The daily union., 1852-03-17

from an anonymous scnbbler, viii have any ohs, y,
ence than 10 prove the malicious hostility oI apN s
Play" Regarding the injury which he says will ~
TO the sailing packets, this question will leave u n
decision OF our commercial merchants, 10 say wh.a.
they choose 10 have the seaming business entirely ~
nopolized by the English, shared by the AueE,ss
and will leave 10 their decision whether as long !,
to have steam composition. they do not desirs N
American steamers 10 occupy the same relative po.s
TO the English our sailing packets do 10 theirs
Fair Play" treats in ridicule the idea that hs =.
port OF the Collins line is a national question. IT,.
AnERIcAss do not require any instruction on this 0os
and il they should will here give the language ot M
cunard himself before committee Of the House Of Co.
mons, in July, 1si9: 81 most aarious 10 hor, !
(the extension of The coatrae done, because kn,g a.
consequences of having these rival lnss Of steamers ~.
ming against us. and that tooutd affect As GovrRSsps,
MoRE THAN 1T WOULD U.s."
1t is expressed by Fair Play" that Congress sbO,
not pay the Collins line any more for carrying the m
than other steamers willing to carry them for T
portion OF the communication | will leave TO The man
bers of Congress and citizens generally y-wheher H..
will not give more 10 have their mails carried by el,
of steamers which are credit TO naton and an -.
nent OF the ability OF our ship-buders and engins,,
than they will give TO steamers that shall tollou Il.
English instead of leading them. Any one acouainI
with the subject knows that 10 attain great speed The w.
sells must be of large dimensions, and have great pow,
and il is self-evdent that such steamers mus, bs NM,
more expensive in their construction. equipment con-
sumption of Goals, pay OF officers, crew, &c., than e,
OF steamers one third smaller in size.
The next assertion is, "lhat the construction oi Il.
Collins steamers, in reference 10 their easy conyer
into war steamers. has been entirely overlooked"
As "Fair Play" is so anti-American, will here opo,
an eminent English authority respecting the idendc,
vessels he assals The extract is taken from The "Ivs
pool Mercury" OF the lst OF August 1851. The occasm
was the entertainment OF large party of gen,lemeo
Liverpool on board the American packeship en-,
Western. commanded by Captain Sherman and ,he r.
marks are made by the justlycelebated shipbuldeM M
Wilson Green, in acknowledgment of the toast, aTb,
Liverpool ship-buders"
"After speaking OF shp-building generally, and what
could be done in America. he said that The American,
had advantages which we did not possess in England
and it must be acknowledged that their ships wen
amongst the nobest specimens OF naval architecture and
could not be rvalled. He thought. however, that II
Liverpool we had the advantages which they had h
America, we might compete with them. lie wou1 Da
say they should beat US. but we would first have trial
He would say this: that in almost everything conr.a
with ships, the Americans were leading u.s. Hsu
hear.] They had class OF steamers which came bse
from the United States Now, as ship. builder, and Que
tate to say there were not finer or betterbui vessels
than these American steamers. Hear, hear.l The A.
lanc had sustained succession OF severe gales which
few ships conld have withsiood and when she sl
amined in the drydock at this port, there was not M
slightest appearance Of any strain, She exhibited wia
be never saw before Ii was well known that shipsd
war invariably settled about five inches; but the
antic dill not vary an inch and q half. Hear, ha
There was not frigae in the British navy that wol
not sink five inches. The sinking was shown BY a
copper but there was not the slightest abrasion ts
Atlantic"
Last season ! had the pleasure of spending Sven
months in Europe, where opportunity was AFFORDED
Of visiting all the principal ship yards, engine woh
and steamers in Great Britain, and, as an Americu
confess myself highly gra.i6ed at the many compan
airy expressions which were frankly and liberaJ naa
by the most eminent ship and engine builders in iavud
| the mail steamers and were ]. not that this article
already too long. would gladly give these aekaoweg
men,s in detail Several OF the parties engaged in III,
construction OF the famous Cunard steamers admitted l
necessity OF deu,aiion from their old beaten irad
fore they could compete NTH us.
shall ever hold in kind remembrance the many coaI
tesies received from our friendly rivals and will co
this article by expressing the belief that il the Amec,
held the Collins steamers in the estimation h
their rivals, all necessary support from government vn4
be cheerfully granted.
w. SMITH,
Superintending Engineer 10 the New Yct
Southampton, L. Bremen u. s. Mail Sean,a
| NEw YoRK, March Is, 1852
N. B.-The ships Of the Collins line have nolo
been built in accordance with the specification amas
to the Secretary OF the Navy approved OF by his bo
constructors, and under The inspection OF naval cr
srucior, which specification forms part Of the eonrz
bui their strength s pdsy increased beyond what vS
have met fully the specification. and more than equi
strength TO any Of our naval steamers