Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-13
Local Intelligence, City News. &c.
STEAM TO NEW YORK


Awaiting curself of polite invitation TO visit New
York IN one of tn steamers belonging to the "Rlch
mond, Petersburg, Norfolk and New York Steam
RACKET Company" we jumped aboard the steam pro
peller City OF Richmond" a short time since and
soon found ourselves in Hampton Roads. We he'd
de"ghtiul trip 10 Norfolk where the steamer stop
ped tor the purpose of receiving passengers and
freight After bif interval the gallant vessel plung-
ged tearlessy into the wide, The boundlesS ocean"
The sea being unusually rough, and the weather
promising, the head-w4y of the steamer was some
What retarded, thereby causing ker to lose time in
making the Tip between Norfolk and New York
Had This been the only effect, however "and-ubbers',
like oursei might have been well satisfied but the
pitching and rolling Of the vessel caused very pecu-
liar sensation about the region Of the stomacil--In
Western p1rance, We felt ''goneness" thereab outs,
never before realized even under the effects OF the
nauscatng nostrunl5 of the doctor shops. We can
s'oW properly appreciate the motive which induced a
young mdslipman in the u. S. Navy once upon a time
TO throw up his commission and retire in disgust from
the service. Poor fellow, it is asserted that aite,
throwing up everything else, his first voyage he
finally threw up his commi ,son His must Ii I'VE been
an a" tul case OF sea-sckness nothing approximatng
it, however, occurred on board the - CITY of Rich
mond," though some were quit. ndsposed, and
manifested great inclination to view the see from
the guards OF the vess,. But the noble steamer
kept steadily on her course buiettng the waves like
sea-gul and "waking the waters like thing of lille =
AT last we hove in sight OF the city OF New York-in
short time we alongside the crowded wharf and
in another moment had plunged into that countless
tide OF human beings who throng the commercial mart
ofthe Western world.
The trip, upon the whole, was pleasant one The
accommodations on board the steamer mere superb
the Captain turned to be rtmakabIy pleasant ger
teman, and the officers and servants were polite and
attentive.
With placid sea, calm. bright weather, and a g.
NAL sun. we cannot Imagine trip more pleasant
desirable than one be&szsa Richmond and New
York, on board the fine Fler bearing the Of
the former city. Moreover, the fare is Only about
hall the amount charged over the railroad and steam
boat route This is an important consideration but
II is not the only which be adduced il favour
OF the steam line. The traveller by the railroad is
" cribbe1, c,bi led end confaed - il uncomfortable
cpa hes his rest is destroyed by night travelling
baggage endangered at every transhipnent and he
isamos entirely compelled to foreso the pleasures Of
the table. Added to all these ills, at every depot
and landing he is bese :ed by cabmen, porters and
plchpockets. Now, all these evils avoided by ia
king the steamne. But it is almost useless for us
to mentlon these things 10 the travelling pubic they
understand them, and acting accordingly. The
line is doing fac business. Passengers and freight
in abundance are furnished by Richmond Petersburg
and Norfolk; and We are glad to learn as we do from
Messrs Rankin Il Whtlock, agents for the line in
this city. that the prospects only good but
brilliant; already the business off ring than real
ICES the expectations of the projectors of the line and
it is steadily Increasing. Success .ontinued and
unbounded succcess-say we. to Ibis steam line.