AND THE OCEAN POST.
BY THOMAS RAINEY.
PREFACE.
THE ARGUMENT.
HEADS OF ARGUMENT. SECTION I. PRESENT POSITION OF STEAM NAVIGATION.
SECTION I. PRESENT POSITION OF STEAM NAVIGATION.
SECTION II. NECESSITY OF RAPID STEAM MAILS.
SECTION III. THE CAPABILITIES OF OCEAN STEAM.
SECTION IV. COST OF STEAM: OCEAN MAIL SPEED.
SECTION V. OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS CAN NOT LIVE ON THEIR OWN RECEIPTS.
SECTION VI. HOW CAN MAIL SPEED BE ATTAINED?
SECTION VII. WHAT IS THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE?
SECTION VIII. HOW SHALL THE GOVERNMENT DISCHARGE THIS DUTY?
SECTION IX. THE BRITISH SYSTEM, AND ITS RESULTS.
SECTION X. THE MAIL LINES OF THE UNITED STATES.
PAPER A. LIST OF AMERICAN OCEAN STEAMERS.
PAPER B.
PAPER C. PROJET OF FRANCO-AMERICAN NAVIGATION.
PAPER D. STEAM LINES BETWEEN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
PAPER E.
PAPER F. OCEAN STEAM LINES OF THE WORLD. LINE. SERVICE. Ships.
PAPER G.
PAPER H. THE FRENCH, ENGLISH, AND AMERICAN NAVIES.