aolniarce c. rom or stt ,ur.her sho-tenin-
/ the transit FOR atc- a . when W COX &. ,ht
p.1.l facts c the case lnlia 8 ce'v s,rie rw hrn
f-ed mics farther from Us thaa the United States
though We tare come 70 cons,i,- TIE lsiter c1uu
-r, ss wing a. car doors, while We ST. regard
The former IS one "a the attscnost PARTS OF th,
earth From Spithead 70 New York Il j. ~
miles from Osteai 70 Hydersbsi on the Indus
9 : oa.y 3.S'5.
Most certainly uoboiy has ever Yet iooAed upon
one of these ourneys So bcinc only POO miles once
t,sn the ether bat d he Direct CALAIS and Mo0,
tsn ever comes mo operation. the LONGER WI De
come actually zoe shorter of the tNo Now. .ct "a
ooS AZ the several stages Of this very edny'ng onr
ney H. the hrss place instead o. s,ari.ns non
Ca.ais or Osierd. We may start rom Nlenns. 81
~ % that point Raiiwsy communication may bt
cons iersd as already complete. From Vienna Tx
Inc ls, o- vas, actually open % Pssth but mere We
sre stopped sld tn next step therefore Is 70 car
ry 10 Is directly as possible % Constantlof.e For
tn purpose !, IS projected % take a due south
ward course from Pes'h. through the valley De
tween ,hc Thesis and the Danube. crossing the
AFTER river A'tle below the jlucionot the O-aye,
aud entering the European territories ~ Turkey
ilst by Belgrade From tbs point 10 Constant
nup.s irtsrycncs distance oi ah'ut 500 niles. over
wn,ch the Inc viii run along the valley OF thu
Dansbe pretty nearly tn N.copohs. when Il will
make a southwark bend 10 cut the Bsnkan, sppa.
reuty by pass oi Is own. htte northwest OF
Esklsars. After This the course through Adrian
op.e TO the Bosphorls IS clear enough and So W.
stand at .eDgth on the borders ot Europe and ASIA
Si,h about Cae third OF the whole Journey acorn.
pisaed aud :. io0 miles ST.. remaining before US
4 i0n-lsh stag certainly. bus not longer than VIII
be- M actual operation m the Gited states bsiOre
ave wears are Out
Turkey M ASA IS now % be traversed frOm an.
-ia On suge-.rum Scu,an @ Bssra-ssying moth
u-. ,.r ,us present about the Strss The Inc
VII PASS over the memorable isd % AngOTa the
scene Of 3 'iazet defeat and viii then shoot with
ihe .trsigatucss 81 IA srrOw between the Eu
1h-a-es ana tie Ti-us-thc ancient "a. .ons OF Mes
fputana. Iue rains sud re.ics % Ninsveh VII De-
brought close 70 hand Babylon and Bagdad can
lo- al o. being attractive stations. even or those
who stop short ol Susa and Ecbatana sad. beiure
we have well recovered irom the sensations occa
,.nci ty the scenery We shall hnd ourselves on
me coast % the Persian Gaif. about $500 mics
lr.u. llr start.nr por, ia the Channel For the ss'
BOD ec1ues the road Nill have ala through auteti
urial cites cycopesn remains. gigantic scalp
ares, ml sterIOus excavations, btuminols laScs,
ana mosaic wells aud w may reasonably pause
Tor q few moment, before we sgru our theo tolltrs
lp0n tracts which tie most eltirprslng travellers
have Yet but mperectly explored.
Va have now two routes open 10 us. We may
either take the great Desert Of Arman, a1i the
vIlIsot West m All han stan duvnyueht through
r1, : lynau rance 0f mountains, and striking oar
iu .iou territories pretty h-n up no the Punab or
a., NAV skit the south weston coast ~ Persia.
ROOD c18c''y through te,entor 81 3t..ochistau, AID
BE- houoQ dire, 't upon ne old cap.,o. q ir Ellccrs
nj ~,uNe oar SURVEYS trsflr calculations. a.
A., here ma. ..y c0.ired 20 certain statistics r.
sp-.tn- a.. cap7uHes Of ioatcd camcis' AMI ~
trucks u periodical caravans but tie project oe
m rs tr,ideu'.g = .cidcs ~ favor 90 me LATER men
TONED rlu'e ana the line accordingly passing riS.t
,h-leh the ,1iu7 a., PerecpoAs, cats the Beooc1ee
frontier a,i.s middle point add Them turning ht
III. South vart skirts the whole length oi The sea
coast under the hi T. and at length crosses the In.
ius attic be.oW Meoauee. The distance traycrsed
u. these t.g0 STAGES i about $50 miles IN Persia.
trf as nearly rs possible the same IN BelOochs
tao Perhaps, az this point 10 may be advisable -
mention. Tor general Information, that BcioOchstan
is 4 country bounded on tie North by Ahghanistan,
on Tie West and East by Persia and Scinde and
an indefnnb.e race living under no describabie
Government II. alter this we cannot snap onr
fnecrs NJ the Yankees II vii. as they express .,
col be- pity
Yet Inc total cstna'cd cost Of this miraculous
design IS 0.ly t3LO5O.OOO-a sum which mght IN
Iced have appeared considerable % Adam Smith,
hu, winch Is mere trf1 according 30 present
art.ons and which n fact scorcely exceeds what
hns been actually spent upon t"o domestic hau
Ka,s The total annual intercs, on 'hc capital u
.adrr $4,000 600. and he portion el'ch according
.0 the terrls o. the project would have 20 be de-
.r.yed b. the Go, ula.lt OF BelOochstan Is
9. rs I b.. 1000. ~ should Ike. however, 10 hear
Char Napiers opinion ron thi amena5niiy
.i tIs interesting population o. proper instruct "a
Ir0n the points OF international Intercourse, free
trade, Cabinet loans, and funded debt nor can We
persuade ourseves that tbs appantion # tho pro
.ecfci caussway would be unaccompanicd With
certain degree OF aDuptness m some Ui the districts
1. Persia and Asia Minor Engineering dlfhru
ti,s W. axe wed aware, have now no place in
projectors vocabulary. nor a. 1t they should have
:. there are other not unnporant considerations
% the case OF scheme like this. However We
aaye az least fairy beaten the Americans IA com
preheusive surveys and sgdsciOus speculation, and
Ne have abundant reasons Tor believing that the
scheme which We have here detailed has actually
been considered for years, has been dlgestod with
the all OF Gil accessible info mstloI and has been
devised with no other eGd than that Of promoting
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