The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-24
N arAus Affairs.

sTHE ANrRrc,S Cu,lIFSoY - nelcr the above can
ion We find the following letter In the Liverpool Mrd
An Old sals ideas Of the giant SON pretty
sidersbly correct
,prroR rHr lrrRrooI Man:
sm.-lf you hnd space In the columns OF
your next publication. shall frci obliged by your In
scfing "A few rmarks from with respect two let
tiers which Appeared in the .7Aea If Nc nay ast-one
haeci above tho other. "The United states Clipper
ship T,phoon These letters appear to to place
country and particularly my native town, Liverpool in
ayery humliatisg and invidieus position The
licits i5 subscriptions to hud English clipper ships
the Other shows American clipper arady built by
single firm Ia New Yors aud nnw on her way tn the
Mcrs.y shades my fathers where Il the spirit that
uscd TO animate old Engnndl Whilst We are talking,
America I netting have iust returned from that conn
try aud feel corapetent to express opinion II
well ~ On my oyn cnnuot help saying that In point
q energy and action. America i awske-Engsnd nd l.
asleep. During few weeks visit ia New York In Janu-
AIRY last myself building sud built In that and the
neighboring ports at least dozen first class clippers of
from 20 10 Loo tons, Of faultcss model and symmetry,
and a. superior 10 the fnrfamed oil cln ~ Baltimore
clippers an American Liverpool liner y to- an old Br
thh bruscwater; aud mind yon, Mr. tdtor these shirs
all immediately e. enter into competition with r
ti,h shiIe In East India carrying trade mainly In
consequence of the repcs Il Navigation laV~-ihe
most suicidal measure that committed by the
present government rsl these facts humDing
70 an Englishman's pride What can there not he
found In this rrat eolnu,sreia port single shpowncr
who viii bul4 clipper ~ any cost fear not else
Why shoul writer In the aNoa suggest the cNrelient
uf soliciting f5 subscriptions - 10 " with venture
20 say that while talking about building
clipper. America viii lave forty hfy r4t-cass clip
Iers ahoat Enslshmsn arouse aud. f,r the honor q
U y
mortified friiass America "yor SAINT SON. will whip
you Indeed. Tam. q. y. G..
"A> Ot.p S.lr"
Lnrnroot. March 90. lss1
C.rD.--A voluntary contribution IN money having
Teen made by the passyngcr~ meeting held the
@lt u on hoard thc steamship Nurthcrncr In the bay
of Panama. Doctor y " Edwards called 10 the
tha-r aud Il vas resolved - present Captain Henry
Randall with silver speaking trumpet ami gold ring flr
his uniform Madness aud Eenticmany treatment ~ hil
Iesengcrs daring the late voyage; AMI also that tf
thanks ~ tho passengcrs bc presented 10 the oaccs
generally, fr their Kind attention duIing the passage
DIR. u. y, EDWARDS, 81 Louis, Presidcn~
T.. BnANDt, VI. ~, Va, Secretary.
Fasr s,uISeAs short pass, rss appear TO be topic
81 ccnsiasrate interest just wish to cfa the
attention Of those Of readers iaerstcd in su mat
tors TO the passages of the E bark Dragon o.ncd by
williams Dsand u this Oity She sailed frssn Point
lndio New 2s for Boston arrived here the morning
~ Jan " discharged fnu etro, took IN another anl
sailed again Jan is. Tor Huenns Ayres ana arrived
that port March 2d--tnns making the rassage from
Buenos Ayres 10 nnto aud back In the sAort space {.
% aays-Boston 7raf slic