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If it should appear that the expense of navigating 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, independently 

 of passengers. 



Note. — New Orleans will probably cease to be a port of export and import of 

 any importance within a few years. The great city of the west must be at the 

 bead waters of the Mississippi for foreign steam navigation. All the commerce 

 will be carried on in steam ships, and they may as well go up the river for their 

 freights, as the freights come down the river to them. 



EXPENSE OF NAVIGATION. 



Eight Sailing Ships of 400 Tons each. 

 One Sailing Ship 12 Months. 



160 men's wages, for 8 



ships, is - - £6096 



Victualing 160 men, at 



10s. each per week, is, 



per annum, - £4160 



Port Char ges at Liverpool. 

 Pilotage outand in, £20 

 Light «&. dock dues, 35 



For one ship, - £55 

 or for 8 ships, £440,which 

 for two and a half voya- 

 ges per annum, is - £1100 



Port Charges at JV. Orleans. 

 Pilotage in and out, $100 

 Levee fees, - - 50 



Towage up the river, 300 

 Do. down do. 125 



Or £1 29 7s. 6(i. for one ship, 

 and for 8 ships is £1035, 

 which for two and a half 

 voyages per annum, is £2587 10 



1200 tons of coal each voy- 

 age — 5 voyages per an- 

 num, at 12s. per ton at 

 Liverpool, and 30s. at N. 

 Orleans — 6000 tons coal, 

 average 21s. per ton, 



Port Charges at Liverpool. 



Pilotage out and in,£22 



Light & dock dues, 140 



6300 



£16^ 



For one voyage, or 



for five voyages. 

 Port Charges at JV. Orleans. 

 Pilotage out and in, £25 

 Levee fees, - 12 



(No towage req'd.) 



£37 

 For one voyage, or for five 



voyages, - - - 



£810 



185 



Total for 8 ships, £I3,943 10 



Gross charges upon eight sailing ships, 

 Gross cliarges upon one steam ship. 



£10,797 

 £13.943 10 

 10,797 







DiiFerence, £3,146 10 



