The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-02
NEWPORT NEWS.

DIRECT TRADE WITH BRAzIIs--ARBIVALA AND DE-
rARrgEg or rIiE PIONEER STEAMSHIP or THR
ryrTrp STATES AND BRAZIL MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY - HER DIMENSIONS - OUTWARD
CARGO.
! correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
JANUARY 81, 1883.
The United States and Brazil Mail Steam
shin Companv's steamship Finance, Cap
tain G.. 4. Carpenter, arrived Mt Newport
News wharyes from New York en- route
for various South American ports ria st.
Thomas yesterday, January Both. She Is
the pioneer ship of feet especially de-
signed and built for this service by John
Roach e. Son, of Chester, Pa. She is 3l7
feet over all, IS feet 4 inches beam-mould-
cd. and 90 feet depth OF hold to main deck,
and % feet to hurricane deck; Is magnif-
Gently fitted up with accommodation for
sixty saloon passengers and one hundred
steeraoe messengers. She is clasSed the
highest class that can be attained in the
American Shipmasters Association, and
"Bureau Veritas" OF France.
This ships first frame was raised at
O'Clock y. Nj. on the 23d Of August last,
and five months and eight days from that
date the ship proceeded to sea fully
cuuipped. provisioncd, furnished, manned,
and loaded, and notwithstanding eleven
days lost before launching by rainy and
boi weather and bi-centennial holidays and
seven days from snow and ice after ma
chinery was on board, the ship was ready
last Saturday. eth instant, partially loaded
and coalcd, TO start to Newport News, but
was detained in New York harbor until
A. NJ. Monday by thick fog, which also de-
famed her more or less until her arrival
here. The second ship OF this line, already
launched. K, named the Advance. The
third ship, not yet launched. Is named the
Reliance.
In the near future it is the intention OF
the company TO run bi-monthly mail from
New York ria Newport News to AN the
ports in South America ria st. Thomas.
The company is subsidized 10y the Brazilian
Government with very moderate subsidy.
It is the particular aim OF this company TO
establish direct commercial relations with
Brazil. Hitherto passengers had, in order
to reach the ports OF South America, to
proceed TO England first to secure pas
sage to Brazil, there being no established
line from this country.
The steamer had in only 800 tons OF
freight when she left New York, and in the
short space OF eighteen working hours she
has taken in complete cargo OF -four, lard,
and other merchandise. She has fair list
of passengers, principally Brazilians who
arc returning home.
without any flourish OF trumpets or
newspaper notoriety the company has stead
fastly, perseveringly, and intelligently in
aug,lrated lOng-felt want in this re-
spect-nameiy, direct communication with
Brazil.
The ships are built specially for this
trade, and are capable OF entering any OF
the ports heretofore prescribed to vessels
OF larger draft but less capacity.
The Finances speed under very mode
rate consumption, in no case exceeding
twenty tons coal per day, averages twelve
knots. and she can coal sufficient to almost
bring her home.
The officers Of the company are rs fol-
lows: President, John Roach Vice-Pre-
sident, c. Il. Huntington; Secretary and
Treasurer, s. w. Rowcll; Superintendent
Construction, j. NJ. Lachlan. The latter
officer, with whom the writer is somewhat
acquainted, is n gentlemen OF the highest
culture and standing, and has designed
and built vast number OF ships. the sub
stantiality and equipment OF which can
only give proof to his practicable ability.
The officers Of the Finance are as
follows: Captain. G. +. Carpenter; First
Officer, A. +. Dillingham;; Second Officer,
!. ID. Daniel; Third Officer, III. w. Cabel (;
Chief Engineer, II. N. Scoyille; First As
sistant, i. C. Sandal; Second Assistant,
John A. Smith; Third Assistant, j..
ShuhaH.
She scanned away from our dock at 1880
L. NJ. sharp with II cargo OF 1910 barrels
flour, 1885 kegs lard, aud about 800 tons
of other merchandise. The loading OF this
steamer IN so shert time is attributable to
the fact that she WAS built to suit the
wharyes here.
Newport News Is acquiring quite A
reputation in dispatching steamships.
DIXIE.