New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-06

=, ~ receive the benefit of II ha'
sam tier Of surpriseto tiore , -. 20
been ~ southern coast, that the onneu o.a.es
rmess hss pot long ere sl ~ nav ONE respSn,be
this seen'' :sooOO annually 10 carry me inuh sent
company ,e,vcen this City AMI Panama Ah'tcen
mclup End Government cinccrs often suHer gre"
meIchah ant CD thi- coat by not receiving cohn ilt
snbsffa S;,,a,ches when they due. Instances
csicr. where sew re loses have resulted
rff :, unfortunate state u thinSs, ana - apPed
fonnn ,oouils viii not eapse before line OF Amer
fhsf mn n s,es,ers will be placed on this route No
icSn he world nj present offers stronger iaiucc
Tour " :. ,;,sits than the one between Panama AMI
nen Let Us for a moment notice some OF these
serniers which now sail between tle'e two
Jbe Dlte only one irp from city % city each noath.
pciVi coed steamer ought to make the v0y lse IA
whe's - The ocean in these lautudes Is seldom very
nine "a consequently the arrival Of steamer IN any
rouss ~ calculated upon win much more ceTtnlty
poh , -, any other coast The only really Ough
uan experienced tb route IL during the wintsr
wea ,,hen the north wind sometimes blows hard in
sesor; ,av of Valparaiso al Of the southern tcidc
ue ', ON his coast with the exception Of Valparaiso
s, may be regarded az much more sale than those
n ~ re Atlanic in the same lat'udes.
Of W. may be said respecting the harbor of Val
= IL is certainly very unsafe one during the
.,er ,eeson as may have occasion 10 show hereafter
The price Of passage on the Brush steamers Is very
.a.hafpt From SIC to so per day ia invariably
epssdor 500 for the accommodations you get
~, ,bs Mississippi ana Ohio Rvers-from NcwOrle ms
:. =. ancInernati-or SIS This enormous price for pas
sse causes many persons to remain at home who
sse.d Otherwise vis the United States For the same
,ssop meny sailing vessels employed tor trans
r,pg that freil hit which the steamers might have II
ahe Company's charges not unreasonable. Be-
e the treasure which is shipped at the different ports
4. an item OF no small importance for any company
The expense of running II line Of steamers on this
.os independent o fuel would probably be about 80
,r cent greater than the Atlantic. Coal during the
L. four year, has varied much in price Much mas
;,sp sold for IS per ton, though the usual Pnce Is
about 50. ,..;,. ,to J.,hr,r.
"Snie,ed il win no doubt affect the commercial in
80. fof South America but in what manner ana ID
t i. went remains to be We prophecy, how
WIZ ,S, il will cut of almost entirely the American
S. ,,upd Cape Horn. These are our reasons The
certainly will be less on freight which crosses
n,.aps than on that which makes the long and dan
GER Irons voyage round the Cape
IT, berge for transporting goods across the lsthnui
' eyceed that by alone, besides the time saved
s ,,b value in this age OF competition The short
S Quickest route is the invariably preferred by
q. a sasr;esn people and merchant iii the Umet
tn s,e viii attempt to supply the California or south
sls s;.s markets via Cape Horn when he can do so
AM H. ;k and expense, and in onethird OF the time,
r'' - the Ishinus apprehend that 1t will be
~ ,;Selv rare sight to see American sailing YES
Gun +; our ports after the Panama Railroad IS COM
,ad md vet al the same time feel sangnne tht our
piece leu viii be increased by this road 1t is quite ap-
hist line Of steamers would be benefited unless
20 ncrcase Of freight would prove detrimental to them
." 'N' YouIs respectfully b.