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

Hunire CITY 80. 2 0C0 tune. Falcon ----- LUZ ta1s
r,es~e.t Civ . I. 800 tuns. George Law 2SO0 tuns
JotsI tupnsge 81 the OF the U. Mail 5sesra
,htp Company LAWS lne) 1850.
0fthe shipe Of this Company the OHIO OF 3Co " o,s
-. lsupfbed Aug IL 1913 The size varies from 20
- 40 Jeeh 90 ip breadth Of beam IS IN depth OF nod,
vhieh are the dirnensons of the GEORGIA. me ~ 80
Rim ~ This line and of 900 tuns burthen % 1os ~
lsnstb 70 besm and q depth which are the duneeo'
~ the PALeor the smallest, of 900 tuna u yu.,,
The CsrroExx built In ls46, BY WIN "a. !" OIL
Her dimensions are, 2l5 feet on deck 81 leel 49,.
hold Her engine IA one side lever s ~ Alien
feet stroke and constructed BY suinsn & ~
The EnpfRy CITY and CRESCENT LII. 49, 80 ols
VIM Brown The dimensions oil me ioaa IN 40 S3i
feet deck 80 beam "a bold .ns Of the CHsno
~ ana was buiIt BY Thos. Colyer. Inc ukoass
L.v the magnificent ship oil tn me Jusl 40
". built BY VIM Webb sns - zoy ss, o Is i,rS
Sesm. 30 held Her engines are two inclined, % ,acn
S.r~Jsr 10 sec troke and constructing a, the Nor
s,n Iron works The engines OF the GEORGIA and
c.,a vs,e also constructed at these works and are
..,;,eIv two side lever, 90 inches cylinder, feet
800 Those of the CRESCENT and EMPIRE CRY, are
sSthe .sme description from the same works, and are
sfsn equal diameter OF cylinder and stroke piston W.
TSe stesmers this line are dispatched with the Cali
G,rpa and Oregon mails from New York, on me otn ana
oOsh of each month for Aspinwall and from NewOr'
Iesns on the 7th and 9th These steamers estaonsn
with the Pacific Mail Company, connecting hne
setween New York, and ports In Mexico Cainorna anu
Oregon. - n.,..a A.. ..
81, ~ the Itnus is performed in from le 10 "A hours
This woyh hears such an intimate relation with the SUD
iect Of our psper that we cannot concode ths
without abiding 10 its importance In s'eam Is en-
an nthmus in enterprise connecting tue TWO
,ess Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with the steam COM
between them II lie now in rapid process
ofeompletion TO Panama The contractor OF the work
NC All Story Eco of New York ThePresidentis WIN.
C. Young Esq, vice John L. Stephens, Esq, deceased.
vArpx,sur's LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO VIA NICARAGUA
Tb,s line forming a communication between New.
York and San Juan Del Norte on the Atlantic, and be-
tween Ban Juan del Sur and San Francisco on the Pa
che 10 composed Of the following steamships, viz
The Northern Lipbt. 800 Pioneer, doso. .. $500
Promctheus. 800 Brother Jonathan 2lV0
Pacific 200 Star of the West. 49,. l600
SIS. Lewis. 600 Daniel Webster. l'2oo
Independepce. 600 Total amt. Wa Line ls 900
OF these the two first sal from New York, for San
Juan del Nore the 5th and 10th Of each month and
the Eve latter between San Juan del Sur and San
Francisco The " STAR OF THE WEsT" has recently
been placed on the line, also the DANIEL WEB
srER. From San Juan del Norte to San Juan
del Sur, this line establishes q conveyance over
the transit route Of the Nicaragua Company. The
route of this Company posses through the republic
Of Nicaragua from San Juan del Norte by steamboats,,
135 miles up the San Juan River and across Lake Near
ssss from which the river flows to Virgin Bay; and
thence by horses and mules 10 San Juan del Sur twelve
miles distant
The PaonETHEUs the first steamer of this line was
built by James Smonson, N. Y, Aug. 8, 1850 The
NORTHERN LIGHT, by the same builder, was launched
OcL IS 1851 STAR OF THE WEST, the last steamer
placed upon the line built by the same, launched
June 1852 The MORNING STAR. now on the stocks
for this line by the same was commenced Let February
1852 The BROTHER JONATHAN was built by Perrine
Patterson e. Stack, WiIamsburgh, N. Y. The dmen-
sions of these steamers vary from 252 length - beam
70 hold, which the dimensions OF the NORTHERN
LIGHT to 2l2 35 10 feet which are the dimensions of
the DANIEL WEBSTER, of ], 200 tuns The engines OF
the NORTHERN LIGHT are BEAM 60 inch cylinder and
10 feet stroke, and constructed at the Allaire
Works those Of the PRoMETHEUs are OF the same de
scrptiop twobeam, AZ inches cylinder 10 feet stroke,
and are from the Morgan Works. The BROTHER JON.
ATTAIN from the works is onebeam OF ~ feet cyl
inder ii feet stroke The engines OF the other ships OF
this line ofpower corresponding with their tunnage
The DANIEL WEBSTER and STAR OF THE WEST, chips
recently built may remark, have beam engines, and
are from the "Alaire Works"
THE NRwYoRK AND CALIFORNIA STEAMSHIP LINE
(Since March, 1853, organized into corporate com
pany, under the name and style Of the New York and
California Steamship Company with a capital OF
o. 500 000 divided into shares Of 900 each, Route
via Aspinwall and Panama to and from San Francisco
Seven directors-Chares Augustus Davis Sidney
C. Brooks, Theodore Dehon, Jacob A. Westervet John
Greene, ID. B. Fearing, Warren Deanc, Jr all OF New
York At this date the line lie composed OF the follow
ipg steamships
Wln6ed Scott, double engine) % 100 tuns built 1851
United States (sngle engne) 500 tuns built 1882
Cortes, double engine) .--.l eO0 tuns, july 49,
Union double engine). ......l 500 tuns, built 1851
Total amount of tunnage Of the -
New York and CslhornisSteam-
ship Company --.---.'..------o'SU
The steamships of the line vary from 252 length, IS
feet BEAM % feet hold--the dimensions Of the WIN.
FIELD scorr to 235 feet length "a feet beam 81 feet
hold, which are those of the UNITED STATES. The
WINFIELD ScoTr and CoRTEs were built by Wester
welt a Sons; their engnes by the Morgan Iron Works
The wNFrrLD scorr has two side lever engines &c
inches cylinder, feet stroke. The CoRrrs has two
beam, AZ inch cylinder 10 feet stroke.
The dates of the departure OF this line OF steamship
from NewYork, is the 5th of each month, at p NJ.
from San Francisco LIST Of each month from New Or
leans the 9th of each month. The NewYork and New
Orleans steamship ntersects the same boat on the Pa
Three new steamships have just been contraccd for
by this corporation each to be precisely like the others
80 that passenger booking at York, secures The
Capt William Skiddy plans, models and superintends
these new boats while building The length oil these
new boats are 26i feet breadth Of beam "a feet depth
24iA feet tunnage about 2400 each The contract Is
made with Messrs. Weserveh & sons for hui and
spars; Messrs ountsrd, Merritt s. Co, of the Morgan
Iron Works to make the engines their dimensions
are cylinders 80 inches diameter. 10 stroke Of piston,
and double engines to each boat
Two other boats about being contracted for, one
of the size the three and another OF smaller
sire about 1000 tuns, TO ply between New Orleans and
Aspinwall
semi monthly communication between New.iork and
NewOrleans with San Francisco, instead Of monthly
The communica alton from San Francisco with New.
York and New Orleans will be in same manner.
hessrs DAVIS Brooks 4 Co. No 70 broadway. are
the commercial agents Of the line.
THE EMrRH LINE.
This line is composed OF the following steamers:
The Sierra Nevada 500 tuna
City Of Pittsburgh (since burued) 900 tuss
San Francisco .aoo tnns
Total tunnage OF the steamers OF the EN-
pire City Line tuns.
The SIERRA NKvApA connects at Panama with the
Cry on PIrrsBvKaH. She was built by WIN. Conyer.
and AIS feet in length, ~ beam, IL deep. Launched
oct 9a 1881 The EarIxx and Crescent CRY were
originally connected with this line and sailed between
New.York and Chsgres The Empires first trip TO the
latter port the nth Of July, ls&9 The Cresceats
the esd December ls+S-two o the first ships engages
In the California trade. Tue CIrY OF pirrssvRaH was
built by Perrine, Patterson Stsck The engiaes OF
the SEnnA NEvAn were oonssructe< q the Morgan
Works, and are twsb beam u inches. 10 feet stroke
The SAN PANcIsco, now in process oil completion, u
another ship Of this line. Hen hull Is built BY VIM h.
Brown the Dimensions OF which s,S feet In length
40 beam and "a the dena OF hold Her eneine from