The daily union., 1852-05-09

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average on above ssss 90
Deterioration at per do sass 90
Total. ...."....-................. e5,sis 50
Js Receipts tfE
Passage money average as above. sal2sa IS
ma money ev from cove rnmen, do 1854 az
Deficiency averas., psr voyage ls.aas q
Mr. VIM. l. Youle secretary Of the New York and
Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company,
that he is not interested said company and
the foregoing statement is true. al8#a
Mr. HUNTER, That is substantially the state
ment as that upon which | was commenting |
aware that they had statement sworn TO by their
tary. do not mean 10 disparage his testimony. |
know nothing about it. only know that the govern
ment OF the United States has had opportunity to look
into that evidence through lis agents know that il
eT pdre statement do not know how it is, why II
The secretary cannot know whether these ought to
be expended II has been charged upon them that they
run their ships at too great an expense. know-and
tins affords the best means within my reach for check
ing and correcting the calculation which proceeds from
The parties lnterestedhat MIR. Isherwood, engineer
in-cbief in the Navy Department, young gentleman
apparently OF science and ability has given very diff
terent estimate e the proper cost of running these ships
acknowledge that it is conjectural estmate but il is
coDectural estimate OF who is skilled in such
ters, and have doubt that it is good for this to
show what the running OF these ships ought to have cost
il they had been properly managed and built But |
dwell upon this estimate because II brings me 10 another
point. s@ts fa
pensalion to the Collins line il will 60 down, and we
shall lose all chance of participating in the
ncaton or IN the steam marine, which Is to run between
New York and Liverpool On the contrary, believe.
that ii il were 10 60 down, and you TO advertise
for steamships TO carry the mails, built without reference
TO the war feaurewhch think shall show is utter
unnecessarywe would get vessels as sale as the Col
Inns steamers and fleet. which would carry the mails
and which could be built for the sum of $500 000-and
indeed less Yes SIT; am told that il they were to be
only sixteen hundred tons they would cost but $4O0 900
a nerp Mr ~ q RCtn IN pultnn IN
whom the senator from Texas has Jefened-says, in a
late communication which have seen, that if yon had
not required him to make them suitable for purposes,
he could have built his ships for less than what they have
cost by 100000 apleceshps that would 60 fast and
have much capacity those he already had am told
that il these ships had been built plainly, such ships
the Collins steamers could have been and ought to have
been, built Tor half million dollars apiece Ii you take
them upon that estimate, you will find that what we
have already given themin addition TO what they make
wonld not only pay the expense OF running them accord
ing TO the estimate, but that they would pay profit
largely above the twenty five per cent, which the Eng
lshmen say is all that is necessary TO all the
charges and 10 rebuild the ships, and ample profit
besides. - -4t s
SO that so far from losing an American steam marine,
SO far from losing share OF the carriage OF mails, and
tween Liverpool and New York. IL these Collins sh ps
were out OF the way, we should the contrary prob
ably raise up set of steam ships which would do the
business upon self sustaining principles And submit
that would reflect much credit upon lesisa-
hon we were 10 to manage these matters that the bust
ness should be done upon selfsuppoung principles than
II we were to do as is now proposedpay Mr. Collinss
losses upon mere consideration OF feetness, merely to
keep set OF ships unfit for naval purposes, as shall
presently show and which are unsuitable also or COM
mefclal marine. ISIS tat..a
Now, sir, propose TO examine the metence that they
are fitted for war purposes and think can show by
both American and Englishnot only by our
own officers, but by English naval oficershat they are
not rseames in any true and correct OF the
term | begin with our own. What says Commodore
PeIrys
Extract OF a letter OF Commodore NJ c. Perry TO the
Secretary OF the Navy, dated April 9th, 1850:
The mail steamers OF the contract. OF Rowland & As.
pinwa OF George Law. and OF + X. Collins, be easily
converted into wsseamers for temporary sefvice in cases
oil particular emergency. These vessels, with Little
strengthening OF the decks be made to carry each
few guns OF heavy cabe, aud may be rendered useful
conveying public uncuonares, &c &c but their service
could only be contingent and, as before remarked fmpo
rayg 49, ..
large, and in respect would they be economical
equal TO vessels built expressly Tor overnmen
service, should they in my opsiou, inieere In the
least with the organization and gradual increase OF an Ell
Client and permanent steam navy The use OF steamships
our future naval operations must Inevitably change In
great degree the ART Of naval war Indeed no one oau
imagine what changes will be effected well upon the
ocean upon the land, by mean. OF the agencies
which have been moro practically developed within the las
quarter OF a century"
Extract from communication to the Secretary OF the
Navy, dated April goth, 1850, by Charles II. Haswe
chiei engineer OF the United States navy:
/" With large majority OF the commercial ocean steam
OF their hnls the design and arrangement en-
and boilers, such render them Incapable o
efficient and economical service, without ncurring
expenditure in lerations and loss Of time that would
except IN cases OF national emergency be at all repair
ed 10y the ultimate durability of the hus of the vessels In
their ready transfer In their economical performances
oi, active service. .lL.H4 s.lr tsf1. ~
- - "They are so deficient In
stability, without the spars and of naval
that II Is necessary depress them beyond their In
tended limits In order 10 effect their passages with the prob
"Tbs steamer. Of Mr.. Col
nss line, In progress OF construction. win cost $780,
mase Of iron, their buls constructed o
veosk aud the vessels without the spsrs, rigging
manent, aud equipment OF naval stcsmers.'
"Thc first ms-.eamsrs have proved inadequate to their
after bat two and half years service and Of
nd their first cost they
inca pabe Of any nseia naval purpose they therefore,
their worhlsssess existing, estimated in
naval deences and when required for such
purpose the dependence would prove as disastrous TO
nstona interests their conuction has been 10
fsssonal reputation a constructors and engineers"
Extract from the report OF Commodore Charles Will
liam Skinner, 10 the Secretary OF the Navy
"7 What is the bos, for propclling CONNER
ciaI ocean steamers-thc paddle Wheel submerged
and do these instruments require different models
aAnswer The paddle wheel Is generally considered
best instrument Of propulsion. where speed Is rcqnrsd
the purposes OF the would be preferable
.S DO you considcr commercial ocean steamers as now
built convertible into steamers, ana capable o
efficiently performing service sre. gl ga1sa al
great expense they would be inferior
those designed solely for that purpose y Ai
Extracts from Mr. John Lentbalrs letter TO Commodore
c. w. Skinner, dated Ish Of February. 1852 !; .f
% would in tho first place. that there u -ome
doubt Whether side wheel steamer can be made ino
"The machinery Of such steamer should be placed be