Including the Mediterranean, the yearly cost of the present Foreign Packet conveyances, limited, uncertain, and irregular as the whole is, cannot be less than 350,000_l._, exclusive of any sum set apart to replace the capital engaged in it.
If the East Indian communication is amalgamated with the plan for the Western World to Pernambuco by Fayal, as it may readily be, then a considerable further reduction of expenditure in the former can be made (including the sailing-vessels between Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Ayres) in capital 106,000_l._ and in direct yearly charges 45,000_l._; and nevertheless extend the steam conveyance to Buenos Ayres by Rio de Janeiro from Pernambuco. This desirable object could be effected with the saving mentioned, and without creating any additional delay in the communication; because, if the communication by this route between Falmouth and the Cape of Good Hope can be effected, as it may be, within 75 days, then no delay in the course of the mails takes place, while a considerable expense is saved, and important additional accommodation is afforded to the public, and to the commercial world. The distance from Falmouth to the Cape of Good Hope by Fayal and Pernambuco, is 7330 geographical miles. This could be run in 75 (p. 129) days: thus--36 days outwards, and 34 days inwards: 215 geographical miles per day in the latter, and 203 geographical miles in the former.
Places. Lat. Long. River St. Juan, mouth of 10° 53' N. 83° 40' W. Kingston, Jamaica 17° 57' 57" -- 76° 46' 10" -- Port Culebra 10° 42' -- 85° 37' -- Leon 12° 20' -- 86° 45' -- Rialejo 12° 29' 50" -- 87° 6' -- Colombia River 46° 19' -- 123° 50' -- Port Illuluk Oonoolashka 53° 52' -- 166° 32' -- Nootka Sound 49° 34' -- 126° 28' 30" -- Icy Cape 70° 17' -- 161° 40' -- Christmas Isle, Pacific 1° 58' -- 157° 32' -- Owhyhee 19° 43' 51" -- 155° 7' 10" -- Otaheite 17° 29' 12" S. 149° 28' 46" -- Melville Island, Port Dundas 12° 13' -- 136° 46' E. Sydney, New South Wales 33° 50' 40" -- 151° 14' 10" -- Canton, China 23° 7' 10" N. 113° 14' -- Pekin 39° 54' -- 116° 26' -- Jeddo, Japan 35° 40' -- 139° 50' -- Kamschatka 56° 15' -- 162° -- Manilla 14° 36' -- 121° 2' -- Chagre 9° 21' -- 80° 4' 5" -- Panama 8° 57' 30" -- 79° 29' 20" -- Point Mala 7° 25' -- 79° 54' -- Port Damas, Quibo 7° 26' -- 81° 31' -- Acapulco 16° 50' 29" -- 99° 53' 47" -- St. Blas 21° 32' 24" -- 105° 18' 27" -- Cape St. Lucas, California 22° 52' 28" -- 109° 50' 23" -- Guayaquil 2° 12' 12" S. 79° 39' 46" -- Lima 12° 2' 34" -- 77° 8' 30" -- Callao 12° 3' 45" -- 77° 14' 10" -- Arica 18° 28' 35" -- 70° 16' -- Coquimbo 29° 53' 43" -- 71° 18' 40" -- Valparaiso 33° 1' 55" -- 71° 40' 25" -- Fort St. Carlos, Chiloe 41° 51' 50" -- 73° 53' 50" --