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If it should appear that the expense of oavigating one steam ship 
of 2500 tons is less than the expense of navigating eight sailing 
ships of 400 tons each, then I apprehend the proposition may be 
considered as proved ; and it follows that it is more profitable to 
the ship owner to employ steam than sailing ships, aero" 
of passengers. 
Norre.—New Orleans will probably cease to be a port of export and import of 
will be carried on a steam ships, and aa bce as Well go up the river for their 
freights, as ts come-down the riv 
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EXPENSE OF NAVIGATION. a 
Eight Sailing Ships of 400 Tons each. | One Steam Ship, of 1600 Tons ‘Riguar. 
One Sailing Ship 12 Months. One Steam Ship 12 Months. : 
aie. ea re 
1 master at 201. per mo. 240 0 0 
pee... Bee ee 0 0) imate,’ = “10 © 190 0-0 
I2ddo. = 4 & 48 0 0 a eae 0.9 
steward, “ 3 1 oe 0 90 
ees Se Or ee a 7502.0 a 
1 carpenter, és 0.0 sngeg, S = hy 0 4 
. 
M4 men, 30 * @ 06) too ee a 
: ge a 4) iene, ~~ 2. © a 8 . 
ag bomalip 2p» ef 62... 0 £ 1 ok uae 940 OH -B98 OO 
Ips steward, oe - 36.0 0 
160 sag ‘wages, for 8 Foon wast BP eZ heigaea a 
ship £6096 0 OF} BS 
Vietaling 160 m at. : Vien in Nahr, pst -_ 00 
s. each per week is ‘ea. per week, pev anna, Re 0 0 
per a sep ae 1200 tons of coal each voy- ‘a 
Pees aeapiaad itataateh e—5 vapigel per an- 
Pilotage out and in, £20 0 0 | num, at12s. per ton at 
Light & dock dues, 35 00 : Liverpool, me 30s. af N. ; 
eans—6000 tons coal, 
For one ship, - £5500 sit es ae De ton, 6300 0 0 
a for 8 ships, £440, which 
for two. and a half voya- bb: Pilot £2200 
ges perannum, ie - £1100 0 0) oy bere 14000 
Port Charges at Orleans. - Rees nae 
ty ceases out, $100. : 
Levee fee ‘ 50 - For one voyage, or aA 
‘Towage “p the river, 300 ° ‘ for five voyages, - £810 0 0° 
do. ~ 125 Port Charges at N. Orleans. 
a P Pilotage outand eae 0.0 4 
$575 Levee fees, 1200 
Or £129 7s.Gd. for one ship, + (No towage r eq'd.) 
and for 3 ships is £1035, 
which for two and a half For one voyage, or for five 
voyages per annum, is £2587 10 0| voyages, ~- es Ser 
Total for 8 — £13,943 10 0. £10,797 0 0 
. Gross charges upon eight sailing ‘lech £13,943 10 0 
Gross chase es upon one steam s 10,797 0 0 
Dillareace, £3,146 10 0 
