Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-01-29

G5-Ws stated on Saturday th't dur
ing all the severity Of The Weather, the
last week, our harbor has been entirely
free from ice, as far as any obstruction
TO navigation is concer ed. We recur
to thus subject again. ior the purpose o'
making the fact more gei orally kno"h,
81 that those who are interested in The
matter, in other places, may know that
there il one harbor. and only one, on
the Atlantic coast, IRON Maine TO Nir-
p,nia where vess Ii nay easily and safe
" enter. nj all iimes, III all seasons, and
in any weather During the last week,
the thermometer has not been below
zero. in This town, anu wns only SO low
as that one morning; during this 'iihe
il has been al six seven and eight below
zero, IN New York, Philadelphia, Balil-
more, Washington, aud many oth'
places south of US; at the eastward, II
has been much calder.
Boston harbor hos been and is now
closed by ice: II is true that they have
heen able 10 keep IA narrow passage par
TALLY op-n.-but rhcy have had TO have
stout steamboats, ying constantly to 90
ihls,-and th,n, lie entrance TO Boston
harbor. in such weather. is difficult and
dangerous in the extreme. New York
harbor hns been locked up both by tie
Sound and lie sea. and hundreds ci
vessels have been detained at Sandy
Hook Oh account oi the ice. PhiIad, !
phia and Baltimore lave been hopeless
y fastened up,-and No'iolk Is but III.
Tic better oft.
Now during all lhis time our harbor
Las been eniueiy Tree from ice, 70 thu
"a Kinds OF vess,is, tom the heaviest
m,n ol war down 10 u litle sail-boat,
eouid enter and depart as easily and
with as much safety as IN the summer.
We ask il this does not speak volumes
in favor ot Newport and lts glorious har-
bor? Most certainly 1t does. Now We
want the rai road to Fall River, which
can be built al IA comparatively smiiI
cost. Then vessels could enter heIc
with safety, VIII, IA every other harbor on
th, cunsi, down 10 Southt rli Nrginll,
MAS biockadcd by icr,--their cargoes
could be unload,d and Stored here Tor Il
mere triH", as there is ample room lor
lar-e slorc-houses,- or transported 10
Boston ana New York, by railroad, If
the demand Tor the goods VAS pressing.
We learn that the owners ol the Gu
nard steam, r. are about selecting new
depot somewhere III this vicinity, where
wniriage and storage are not so eXor-
hllau,t ia IN New York and Boston,
Nhy do hey "ol cone 20 Newport =
Here they can be admirably accomno-
dated, wilh wharves. stoge-houses, &c.,
"a IA very small ,xpence, less than one
tenth oi what they now have 10 pay
Their .alncrs can enter Il d depart at
all seasuus ul tle year, and III any kind
oi weather, with perfect ease and salt
", without even the aid Of pilot
Tnesc are facts worthy Of the consider
ation of bu.iness men. and particularly
of 'he Cnnard Compa'y y. We trust
tl,at before they select a new DEPOT, they
viii co r here, and investigate the al
vtnluges This pace over ali others
hut let them enquire OF he right kind Of
men, 80 as not to be deceived. We are
sorry to say that We have Il few anti
quaied iogics here who do not desire TO
sec the place built up, and would dis
courage any projcc, Of the kind,-but
these men are Of 40 account, aud their
opinion 10 not worth listening to.