Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-29

STEAM LINE TO PHILADELPHGA-Th steamer Penn
sylvania the second vessel of the Union Steam line"
between Philadelphia and this city, arrived a, Rockets
on Friday last with number Of passengers and full
freight list and left yesterday, her return trip with
a luii ana valuable cargo. She also took out we are
gratified 10 learn, fair complement of passengers
The Pennsylvania is one of the handsomest vessels
We nave yet seen IN our waters, and her construction
not less than her equipments reflects the highest credit
upon her builders and owners. The style of her bud
combines symmetry with strength The following are
her dimensions: Length, l54 feet breadth of beam
"a ieet depth of hold II feet, and burden 4l2 tons
When heavily laden, she draws only ten feet of water.
and on her trial trip easily accomplished II miles an
hour. Capt. BaYmore, her excellent and courteous
COMMANDER, thinks she can easily make ten miles an
hour when heavily ladena degree of speed sufficiently
satisfactory, in these "go-ahead" times She is
what IS usually called "Loper Propeller" though she
is fully rugged sail vessel and IN the event OF acct
dent to her machinery, could walk the waters like
thing OF life" by spreading her canvass to the breeze
She has excellent accommodations for forty-six passen
gera, with inviting staterooms, furnished with every
convenience The cabin is furnished in the handsomesl
manner, with all the modern appliances; among them
"Johnsons Patent Sofa Tables which can be CONVEX
ted into SOFAS settses and tables, at will We COM
mend this vessel to the favorable consideration OF The
travelling public
Mtssrs. Rankin e. Whitlock, the enerprising agents
OF the lime, prepared excellent and substantial ban
quet on board the Penn ylvana Saturday evening which
was paraken OF by large number of gentlemen. We
enjoyed the pleasure of being present, and have rarely
seen merrler party. The tables groaned with sub
stanal vands, lanked by tubs OF mint ueps iced LEM
onade wne porter, &c Several speeches wero made.
sentiments proposed and the finest feeling manifested
All present hailed the establishment OF The steam line
as the harbnger of in the commercial PROS
poets of the metropolis Of the Old Dominion an era
which sha unite still closer and by the strongest lies
the des,nes OF Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The projectors oths line are now building third
steamer to ply, in conjunction with the Virginia" and
pennsylvania" between Richmond and Philadelphia
Ehus far the enterprise has been crowned with signal
Jess; and we sure, from the excellent spirit mani
Saturday evening, that the line will be abundant
ppled with freight, for all time to come The
- having been secured we cannot doubt that the
trapel will follow. Theaceommodatons and fare be-
ing excellent and reasonable the vessels sea-worthy
and safe, and the mode OF conveyance rapid and plea
SAINT travellers resist the superior inducements
afforded by the Union line to Philadelphia.
We learned from several gentlemen on bosrd the
Penns lvania Saturday evening" that the contemplated
ipe ofsteamers between New York and Richmond.
ch has long been under consideration has not only