New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29
A NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.

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The Hon. VIM G.. Whitley of Delaware has de.
voted much time in perfectiDg scheme which ne will
soon bring to the attention of Congress, and which IS
DESIGNATED IS q National Line OF Steamships IL Is
prep sed-and the proposal is backed by Ambrose
W.Th.mpson for himself and sssociates-to form
line Of frst-class steamships, to carry the United
States mail once in each week, between the Atlantic
ports Of he United States and the port Of Liverpool
FrglaLd The departures to be weekly from New
York. fhiisdephis lin the Winter season from New
castle if the Upper Delaware be closed with ice),
Baltimore touching at Norfolk and Savannah, on the
came day, as follows:
LIST Of the month New.Yorh to Liverpool
sth Of the month Philad. phs TO Liverpool
18th Of The month Baltimore and Norfolk TO Liverpool
22d of the month, Saysnnsh TO Liverpool
These steamers, by alternating their trips, would in
each voyage return TO a different point than that Of
their departure Thus the sailing on the lst from
New York would arrive on the 18th at Liverpool re-
main until the I'D, and sail that day for Baltimore;
arrive there the 3D. and sail on the 18th for Liver
pool. -,
would arrive in Liverpool on the Goth; sail on the lat
of tie next month for Ssvannah arrive on the 18th,
and again sail for Liverpool on the I'd.
18th. The one sailing from Baltimore on the 18th
would arrive on the Goth at Liverpool; sail on the sh
of the uext month for New York; arrive On the 10Th,
and be ready for the next regular departure on the let
of the next month for Liverpool.
3d. The one sailing from Savannah on the 3D.
would arrive on the 4th OF next month al Liverpool;
sail thence on the 18th for Philadelphia arrive there
on the .9th and sail on the following otn Ior Liver
pool.
Thus il will be seen that the regular days Of depart
ure would be kept up, while al interchange OF ports
would terd TO give greater efficiency to the line.
The line 10 corsist Of six steamers, OF 1000 tuns
each, built of irop having six water tight compart-
uents below the berth deck and no. less than three
compartments above the deck.
TIE epgines boilers, and coal-bunkers TO be IN one
separate and distinct compartment. disconnected from
al others except in the extension of the pumps and
70 arranged that in CT accident to any other por
ton Of the vessel the fires could not be o1tingushed
thereby or the machinery or pumps be prevented
from working. .
The vessels TO be propelled by the screw, With
steam power to make them equal in speed to the best
sde-whee mail steamers engaged in TRANSATLANTIC
service.
The steamers TO be constructed in such manner as
TO make them readily available for transporshps tor
the Government, and also capable of carrying mod
crate batteries when required.
Tie mail pay to be $1,000 for each complete voy-
age out ana back. .
In this scheme the inducement s held out that II
the Gove1u emf grant its aid for the object proposed
the building of iron ships will be commenced upon
this side of the Atlantic to compete with the shops
OF the Clyde, from which have gone out iron screw
stesu for the commerce of every sea.
COL Florence has prepared another scheme, the de-
tsils Of which l will give at an early day.