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ever that that ship WAS built upon an entirely dill
ferent principle, and therefore there cannot be
fair comparison between them.
have called the attention Of the SENATE To tn
speed, the models, and the capacity Of these vessel
for another urpose--that is. TO show that this
pany have, in executing ths enterprise, made ex
periments. secured information, and given model.
Of stea mships it'll their engines of great practica
value to the public IL we never received a cent o.
postage, we should be fully compensated for the
money we have paid by the increased knowledge
we have received with regard to the building Of
ocean steamers. Collins K Co. have, at an i'm.
these services to the country, and we have reaped
all the advantage Of their enterprise. They have
sustained all the loss. say, therefore, that these
considerations ought to enter into the minds Of
Senators when they vote this proposition.
Again the building and running of these ships
have produced to the country class of practica
engineers that it would not have had without thii
undertaking. 1t has been school for young
engineers. These vessels are every yea,
training up engineers. who are to take charge o.
our steamships OF war. or to be employed in th'
ing knowledge at the expense Of the owners OF thu
Collins line This, also, ought to be taken int
consideration So great has been the cost, and 3
perfect the sklll in the construction of these ships
and of their machinery, that no accident Of any
moment has happened to them.
Mr.. HALE. The Atlantic broke her shaft.
Mr.. MILLER True; but it was one which was
made in England!
sustaining these steamers, weh to call the atten
ton OF the Senate and the country what G rea
Britain ia doing upon this subject of ocean mail
steamers, not only with regard TO the Cunard line
but in regard to many other lines She has cstab
lishcd five great routes of ocean mail steamers.
do not speak now Of her inland steam postal ar
engagements. She has now under contract will
the Admiralty sixty three ocean mail steamers
every one Of which may be converted into war
steamers. The aggregate power Of these steamer
10 twenty nine thousand six hundred and twent,
horsepower their tonnage ia sixty one thousa M
three hundred and forty-eight; they annually
steam one million five hundred and seventy fv,
| thousand miles; and the aggregate amount pair
by the Government for mail service performed or
these several routes is about 81 ,OOO0'O Thcst
routes are, first, the Atlantic route from Liverpool
to New York; the second is the route to the Yves
Indies and the eastern coast Of South America
That route has its depot at st. Thomas, from which
they branch out with about twenty steamers to tn.
various West India Islands, to the coast of Soutt
America, and to Mexico, have prepared state
ment OF the different minor routes connected Will
this line, showing their destination, the amount
tonnage, and the number of miles they steam
Then there is the great East India line, which sail
twice month from Southampton, in England
touching at Gibraltar, and then to Alexandria
thence by overland route for short distance, take
steam again at Suez to Calcutta, and Bombay, anc
China Then there is also the route by way of thu
Cape of Good Hope, and the Pacific route from
Valparaiso to Panama. There are several Other
proposed routes, and which / understand hav,
been contracted for, to Australia and other por
tons of the East. have prepared tabular state
ments of these different routes showing the mum
Der OF steamers, tonnage, power, and the mile
steamed.
From Southampton 10 Vest Indies and South Ame