Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-11
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efEs~@A RICHMOND PET ERSBURo
-Ezgssets4sEzgaaxx NORFOLK AND NEW YORK
STEAM PACKET COMPANY, have nearly COM
peted their new and powerful low pressure steam
propeller CITY OF RICHMOND, 500 tons, Wilson
J.; Terry, master, and she will be ready to take her
place in the line the latter part of this month This
vessel constructed under the direction of R. F. Lo-
per, Esq., Philadelphia, and expense or care have
been spared TO make the City Of Richmond one OF the
strongest safest and most comfortable sea going vessels
from this port. She is double iron braced and fasen-
ed equal to many ships OF twice her tonnage; she has
hne state room accommodations for passengers and no
pains will be wanting to make her the popular vessel for
persons travelling this route. Freight will be taken at
about packet prices and goods delivered with certainty
of time in few hours after shipment. The captain and
Officers have been tor ears engaged in this trade and,
OF course, intimately acquainted with the coast and
river navigation.
The steamer City of Norfolk, the second vessel of
this line, is now being bull and will be launched in Oc-
tober, and due notice will be given when the steamer
City OF Richmond is ready to receive freight.
MAILER LORD, Agents,
10S Wall street, New York.
RANKIN & WHlTLOCK, Agents,
au22 Richmond Va.
nu~os FOR NORFOLK AND
-iEzsst stslslzzs PORTsMOUTH.-Th avore and
beautiful steam boat AUGUSTA, Capt. VIM. C
Smith, having been thoroughly over.haued and re-
paired, and furnished with new boiler, and new
main shaft OF wrought iron has resumed her place on
the line, via the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad,
and Port Walihall. The cars running in connexion
with her, vii leave the Richmond and Petersburg De.
pot every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings,
at 81 o'clock. Returning the steamer will leave
Norfolk on the alternate days, at the same hours.
Fare to Coke's and Grove Wharf. 81 SO
Fare to Norfolk. ..................-..2 90
Children under IL years of age, half price,
Servants, to any point above the Grove. 90
=. Do to Norfolk. / SO
Meals-each NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
N. B. Servants travelling by themselves must be fur
nished with two passes so that be retained at
the Offices and itmust be expressly stated on the pass
that they are permitted to go by steamboat and cars
ocS WHO'S. DODAMEAD, Sup't.
eys~~n ssAGE TO PORTS-
-EEzss sssasalss~ MOUTH AND Change
CURTIS PECK, Captain John Davis, will on and
after this day. leave the wharf Rockets every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday mornings, at g. o'clock
precisely. Returning, the Curtis Peck will leave
Norfolk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the
Passage to Coke's & Grove Wharyes... 81 SO
-, DO to Portsmouth and Norfolk. ...........: 90
children under II years OF age. half price
Servants to any point above the Grove wharf Il 90
through. '....'................. Il so
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s.sz,--zzzrr1rzsA THROUGH TO LEXING-
ssa5sssasssssssssEsssa TON In 2 DAYS.
FARE $ O0!-CANAL OPEN Afsaga&Sgg
FROM LYNCHBURG TO NORTH za=2ax@<k@ss
Our packet boats leave Richmond for Lynchburg
daily as usual at P NJ, Sundays excepted and arrive
there in 81 hours.
Passengers by the Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat-
urday's boats, arrive in Lonchburg Wednesday, Fri.
day and Monday at A NJ, stop an hour and proceed
on in the same boat-reach the North River at P M,
and arrive in Lexington by VIM Parrish g. Co IS line
of stages at 5 M.
The traveller can now with economy and comfort
survey the most beautiful scenery in the mountains of
Virginia.
The view at Balcony Falls where the James River
passes through the Blue Ridge, is 10 itself a sufficient
inducement for passengers to take this ne and the
whole route at every bend of the James presents
combination OF river and mountain scenery unsurpassed
in any country
The distance from the North River to the Natural
Bridge is only six miles.
Below card of intermediate distances between
Richmond and Lynchburg, for fare and hours of ar
rival