New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-31

Total tunnsge Pacific Mail Steamship ca. $3.50
OF these the CALIFORNIA PANAMA and OREsos wsrs
me fret bIill and sailed from New York u California
via Cape Horn, respectively, the oh Of OCT, 5i5. 3h
Dee, 1915, Let Dec, le4o The two nrst named were
built BY VIM H. Webb, York and are vi equal dilnsn-
sions, being 300 feet deck. Jif feet beam, and ~
feet mold The OREGoS was built by Messrs Smith &
Dim0n. The engines Of the CALEDONIA and Oaxgcs,
single side levers Of the diameter OF cylinder
and Of equal stroke being 70 inch cylinder, feet
inches stroke. They were contributed AZ the Novelty
Works Of Messrs Stlliman Allen. The engine OF ths
PANAMA Is Of the same description and power, and wa
Constructed At the Aliaire Works Of Messrs Aalre
secor New York The CAHos sailed Tor the isth,a,s
Of Panama, Feb. 1850 the COLUMBIA, Oct H. 1850.
TEssKssEE, Dec. s. ls49; GOLDEN GAry, Aug 5, 1851.
We have been thus particular Ia Fng the details Of
these ships they being among the nrst placed upon the
hBe Their dimensions vary from 95 feet on deck, 20
feet breadth Of beam. and 3O feet depth oi bod which
the dimensions OF tbs Golden GATE, 20 5 length,
- beam, l2i hold, which the Dimensions of the
COLUMBUS Bezides those We have named AZ the build
OF the rst ships Of tins company, others have boon
purchased sni built respectively By different builders
The engines worked IN rhese steamers principally
sde levers Of IS inches CYLINDER feet stroke,
those from Is 10 go tuDs snd IN thoss Of smaller
elass Of the description Of the COLUMBIA Of 80 tans,
hey Of II Beh cylinder teet .ffUke. The engines
Of the GoLDss GATE and the J0Hs STEPHENS the
largest In this nne Oseilladng u - och
cylinder. iest stroks. They constructed prnci-
psly Il The Novelty WOr1s" and II inc Allare.'
The orgins,ors of the Pacific Mall steaun.hfp Com
wall % the lsaeus, has bees appropriately called sfter
VIM. II. Asptn.ai, one Of thOse eminent merchants.
These sesns are inspected aud approved 81 by tho
Navy Department and esrry The O. T. mails on the Pc
etc side. Thy leave Psasnla on the rrlvsl Of the
AusDtse steamers, and Fan Franeisco 90 The ls snd
l5th days u each month and touch AZ Acapulco Tney
connect with The ports u Oregon. Chss A. Whitney,
Esq., 70 ne agsss a he company
In sdduOn thu largely Increased service this COM
rsny announced that on ne 2Och March, they would
commence a weekly BEe 20 Callfyrna, running every
week direct bss.sen New York and Asptnvsn and ia
connection vifh the Fscine Mall 5tesn>hD Co npany
cAee each weei between Pshalna and Szn Francisco
The United states Mad Steamship Cosnpaay. con.
trseted with the American Government, under an act
Of conzresz % construct ave stsamskps Of LOO uans
sutsbs for purposes and carry me mails twice
each month between New York and AspinwsIl VA He
ysna and between New York and New -Ohesos "a he
ysrA twice each mouth THIS Company has not ooly
b13t The Eve ships under ,he eonfrset win tsnnsgs
Of II go and own sve other steamers Of sggreysr
q 80 t1ns exceeflng By IL 90 rsns the eontfsesr
quirsmeuf but BOW conveys the mails twice esch
meath between New York and Aspinwli dres; twice
rect twice eaca month between New YORK and Aspn-
val VA Havana .nd twice Zach nonxh bseWsss New.
Ycrk and sew lOrleans VA Havana; thus performing
more than double mail service, and employing dosh&s
he psmber Of steamships required By the essrsct
he n1lber Of ships owned BY and nov u ne servtce
u the cOnpany u ptne. vii ons sesesry isseeAst.
sbd soon 10 b placed 10 the Inc. Tos1 are II ne 'os
oUlsg terouEstsa