RECAPITULATION.
| Lines. | Number of steamers. | Horse Power. | Tonnage. | Number of men. | Service commenced. | How often. | Annual Compensation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, | 121 | 42,254 | 140,139 | 8,137 | $5,114,700[I] | ||
| 1 | 4 | 790 | 2,089 | 91 | 1833 | 2 a week | $4,250 |
| 2 | 4 | 1,284 | 2,408 | 115 | 1850 | 2 a day | 125,000 |
| 3 | 2 | 300 | 850 | 42 | 1840 | 1 a week | 6,000 |
| 4 | 4 | 973 | 2,782 | 200 | 1852 | 3 a month | 102,500 |
| 5 | 35 | 12,850 | 46,053 | 2,877 | 1853 | 2 a month | 1,121,500 |
| 6 | 9 | 6,418 | 18,406 | 922 | 1850 | 1 a week | 866,700 |
| 7 | 2 | 300 | 1,151 | 60 | 1854 | 1 a month | 73,500 |
| 8 | 20 | 9,308 | 29,454 | 1,667 | 1851 | 3 a month | 1,350,000 |
| 9 | 6 | 640 | 1,765 | 96 | 1854 | 1 a day | 77,500 |
| 10 | 5 | 797 | 1,852 | 107 | 1848 | 3 a week | 20,000 |
| 11 | 7 | 2,396 | 5,719 | 378 | 1852 | 2 a month | 125,000 |
| 12 | 1 | 60 | 250 | 16 | 1856 | 1 a day | 6,500 |
| 13 | 7 | 850 | 5,951 | 320 | 1852 | 1 a month | 106,250 |
| 14 | 5 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 575 | 1856 | 1 a month | 205,000 |
| 15 | 7 | 3,290 | 13,410 | 671 | 1857 | 1 a month | 925,000 |
[I] There are some lines not here noticed, which swell the sum to $5,333,985.—T. R.
PAPER C.
PROJET OF FRANCO-AMERICAN NAVIGATION.
Mr. Wm. Iselin, of Havre, kindly furnished me the following:
"The French Government has offered the following contracts:
"Havre to New-York, 26 voyages a year, fr.3,100,000, or $620,000.
"Bordeaux to Rio Janeiro, touching at Lisbon, Goree, Bahia, or Pernambúco, and a branch line from Rio Janeiro to Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, 24 voyages a year, fr.4,700,000, or $940,000. The Government now requires 13 departures from Bordeaux and 13 from Marseilles at the same price.