The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-14
The European Malls,


II,TRPOoI NEW YORK AND pm lDEI PRIA STEAMSHIP Co,
NSw York, April -, 1858. J
without any desire 10 open anewspaper correspondence
with Mr.. Vanderbilt, nj the time feel called upon,
in justice the Postmaster and 10 the company repre-
sent notice the letter bearing his signature which ap
pears the Herald Of this date referring remarks
made your paper OF tho 10th the subject VI
the Euro pesp mails.
Mr. Vanderbilt feels asrieved that the contract for car
rying the United States mails for Europe should have
been awarded 10 the City OF Baltimore, sailing LIVER
pool the 10th instant In preference his steamship The
Wander blt, sailing the day 10 Southampton and
makes statements which he considers cs5DO. b
controv~ted. Now DO not wish N contradict Mr.. Van
derbis statement (being Of eourse, ignorant Of What
has passed on subject between himself
ONCE Department. except much communicated
IN by sr Fowler al the time rendered tho City u
Batmoie) but feel ought TO state 10 the public the
nun cation myself had both with the Dep.Stnss, At
washns ton and with the Postmaster Ses YORK, that
my position IA the matter may also be placed a proper
light.
mail service on the 10Th instant, Friday. March 2s
personally made tender OF the City Of Baltimore IN toe
mails N Liverpool aud back tor the snsun. Of
pos AMI then requested W make msl ten.
der by letter, which di the 10Th, and received q
repy stating that authority had been given 10 the Post
Of New York to employ steamers substitutes
for the failing contract steamers OF the Collins line sni re-
ferreg 10 HIM for arsply 10 my application Ca the ID
April the day received this reply from IN. epsrimen,
called upon the Postmaster aud then repeated my tender
and told that the Vanderbilt had also been tered
70 tie department 70 convey the mails for the amount OF
the Collins pay, which had been decinei but supposicg
Mr. Vanderbilt might wish 10 make a tsnder on s,me
other terms, before making any contract with tbs
Potma ter wrots note TO Mr. Torrance, the agent 70
know be had any other oner 70 make; Mr. Torrance re-
ple1 that Mr. Vanderbilt out OF town, but thai his
return the following day he would give his reply, add
! requested to call at the Post Office ina. day
(aurday) for reply 10 my application. A. the tines APP
pointed / waited en- the Postmaster ana WAS informed
that reply had been received from Mr. Torrance, ss
promised, and was again req psted 70 wal. until tso
O'Clock On the following Monday, April 5. dds, sni
stl ouni that moth M had been heard from y. Tor
rance then represented to the Postmaster t5s TIE
city Of Baltimore advertised 10 sail thurs .he
Sh II was requi,ite should have answer al -, e
she Wa to be detained until the 10Th then ssret
70 wet 10 the Office until messenger wa sent dosa "
Mr. rorrancos office and a1iAg him there me con
tract closed with me for the CT OF Batmore, ne
Postmaster surprising that Al four dag aaf elapsed WIN
no other tenner 70 make than tha sresy maze 20 tne
second tender Of Mr. Vanderbilt made 70 tho de-
parment until after the contract for TIC Cy OF Baumors
was concluded and that i,ct h sppesae, - zoe paono
witch would not have been OF Sufficient Importance "
notice WA no calculated 70 produce an impression
e plea ed " cat triumph, ia having procured contract
for British in preference W an American stssmer His
more her departure and by The cunsrd steamer lying
at jersey City s vi hout any foundatoo and can Only
suppose Mr. Vanderbilt TO have been the subject OF hoax
The matter. The City Of Baltimore fred
than the usual statutes, which 40 guns leaving
The dock two on shutting the royal mail steamship Persia,
and two when opposite the Quarantine station The Perss
did not Gre single gun having merely dipped Der en-
JOHN G. DALE agent
TO rBE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
No. 5 Bowling GREyy, April H. 1858.
In my communication 10 you Of yesterday stated tn1
the salute OF saturday on departure Of the Engsn
steamer was Joined in by the Cunard steamer y.ns n
Jersey City. This seems 70 have been an error on tns