The New York herald., 1866-09-07
NEW LIME or STEAMERS 70 EUROPE.

steam Communication Bctween New Ysrk
and -. Petersburg.
The steamer Ottawa from Copenhagen arrived at this
port yesterday afternoon, after pleasant passage Of
fourteen days with four hundred passengers and eight
hundred and eighty eight tons of freight The Ottawa
is the pioneer vessel OF limo Of steamers between
Now York and the principal seapors in the northern
Baltic and belongs the American Emigration Aid and
Homestead Company, and is commanded by Captain
Cavendry, old and experienced navigator, well known
both in this country and In Europe In connection with
the main limo TO Copenhagen the company have analler
plying between that port and the capital or the
Russian empire which obvates the necessity Of persons
desrous Of reaching either that city or the leading ones
along tho Baltic laying over Tor several days IN some
OF tho English pors where they nse both time and
money. This Is the first direct steam communication
been established between the scandinavian
ports and this country and II already bids fair To
prove a The Danish government has subsidized
the company vory berallv. and much or the stock Is
owned IN tna cosn,ry Fonr large iron ssaSors r are
hagen semi monthly Tho steamers connect with the
Southwest Pacific Railroad, and the crncrnnts are for
warded direct to their destination without delay thus
Gaping the system of fleeing prevalent among the
sharpers and runpers of New York The company
gage take charge of the emrrant from the time of
his shipment nntil he is ssted in She Tar West, and
offer every ndnceent for him To s"tte upon the lands
along the route OF the railroad Eight thousand efn-
grants from the Scandinavian ports have already on
gagged passaco for this country and the first nsament
Of thesa sturdy and mechanics
arrived in harbor yesterday the Ottawa all OF
whom are bound West u s not hard to forefce that
with such influx Of hardy settlers ~ promised and
n sample OF which reached hcrc yesterday, the gaps
made by the viii sooh be Hcd mp, and the fertile
Western lands now lying Idle viii coon TEEN with a
thrift-. prosperous and happy population.
The King VI Denmark has taken lively interest In tho
emigration Of his subjects 20 this country bv this new
limo o. steamers snd has sent out Ivy the Ottawa two
special commissioner who TO investigate the man
IN which the entrants treated and who also
to that they receive all the benefits that are promised
them IN tho way OF lands. farm stock nc. The com
m'soncrs meu ~ influence In their own country,
and when they return repor tho condition of affairs
10 their sovereign their words will undoubtedly have
great weight MAJOR Somner. Knight OF DonnehfoC,
and Captain Rreigr, OF the Danish navy. the comm =
sionera appointed oy the King. viii proceed West under
tho Of Gcneoal McKinstrey, with the emlgrants
after which they will return 20 Europe.
Tho steamer Ottawa q iron vessel ~ twenty
fve hundred tons harden, and cos $3.50 900 In gold
She built expressly for this hnc, and Is three hun
ired feet long, thirty eight feet breadth ~ heam and
Feet depth OF hold She " aumpuonsiy fur
nishcd with all the modern improvements and has been
constructed without TeCsyi 10 cost