The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-18
Tbs Recent Steamship Arrivals-The SUI
premacy OF the Seas.

The steamship Cambria, of the Cunard line, and
the FriLklin, The first OF the new line running be-
tween this city and Havre, arrived Ia the United
States within few days-the one at Boston, and
the other al New YoIk-after very interesting
race, in which the American steamship was COM
pletely victorious, having run distance Of three
hundred and seven miles more than the Cambria
did, and in sixteen hours less than the latter ac-
somplished the shorter distance. The Cambria
left Liverpool Saturday, the "a inst at III NJ.
and arrived az her wharf at Boston at p. M, on
Saturday the 10th. The Frank lin left Cowes, also,
on Saturday, the I'd instant at 3 p M, and arrived
at her wharf at New York, at 8 o'clock A. NJ, on
Saturday the 10th instant. This makes the pas
sspe Of the Franklin-isking distance and hour Of
arrival into consider alton forty hours shorter than
shat If the Cambria. Thus
IHr rAssAeks o. THE GAMBIA AVID FhAsxLrs.
.4ctusi Total Time.
Steamers. Distance Days. Hours.
Cambria to Boston. q sac miles IA 10
franklin TO New York. Also IL IL
Difference. ....,.... 3o7 miles II
According to this, the Franklin run three hundred
and miles than the Cambria, in seventeen
hours less time The mails Of the Franklin were
delivered in this city, and despatched ihs coun-
try on Saturday; those by the Cambria will not be
distributed till to-day We may well mention,
too, that the Franklin made, by two hours, the
shortest passage ever accomplished by any Cunard
steamship from the coast Of Nova Scotia to New
York. The Franklin will be succeeded by the
Humboldt, which, we are informed, is equal
TO her in every respect Oar readers are IA
liar with the feats performed by the Collins line
of steamships, so that there is necessity for
huing to them at this time
There is nov going on one Of the most interest
iaR, and at the same time important, contests,
which has be en- entered into since the commence
ment Of the world, or in which any nation, or ma
lions, engaged. IL is not a contest or conflict in
which one nation exerts its Influence and eSpends
its resources in inflicting all the injury possible
on another; il IL not conflict OF brute force with
mind, for the mastery; but II Is struggle manly,
honorable sttuggle-worlhy of the nineteenth cen
fury and Of the present age of progress asd civiiza-
ton, between England and the United States, for
no less prize than the supremacy of the seas-for
sscendency in the great world Of commerce. IL
has been discovered that commerce IL supreme
king and exercises sway over the destnies OF
man and Of nations greater than any sovereign, any
emperor, or any potentaie. The nation that pos
sesses the most commerce H., per 90, the most pow
erful, although IL may not have any standing army,
or its people may not be oppressed by the expense
Of maintaining fleet to overawe its neighbors, and
devoted to the single purpose of war. In a few
words, mind, in this age Of the world, has achieved
q perfect triumph over matter, and intellect has
asserted its supremacy over physical or bru.e
force THIS contest IL between the United States
and Great Bntan-ts course will be watched with
the most intense interest by every nation in Chris
tendon, and its results will confer benefits and
advantages TO the whole world, aud extend from
pole to pole.
This state of things has been FASTENED by the use
Of stem as a motive power on the ocean; and the
nation which makes the greatest use OF It will be
successful in the struggle to which we refer, and
carry or the prize. II is only within short time
that the United States has ayailed itself OF this
great elt men;, and the progress which i has made
thus far, augurs well for the future In one bound,
and with comparatively no experience, we have
dared to place ourselves in competition with Eng
hand, and even now claim superiority The steam
ships Of the Colias line vie with and outsifp those
Of the Cunsrd; and Il we can accomplish 30 much
at once, what, we may ask, can we not DO, with an
experience Of few yeersl When we consider that
up to within three or four years we did not ewn a
single steamship, and had no experience in con-
structinR machinery suited for ocean navigation,
we have even reason to be proud Of our success
thus far, in the friendly contest going on between
fine United States and Esglsad 70. the supremacy