New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-25
OPENING OF NAVIGATION.


ance with our annual custom, present our readers
with brief outline OF the arrangements made by the
various steamboat and transportation companies for
the accommodation of the public during the ensuing
season Our northern rivers are open this year much
earlier than usual and already the freight and passcn'
ger business is as brisk and profitable as ever. The
first trip OF the season up the North River made
BY the steamer William Kent. She left this city for
Pongkeepsie on Saturday the 5th instant, arriving at
that place the next day On Wednesday, March o the
steamer Connecticut left for Hudson arriving on the
following day. without meeting any considerable guam.
iy Of ice and that which she encountered lay in the
mid dis of the river. Tho propeller John Taylor, Of
Scnuylers line, reached Albany from New York ON the
nth inst and the day following il was safe for any
steam vessel 10 run from Albany 10 Troy. such an
early opening Of tho Hudson River seldom happens
The Connecticut River was entirely free OF Ice March
Mony changes have been made among the several
steamboat lines since they ceased running last FAN
New vessels have been added in cases; 0ld'0noS
have been altered and enlarged, und IN few Instances
steamboats, have been sold Ia the Government tor hos
pital purposes Those that are now running have all
been cleaned and newly fitted up There are three Boz
ton lines OF steamers: The Plymouth Rock and the Com
monweath OF the SOnington line, connecting VIA Gro
ton Stomngton. Providence etc. This line dispatches
one of the above vessels from Pier No. Is North River
every week day nj ; y. The steamer Commodore
of this line will commence running some time IN \ pll
being in course of thorough renovation. TIL hen
the Commonwealth Ills her place. The steamers En-
pro State aud Bay State form the FaU River
line TO Boston, via Newport and Fan RlYor'
one of the steamers leaving daily Sunday excepted,
from Pier 80. 3 North River Both vessels have been
renovated md rcfurpshed throughout. The steamer
Metropolis will he put about the middle OF April
new vessel IL building for this line, by John Engls
Sons to be completed next Fall Her machinery IS
building ut the Novelty Works. She viii b. $40 feet
long and Of 1000 tuus burden. 4 freight boat is
building for the same lino at Boston, which WI when
completed relieve the passenger boats OF large
quantity Of freight As the Old Colony Railroad
j. extended from Fall River Ia Newport, which viii b.
daring the coming season. this bne viii run direct 10
Newport The Norwich Co dispatch the new steamers
City of bottom ana City OF NewNork for Bosion daily
from PierNo 80 North River at o'clock IN the aiter-
noon. The City 81 Norwich and the cry nj New
London are run as freight hosts nteTnntey ron the
same place. One OF the steam propeers Of the Com
morcil Steamboat Company depart daily for Boston
and Providence, from Pier No. II North River.
Connection with Albany by water was renewed 99y
tho different lines Tuesday. March -. The
Francis Skiddy of the Albany and Iroy line Is
now running to those places every Tuesday Thursday
and Saturday. and the steamer vanderbilt which IS
now undergoing repairs VIII about the . Oi Aprii d''
part every alternate day from Pier No ID North RIVER
4 thorough oycThauliug has taken place AID new
patent berth been introduced IN Doth Fe." me -ide
gnngway lending 10 the stote-room hall has been
closed IN each vessel and 4 new gGngway cut twice
the width Of the Old one the entrance being whore
the passage was which formerly lea to the iadie;
saloon. IN extension of thirty feet has been ad.
ded 10 the promenade deck of the Vanderbilt Nearly
100 feet Of the after part of tho hurricane deck Of the
same vessel has been raised aud y new cabins put M
In the A. Z. St John. Of the Peoples Line pas
will find one IT the most elegantly appointed and beauii
fol STEAMBOATS, that bas graced the Hudson River
aud she is as stanch ~ sho y beautiful Her runnins
time j. Is miles an hour. A new steamer, 10 De de-
signed and modelled and commanded personally by
Capt 4. Z. 81 John is under consideration by the
Peoples Line II -he is built II - proposed that her
length De feet which l. ten feet longer than the 81
John The -. John leaves pier No. 49, foot Of Court
landt street ON Monday. WodDosday and Friday.
nn her conEOrt, the Hendrix Hudson, every Tue day
Thursday and Saturday at u. m. Tie day Hno 20
Albany and intermediate stations 3 composed oi The
steamers DAME! Drew and Armenia both leaving az
No. the former from the foot ofJay street every Iu"s-
day, Thursday and Saturday and tho latter from the
foot Of Harrison street on Mondays, Wednesdays and
frdaya
Me'.rs King and Eells are builJing new steamboat
10 be- called lie Chaanoey Nbbard She viii be IN
the Dani.l Drew To Albany 4 line OF staaI'~'. -
now run ing daily 10 Rondout aud hlus S,Vh -
ping ut most Of the landings on nc riyer nc ho1 :"
departure Is 81 p m. an hour carrier ih'n i'sS yVa,
from pier No. ~ North River. Tho steamer houa,
cornell Of this line Is new !hia b'PrB a1aWn, has hcCn
ptfndfab FEET and newly furnished IN very tasteful
style. The Hudson Steamboat Company dispatch the
steamers Connecticut and Berkshire alternately for
Hudson from the fuOt of Harrison street. AZ y. No.
daily. The steamboat William Kent with the barge
Duchess and the stately old Rcplbhc. form daily
line 10 Fonghkecpsie. departing nom the foot
Of Murray street at F. m. For Newhurch the barge
SusQuehanna leaves from the foot OF Warren street
sink, nom The same place every Tuesday and Friday,
Of he same hour. Al-o, the barges Union aud New
burgh. leave fur NrWhufgh every Ncdnu day and
saturday, frum the food Of Warren street o. D. m An
afternoon boat Is dispatched daily for Ionkers Sing
sing and Hnycrsiraw from the foot Of Jay "a
p. m. For Nyack. HaycrsraR Tarrytnwn and York.
rri she Steamer America leaves daily. at H. m. from
Pier No. % North River. The steamer Tho. T. Ilu.e
runs daily 10 Fort Lee Eul Ferry, &C.. leaving Prr
No. ~ North River az q p. m.
az the East River lue 81 steamers, For Hartford |
the line steamers Granite State and Cit, OF Hartford
leave alternately from the fuo II Peck slip East River
nt p. The Granite State has been rrhruisicd AMI
looks ~ neat possible. For New-HnSru, tine Lew
steamer Continental VI the New Haven line Layes daily
from the foot OF Peck slip at 81 Tho Elm City II
the nightbont for NcwiIaveu. She leaves ~ n D. H. |
from the same place a. The Others.
For bridgeport, steamer of the name leaves |
daily from Pier No. ~ East River al u o'clock noon
10 Astoria, Harlem and Mott Haven tho fast STRAIN.
ere Sylvan stream ANA Sylvan Grow" leave alternately
NE timcs each day from Pier No. % East Eiyer.
For Stamford, Comb and Glen Cove and Ioslyu l.. |
L. the steamer Stamford leaves for these places daily
rum Pier No. d East River, 10 T.. m
Navigation was resumed on the Delaware and Rari'an
Canal on "Wednesday. March r. \ line Of steam pro |
pelrrs leave tri.weeky. Via tie Delaware md Earitnn
anal for Newton, New BrunsWici.. aud 9th PLACES |
Dn the Caqa. The Ere Canal the Delaware and Iud. |
'on and Morris Canals viii probably not be- open before
he month of April Passenger bO.is 10 Newark viii
commence running abunt the lst ~ May.
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