Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-03-26
Washington, March ID.

New Mail Route to acknowledgements
Reduction of Time,
Washington, March -.
A memorial is about to be presented to Con
Trcss from Lewis IL. Cornick and his associates
of New York, proposing to carry the mail be-
tween New Orleans and San Francisco,
through in the short space Of eight days.
The Inemonallsts represent that III August
$50, Albert G. Ramsey made a contract with
the Mexican Government for the exclusive
privilege Of transporting the mails Of foreign
countries across the republic, for fifteen years,
paying the Mexican Government 20 cents per
ID. OH letters and 30 cents per 100 lbs. on
newspapers. The Mexican Government it is
now stated Is anxious that the service should
commence.
Under tins grant and others, obtained in re-
latlon to roads, tonnage duties, &c, the Lens
aturc Of Ne" York incorporated the Mexican
Ocean Mail and Inland Company, and THIS
corporation is now making arrangements to
transports mails, passengers and baggage to and
! from California.
The company not only claim that they can
control the travel and mail service between the
Atlantic states and California, but express the
hope that they will be alb To attract trade
and mails from the British W est India mail
steamers, which how 20 directly to and from
| England.
The distance from New York to Vera Cruz
is estimated at l-O0 miles, and the time IL
steamers Is computed at sX days from Vera
Cruz to Pueba by tne national road Is 10
miles, ana thence to the ntylgab!c hcad-N Alters
Of the MescaId, 30 miles IN all, 80 miles.
which can be passed over in coaches in 81
hours. Thence TO the mouth Of the river Mes
Gala Is 100 miles, which can be traycrsed in +
hours by steamboats,. At It's mouth, tins river
bears the name OF TOcatula; and thence to
San Francisco by sea is about 1000 miles,
which they say can be run under SIX days,
making the time from New Yotl: to san Fran
cisco only II u days.
Between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, the
time estimated IS three days-makinr from
New Orleans u San Francisco - - days
The magnetic telegraph Is now i'll the course
Of completion from Mexico 10 Vera Cruz, and
when COZ pleJci, news can be transmitted N
one day less time and, IL the wires at the
bti2e are used, twelve hours less Oh the Mis-
s,asippi. This would make further SAVING in
time Tor California Acys OF day and kali,
which would bring the time dowu to | days
between New Ore ms and san Francisco,
The company claims that they can accom-
plish their trips IN the abo,e mentioned tIme
The mlvlgabllilv Of the river Mcscaln, they a,sc
say, has been fully established. At lis mouth
Is the beautiful bay oiPltAca,co, well she,tc;e 2
with excellent anchorage ami with SIX tajh1m.
ofwa;er al to.ty feet from the shore. III this
bay the first SAps that nNlgated the Pacific
were constructed by Coltcz in 1873.
The company are Of opinion that III carrying
the luus in a much shorter time than by any
othor route. the gold dust must also take the
sumo direction, rs ii must 90 forward IN the
same time us TO the sight drafts drawn against
it.
The mails and gold dust from California
destined for England, now take the British
tedmers at Chtgres bound for southampton
nd the Mexican bullion for Europe now takes
he same steamers at Vera Cruz and Tamplco
BY the postal service for the British W es
nGu mail steamers, the time from >ou;hampor
to Chagrcs Is II days, aud from thence Il
California Ii dayS--In all 10 days AMI only
twice in Il month. From SiuuthaMpton to ' era
Cruz the uue i y days, and only monthly
BY the Ramsey route, the time, it IS alleged
will be thus;
Liverpool to New York; 10 days.
New York to Vera Cruz, Il
Vera Cruz to san Francisco. 9!
Total, 454
And from Liverpool. by New York and New
Orleans, to san Francisco - days, with the
advantage OF a communication weekly. Al
drafts therefore from England, they contend
will take tins route as the shortest and the
god dust Tor England must follow the SAINT
direction.
The MEXICAN bullion trade. the memoriaIist,
repro.nnt. must. for fine same reason. How
| e., a IL,
VI Mr. SrNNLEr' member OF congress iron
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