The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-11

Thus the ocean going steamer of 1856 is nearly
six times the length OF that of 1885, whilst the dir
ference between their tonnage is still in favor
Of The last built vessel. The augmentation has gone
on III an increasing ratio, and ii it is still to CONT
nue., We wonder over what space of water our
leviathan OF 1870 will extend. AS our commercial
steam marine is in the hands of s5rewd men of bust
ness, it can we'll be ina yined that the reasons for
this progressive advance in size are sound. Steam
shlpLullders are, in fact, only accommodating the
tonnage Of their vessels to the length of the voyages
they have to perform, SO that they may be enabled
to carry their own Goals over and above their due
proportion OF cargo. This The Great Western did
and succeeded; this the various screw steamers
which have run the Australian voyage have not
done, and consequently they have failed.
NO one can fail to have observed that within these
last two years steam, in long voyages has apparent
y suffered defeat. Clippers OF all kinds the Marco
Polos, Red Jackets and Morning Stars, seem TO
have recovered their own again, and in the race
round the world, sails have distanced the paddle and
the screw. When the question comes to be ex-
amined however, II is clear that it is the want Of
steam that has caused the failure. Vessels in short
little fitted to make passage of thirteen thou
saLd miles, as the Sirius, though by lucky
accident it managed to cross the Atlantic at
the same time as the Great Western, was to 90
continuous stage of three thousand miles. They
have all the expense of the motive power with
out its full advantages and, in consequence of their
having to go out Of their direct course to coal they
lose from twelve to twenty days on the passage.
The tortoise in this instance has not fairly beaten
the haze, because the latter has wifuy broken her
leg.
Mr.. Brunei, in constructing ship Of such large
dimensions, is only doing for the long Eastern voy
age what he did for the shorter Western one,
namely, making her own coal bunkers the bank on
which she can draw to any extent during her pro-
grsss out and home, instead of employing from six
toeght ships OF 500 tons burthen each to carry fuel
for her over half the GLOBE the vessels at present
running are obliged to do; system which may be
liEened to the extravaganza OF man who employs
haifadozen porters to carry parcels, which, by
propea management he could manage to stow in
his own knapsack.
The report OF the directors for the year 1863 puts
the calculation, with respect to her immense advan-
tage, in carrying power SO well, that quote it
entire:-
10 avoiding the delay OF coalrg on the voyage, your
foreign staten. Gals ob.sined on the isdan AMI
waste and deteroraicn, four or five ,ies, ~ m.,s
per IN as in this country Bat your ships will take
their .hoe amount Of coal for The voyage f.om near
tie pit's mouth, at q rae no. exceeilpR for the
best quail 12n 70 14s per ton. On the voy.es of ex
isrg resm vessels 10 Australia India and no me- thu
oos Ct which would supply Is to 20 600 tor IT taken On
bcsrd at some port in immediate oomnunisatlon Win
the coal fed.
Each Of The c:mpsny's ships viii carry besi,es their
coal upwards OF 600 tons nessurem emf OF mer-
ebsrdIfe and will have 500 cabins for passengers of The
highest olas with simple space TO- troops and lover
class rMsspeer These you will uot ony b, able to car
~ ~ rates much smaller than those by any ex sting
steamships but wi an unprecedented amount Of ROOM
in hus determining The fize Of tee ships your directors
be ieye tfat they ale also obtaining the Clements OF
speed heretofore unknown AID hereafter coal apuic,
10 ibe purpoes Of s.eem b. supp led from the
mre ct Austras he carrying cspscity both for cargo
~ passengers will be proper ionaby increased rae
great length Of these chips will undoubtedly sc,orciug
pitfent experience enable them TO pass through tbs
waer 81 ecy OF at lesst feen knots an hour, with
srfer rover in proportion 10 their tonnage than Or
tinay vessels require to msks ten knots Sped IT,
in act another result Of great sizs 1t Is believed That
by 'his fpeed combined with the abserc Of
ne voyage between England and India by the cafe yi
be ced TO frcm thirty 10 tbirythree dsys AMI be.
tween gland and Australia to thirty three or thirysx
6sys.
II may he objected that the route by way of
Egypt, row that the railway is in progfe IS and
canal is projected. will prove too powerful compc
titor for the traffic round the Cape; but ndepen-
dertly Of the inconvenience and tediousness of en-
barking and then re.embarking, which will be fatal
to vessels containing such bulky cargoes as cumber
the Australian steamers, it is asserted that the
ocean rath IL the direct route TO the focus of Aus
ITALIAN connection with Europe Thus the nayiga.