The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-06


only did the preparations not sacken, but they
were pus he'd forward with new degree fenergy;
Russia fills up the measure of her armies, Austria
completes her regiments, Prussia prepares for the
mobilization of The Landtcehr, and arms her for
tresses; employing for that object, loan raised,
according to the Minister'S declaration, on cond-
ton of being used only when Prussia is threaten
ed with war.
New events, therefore, npenng as the Sc
qucl 70 a revolution in France. They may be de.
layed for one or several months, but England
ought To be the prepared TO meet them, since
even upon her internal policy they will exert far
from unimportant influence
Ocean Steam Navigation.
STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Very shortly We shall have some fifteen screw
steamers plying between Liverpool and various
poris in the Mediterranean THIS IS mover iea-
lure in the trade. Two years ago there was not
| This new phase of the traffic to that interesting
portion of the world the cradle OF human KIND, and
The theatre of all that is great IN classic story, owes
its existence to the spirited enterprise OF four CON-
/ panies or firms. OF The first of these, the anglo
| Italian Compt n.y." Messrs M'Kean, Nj Larty, and
| Co, of Water street, are the representatives. ana
| their neat vessels, the Lvomo and the Levantne,
ply 10 Italy and Sicily, the ports visited being Gio-
raltar, Genoa, Leghorn, Messlna, and Palermo
One leaves Liverpool regularly on the hiteenth OF
| each month. Another vessel, the Genoa, Is build
| ing for Them al Dumbarton, and will be ready to
| assume her berth the 18th of the ensuing month.
| The Livono, of which the new vessel will be con-
| sort, is splendid craft. and lately made the cut
| ward passage TO Genoa in ten and hall days, the
| goods for Sicily being delivered in sixteen days
| from leaving Liverpool; and returned here, after
making the whole round, in forty live days, incud-
| ing d detention of seven days by quarantine at
| Palermo. 1t is only when il is remembered that a
very great proportion of the produce brought here
| from Italy, &c, is fruit, or other material of an
equally perishable character and that the sailing
schOoneIs, clippers they are known TO be, occupy
| an average of from thirty-eight to forty days in
coming from Leghorn, that the true value OF the
| new mode Of communication by steam can be duly
| appre ciated. The Osmanl, likewise screw
| steamer, for which Messrs. Moss " Co. are agents,
| Plies the same ports the two vessels we have
mentioned; and several new boats for that firm are
understood to be now upon the sioek. in, which
| can boast of few months greater antiquity than
| the Italian. The General Screw Steam Shipping
| Company for which Messrs. Balfour, Laming "
| Owen are agents, are the owners of three fine
screw steamers, the Bosphorus, the Hellespont,
and the Proponts, of about $50 tons burden each,
which call at Gibraltar, with passengers only, and
convey TO Malta, ConstantlnoPle, and Smyrna,
| both passengers and goods These vessels get a
cargo for London, generally, at Smyrna, or else
| where, and, on the return voyage, seldom come to
| Liverpool direct They always, however, sail from
| this port, one being despatched about every third
week The round is made in about six weeks,
| sometimes in less Competitors with this line are
| some three screw auxiliary vessels, worked by
| Messrs. Henry Dixon Co., of Chapel street The
first two of these, which bear the formidable names
\ of the Brgand and the Pirate, were formerly en-
| gagged in the Glasgow trade; and the third, the
| AsTologer, is a very handsome piece OF naval ar
| chitecture, which II became our duty to notice
| only last week The Astrologer is Of one hundred
| and fifty horse power, and ardent hopes are in
dulged that she will make the run out to Constan-
inople in fifteen days. The Brigand and the Pr
rate have accomplished the distance in eighteen.
We need not add that sailing vessel would take
three or four times as long period on the voyage
A new vessel for this company also, is at present
| building on the Clyde.
| The cargoes which the steamers bring from &C the
| land of the cypress and myrtle" and the other
| countries with SUMMER skies than this, washed by
the central sea, are very miscellaneous, and include
| every article which the most genial Of climes can
| produce:-W Wine, oil, dyes OF every hue, "es-
sences," alabaster, lockwood, marble, and works Of
art, Merno wool, Morocco leather, straw, velvet,
| silks and perfumey. These are but few of the
| items struck down at random. There is one i'm
port of rather interesting characters, and of
| siderable extent The silks which come are manu-
| featured, but they are accompanied with large
quantities of "silk waste" similar in chiracter TO
cotton waste, and this, through the manufacturing
skill OF Manchester, is reduced 10 order, and gls
tens in :" spun. silk" material, And what are the
| exports! We can answer almost in one word
| Manufactured goods. They are chiefly, too, manu-
featured goods OF the very finest qualities with
4 which the steamers are laden, Of such value that
consignors, for the superior speed and safety of
| steam CONVEYANCE lower rate of insurance,
| a natural concomitant-and the advantage of
"quick returns" willingly pay small additional
| To all possessed of taste, undoubtedly the most
delightful excursion in the world would be yacht
| ing voyage along the shores Of the Mediterranean.
But yachts are expensive Injuries, in which the
| most wealthy only can properly indulge; and the
purpose of most tourists may be sufficiently served
by the class of steamers to which we thus call at
lenton. Take those, for instance, Of which Messrs
Mexican, McLsrty IL Co. are the proprietors, CALI
ing at Gibraltar Ito which place, however, few but
military men go), with cabin fare and every COM
fort. they set down passenger tor fifteen guineas
| at Genoa. There the vessels usually stay for
about three days, afiording HIM ample time 10
visit Turin, and come round by Milan. Again,
| leaving the ship at Leghorn, he may visit Flo
contemplation OF the glories Of the Eternal City,
proceed TO Naples, and see nearly all over Sicily
before the vessel shall again set sail The charge for
a cabin passage TO Palermo is twenty guineas, and
the entire round, such we have sketched, thirty
| five. OF course il would be much more agreeable,
| time and purse permitting, to 20 by one vessel, and
think only of returning by the next. BY the other
line. The voyage to the Turkish capital can be made
| for EGG But the vessels which have sailed hither-
| TO out of Liverpool have not been laid out
cure passenger irifhc. and about fifteen persons is
he utmost which each can accommodate. As
| the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Company's
vessels call at Malta, and some Of the other ports
we have named. they have been hitherto, the cho-
sen medium for passenger conveyance. But why
should parties, from the north Of England at least,
have 10 go 10 Southampton 10 ship The new
sss building for this station will, in great mea-
sure. supply all prevous defects, and we should
wrong Liverpool enterprise were to hesitate a
doubt Of their eniirs success.
STEAM PROM ENGLAND TO THE nRAzIr.s.
The service Is 10 commence on the 9th Of Janua-
~, 1851, on which day the fret steamer will depart
for Southampton As the pioneer Of the line. The
msiis are TO be- made up and despatched monthly.
We suhjoin the particulars OF the route 10 be pur-
sued. toge her with the stoppages and duration OF
voyages 10 each place outward =
E,firaGed TSrg'l o.
Die srsed s'ospuse rsySsstso''
tTpcc pr hour SBnttf'r.
haes Mics. Day. Hrs. DIrs. Hrs.
seuthsur,ieu 20 Lisbon. 80 Q
f f.s.rs, e Z. ' e ylss,s, g is
r. ssss;; !: r..... iseGSo 3 8 { 3
BahiA TO Rio Jarsiro... 80 10
The packet will remain three days and twenty-five
hour az Rio de Ianeiro. that time heing nllnwcd