The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-08-16
manly agent, Wu, A. Courtenay, Esq,
with that of his pleasant family. Ny
hat for it, many beresnice. things were
furnished on that voyege. More anon.
q HAMILTON.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
STEAMSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA,
Orr LONG BRANCH, Aug. IL.

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OFF LONG BRANCH, Aug. IL.
Dear Katchman Moving along at
IL knots to the hour, on smooth sea,
your cheek famed BY refreshing
breeze, and scarcely emotion" enough to
move the water in glass, with the
thermometer somewhere down toward
seventy, is a situation" calculated to
excite commiseration for those who ex-
periepce the swelteriug days of August
at Sumter.
/ sailed from Charleston, Wednesday
morning last, at .l0A o'clock-precisely
the time advertised-on this noble
steamer, aud in company with one ofthe
accomplished agents of this line, and his
interesting family, and a circle Of
educated and refined ladies and gentle
men, from Charleston, Macon, and other
points.
The voyage, now nearing its close,
has been neutrality-suspicious. weather
Luxurious comfort-freedom from sea.
sickness, and agreeable company, all
combining to that end.
The ">outh Carolina" in size and
appointments, was o most agreeable
surprise. We are accustomed TO hear
so much about Charleston, that is dis
paraging to its business prospects, that
we we're not prepared to step aboard a
magnificent Iron Ocean Steamship
nearly three hundred feet long, not only
Boosting Of the capacity Of twenty
hundred bales Of cotton, but examining
the custom house statistics, to End that
last winter she took away, with her Iron
sister ship-tbe "Georgia" ten
Thousand bales month, besides rice,
naval stores, &c. When these figures
are named, in comparison with export
figures Of ante 6ellun, steamers, these
splendid specimens of new fashioned
vessels, carry as much cotton in month
as all the halfdozen New York steamers
used to carry iu those boastful days Of
big things. And we ought to add that
there are four other New York steamers,
besides the "South Carolina" and "Geor-
gia," which altogether keep up con-
nexiou ecery other day with the great
metropolis aud "old Charleston by the
sea-"
But ne are not content with brief
reference to the increasing usefulness
of this great steam enterprise, which is
attracting SO much business to Charles
| ,ou-an enterprise wisely conceived and
bravely and most successfully carried
ont, and to which may be hirly attribu-
ted the credit of having been the
principal means ofincreasing the cotton
receipts of Charleston, one hundred thou
sand bales, daring the year pow drawing
to close.
And besides all this, We ought to say,
that in Charleston, as we'll as 10 the
interior, the "lron Line" is known and
appreciated as the accommodation
Line" All who have business inter
course with its Charleston Agents go
away satisfied, with the real oG.hsud
Carolina styleiu which they are net and
treated. :.
give, with much pleasure, on i'm
perfect description of this noble steam
ships passenger accommodations: And
first of all, the state-rooms ore all on
deck The ceilings are lOfty-the win
dows high, overlooking old Neptune,
aud famed by the fresh and crisp
breezes on the broad Atlantic, one would
be disposed to spend the whole voyage
in his luxurious berth 6ut that there is
such person aboard as the Steward"
whose cuisine render no effort necessary
to reach the tables, spread and filled up
with all sorts of GOOD thidgs. Such
break fasts !! Such diuners!..! And such
a grand saIoon!!! Why, anybody who
amt satisfied ought to go into exile,
where no one with Delmonieo's ways
could ever reach him. You can get
cup Of good coffee at 8 o'clock-brsak,
fas. a, S-soup and lunch at l2-diuuer
(full Fifth Avenue Hotel course) at
2:3O-supper at 6, and if the salt air
provoke an appetite at 10 p. M, there
is senatorial looking person, with q
distfngne beard and moustache, who re-l
spores, xiib % .suipteIfsible language, II ia
and you ga,tO bed aereue aud happy,
aud dream that the "Iroa Liue" pays
so per cent. year, aud that you are
one Of the lucky stockholders.
venture the opinion that very few
interior residents are aware Of tho great
Comfort, elegance and style enjoyed ou.
hoard the uSuutb CayoIina :" and vet