TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
Halifax, Nolo Scotia, 18th July 1842. Sin—I wish to correct a statement in your correspondent's letter, inserted in your journal a short time since—" On Contract Steam-navigation," viz. that "Canard's vessels" were shamefully beaten whenever coming into competition with the Great Western ; and I send annexed the sailings, arrivals, and time occupied in the several voyages during the last year,* and the two made the present season ; and I should like your correspondent to point out when the Cunard ships were "shamefully beaten." Yours, &c. TRUTH,
But not interested in either Line.
1841.
Canada stelm-ship from Liverpool to Ilalifax and Boston. Great Western.
from Bristol to New York.
Sailed Arrived Time occupied Sailed Arrived from at in the from at Time Liverpool. Boston. voyage to Boston. Bristol. New York. occupied.
4th April .. 19th April .. 15 days .. 8111 April 24th .. 16 days 4th June .. 16th June .. 12 „ 27th May 10th June p.m. 144 2011 July .. 2d Aug., 2 a.m. 121
14th July
38th July .. 16 4th Sept. .. 18th, 7 a.m. .. 13,1 hat Sept. 16th Sept. p.m. 151 21st Oct. .. 7th Nov. a.m.. 161 23.1 Oct. 9th Nov. .. 17 This included the stoppages at Halifax the
21st October; vessel detained eighteen hours.
1842.
5th April .. 20th April, 7 a.m.144 2d April 19th May .. 2.1 June, 6 a.m. 131 „ .. from Liverpool 17th .. 15 21st May .. 4th June .. 14
• Of those vessels that sailed about the same time as the Great Western; but as this vessel only takes summer voyages, no comparison can be made : last winter voyage the Great Western made occupied ttrearyfror days out.
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