The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-04

VIII doubtless make it better next season 70
5 those interested in Steamboat stock. From pre-
= sent appearances, our large southern steamer
will De compelled 10 lay up after making anoth
er trip or two owing 10 the superintendent ton
= mage and consequent scarcity and low rates G
up river freight. Cincinnati Com
We learn from captain Applegate that thi
: determination of the boaswrights to advanc
: their prices, is mainly based upon the scarcit,
of suitable timber on the Ohio river and its tri
! butaries. This but affords an argumentfor thu
establishment of ship-yards at the south, mor'
especially in Louisiana, where we have almos
at our doors inhaustible quantities of the very
easily obtained, and with the aid of skilfu
mechanics, We could turn out good machinery
at as low prices as are now demanded at Gin
cinnati and Louisville No place in the south
west offers SO great inducements to enterPrsing
and energetic men for the establishment of a
ship-yard, iron foundry and machine shop, as
Shreveport. The number of new boats annu-
ally built for the trade, and the immense and
rapidly increasing business done on Red River
demonstrate the fact. There are from 25 to
55 steamers employed on the river, all of which
semi-annually require more or less repairing.
and are forced to proceed either to n. Orleans
or the west for that purpose; while five had
shipsyard and boat-builders here, most of the
work would be done in our midst, and thousands
of dollars, which are now taken from this region
and go to enrich distant mechanics, would be
spent with our citizens. Besides well con-
Quoted foundry would command lage bust
ness from the surrounding country for some
hundreds of miles, as New Orleans is now the
nearest place at which the people ofnorth Lou
isiana, Arkansas and eastern Texas can pro
cure machinery, or have any heavy work ex-
ecuted.
As to the difference of prices for similar work
done at the south and west but little if any now
exists. Money might be made fast in Shreve
port, if our mechanics could obtain twenty-five |
dollars per ton for building steamboat bulls
Six years ago thirteen dollars per ton was the |
current rates at Cincinnati While in New Or /
eans, we were informed by captain Miller, of
he Uncle Sam, one of the largest steamers in the
St. Louis trade, that he had put over $4,000 of
,epairs on his boat, at Algiers, Opposite the
,ity, and that the work had been executed at
over prices, and far better, than was demanded
If him BY the ship yards at St. Louis and Lou
svile Work OF the kind could be done as
heap at Shreveport as in New Orleans. Can
lot some enterprising ship carpenter be induced
0 established yard, marne-ways, etc, at this
'ort? He would be amply remunerated.
OLD REL1cs.-1n Chagnaramas bay, about
0 miles to the west of Port Spain, (island of
trinidad, have been found, in six fathoms wa
er, the remains of the Spanish feet command
d by Apodaca, at the time the English expe ;
ition under Harvey and Abercrombie sailed {
,om Martinique for the subjugation of that
'land in 1897. The Spanish vessels were FIVE
! number-four line battle ships and one :
igate-all fine specimens of naval architec- +
ire, and which for better protection had been :
oored under cover of the guns and mortars C
fort GasparllIo. When the English fleet c
nchored within range, Apodaca perceiving the !
accessibility of escape without engaging, set
is vessels Oh FIRE to prevent them falling into 8
e hands OF the enemy, the specie having been C
rst landed on the opposite coast. One Of the o
ne -of-battle ships being to windward of the s
st, was eventually captured by the English, u
ut four burned to the waters edge and sunk Il
it'll their guns, etc. The schooner Searsville, fl
hich arrived at New York, on the 10th ult.,
as loaded principally with cannons, ninety in 8
lmber, taken from the sunkcn ships by the n
bmarine process. CT
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"Der New Yorker Demokrat," the leading r.
erman paper in America, and one of the de- tt
ocratic organs in New York is getting furi- 10
is at the aspiran:s in its party for the presi-
.ncy. Among others it most vehemently de- to
ounces "the traitor Douglas and all those e.
no advocate bis nomination. 1t predicts that v
"These good people night as well save them b.
Ives the trouble-Douglasi is sbelved. The CO
ncinnati convention would as soon take dose h
ratsbane as to nominate the Little Giant" h;
Der Demokrat is in pay of the Pierce office V
lders in the customhouse, who greatly fear =: 81
at if his excellency is not nominated for re- of
,ction they will lose their fat places. Poor h,
lows. They need not wrangle, for they are ia
omed to "walk the plank" no matter who :.
~ receive the Cincinnati nomination. p
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Gen. Call, the late delegate from Florida to y y
? American convention at Phladelp hia, has y. ~
dressed his constituents, and given full and "
ar account of the proceedings of the late tn
convention. He expresses his en- W
satisfaction with the result, and commends 70
, nominees and platform adopted to the peo- II
;. Our democratic readers will please re- wi
mber that general Call was the aid and parti
lar friend of general Jackson during the In al
IN wars in 1918. al
The reverend Theodore Clapp, one Of the bu