New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-13
GREAT BRITAIN.
Now TIE INDIAN WAR HAS BEEN K's-
MANAGED.

4. tie beginning Ct :3e Asse-InHs' WIZ
esYitrs euss.o-s we've nootsi-tae ono re'.,-s
X The r.,pec.ivs superiority Of steamers OF ''Ne
ye.s,n, re ether 80 b re use OF ',e ',s''
euse fsr TIE :ras,por. Of troops iAo -
(c,srrsen. h,ving dec ded IA favor Q! s'Nis '.''
40. .s,,,. cleaners, ard fer tie voyss' road me
C.t4 Of Good Hope sgslDs: me over No ',u< Vac
Ueu,. q Coramors, on the moh'n o. >r Ds LsJ
p,.ns. e-dsre3, on TIE Z ; Of fe7rui-y 100 d
C.nm;..e4 20 b. appointed, u0der tae caaiSA>l-
.s,n r. the Ye:e-GD Geasrsl, winch wss = lq1're
"sspceyniDg the measures resorie1 %. ibe
formation Of this COGmi.;se WAS completely altered
by tie intervening change Of Ministry, consequent
man which three Palmerst0nlars we're sub.tiIted
Tor Lord Stanley and Sir John Pakington lie re-
port Of the Committee proving, on inc "bO.e' IA
,oyab,e "a the ate Administration, Gen. Sir DE
Lac, Eyans tsd protest printed ant circulated,
10 Hheh he asserts the CONCLUSION arrived NJ % oe
NJ utter variance With the premises from Wnich J,
ore,lnded 10 be drawn, and qule lnconsistent wi,h
me fsc., and evidence hid oef re them. An exam
NATION Of the evidence its"f must obhge al mpaf-
tl persons "a fully concur IN tins view Of the case
The decisive importance OF a short .iDe OF c0n-
muncstion between army in TIE field and its oase
Of Communication needs no demOns:ra.Ion D1rios
The American War of Independence tho principal
Gt.;acs England had 10 grapple with ~as sea l.De
Of 1900 miles over which she had TO convey hei
trocps stores aDd TeinfDrcements. From "fosI
Brlta n 20 the mouths Of the Indus ana haLtes' -
Calcutta Madras, Kurracnee and BOMBAY, tno u :
t1Ace according TO sstarrangements may De TON
<Ded a. about II 600 miles; bat tae use c stYa'4
offered The means of shortening ~ consideFaOiy'
U;.heyto On All o,ca.iOns 10 had been the practice
70 effect tie relief Of regiments III INDIA, ~ tlis
kog sea voyage 10 sailing vessels. Ihls was con-
udtred sufficient reason on tine part OF the late
British Administration, for declaring AZ the begin
ming Of the Indian troubles, that sailing vessels
would SID be preferred 70 steamers for the convey
Asce Of .foo2s. Up TO the 10Th OF July, le57, OF
81 yesse,s taken up, nearly the whole were sailing
ssi,s. Meanwhile public censure IN England sud
nnfayoraole news from India effected so much tina;
in the interval from TIE l0th OF July TO the IL, Of
December among the SO ships taken up for troops,
% screw steamers we're admitted. Thus rough
.est was afforded Of the relative qualities of steam.
trs and sailing vessels in accomplishing the transit.
According % The return furnished by the Marine
Dspar. neDt Of tGe East India Company, giving
names OF transports and length Of passages to the
four principal ports OF Inds, the following may be
considered the average results IS between steamer
and sailing vessels.
r,o" Eagl1n6 to CaieaTs.
Ts@ Ausnc % October q, 1887. average Of steamers,
As..rs OF ing vessels from TO- 1877 Agg-s.
p,
Dif.F,Ioe il favor Of s.amers................. 81
To M4d,aa
1~sfsfe r.smsu 70
AveIsse oi selling
pj8srtnce in favor Q, steamers IL
To Bomb0y.
Average
Average II SsI dog
Uf.rIce favor Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
To hUyJdchee
Average t stesuers
XwIsse Of 10
difference in favor Of steamers 81
Ayerf. whole Of tie 10 by steamers me
tonf ports OF -
Average passage Of A. sailing
Difference averages and sailing vessels -
Tie same official return, dated Feb. y, le3e,
gives the following details:
To Calcutta were conveyed by 6Ib
by ,.lips an -
To;a 20 Cal 90
Madras
BY sailing so
Total % Mkdtss .''''.''''''''' 49,
To Bombay ty 30
To.a 90 Bombay. ISt)
To KrTthee, ty U ooi
Py sailing -''i
Ttih 70 kmTt' '''' $50
IL appears then from the above that Y
steamers carried t. the four ports of disem-
tarkation in India IA, 44i men, averaging, therefore,
- a.. al sb;u. in ~ sailing ships were