The daily union., 1852-05-09
!ch ths money linus raised i al.er.

the in which the money thus raised is after
wards distributed.
but Tor moment II stranger had been in the gal
lery 10 day, and had not read and had not known wha
this amendment amounted TO- he would be very mneh as
ionshed TO mad that after all the adnonltions We nave
had against monopoly, drawing money oui oil the treas
ury. &c., the proposition before the Senate 10 simply ths
we have company now performing ceian nu'nDei q
pay them 1856 900 per annun; aud Tue proposition
before the Senate 10 increase that service, and IN
stead Of giving them S3s50Oo, give them Ss5sooo Tor
this increased service. Hf# HuI .#e#
Mr.. HUNTER They are 10 perform twenty six trips
year instead OF twenty, which they contracted to per
fom-being an addition oi SIX trips and not doubling
Mr. RUsK. AS have shown before. they have made
only twenty-eighi trips in nearly two years rose.
however, simply Tor the purpose OF showing how the
British government act The senator from Virginia Mr.
HUSTERl has shown TO the Senate how some OF the Off
GERS talk u IS not necessary to go INTO ihe preudces
which may have found expression iron certain officers
opposed 10 this system propose to read paragraph
from article which lind IN last Sundays Union, TO
show how the British government act in reference this
"The departure Of the expedition from Bombay Ran
COON with 5000 troops for the prosecution OF the Burmese
OF the value Of conmercal marine for The purposes
Of naval warfare. The squadron consisting Of hve s
delendsd BY ormidabe and extensive 5rcsiionr and OF
course was necessary that should be heavily armed and
was steam frgate belonging TO tho royal navy The other
four were the East India Conpanys steamers apPerain
ing to mail line like Atlantic and Paci lines,
and constructed upon similar principles Tor similar pur-
pose. Orders arrived Bombay, he 20h OF February,
TO ienr steamers. This was ac-
complished and they submitted the inspection of
the Governor Gener in three days On the Path they set
sail One of them the Feroze Is particularly mentioned
She vessel Of 1900 tons BURDEN and was tnken d.
rec,ly oil her route, armed with heavy battery OF eight
inch pivot guns every requisite alteration made IN less
than days. Another Of the size In dock,
and got readiness with equal ceeriy; and all OF
pronounced by the naval authorities the
strong and efficient shrs OF their class IN the
regular SERVICE and readily capable OF being fitted Tor
the purpose required any In the navyyards of Great
Britain. The only difference between the East India mail
and that The latter with eq ua strength
and capabilities M adaptation, faster and Of greater
/. burden" -l #s. .a .s e.ns
u Mr. HUNTER Will the senator inform me whether
those were screw ships or side wheels t E
81 MIR. RUSK Side wheels, | understand. .
sa MIR HUNTER My impression was that they were
screw vessels. N # /.
ls Mr.. RUSK. No. think they are side wheel steamers.
il the senator will push his enquiries little further into
this matter Of side wheels and screws it will be found
apprehenJ, to be bottomed just upon this The English
government converting their sailing vessels into
for coast defence, and sailing vessels built Tor
purposes cannot be converted into side-wheel steamers
That is out OF the question But they cam al very little
expense. be converted into propellers That is
just what he will find the bottom of the whole of this.
When the experiment comes to be made, he will see that
that is all and he will aso find that about six miles is
the average OF speed 10 be obtained from these
propelers.