Collins Line of Steamers1851 |
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amendment American line American steamers amount annum April 27 armament Atlantic BADGER Baltic Britain British Government built carry cent Collins line Collins steamers commerce Commodore Perry compensation competition Congress construction contest contract contractors cost Cunard line Cunard steamers dollars E. K. Collins engines England enterprise equal expense facts foreign FRANCIS GRICE freight friend from Virginia gentleman Gulf of Mexico Halifax honorable Senator increase interest less letter line of steamers mail service mail steamers manufactures ment merchants monopoly Navy Department ocean mail ocean steamers opinion Pacific packets paid passengers port Post Office postage Postmaster present President protection purposes question received revenue rival route sailing Secretary Senator from Virginia ships Skiddy SOLON BORLAND Southampton speed statement steam navigation steamships superiority sustain tion tonnage tons transportation Treasury trips United vessels voyage York and Liverpool
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第11页 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
第3页 - ... the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to accept, on the part of the Government of the United States, the proposals of EK Collins and his associates, of the city of New York, submitted to the Postmaster-General, and dated at Washington, March 6, 1846, for the transportation of the United States mail between New York and Liverpool...
第3页 - An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1852," approved the 2ist of July, 1852, be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That Edward K.
第11页 - Now, in the names of all the gods at once, Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, That he is grown so great ? Age, thou art sham'd!
第8页 - ... itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world. Whatever England has been growing to by a progressive increase of improvement, brought in by varieties of people, by...
第7页 - Whosoever commands the sea commands the trade of the world. Whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.
第18页 - EK Collins and his associates propose to carry the United States mail between New York and Liverpool twice each month during eight months of the year and once a month during the other four months for the sum of $385,000 per annum, payable quarterly.
第10页 - a very unjust thing,' and quaintly added — ' I beg to say this not with any disrespect to Mr G-oulburn : he did it to save the money to the country ; but he took £25,000 a year from me for the good of the country.' The steamships originally possessed by Mr Cunard were now superseded by others of greater size and power, the tonnage being increased from 1200 to more than 2000, and the horse-power of the engines from 440 to 800. The Columbia, as we have seen, was lost; the Britannia, Acadia, Caledonia,...
第4页 - The enterprise was very far indeed from being in fact, or from being regarded by the country, as a mere contest between two rival companies of shipowners. It was one great active contest in that mighty drama for the mastery of the seas — for superiority in everything that belongs to strength, speed, effective power, and success for war and for commercial purposes, which long has been, and ever must be, the mightiest contest between this country and Great Britain. After having entered upon this...
第13页 - All the prizes of the turf are paltry compared with that for which these steamers are contending — the proud distinction of establishing the most speedy and safe communication between two great continents and two mighty nations. Hitherto the superiority has not been distinctly declared on either side, nor can any correct judgment be formed until at least a year has elapsed.