The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-22
Our New Orleans Correspondence.

New ORLEANs, june T. 1851.
Increase Of s,,amshps-Nec Line from New Oreens-
More Steamers TO Be Bull in Nae York, &c.
This is certainly the age Of steamship navigation IL
astonishing to look back but years. when il
first contemplated to try the experiment Of running
steamship the Atlantic and to witness at the pre-
sent day the immense number Of lines Of steamships
ming to and from almost every po,t in the world Ror
long voyages however the ship propelled with sails
never be superseded by steamships they cannot carry
the fuel which necessarily takes up the for the
cargo BESIDES, the quickest time ever made has been
by sailing vessels beating the The ship Sea
Witch, think, has made the fastest run taking the
daily average Of her log. record After all there 10
nothing so beautiful in the world full rugged
chip; and for long voyage, give me three tcpeails
sheeted home, with the merry cry Of old jack in
gale Of wind to the dull Kissing sound Of laboring
CINE.
The steamship Pampero has lately been put into tho
Galveston trade here and Is believe principally owned
by Colonel Hess formerly editor Of the Uicn Harris
steamers to Galveston and Brazos consider this an limo
walton on their rights; and to OF the conner
Yesterday put up the steamer Globe and put down the
price Of passage to Galveston at So 60 understand
that Major Arnold Harris, Of the firm OF Armstrong,
Harris Co. .he agents OF the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. and who are connected with Colonel Heiss,
goes north in the Cherokee the purpose Of
ordering two steamers to be built for the Galveston
line in order TO compete with Harris & Morgan
Another line of steamships has been started to run
from this city 10 Havana via Pensa ,oa Apaac
Marks, Tampa Bay, and key West The first vessel In
this line leaves here the 18th instant. Then have
the line Of steamships Of G. j. Meeker Co, direct
Braros and Point Isabel There is also talk Of
getting up line from New Orleans TO Charleston which,
II II is done, will take the principal travelling of the pre-
sent mail route between the two cities This thing Of
Is always TO be avoided when travel by and
have fine breeze and no dust. This line u wanted
badly and spohord Tileston Co. could not do better
than start the line to connect with their present line
from Charleston TO New York IL would not Interfere
all with the present through line TO your city and the
two lines would then be- complete l have not heard
much lately Of the contemplated line between New Or
leans and Liverpool Such line would not only greatly
increase the commerce Of our city but would pay tho
company handsome per centage on their capital
than onchalf VI our dry goods merchants taors &c.
witt Europe annually to purchase their stock II
but get railroads started through the State
70 bring the most distant sections Of II together
yours and get lines Of steamships with Europe
established there may be then some hope Of our village
becoming thriving place.
Our western merchants, who resides at the different
points in the valley Of ths Mississippi have been
planning for long time Of the want Of proper
housing system In New Orleans. At present they are
subject TO great loss and expense by the rshippng
their goods at this point which arrive during the a
and winter from your city They not only have pay
double drayagc-from the ship to the warehouse, and
from the warehouse to thu teamboat-but the damage
the merchandise l. subject to In wet weather by
qucnty being put out unprotected the evee
ous Below Agers the sther side u the river there
have been lately built what i called the "Broohyn Iron
Warvhouses with long sheds for the purpose Of receiv
ing and storing goods destined for the upper country
where ships OF classes land their freight
weather and tcamb ats receive t. thus saving great
exp,nsc in draysge damage and loss Of time.
They recommend that your merchants start line Of
ships to receive freight alone for the Western country
to b. landed at the brooklyn Iron warehouses which
will greatly facilitate them In receiving their goods and
expense. Tho subject IL well worthy
freight II our Western and upper country merchants
while the costs Of shipping the goods would b. grssty
reduced
The situation of the brooklyn Iron Warehouses IL
within the port ~ New Orleans The lands that side
q the river six eight ct higher than this
side and the location admirable as u l. not subject to
he OVERLOOKED by high water Besides, freight be
shipped lower there than in the city Foreign
merchandise In bond out also be landed at the
varci ouscs which will be great convenience also
our city merchants who desire to rcship their foreign
goods The warehouses join the contemplated terminus
OF the New Orleans Atackapas and opelousss Railroad,
which when finished the warehouses win prove q great
advantage TO- for the receiving and shipping II goos
This point, which lies opposite the Third Municipality,
in the II time must become What your Brooklyn
u 20 New York
The intense hot weather has not even had the effect
though u said there s talk Of reeng linen in
sister city Mobile.
r j. Foster. Frederick Marshall. and Augustus Cady.
notorious burglars put their trial yesterday for
robbng the cwelry store of MIR Charles and found guilty
Anthony farmhouse alias Mclean partc,ps cr,ies,
but turned States evidence lie had only been out Of
the penentiary short time. where had been sent for
year when convict In the Parish prison named Boyce,
gave him letter Of ntroduct TO Foster and told him
he thought he could get job oRrHEus.