Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-20

as will appear from the following detailed
statement!
Days. Hours Minatss
From London to
Holyhead 263miles
at35 miles perhour.
avcragcspeed ofex-
press trains inc'u-
ding stoppages; 0 30
From Holyhead to
Dublin, G3 miles,ls
miles per hour, tha
present speed OF tho
Channel boats, 0 3 80
From DUBLIN to Gal
way, 100 miles, at
30 miles per hour, 0 4 90
Firm Galway to Hal
flax, 2i65 miles, at
16l miles per hour.
the Cunard bouts
havingattaincd l5i
and with less Yeig't.
ofcoals willincrcaso
their speed, b IL ID
From Halifax to
boundary between
n. Brunswick and
Nova Scotia, l20
miles, at 80 miIcs
per hour, o 90
Through n. Bruins
wick ria st. John
to Calais in Maine.
2l0 miles,at 80 do,
per hour, 90
From Calais to Wa
tcrville, 55 mlcs,at
30 miles per hour, 0 10
FLom Watcrville to
N7w York Qine ~
actual opcranon)
4lO miles ut 80
miles per hour. Q rs ~
Total running
time, o
Add hours for do
lays, trqns-shipm'ts.
&c.,
Whole time be-
tween London and
New York, 7 12 8
From Memphis TO New York by tho
Memphis and Charleston road 10 1900
miles, and IL the nearest practicable line
This distance, At rs miles per hour, will
require two days--let IL hours be allowed
for delays and changes and call i "a days.
This will make the journey from Memphis
to London ten days, and from London by
wayof Iien.ph,s, p San Francisco, twenty
three days and ten hours. '' '''''
Nor does this complete the chain. For
steamships may perform the 30. age to
China, from San Francisco,b by having sup
Plies of caaI Deposited at the Fog Islands.
The most northern free port in Chin.
Changhai, is in Latitude 81 deg. San Franz
cisco is in latitude 371 deg, and it is pro
bable that by no other route could steam
ships cross the Pacific.
Ships, in the present s.atc Of steam nav
igation, cannot carry a suPPy OF coal for
more than 5000 miles and pay profit
The Fox Islands IRE about midway be-
tween San Francisco and Changhai, and
about tho same distance from each as il is
from Halifax 10 Liverpool, the present
route ofthe Cuiard stsamer-,
Lieut.. Maury calculates that steamers
may perform the trip between Chapghai
and San Francisco in 26 days.
This would then be the nearest possible
route from China to London and Sl,e jour,
ney GOULD be perforated in 40 da, and
10 hours.
1t is circumstance worthy Of remarE,
and significant in view ofany future plan
Of direct road to California, that Mem
phis is in latitude35 deg Just between tie
two places above mentioned.
But i { as examine little more closely
into the line between Memphis and syew
York. There is certainly no route, now
travelled, between these poinfr, which is
not longer, by more than 400 miles, thsn
that by way Of your road An cxamina-
ton ofthe map will satisfy any one that
there are natural difficulties which viii pre-
vent a shorter line from ever being r,adc.
Some idea may be formed Of the direct
ness Of this line, by the factthat should the
shortes, lire be adopted, the vara'ion in
latitudc between tbcmogt northern and the
most southern point on any part OF the iiiic.
between Chattanooga and Memphis, vii
he less than 30 miles and. between Rich
mond and thcfarthest southern point OF this
line ofroads, the difference OF latitude will
be only 2a degrees.
There Is no portion Of this line which i
not chartered, and there are but % nlilcs
between your road and New York wRicl,
are not now in progress Of eoistruciiuni-
This 80 miles is between Chattanooga and
Cleaveland. on the East Tenneps<p and
Georgia Rsilroad. A charter ~ bbss;C-
ed for this read, but no Company 80 btdh