The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-20
American and British Navigation.

lie following paragraphs, which we copy from the
New York Courier and Enquirer, present in n strong
light the lriumphs recently won by American enterprise
and skill applied 10 the different forms of navigation
at somewhat striking fac, that each Of the four
Of tho Collins line has now performed the transa,Ian-
tic voyage in less than days. In p $780, tie Pacific,
Captain Nye, steamed from Liverpool TO New York in nine
days. twenty hours, and forty five minutes in August,
1851, The Baltic Captain Cons,oek steamed from Liver
pool to New York in nine days, fifteen honrs in February
1884, the Arctic, Captain Luce, steamed on Liverpool to
New York in nine days, genythree hours; and fy min
u.ss and now in MAJ 1888, the Atlantic, Captain West
the houiewa voyage nine days and TWEEN
Ytwo hours. This distribution Of the victories among all
the vessels and all the commanders OF tie Anne can line
shows conelesively anything Sah lac Intrinsic sppe
ory Of the line itself lis great rival of which the
shortest voyages performed by The Asia, Captain
Judkins, in days. four hours, and minutes ana
the Arabia, also Captain Judkins, days. three hours
and thirty minutes, The ordinary average trips have
hibitcd still greater DISPARITY Ia speed The average
the voyages performed ia the 1882 by the Collins line
from Nsw York TO Liverpool. days. nineteen hours
and fourteen minutes; from Liverpool TO New York, eleven
days sixteen hours, and twentyiour minutes The aver
oil The trips performed in the period by The Gu
'nard line from New York TO Liverpool eleven days
cigh, hours, and Hy.hve minutes from liverpool to New
York, twelve days. eleven Aears, and hlty minutes Il is
but fair say, however that there have been other
putaons making the difference s,mewha. less, but yet
very materially Ii must, however, be borne in mind tina
three only OF The Cunard have The size and pwe
OF the Collins steeetse ASIA the Africa, and the Ara
bia The first have been almost uniformly beaten in
both pirections thoagh by considerable in
the other eases. The Arabia, with power much more
largely propoltioced is size .ah eN.ss Ia an, 0. s
Collins line, and Of which the highest expectations were
formed by English friends, has yet performed two
voysges which fairly e.ted Der best abili,esone Feb
ruary from New York TO Liverpool in ten day. tiree
hours, and thirty niihnes and The other in April from
Liverpool New York In days and nineteen hours
Considering that the Coos line have triumphsn,ly
thpif
cessive VESSEL that the bng efienGe aid great
Of the Cunard line have been able TO bring sgans
ihem believe fully entitled to regard ihis con
steam navigation as settled in favor Of American
skin and American enterprise.
"ln fegafd 10 sailing vessels, the same supci oy
sirikngly manifest. The failure OF the shipbuders
Great Britain TO accept he challenge ofthe American Nav
igsiion Company last autumn each clipper viii
cargo from English Chinese pert stakes Of 10,
o00 la fact tacit confession that such would
in their belief go against them. Nothing could have beer
more fair, liberal, and straightforward ihan the
the challenges and all the world knows that people
have heretofore been eager enter upon such con
than the English. III the Bfiish ahpI ighs did
deem safe eight months ago to take the gauntlet sub
scquent developments ha sde them the afraid o
it. AT that time the best voyages by the Aberdeen clipper
between Ensa and China were, believes that OF ih
Chryso,e from Canton I England in t0i days, and ih
Stornawsy In l03 days. while the American clipper th
Witch the Wave had sailed from Canton to England H. o
days The greatest speed which had then been attained b.
the Aberdeen clippers that Of the Chfysole-370 stat
miles in twenty -four bour.. The Witch OF the Wsw
/ had run $50 miles In the tnme period. Now the Amed
can Flying Cloud performs 1891 statute miles In twenty
four hours and nineteen minutes and tbs American SJve
reign Of tho Seas 4l9 statute miles In twenty three hour
and twenty-five pnu'es The latter clipper for fur
secutive days twenty miles further each day that
any single days voyage in tie annals OF British CATION
The English have given up the contest and we now sc
the strange spectacle OF American clippers, unsbe nt
competitor abroad, summonug each other to the com
bat And "a ito impress the world yet The s,rong
that our supremacy Is not the rcss OF any lucky accident
but OF the scientific knowledge, the Sovereign Of IN
Seas sooner earns her sures Than the clippe
Young America is ped against her stakes OF thou
sand dollars, though trial whatever has yet been mad
OF her sailing abilities. Thus Greek meets Greek, whit
the Persian Is content to be but byst,nder
Ia every department Of navigation tho Eoglish
outstIipped by the Americant."
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