The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-28


being up The linen Is nIthy, often ragn haon Saon
fitted up with basin, two tumblers snc 1--WE oowes
s s tOu1 r.aue ee two or three twss Of the
body TO obtain reflection -..
The passage rates on the French sesmers ny ma.cL-
ally less FOR the same grade Of accommodation The
scale OF prices tho French 10 according 70 the cabin
occupied On the French Mediterranean steamers the
second class accommodation rs better than the English
rs the having all the privileges OF first class
except they take mealsa at a different table
But the living emphatcaly superior than
have already noted respects The tables the
Messages Imperiaes possess all the attractions OF the
cisne Of Paris Everything is passed around comes
IN tempng order 70 even those feeling the effects OF sea
motion; soups. nsh, meats, game, vegetables, pastry,
tho latter unknown English steamers and fruits
all inviting and defiantly drawing away all thoughts
or sensations Of sickness The table is decorated 80
speak with few dainty dishes to excite the appetite
beef quarters Of mutton greasy pork, and at every
roll OF the vessel sending rivers Of gravy into the laps OF
table as The daily Vegetable is potatoes Yesterday we
had for dinner aspara something never heard OF on
English steamers Tho profusion Of grease and fatty
smells well the purpose Of economy a. u qures
. strong stomach 70 endure the test. Merely TO
show the hberality Of provision may state that
can Toe house from twenty TO forty tons Of ice for
single trip the English very rarely exceed three or four
tons
Any one VINO knows tho characteristics Of French
man and EneIshman can form 1t least an approxima-
ton Of the oaces Of the two lines The French onieer
u all courtesy and attention. from the captain 70 the
lowest sailor; the other hand, the Englsh nicer g
vain OF his humble position and freely showsi deporabe
admiral and with an sgotsm Incompatible Ialudsto the
East
French line. Tho managers Of the company show thcm
selves liberal minded gentlemen by extending TO passen
gers all the privileges which safety ana genera s
the companonway. On the English steamers smoking
is only allowed in tho vicinity OF the chicken coop the
odors Of which generally stronger than the
desire 70 whle away hour In "quet smoke" The
other rules Of the company arc In keeping.
The running Of the French steamers comes que up 10
the Arner an standard This steamer during this trip
has made high three hundred and hfty niles 10
hours and averaged over three an
sixty miles with fair wind. Only once In my expe-
rence they made over three hundred miles That was
three hundred and thirteen, during my passage 70
Bombay Al the time the southwest monsoon was blow.
ing on che steamers quarter perfect gaze All the
From the above facts may be very readily deter
mined that the French St. amers get all the patronage
small share On English steamers the traveller meets
| none but English; the French all nations
are represented Among our PASSENGER ,nS.uqans any
good, Of Chicago and William X Robson, Of Boston,
travelling for pleasure; Francis Field OF Boston, eight
years resident Japan; Captain George w. Sands, OF
New York. several years resident IN China and Mr.
Hiller from the Amoor river We have also on board
| Adm raj Peter Kozekaevtch, Of the Russian navy,
Coz ernor the provinces OF Siberia, and
the suite Of the Gear. Admiral kczekaevch about
twelve years spent time In the United States,
strucon Of the steamer America built Tor the Russian
government The sent out 70 the AMOR in
Barons do Cereal father and SOM and u sea the
Barons reside in Macao, the Portuguese towr ina
Russia 'Ai Tancs span' Portugal, Hs'iaua .smsny,
Italy, Belgium and England Il 10 ynst tnsertainng
sn e the srs S ossss' '1 d nom
fusion which must have followed In tina -iAx manner
Of inlerrptng the abos OF the indeiagabls builders
Of Babel, as history tells u.s.
Our Sues correspondence.
suEz, Egypt, Jan Is, 1899.
/ ThS French EMsrprtso IN the Iahmus Of Sues-7n'
'S~edr Water Canal in Connection viii The GUY q
sues- The Maritime Canal Statiomary-FrencA IHf1
| enoe, dc.
Work n still going on on the lesser Of tho great enter
prsss OF the French m Egypt The important por
| tion however seems 10 DO entirely overlooked. Th
morning visited the works this end Of the French
canal and found tho 'swcet' water work patiently pro
crossing under tho manipuations Of small corps Of
laborers The stories set anoat however, without dis
iinguishing the two true only far tie fresh
canal is concerned in regard u outlet into the
Red Sea The locks have beea completed and channel
opened into the backwaier which forces It's way some
distance beyond the real head OF the Gulf OF suez by
which term the northern hundred and sixty mil
or narrow strip Of water north OF Ras hohammed ID
more properly known.
| The locks above alluded TO are extensive works and
worthy OF every praise In the skill displayed in the
workmanship. The walls Of massive masonry and
the gales Of iron The outlet OF the capa the locks
and the outlet Of the locks on the gulf side arc heavily
faced for about thirty feet with stone The capacity of
the locks by actual measurement Is for vessels drawing
"5 sses ~ ,,.,n., ns.~., Aha ,ocks and thu
deep channel Of has boon sufficiently nnhed
OF sand embankments striking one a. very unsbstan.
ua AFTER the labor bestowed upon the locks There y
one small steamer mot over thirty feet ioeg lying above
svaen. rom NE Iouna y, .ess. ~ -ss oas
OF the small canal whatever nay Be the upshos Of the
| maritime work. Extensive warehouses and onces q
s.ons are Icing sn1 sE a', =. nss.s r,s =.
l COMMUNICATION bsswssa Aisrandna and sasx mis-
however win never srssnd 70 rsvolusonising Of CON.
mere, - .nv s ~ oS.ti". 49, 49, ~ - -