The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-28

The Steam Marine OF the United States.
Washington correspondent OF the Albany State Regis.
ter, under date Of the 2lst inst communicates TO that
Journal the following statistics on this interesting and
important subject
AT the last session OF Congress the Senate by reson.
ton requested the Secretary OF the Treasury ascertain
and report the official statistics Of the marine ex.
ternal and internal, and such other information would
exhibit TO the commercial world reliable details and ag-
gregaies of the several districts and The entire whole
William D. Gallagher esq. and Professor 4. ID Mans.
field were commissioned TO obtain the desired informa-
ton Professor Mansfield was assigned TO the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and the Gulf OF Meyco-he eyter.
nal steam marine-and Mr. Gallagher TO the lakes and
rivers = the inland steam marine.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has to-day reported this
valuable information TO Congress, and have CLEANED
thereirom the following aggregate results and facts And
FIRST as 10 the
ExTrRNu STEAM NARlsE--The steam marine Of the
United States the Atlantic coast, from Passamaquoddy
Bay Cape Sable consists OF 40 ocean steamers 27i
ordinary steamers, 65 propelers, and - ferry boats,
having tonnage Of 1920 tons
The steam marine OF the Gull of Mexico, from Cape
Sable to the Rio Grande consists OF IL steamers,
05 ordinary steamers, propeers, with tonnage Of
q, PA tons.
And the steam marine on the Pacific coast consists OF
% ocean steamers - ordinary steamers, having assG
Ga the Atlantic there are 10 high. pressure and
3l2 low-messure boats; number OF officers and crews
M OF passehgers during me year enong sn
led s,ils,os7.
On the Gull oil Mexico there are % high and low.
pressure boats, 3li7 officers and crews lIs 700 passen
gers during the year., and the average number of miles
travelled 30 $50.
On tho Pacific there are high and Al low pres.
boats, AIS officers and and the number Of
passengers during the year was 7o,2o7.
The aggregates ocean steamers 90, ordinary steam.
ers 3S2, propeers o. ferry boats s0-toal CAS- boats
Total tonnage 2l3,30o high pressure boats 23 low.
pressure boats 40, number OF officers and 40
passengers during the year ending July l. 1851, 3J342,
SO.
The shpwreeks on The Atlantic and Pacific coasts and
the Gulf OF Mexico during The year were so ships, 50
briggs 100 schoopers, sloops, and 20 steamers-tola
32s OF which 27S lost by tempest IA by tire, 10 BY
collisions 10 snagged, and by explosions The number
OF lives lost BIS.
The " human movements" by steamboats,, on The
principal Underwater lines during the year, were as ol
lows:
= - ,,,., , ra'- C. <;
Between New Yoti and Phsdsphia by seanbost 5000,
On the Potomac and James rivers, and chesapeake
IN the .u
In 90 districts the Atlantic coast, there were lGC
vessels lost valued At 81 65of7l, on which Insurance.
wa. paid to the amount Of soes.35o.
In The marine insurance paid 500, lsl
!" ssn s.sn 90 40 80 S 90
And the total amount OF marine mot plsnd) insurance
paid the last year ending July st 1851. IS estimated al
So ,227 900.
Fur INLAND STEAM nlRNE-Th is.comprjses three
grand divisions-he northern frontier The Ohio basin
and the Mississippi valley and lis magnitude exceeds
the most egtrnvagant estimates. CLEAN from MIR Gal
iagher's exhibit the following official aggregates anf
facts
Steamers. Tonnage. crcwa Passengers
T.. II. 1 1S,,s, s.s frontier 40 sp ss as
ss S Ss,a .,a rissi has. 80 s s14 s
Making the grand total Of inland steam marine to con