The republic., 1851-09-11
THE REPUBLIC.
New York cerrs.ponasnes.

] AdUices-Th AchieUement Of the Yacht Americd--
The International Courtesy gratifying peculiar
! tty Of Me Racs-Line Of Steamers 10 the Vest Of
! Hsland- Objections TO the Schems.
New YoRx, Sept 9, 1851.
After cold snap, which lasted fortnight, and
caused all the trees in the Park to turn yellow,
have been visited the past three days with spell of
hot weather wiltering than the hottest days
Of July. Since Sunday the thermometer has ranged
ten degrees higher than at the same during
the past ten years Ii comes at most inopportune
season, just we were preparing for the cool and
bracing weather appropriate to September, and if
there should not be mitigation of the heat the
sequences will be serious to the pubic health.
The news by the Franklin, yesterday, is consid-
cred very encouraging in commercial light, but
it does not seem to have had any marked effect
upon financial aairs-at least the loaners and bor-
rowers of money say so; but the apprehensions of
serious depression in the prices of public securities
has, in great measure, been dissipated; and now
that measures have been taken to check the ten
dcncy that existed to speculate unduly, there will
doubtless be easier times in Wall street.
The complete extinction of the Fillibusteros has
not been without its influence. although no serious
approximations have ever been entertained by our
business community that any difficulty would grow
out Of the Lopez invasion.
The news of an advance in cotton caused u good
deal Of lively feeling yesterday; but the gratifying
accounts of the brilliant performances of Mr.. Ste
vens's yacht America created almost much
ciement as the news Of Gen. Taylor's achievements
at Palo Alto. If the citizens of New York do not
give hearty and generous welcome home to the
commodore of our yacht club. his return such
they never fail to bestow upon every American who
does honor TO the coupaRy, they will be guilty of
piece of ingrattude which hardly believe will ever
be laid at their door, Not the least gratifying part of
the accounts of the great victory over our cousins
i'll the art which they have heretofore regarded
themselves the worlds masters, is the perfect
good feeling which appears to have existed on all
sides, and the generous manlness of the vanqush-
ed in praising the superiority of the vctors. The
visit of the Queen and Prince Albert TO the Ameri-
ca shows how universal and deep the feeling must
be that the appearance and performances Of our
yacht has excited in England. This soems the more
surprising to US because we have been so long ac-
customed to seeing such vessels as the America
flying about in bay without suspecting
there was any thing wonderful about the matter.
Some of our "b'hoys" poo poo. at the smalness
of the Queens gift to the crew Of the yachta gui
nea each; but they should remember il was only
compliment from one sovereign to another, and
that such little Acknowledgements not measured
by their cash value, but by the intention and posi-
tion of the giver hope the crew of the America
had the gallantry and selfrespect to value the gu
nea given them by the Queen more than they would
have done ten times the amount of gold from an
ordinary source.
Another movement has been made here towards
establishing line of steamers between this port
and Galway, or some other port on the western
coast of Ireland. AS the men who have interested
themselves in this enterprise arc gentlemen
of wealth and influence, they can easily put the
plan into operation if they think it will pay div
idcnd to the stockholders, which is matter of
very reasonable doubt. The motive of the movers
i'll the scheme appears to be rather desire to do
something for Ireland than to make profitable
investment Of their money. The fact that there is
not single steamer belonging to the port of Gal
way, and that the inhabitants of that port which
is represented very favorable for commercial
operations, have not the enterprise and means to
engage in such an undertaking, is not a very en-
couraging aspect of the case. The British gov
crnment, some two three months ago, appoint
ed a board Of commissioners to examine the har-
Dor of Gal0 ay, and investigate the whole subject
with reference to making that port steam mail
packet station for the American steamers, and
made a very long and intelbge report against
the project. The people of Galway chartered a
steamboat 10 run between that port and New York,
which was wrecked on her second passage; after
wards New York steamboat was put up for the
same business. and the very day she was to leave on
her first trip she was sold to Commodore Vanderbilt
and placed on the Chagres line. The Galwayians
had made great preparations to welcome her and
her passengers, but doomed again to disap-
pointment- The new project is for a steamship of
the largest class, to as a transport for the
lower order OF Irish emigrants who now are COM
pelied to cross the channel and embark from Liv-
erpool; and if there should be no diminuton of en-
igration, which does not appear probable, she
would, doubtless, always have full complement of
passengers, whether they proved profitable or not.
1t is calculated that saving of nineteen hours
may be effected in the passage between New York
and Liverpool by landing at Galway. This may
be the case, but the perils and discomfort of the
voyage would be greatly increased TO the passen-
gers by landing fret at Galway, then travelling
by railroad to Dub in, and again taking a steam
boat at Dublin and crossing the channel to Holy
head, whence they could be conveyed to Liverpool
by another steamboat, to London by railroad. |
hardly think that the route by Galway would ever
become favorte one with travellers for pleasure.
s. X. s.