Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-11
A sTUPEND ENTERPRisE.

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STUPENDoUS ENTERPRISE
WEEKLY STEAMSHIP cHksA-
MILFORD
The Hon. A Dudley Manu. the Assistant Secretary of
State, has addressed letter the citizens OF the
holding States ia which he announces his purpose in
connection With others, to establish "a weekly iron
steamship ferry line between the Chesapeake Bay and
Milford Haven"
LONDON, Aug. IL, 1856.
To Tie CitseHs Of the SiGrehoLii~g States:
With your cooperation, II it be secured propose
tn establish Ia conjunction with certain associates be
hereafter designated, Weekly Iron Steamship Ferry
Line between the Chesapeake Bay and Milford Havea-
The distance by the Southern route from the to the
other of these waters Is about 81 mcsshorer by at
100 miles than that present uaversed by the
American stesmers from New York to Liverpool. The
entirely Tree from the dangers Incident TO
wise nav igation aud crbergs.
The town of Milford is situated hundred and TWEEN
~ miles south~ar and westward OF Liverpool, one hun
dred miles westward OF Bristol aud hundred and Sc
v-ty lies westward of London 1t il conucct. with
each lay railway, with the exception Of space three
miles, which will he completed spring To London
the lne-broad guagr thruug hout-wi be run over by
express trans Inside of seven hours To Waterford t,.
distance is seventy miles by water a; which point there
- connection 10y Hallway with CO,k Kilkenny Limerick
Dublin and last. To Hlvre the distance il atout
hundred and twenty-five mil,s
IL Is estimated that all the navies OF Europe could ride
-
This haven enjoys IN all eminent degree the essential
qustes for rendering tue town OF Milford the first port
OF Europe. IL has lengh aud breadth of compass deep
aud good bottom. facility iugrcSs and egres.
and shelter But, notwithstanding this unsur.
passed combination oil advantages has been compar4-
lively vaurcs heretofore 10 the commercial world on
OF being shut from internal communication with
the metropolis aud the manufacturing districts OF the Bri-
ti,h realm.
Lake Milford Haven the worth OF the Chesapeake Bav
has been properly appreciated except Tor national
no hanr h.v
derived from it, excellent qualities aud it, easy
approach from the But, happily for several wears
railways proceeding from tie cohes OF tho South South.
west West, and No'ih~est connecting with another
aud encircng aud embracing all the cities aud principal
towns been STEADILY md resOlutely forcing their
>ages and through the impeimeus which Instructed
their progress, aud now III advanced state As To
give u reasonable that in year sr two they
will converge completed upon Virginia shore b,
such communication assisted by canals aud rivers
will be conveyed for anportaOn foreign countries
the proposed Atlantic line Is e,tab
shcd part oi the cotton of Mort, anl South Caron.
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama Mississippi louisiana A,
kansas, Flodr and Texas; the tobcco wheat and corn
1T Virginia. Tennessee, Maryland, aud Delaware; the pork
bacon, lard aud tob Of Kentucky and Missouri: The
rice 81 South Caroliua aud the and terpentne Of
North Carolina Nor 1t improbable that Penns
nothing al other noI-sl ychoIn States. will AVA
rrSe of it Tor conducting lucrative traffic home and
sTohd The waters OF her great central artery meet and
cOmmngle With those Of the South IN the Chesapenk,
Bay aud her varied interests strengthened by inx
die devotion to the constitution unite her il bonds in
li->olnbility with hor Southern sisters.
The question las probably millions OF times askcI
turned over IA rejecting minds, Why With respect
10 the osc and other-was Providence proiEa Of it,
fivors q the Chesapcikr Bay AID Milford Haven? TI
seems at list To b. satisfactorily furnished A. If
bv some nysteriuS arrangement Of prccouccre scrn
thought, the locomotive Is about visit each taking
with 1t the valuable oduets OF the popnuous aud
Interior simultaneously with the discovery of quick aud
cheap plan OF conveyance for those products To their
for It must be distinctly observed that i'm M
other water ~ EUROPE or Americi vessel of the
magnitude oi he Great Eastern, and Of her immense ca
pacty iOr Carrying, enter aud dpart where there is req
sonabe assurance that irrghts he procurd i'm sui
cient abundance I'LL her but that Of the Che.npeake Rn
or Milford Haven. /, is almost needless remark that
with all that steam has benefcialy accomplished on
the ocean, il has done but little any of the
chief heavy articles OF Southern or British eIport
What point an tue Chesapeake Biy will selected for
the Atlantic steam ferry lin" landing cannot vet be deter.
mined. IL will however assurrdly bc that which in all
respects i the most suitable snd there without ncccs
riy building up popuous city, storehouse Of such i'm.
portance will establish itself created befpr,
from which the savehoding States also number
ri the non slavcholng ones will draw their supple. nj
modeIate prices In like manner MilfurI Haven, will he
the stOehouse Of American pro Iucts which nro
ducts Will be conveyed at low rates aud ,xpcJu~I, to
every part OF Europe. As il in anticipation of this an
Anglo French company is ia che of successful Tor
nation for constructing large number of steamers t on
gage in the European co,stug trade.
The distance, NJ has stated between Milford Haven
and the Chesapeake Bay Is $3.50 miles The on-sae.
across II would be frequently under DAYS "a over
seven by the Terry line From the Chesapeake to the Pa
citc the travel, the connecting railways shall
have been completed, will be easily performed In five ay
aud from thence to Melbourne in sixteen days Thus there
would De- dninuOn OF six days upon the
time OF the Great Eastern Travellers engaged on com.r
cal or dustfia pursuits would consequently choose tho
American route Tor it, expedition, would also the mere
pleasure seeker, Tor the interesting and diversified SCENES
which u would prcscnt To his view Aud -t greater than
to Australia would he the iminu0n n time iron, Eurons
ny the Am"rcan line TO Southern China Japan &c The
lshmus Of Sucz and the Red Sea would Toe ncos,r,by
abandoned, ~ Ifuuci-cO a..
central rendezvous tor Europeans aud Others voy,ring IN
aud from the East IL would he brought within eighteen
days OF London and within twelve OF tho Chssp.sk R,v
which time would be again shortened five days ever the
Pacific railroad should be made
by means oi such undertaking "a that Of the Atlantic
steam Terry line. no stretch Of the Imagination is required
20 oretci that the Chesapeake Bay wOuI the mart OF
the largest travel al transportation Of industrial products
ever khOwn F.un thence they you'll rnd1te in eve,v
direction 20 the benefit NJ III Who came sthiu the bcr
OF their movement The gold Of California and Au-trn
the silver of Mexico, and mails from every civilized t,r of
the globe, would isO concentrate there for .butio ana
expedition 10 their respective destinations Neither ic.
nor snow would ever suspend com nuucaDn for dsy on
the direct line
-Four such vessels the Great Eastern departing eck
W from the Chesapeake Bay, would convey 10 Milford
Haven ~ year ,2jDODO bales Of cottO more than
their equivalent weight IN less bulky article Az
opinion cannot be formed ut this time with any degree
accuracy ~ - what ngh Of distance pouderous affi
cles would bear tanspO ttou railroad the On "a,
peakc BAY, With the certainty oi conveyance across the
Atlantic ~ sevcu eight days at unprecedented low
'aes u va estimated that account Of suspension Of
~ navigation 10y unusual low IN the rvcrs of the RI
vcrs OF hr saveo dug Stat dung the latter part oi s54
h Tue early part Of 1880, the producers OF cotton aud
'hcr staples OF expectation expcronced clear loss Of At
least SS'"mO"" Cotton might possibly travel TO the
Vheapcnke Bay. 70 avail Of he advantages there offered
for ~ speedy transit ~ Europe from a remote regiou a
the interior OF Texas So wth other articles should
this transpre there are doubtless those who have passed
away from earth without seeing daily i'm toad Of tn nro
posed ~eeky, ocau berry lne h. successful operation
THE idea OF connecting the Chesapeake BAY by =peedy
steam communication, with port seing IL w E4rope bs.
been cherished by me ir the last Thirteen years. But
bad Tears that such enterprise would not be remun,r
ting, ina-uuch as the fuel consumed by steamships which
made qsick passages weighed them down such dept,
- 20 prevent them from carrying cargo 10 greater than
mere nominal extent This y The With ~ that have
been running e. the pteaent time. When heard that
the father II Atlantic navigation had arranged his
plan OF the big SHIP fancied that behold the prox
mate realization ~ hopes for the glorious future 81 the
-ltveh"lding Ststes-in Of which { drew my fret
hre.th, a"d w Which hu.t msy be permitted to draw
my ast-snd wis seized With nnrcltxing solcitaIe
70 examine her stouc proportions. TIE petty employ.
nen- OF retiy Office became tedious h. e as "a twice
told tale, AID alter uurncr OF vexstus .d,rts IN NJ.