The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-25
MIR. Lange's Second Letter.

Subjoined is the further communication OF Mr..
LANCE regarding the prospect Of the Suez Canal
being available Immediately after the opening for
the general purposes OF commerce.
LONDON Oct. IL, 1869.
sIR-Will you permit me briefly 10 comment upon
the following paragraph, which appeared In your
LOndon Tines city artlclef
Letters from Alexandria Of the 28h OF September to
sh Of November fully looked Tor and is also expected
sn '
s Of
to have sent an agent expressly to survey and report and
canal very unequal IAN Egyptian corvette recently went
up short distance and stuck fast but authorization Of
G' Without deuy 's' stern
quite share in the opinion you have expressed
with reference to the aboV viz that in estimating
the value OF these views the failure OF the many
previous representations OF difficulties must Tot be
forgotten The Egyptian corvette alluded to is none
and OF 300 nominal horse power. The object OF her
on the canal was to maze certain practical
experiments anterior TO the opening and the result
OF which may not be devoid OF interest TO your
readers:-
To the speed required to steer vessel Of the
paygsns the canal as showed that this
Il Mss S ans an by trials
the rate at which vessel could proceed through the canal
that speed Of 5 and 81 knots hour harm is done
g. The last question to loss of speed
Cured by vessel navigating IN the canal with the
open in smooth water found that the loss OF
amounted TO onefouh using of course the same power In
both
These are the results obtained from the excep-
tonal mission OF the Lati1, and your correspondent
was misinfOrmed when he supposed that 1t Was ever
intended 10 take her through the canal, ana the
reason Is obvious. At the period OF these expert
ments which were made on the 1ltn OF september,
the filing of the Bitter Lakes was not sufficiently
advanced and all the leading journals OF this country
announced that the barriers were only removed on
the 28th OF September-viZ., seventeen days later
than the Latif experiments; and M. de Lesseps Tor
whom the first passage through the canal was
naturally reserved, passed from sea TO sea III his
steamer on the same day-vlz., the 2stn OF Sep
TENDER, the earliest period possible. 1t VIII be
seen from the above that 1t could never have been
intended for the Laf 10 perpetrate an mpossibity;
moreover, the statement tnat she stuck last Is
simply devoid OF truth, for she never grounded at ALL
Before concluding this letter should wish TO no.
tCe what has been alleged by the agent OF the Liver
pool firm sent expressly to survey and report, and
whose report Is that the water throughout the
canal Is very unequal But the agenNsent expressly
to survey and report has not made any discovery
here. u is precisely with view TO remove these
Inequalities and to obtain an equal depth that the
Suez Canal Company are still at work. We're the
depth uniform throughout there would be occa-
sion to wait for the opening TIL the 18th OF Noyem-
Der, but we should declare the canal open now.
beg 10 confirm the Official announcements made,
viz, that the navigation or the Suez Canal shall be
opened the 18th of November To all vessels, with
out distinction OF nationality, provided they do not
draw more than twenty-four feet seven inches Eng
lish, the canal being then (eight metresl equal 10
twenty-six and half English feet in depth.
l nave the honor to be, SIR, your very obedent
servant. DANIEL A. LANCE,
Director and Representative of the Suez canal
Company.