The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11

which average Of 1853 nautical miles, or 900
sossn %e. per- day shs haa sixteen but
miserable stuff called coal, she has been obliged
to ru. With The Golden Age brings two hundred thou
the 6rst shipment made by this route-And small
shipments from other quarters
70 s
their goods In hopes OF higher prices The last news,
however hough o. tho most wa,lke hind did not Alect
The market In any way The mines were Increasing the
yield Of gold dust, which was selling for 20 lSs. 3D.
per OF.
Melbourne isincrearng rapidly In sire and population
and GOOD order reigns throughout the colony There
good chance for laooripg Of al clAss<s particularly
ton has been imposed on ali foreign vessels at
which gave great Dissatisfaction to commanders Of
els in port Exchange England and the United States
dicount from to per cent Tho roads TO the mines
almost entirely closed by tho wet weather and
0o per ton was the price for carrying merchandise 10
b indigo.
The market is wen stocked with goods Of all kinds and
ihe country nor further flooded with goods matters
Will assume healthy apps arance In ak months. Ship
wths,sndipg the boast OF the suthoriies and lot Of
their ships taken up good Exchange has been
recently established In Mslbourne-the
attempt Of ,hir kind to bring merchants together The
arrivals Of passengers have been large considering the
number Of ships that have visited the coast emsra
ton has commenced from China which promises TO in
and chickens IS pair wood $50 cord; coal (nglish}
fb per ton, Wholesale, &C. so but refor you prices
euiIeut iof suttner paruculorB OAFOkD.
We also give tho following letter. written by Captain
Porter TO the editors Of the Panama Star relative to his
passage from Australia in the Golden Age =
STEAMSHIP GcrpEy AoE
PAxt4A, June %, 1854.
GsKnME-I have the honor to acknowledge the
ceipt Of communication Of June 2f asking for
TO- nation resIectiug the establishment Of steam line
between this place and Australia sso about the facilities
for cosins &c. II AFFORDS pleasure give you tho
In torn alton yon require strongly in favor Of thi,
/
The qniet route TO Eugsnd by ten days. and by
the most pleasant one will give you the facts con
Dectsd vi our voyage, and you judge for your
selves We lift sydney oeeply laden With coal land very
bad cesit ws3 We anchored in Tahiti 10 thirteen days
and hsDdsi D. 42l miles and IA Of current
against We remained Ia Tahiti SIX days. and on
board In eighty working hours, l40 tons Of coal
Plying Tie ns,i'ss who with proper s.rangsmsnts
e)s Of May, and arrived hero In eighteen and bali days
dsianee 1882 milasbl5 miles Of current AGAINST
ps making the whole distance actually run on the trio
S6ls miles Returning from here TO Sydney . shIp
would Only have ran 1908 miles, owing 70 the current
and wnd. being In her favor the entire de ance which
vond mahe difereEce Of SIX days IN the voysgo-and
hsy might DO made in days less time from this
End ibsn from the other No river was ever smoother
ton Of three four days after lcavng Australia when
the weather was little rough, We had scarcely sea.
Jsh offers every facility for provisioning ship and
In the beauty Of the scenery and customs Of Tho
nafhs ana native pic mic, the passengers found
slant amusement The harbor Ia one Of the most Desuti
fulI Nsrsaw, and ship lay alongsde Of the dock
usd up with small rope, when she Be supplied With
sster 81 the sweeteet Kind In very few hours The
shnd abcunds With the most delicious fruits belonging
TO the tropics Of all kinds and the health Of the place 4
rDdhpued The French authorities extremely anxious
Tor the establishment OF line Of steAmers and Offer
every facility any could DESIRE 10 us they were az
eteoney Kind and attentive and 70 Governor Page am
yer, much iDoebted for his promgtnsss in anticipating
cur wants: That such line VIII eventually succeed
there not tho slightest doubt and tho only thing that
w.nld nhey prevent travel this way ct present. the
trfnpg dmcury about crossing the sthunus The fol.
III vou Ia av,ot.
yoysge and The whole time II would take to reach
Eugsnd-