Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-03
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FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC LINE OF STEAMERS.
Sr';-Every Of your readers Who feels an ntere,,
in the welflre Of TIE Southern States OF the Union and
especially OF Prynia must have perused with satsfac
on the article, your number Of the 2sth ut headed
line Of Steamers be,ceen the Chesapeake Bay and Es
rope The article alluded Is written with 90 much in
tehgence and lucdty that il needs neither explanation
nor commentary be fully understood by the commupit,
at large but for those who may more closely
IN the matter think that the addition Of few expana
tory remarks will not be amiss.
must observe that having no interest ,b.,.x. ;,l
the contemplated establishments as a citizen m.r.lv s,h
MT my Observations, and what aware is the condition
0, the french Company This company in possession
OF edM capital OF sixty million francs and ask no adj
vance whatsoever OF Virginia any other Southern State
Ihe company owned few weeks ago. eight Steamers of
zso0 tons engaged in regular voyages between Havre
aho MO Janciro, New Orleans, and New York The re-
cent loss OF the LyonRa has reduced them t. ssveu but
there are stocks in Nantes that are 10 he
devered TO the company in January and February next
ana tird one delirerable in March, SO that the omn,
ny will have at its disposal in the spring OF 1887 ten ste,
er euor TO none In existence, but superior TO many
account oil the Improvements introduced Of in nau
pcai constructions and offering tho advantage OF cbean
ness III the transportation OF freight and pasengers The
proposal TO monthly line but should an increase
oas,ns.s reqnre IL the voyages could be made semi
monthly the company being abis y ucsus Of in c,nj,,
purchase any number OF vessels which on account of
French Law, can be naturlized purchased in lorsign
hs law was especially passed to favour French
msrinme commerce. In order to give IN increasing .c
uvty to their lines already established and the one Which
they offer to establish with Virginia the COMPANY b,,
.ac's win coas~c company Of steamers running from
70 LISBON and stopping at all the te ports
OF Portugal Spain and France take in and unload n
each OF the said ports such goods and produce th, ma.
Tor the markets OF France and those Of North
Amenca 80 that we could be supplied by direct line
with all the produce Of Western Europe a. regularly A.
| II we had direct lines with Lisbon Biboa BorIespI
.A, &c SAILING back from port in Virginia the stea-
ers could be loaded with the produce of North and South
Carolina, Kentucky Ohio and Maryland az virginia nos
sesses Canals and Railroads connecting her with boe 9th
81 o'a.es, whien would furnish immense additional
amount oil freight for the limo in question: but although
virginia and principally Richmond is the contempl,ted
terminus oi many important internal works all the fipbt
en might accrue by those Improvements will not take
route at the terminus, there not vessels reg
aiary established to take il in and transport II To II.
nhAi destination, that is say, Western Europe 9th.
al good. and produce would have be shipped as
oNorthern pos and there be e-shipped at the
expense o growers and manufacturers; consequently
Is not sufficient tor Virginia posses, ports that NAV
.eIet present large amount Of freight shippers
OUT sne must avail herself of the advantages which can
secure TO her ports all the conditions necessary to
eu success and this can be done by accepting the Of
Ter nov made by the company alluded to- and that We
at sacrifice really ing when compared To
It's ultimate result Nature may do and often does
great deal Tor country or particular spot upon earth;
'ne "otk Of man. toe enterprise Of man. the genius OF
man, are aole with time and patience modify nature
and at last overcome the obstacles she had thrown In b
way ana thus make in spite of hsr his own destines
sroug instances Of this kind in country
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tne port OF the former State aud that Of Norfolk The
one situated IN the most Northern State at the junction
Two ves closed by ice every winter and on bav also
frequently irozen-New York being the boundary State
on tue North Norfolk, the contrary situated in the
part OF the Eastern limit Of the Union having eleven
States on s North six or seven on the South and ,h
balance on the Westat the Of immense bay
nearly al the mouth OF FIVE large rivers-accessibo for
e vessels every day in the year. being free from
zee IN winter and from the tropical heat in summer Ne
vertheies behold what has become Of New York nearly
he most important port in the world Norfolk has re-
NAMED pretty near that which had made it, To
are 'nose things osing if not the enterprise of man
Example: like this should open eyes to our interest:
and virginia has not to struggle against nature but she
mas TO help herself for after all the efforts she has
IN ner works OF internal improvements she cannot
expect any embarrassment from the Aid that will he asd
ner Tor accomplishing the proposed establishment: be-
ues she wishes to reap all the advantages expected
rom hose improvements Ii is necessary for her TO pro
vac an outlet or the Of produce that uld
Ae on her borders otherwise this produce would look for
o'ner route TO meet an outlet Such are the obserya
IONS which the proposition made or to be made by the
-'e"e" company nas suggested to APATRI0T.