Mess's Rawson
in the enclosure from. Norton. Me, They to observe that they
Vf, beg
seem to have been misted in their
calculations as to a Monthly Steam communication, by the early and timely arrival of the first mail. Steamers the late Summer months, when the
during
monsson - prevailed. About-
-
favourable a fortnight.
during
their
then intervened.
arrival and departure. But since the_
commencement-
of the North Cast Monsoon.
the case has been altered, and the vessel.
"which takes this mail- has
only
allowed
One weet. for replies. Again, during the future Summer Season, it appears that by contract they are to depart. 5 days earlier than the first of the ensuing month, and thus their earlier arrival_
will be counterbalanced.
Under the most favourabl
circumstances.
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circumstances it would require-five days
for the passage of a good. Steamer. henve
Shanghai,
to
and the same...
for
her.
return, without including either her. - stay there, or her calls at the three- intermediate ports for mails._ In addition. to this, I must observe that such an- adverce wind and current prevails
the Strait
the winter months on
during of Formora, as actually to have baffled. the attempts of some of Her Majesty's
Steamers to stem the same and to have compelled vessels generally to go round... to the East. of Formora_, as I myself did. with. Rear Admiral Cochrane in
Agincourt", is
in 1844.
Under these circumstances it
the
appears to myself that considerable difficulties exist to the project of establishing a regular . Postal. Communication. by
Steam