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APPENDIX. 
Ill, That the same vessel, sailing from England, and passing through the canal 
at the Isthmus of Darien, will have to sail only : 
1st, from Europe to Panama, . - . . . 4,171 miles. 
2ncl, " Canton ,. 11,612 " 
3rd, " Valparaiso, 9,048 " 
4th, " Port Jackson, and Hobart-town, 11,530 " 
5th, " Ceylon, 15,072 " 
COMPARATIVE TABLE. 
By Cape of Go-jd Hope. ^ By Cape Horn. By Panama Canal. 
To Ceylon, - - 10,760 26,616 15,072 
To Port Jackson, - 16,650 10,840 11,536 
To Canton, - - 20,970 (touching at Calcutta.) 
16,700 23,156 11,612 
To Panama, - - 24,140 15,716 4,171 
To Valparaiso, - 25,950 10,840 9,048 
To Lima, - - 26,200 12,936 6,952 
I, Distances, in a right line, of the principal stopping-places for steamships, 
departing from Falmouth, by the Cape of Good Hope, in India, Sumatra, China, 
Australasia, Islands of Owhayi and Otaheite, and upon the Western Coast of 
America : 
From 
Falmouth 
Canary Isles 
Cape Verd 
Ascensiou Isles - 
St. Helena 
Cape of Good Hope 
Cape of Aiquilles 
Isle of France 
Ceylon 
Ceylon 
Madras 
Ceylon 
Batavia 
Swan River 
Hobart-iown 
Port Jackson 
Port Jackson 
Geographical 
To miles. Total. 
Canary Isles, ... 1,860 
Cape Verd, . . . 840 
Ascension Isles, ... 1,210 
St. Helena, ... 720 
Cape of Good Hope, - . 1,740 6,400 
Cape of Aiquilles, . . 720 
Isle of France - . - 1,820 
Ceylon, .... 1,820 
Bombay, .... 960 
Madras, .... 750 
Calcutta, .... 1,260 7,330 
Batavia, .... 1,680 
Swan River (coast of Australasia) 1,630 
Hobart-town (Van Dieman's Land) 2,160 
Port Jackson, - . - 720 6,190 
Sandwich Islands, - - 3,600 
Society Islands, Otaheite, . 3,104 6,704 
FROM ENGLAND TO CANTON. 
Geographical 
miles. Total. 
15,410 
1,780 17,190 
3,960 
3,480 ^24,630 
From which we see that, by doubling the Cape of Good Hope, they sail from- 
1st, Falmouth to Calcutta, 13,730 
2nd, Falmouth to Canton, .... 17,190 
3rd, Canton to Panama, 7,440 38,360 
From 
To 
Falmouth - 
Batavia, 
Batavia 
Canton, 
Canton 
Owhayi, 
Owhayi 
Panama, 
