The New York herald., 1850-04-08
Arrival OF the Hermann.

The United States mail steamer Hermann. Capt r
Crabree. has arrived al this port bringing the usual
| mails. She left Bremen the 18th ult arrived al
Southampton the 18th, in forty-cight hours and
sailed from the latter port at four p M on the aoth
The Hermann brings about seventy passengers and
a valuable freight consisting of l60 tons of German
manufactures from Bremen, and 220 measurement
of goods, from Southampton and Havre, principally
valuable merchandise, silks. satins, ribbons, broad
stus and several pac of pictures sculpture and
articles Of rertu intended for the Fine Arts exhibi
tion. to be held at Philadelphia ON the 9TH inst
The falling of in the passenger traffic by this
cr Is caused by the opposition Of the line screw
steamers, about Ia run between Hamburg and New
York, and which, 1t is expected, will take away a
great many second class German passengers
We have received by the Hermann letters from
Havre, relative to the effect likely be produced upon
the interests Of the Ocean steam Navigation Company
by the powerful opposition organized against their
steamers in the carrying Of French merchandise
heretofore Of the most lucrative branches of this
Company's operations) by the Cunard Company In
mediately upon the repesl OF the British navigation
laws taking effect causing rea xation of laws
in favor Of British steamers, tie Cunard Company
placed upon the station between Liverpool and IIavre
a large steamer. the Commodore for the purpose Of
conveying French, German and Swiss merchandise
from Hayre TO Liverpool, there to be transhipped
in the British and North Amegicad steamers
Unfortunately, at this particular juncturs, the
steamers Washington and Hermann ceased running
for the winter and thus the field left entirely open
TO the Liverpool Company. who instantly prohted by
IT, and succeeded In divertng from the ocean stcam
ers considerable porteu Of that traffic which for the
past two years has yielded to them such valuable
freghts, and which has materially improved the
finances of the association We are not surprised,
a comparatively small freight Of French goods and
there prospect of those large reghts these
vessels for the future because the Cunard Company
had just placed the station second steamer Of 400
horse power, the Orion, to alternately with the
Commodore from Havrc to Liverpool. and rice rersa
so that a weekly communication will henceforward be
maintained between IIavrc and Liverpool in conucc-
tion with the Cunard steam vessels. The Franklin,
also, will soon be running between IIavre and New
York and thus. with this direct and indirect compcti-
ton Is certain that prudical results to the carry
ing trade Of the Ocean Companys steamers will be
produced We feel sorry for this but a. the time
We must aludc TO the numerous complaint. that have
reached from the merchants in the French trade
on the subject Of the lancntabe Indifference to their
own interests displayed by the Ocean Steam cowr.nv
In csasing the trips Of their steamships Just a. yau
able csunection had been formed and precisely At
UP the connection.
we have In addition to the above received letters
from two Of the passengers In the outward
voyage OF the Hermann. Although that vessel and
the Europa left New York within hour Of zach
other yet the Europa arrived In Liverpool Ave days
before the Hermann reached Cowes. The Hermann
Rftecn days and eight hours the passage haying
a fair wind the whole way with beautiful weather
This is making American steamers n laughing stock
aId We refer to the circumstances with disg ust
t,csuse informed by parties whom VIC can
place implicit deper..a,- tnat the whole and sole
quality Of the Goals supplied here all the Efforts Of the
engineers and nremcn to generate sVcicnt steam in
the boilers teing frutlcss.
r. are positively Of 40 utty~hateverfpr
the conveyance of the mails snd alteration must
take place. During the winser months when the Gu
nard steamers run on.y ones ,or.n,sns .ns wasnng
to the mercantile interest Of both countries by carry
Ing intermediate mail or two 10 or from scuthsmp
tom but they laid up and the first departure
fixed the Goth Of February the very day the Europa
sppoint,d to sail the second departure for the
.,ss.sr Ssnsrted,bu. rsu,sr;ns Al, isr~s .uh.i,e.
paid ly the Post once TO these vessels mere farce
and nockery. because they afforded services in
return and have no, teen Of the slightest ue &, the
commercial community.
The royal mail steamship rrss, car,sin Nortou,
sailed nom Southampton with the mails for thswcs
Indies and Pacific. on thu 18th ultimo. The Thames
vac hourly expected. fr~n the Gulf Of Mexico, when
the Hermann len.
The P.nr ruisr ssJ Oriental steam ship Indus sailed
nom souse.rsto having ON board the Es.t India
snd Chiv Ss' at the same hour, on the Goth utimo,
~ the ii~rp' an
The a., amer Madrid arrived at Southampton. nom
Ger,a and Gibraltar ON the 18th cf March The fol-
lowing Vas the latest report of tine stations Of the va
rou. ships omprising the " Mediterranean squad
ron brought TO Southampton by the Madrid
frsate, bearing the dag 0f Com
nodor, tlarles ". Horrsn.
Al rsrpna-Nis-is.rri steam fri-ate. captain Long
ArCsxoA-tvnstitution frirate, taptain tono'Ei ana
yamsstovr corvette Captain = Mercer.
ArAp~-A-tumterland. AT captain lA,imer
Tn. British Experimental Squadron. under Ccmmo-
dorc Martin consisting Of two ship--ofthe-lise ave
fratc. two soops and FIVE steamers arrived In 0io-
raltar bay, on the 4th March. nom eru'-s