The New York herald., 1862-01-04
THE ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES.
Annual Record Of the Passages Of fne Euro.
pean and American Cleaners.

PASSAGES OF THE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK AND PHI
LADELPHrA WEEKLY LTNE-OF THE CUNARD, NEW
YORK AND HAvRE, HAMBURG, BREMEN, LIVERPOOL,
QUEBEC AND PORTLAND, GLASGOW, GALWAY, ETC.,
LINES OF STEAMSHIPS FOR THE YEAR 1861, ETC.
In giving usus annual tables Of the movements or
steamships between this country and Europe, dur
ing the year 1851 have to record the loss OF three
vessels. The first the United states which left
Glasgow for Quebec April 49, and the 25th she struck
on Bird Rock In the ST. Lawrence and was lost
steerage passenger The United States belonged to the
Anchor Line The next the Canadian, which sailed
from Quebec June for Liverpool, and on tho 4th she
struck an iceberg five miles of Belle Isle and went
down thirty minutes thereafter with twen yave pas
sengers ten Of her Tho third vessel lost was
the North Br.ton, which sailed from Quebec November
., for Liverpool, and was wrecked the 9th, at one
o'clock A. NJ, Paroquet Island, but fortunately no
lives sacrificed The two latter steamers belonged
TO the Liverpool Montreal and Portland line, making Eve
vessels which that line has lost in many years.
Tue steamers Of the liverpool New York and Phlade
phia line. sailing weekly between New York, Cork and
Liverpool have performed their voyages during the past
year with great regularity; and that they stand IN high
favor with the public will be by the number Of pas
senges which have travelled by them, exceeding those
carried by any of tho ether lines put together Al
though the only com0any running weekly steamers from
this port but rregularty has occurred in Their sail
ing during tho past year and this caused by tho
Etna being compelled put back TO Cork in consequence
Of arrangement Of her machinery, the 7th OF August
This company have added new and magnificent vessel
10 the inc during the year named the City OF New York
and although she has mnde only two voyages she has
already shown what she accomplish having beaten
the Cunard steamer Persia the fastest Of that line four
hours the nrst passage home. We gave desc pton
OF the City Of New York in the HERALD Of tho Sd Of No
vember last.
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steamers weekly during tho winter months as well
in the summer and the tables below include all tho
vii ter passages which, matter Of COURSE much
longer haa made In favorable seasons of the
year.
The Cmard line had one break down during the year
namely, the Australasianthe only propeller used by
this line to carry mails She left Liverpool February 49,
and put back to Queenstown the Sd Of March with
fanges Of her propeller broken. Her passengers came
forward in the Arabia the 3d. and her cargo per Eu
ropa the 30th Of March. Tho Cunard carry
little cargo their eastern passages. Hence the
Of their making much better runs home than to the
westward.
The Havro line (Fulton and Arago) have had no sail
gs from New York since the 9th Of November last hav-
fng missed two departures
Tho North German Lloyds Bremen lnc) have missed
two saings during tho past year-onc from New York
and the ether from southampton in November last
The Hamburg line only made saiiing month dur
ing January, February and Mrch last thus avoiding tho
heavy weather. and giving their the appearance
Of bcng faster than they really entitled to.
In the following tables Of the passages Of the various
hines Of steamers for the past year have added ve
hours to the western passages and subacted the
time from those runnngto Europe
LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK AND PHILADEL-
PHIA.
WESTERN PAssAGEs.