The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-19


We lind in the New York Herald OF the nth instant
letter written from the City Of Mexico, dated March
20, 1851. which advocates route from New Orleans to
Vera Cruz. and thence through the City OF Mexico 10
Acapuco-ihence TO San Francisco We copy that por-
toD Of the letter which we deem Of interest
1T would certainly be highly instrumental in pro-
noting tho iputaa OF the counties The
British have monthly mDm Vera Cruz aud Tam
Ths Steamer ,rionopoxss The passengers and The best
feghs and above all she carries nearly The whole Of The
hence The scsei,y d Mexican silver Ii The United State.
American steamers from New York e Vera Cruz could
Tory anang could be made lhe Cuban autori.
ties Tor transfer OF shipments and passengers there without
Tor snch exchange some port ii fioridd contiguous
thereto, learn that The Tortugas Key West could be
adopted II the iiavanese disposed DO exactng and
dsoblging
tina, such line would yield good profits have no
million aid hall d two hoi, 81 silver, In CON and bull
lion, every monthly TIP, averaging upwaids Of twenty
hat most of such part OF it poyed commerce
used 10 the purchase OF English commodities the Uni
%. established compete win the Btiish SO, TOO,
She Mexican passensers--and the wealthy and Intelligent
Mexican families are rapidly acquiring pfnehaM for
spending their time and money in foreign ravel-Deing
without facilities OF access to the United States by
avoid country; whereas ii such facilities were afford
ed, they would in their trips Europe, gladly avail
themselves OF an opportunity TO visit the United States
Many OF the young Of leading families would 20 the
United States acquire their education BY this means
prjudces would be overconie and eangns,ed, good will
between the two countries awakened and kept dive and
commercial relations aad intercourse extended aud the
bonds Of amity and peace sirengherea between the
The British steamer stops regularly Of TaK p.oo. Is well
Sat Vera Cruz BY the arrangements have adverled 10
with regard American steamers, Vera Cruz and all the
Mexican Gulf ports, well as Now Oheans and New
York, viii DO greatly benefited. The aid OF the Mexican
government, the utmost exteft Of its power and billy
may be relied in the establishment Of these lines Of
steamers and Mexcans could nlso be PROCURED 10 join in
about the espeuse' Of such underatnss to the paied
States If had the power. as cti1en e the United
as spen, in the viii, This country drive the British
steamers by fair and honorable competition and rivalry
sis IN bawns lanna rule, the waves {hey used to
style their nonachs Kings OF France long after the scepe
would consrrain them alter the aforesaid chorus by
settlng parenihetcal exception OF those waves speo
if The Euas preferred it, be attributed tender regard
and good feeling Tor tleit Anslosaxon oshoot r. Mr.
motive. but il should DO made
q later Pred,e, that such men as
some of our old ges with BRUSH partiaries and pred
lections, will cause war between u, and Giea. Britain
cent bnngny treaties relative to the passways TO the Pa
ciic, Gc all tend to Increase the chances. have wit
messed so much OF British artogancc ard intrigue pro
mote their selfish ends in every par, Of the world that i
have visited and especially in the epubcs OF this and the
South American continent, that do not feel
Ing into the contest whenever there the east occasion fo
"The consunmation OF tho project have alluded to- OF
mail Mexico may be retarded and delayed fo
tne but il will be ultimately effected. IL govern
ment in the s,od sleep which, since the treaty
OF isi seems to have fallen upon it as 10 our highly i'm
poant interests in this countryf our miserable pseudo
petty and degrading intrigues for the pres
dency Or other ocia honorss OF to plandeng the public
treasury by Of useless Offices &c may depend
upon It individual Yankee enterprise will not always allow
the British retain The supremacy they have wholly
by the supneness of our government Private enterprise
will effect what the government negects
In connexion with this subject OF ha establishment Of
lines of steamers between United States Mexico,
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that the government here has contracted with Don Caya
tano KuUio of this city, millionaire. and the
prng citizens the republic, Tor four
and six other vessels for marine revenue service In the
Commodore Lopez. of the Mexican navy, tnot General
Na'co, OF Cuba renown,) left here short time ago 10
soperntend and inspect their construction In the United
States, aod b lieve in New York
An intelligent Mexican citizen, Blscayan by birth,
win. on account Of M Rubio to examine the terms
upon which siagecoaehes omnbuses, baggage wagons
mail wagons &c., can be obtained, and, advisable, 10
purchase .nlic lent number for the OF reg
uiar line between Vera Cruz Jalnpa Pneba Mexico aud
the best harbor the Pacific from Costa Rca Cal
iionia heard Senatos Gwin OF California and others
speak OF ia The highest terms. and intend visiting ii
shortly Ia such event, my correspondence may be sns
When steamers from the United States regularly CON
necsay week-wiIh this stage line, tand which
in The Gulf and the number IN the Pacific do
am satisfied twohirds OF the passengers TO and from Cal
ifonia and United States will prefer any o,he
1t will be the mos, expeditions. the safest the mos
This has resolved when the line is under
way to afford it perfect protection by agpnd OF selected
rusty soldiers ride with the mails and there VIII not be
the least niger Of robberes.
| Accommodations Tor passengers will be made in q
after the line gets operation along the whole
and guess that thirds of the roadside tavern
keepers Will speak the kind OF English we hear down
East Villages viii spring up s, the diHeren, stopping
places, having blacksmith shop, country store, school
house. and other Yankee hxngs, from the Gull 10 the Pa
cihc.
The otown estimate has been furnished mo by nj
INTEL gent gentleman OF the probable time and the hghes
fare ior passage by steamer from New Orleans 10 Vers
Cruz thence stage coaches Mexico and Acapulco
and thence by steamer TO San Francisco
| Ultimate.
From New Orleans to Vera Cruz, 4 or days So
:. Vera Cruz to Mexico,
/ Mexico To Acapulco, "
(" Acapulco to San Francisco, ors U
| Entire pa sage 20 days SIS
This is the highest cost and the longest time IL 10 SAID
the be travelled in sixteen days and alter The
line gets iu the whole fare and expense
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