Distances and Bearings of Places.
Comparative Distances of Places.
| Geo. Miles. | |||
| Falmouth to Terceira | 1180 | ||
| Terceira to Barbadoes | 2340 | ||
| —— | 3520 | ||
| Falmouth to Madeira | 1170 | ||
| Madeira to Barbadoes | 2600 | ||
| —— | 3770 | ||
| Falmouth to Teneriffe, by Madeira | 1410 | ||
| Teneriffe to Barbadoes | 2570 | ||
| —— | 3980 | ||
| Falmouth to Madeira, by Lisbon | 1260 | ||
| Madeira to Barbadoes | 2600 | ||
| —— | 3860 | ||
| Falmouth to Fayal | 1230 | ||
| Fayal to Barbadoes | 2255 | ||
| —— | 3485 | ||
| Falmouth to Fayal | 1230 | ||
| Fayal to Cape Nichola Mole | 2600 | ||
| —— | 3830 | ||
| Falmouth to Terceira | 1180 | ||
| Terceira to St. Thomas | 2350 | ||
| —— | 3530 | ||
| Falmouth to Terceira | 1180 | ||
| Terceira to Cape Nichola Mole | 2700 | ||
| —— | 3880 | ||
| Falmouth to Madeira | 1170 | ||
| Madeira to St. Thomas | 2800 | ||
| —— | 3970 | ||
| Falmouth to Madeira | 1170 | ||
| Madeira to Cape Nichola Mole | 3000 | ||
| —— | 4170 | ||
| Madeira to Rio de Janeiro | 3700 | ||
| Ditto, by Pernambuco and Bahia | 109 | ||
| —— | 3800 | ||
| Terceira to Rio de Janeiro, by Pernambuco and Bahia | 3900 | ||
| Falmouth to Gibraltar, by Lisbon, &c. | 1020 | ||
| Gibraltar to Alexandria, by Palermo and Malta | 1955 | ||
| —— | 2975 | ||
| Falmouth to Gibraltar, by Lisbon and Cadiz | 1050 | ||
| Gibraltar to Madeira | 600 | ||
| Madeira to Barbadoes | 2600 | ||
| —— | 4250 | ||
CALCULATION OF YEARLY COST OF SAILING PACKETS AND STEAM BOATS.
I.—Sailing Packets.
| First cost, 9500l.—Interest, 5 per cent. | £475 |
| Repairs, ordinary tear and wear, at 7½ per cent. | 710 |
| Wages, say | 1,270 |
| Provisions, say | 730 |
| Insurance, 10 per cent. | 950 |
| Total | £4,135 |
Exclusive of yearly depreciation of capital—say, last seventeen years, is 558
l.