APPENDIX—No I
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Places Lat. Long.
Falmouth 50° 8' N. 5° 1' W.
Terceira, Azores 38° 38' 23" — 27° 12' 48" —
Halifax, Nova Scotia 44° 39' — 63° 33' —
New York 40° 42' — 74° 2' —
Bermuda, Town 32° 22' — 64° 33' —
Madeira, Funchall 32° 47' 42" — 9° 13' —
Teneriffe, St Cruz 28° 28' 00" — 16° 15' —
Lisbon 38° 24' — 9° 13' —
Cadiz 36° 31' — 6° 18' —
Gibraltar 36° 6' 20" — 5° 20' 53" —
Nassau, New Providence 25° 5' — 77° 18' —
Turk's Islands 21° 6' 71° 15'
20° 13' 69° 28'
Crooked Island 22° 44' — 73° 54' —
Havannah 23° 9' 26" — 82° 20' —
St. Jago, Cuba 19° 57' 39" — 76° 2' 45" —
Cape Nichola Mole 19° 49' 20" — 73° 27' 30" —
St. John's, Porto Rico 18° 29' 10" — 65° 39' —
St. Thomas 18° 21' 5" — 64° 57' 50" —
Kingston, Jamaica 17° 57' 57" — 76° 46' 10" —
Vera Cruz 19° 12' 15" — 96° 7' 12" —
Tampico 22° 15' 56" — 97° 52' —
Honduras, Belize 17° 29' 29" — 88° 11' 15" —
Chagre 9° 18' 40" — 79° 55' —
Panama 8° 57' 30" — 79° 29' 20" —
Carthagena 10° 26' — 75° 37' 5" —
Laguayra 10° 37' — 67° 1' 35" —
Demerara, George Town 6° 49' — 58° 11' —
Barbadoes, Bridgetown 13° 5' 30" — 59° 43' 15" —
Antigua, E. H. 17° 3' — 61° 50' —
Trinidad, Port of Spain 10° 38' 42" — 61° 59' 30" —
Cape St Roque 5° 28' S. 35° 17' —
Maranham 2° 28' — 44° 16' —
Pernambuco 8° 41' — 34° 51' —
Bahia 12° 55' S. 38° 30' W.
Rio de Janeiro 22° 54' 15" — 43° 15' 50" —
Monte Video 34° 53' 30" — 56° 16' —
Buenos Ayres 34° 16' — 58° 24' —
Salt Key, middle, Turk's Island 21° 20' — 71° 4' —
Crooked Island, Castle Island 22° 7' 30" — 74° 18' 45" —
Trinidad de Cuba 21° 43' — 80° —
Cape Antonio 21° 54' — 84° 57' —
Montego Bay, Jamaica 18° 32' — 78° 2' —
St. John's, Newfoundland 47° 34' — 52° 38' —
St. John's, New Brunswick 45° 15' — 66° 2' 19" —
Quebec 46° 47' 30" — 71° 10' —
Montreal 45° 46' — 70° 35' —
Distances and Bearings of Places.
Places Geo. Miles.
Falmouth to Lisbon S. 14° W. 730
DittoGibraltar S. 4° W. 820
DittoTeneriffe S. 22° W. 1410
DittoMadeira S. 27° W. 1170
DittoTerceira S. 54° W. 1180
DittoNew York S. 79½° W. 3000
Madeira to Barbadoes S. 63° W. 2600
Terceira to Barbadoes S. 49° W. 2340
DittoAntigua S. 54° W. 2200
DittoSt. Thomas S. 59° W. 2350
Madeira to St. Thomas S. 72° W. 2800
DittoCape Nichola Mole S. 75° W. 3000
Terceira to Cape Nichola Mole S. 65° W. 2700
Falmouth to Barbadoes S. 50° W. 3500
DittoSt. Thomas S. 57° W. 3500
DittoCape Nichola Mole S. 61° W. 3800
DittoFayal S. 55° W. 1230
Fayal to Barbadoes S. 47½° W. 2255
DittoCape Nichola Mole S. 64½° W. 2600
DittoSt. John's, Newfoundland N. 63° W. 1180
DittoPort Praya, Cape Verde S. 11° E. 1545
Cape Verde to Pernambuco S. 26° W. 1530
DittoRio de Janeiro S. 27° W. 2550
Fayal to New York N. 86½° W. 2020
Terceira to Rio de Janeiro, by Bahia, &c. S. 13° W. 3900
DittoHalifax N. 77° W. 1730
Halifax to New York S. 83° W. 520
New York to Nassau, N. P. S. 10° W. 950
Nassau to Cape Nichola Mole S. 56° E. 380
Havannah to Vera Cruz S. 73° W. 800
New York to Havannah S. 22° W. 1140
Jamaica to Chagre, direct S. 21° W. 550
Chagre to Panama S. 50° E. 33
Kingston to River St. Juan S. 46° W. 585
River St. Juan to Rialejo N. 66° W. 235
Leon to Rialejo N. 66° W. 21
Madeira to Rio de Janeiro S. 24° W. 3700
Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Ayres S. 47° W. 1060
St. Thomas, to Cape Nichola Mole N. 80° W. 470
Dittoto Crooked Island Castle N. 67° W. 580
DittoTurk's Island N. 62° W. 380
Turk's Island to Jamaica, direct S. 58° W. 380
DittoHavannah N. 80° W. 630
DittoJamaica, by St. Jago de Cuba 820
Crooked Island to Cape Nichola S. 19° W. 146
DittoJamaica S. 29° W. 285
DittoHavannah N. 82° W. 445
Barbadoes to 40 miles E. of Alto Vela N. 68° W. 700
Forty miles E. of Alto Vela to Jamaica, direct N. 85° W. 330
Add by calling at Jacmel 50
Jamaica to Santa Martha S. 20° E. 425
Santa Martha to Carthagena 90
Carthagena to Chagre 290
Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Trinidad de Cuba N. 40½° W. 172
Trinidad de Cuba to Honduras S. 61° W. 520
Kingston, Jamaica, to Cape Antonio N. 63° W. 520
Cape Antonio to Havannah N. 63° E. 164
Falmouth to St. John's, Newfoundland S. 86½° W. 2040
St John's, Newfoundland, to Halifax S. 73° W. 605
Falmouth to Halifax S. 82½° W. 2550
Fayal to Halifax N. 77° W. 1640
Halifax to St. John's, New Brunswick N. 71° W. 111
St. John's, New Brunswick, to Quebec N. 66° W. 230
Quebec to Montreal S. 58° W. 116
New York to Quebec, direct N. 19° E. 390
DittoMontreal, direct N. 4° E. 305
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.
16
s.
yearly. The per centage here taken for yearly supplies, is below the true outlay. The following sums, in full details, have been received from a very accurate and competent hand, of the outfits of a
new
vessel of 230 tons, cost 4000
l.
, for six successive voyages in the West Indian trade, during a period of 48 months. It is considered unnecessary to insert the details at length. The amount is given for each voyage:—
1st Voyage £96 11 5
2d ditto 219 17 0
3d ditto 301 1 4
4th ditto 646 3 11
5th ditto 348 12 8
6th ditto 266 8 2
——— —— ——
Together £1878 14 6
——— —— ——
Average £313 2 6
Nearly EIGHT per cent, for each voyage, or
twenty-four
per cent. per annum. The amount would also increase yearly with the age of the ship.
II.—Steam Boats.
Value 24,000l., Interest at 5 per cent. £1,200
Tear and wear, do. do. 1,200
Insurance, do. do. 1,200
———
£3,600
Crews, in all 40. Captain per annum £400
1st Mate 112
2d do. 68
Master 112
1st Engineer 173
2d do. 122
3d do. 88
Engineer Extra 173
3 Engineer Boys, average 39
4 Apprentices, at 10s. per month 24
4 Stewards and Boys, aver. 25s. do. 60
21 Seamen, &c. &c. at 40s. per do. 504
Provisions, at 30s. each, per do. 720
——— 2,595
———
Total £6,195
———
By an Admiralty Order, dated August 1837, it is directed that the pay of the following persons in steamers shall be as under, but increased one-half of the sum when on service in the West Indies:—
1st Engineer, per month £9 12 0
2ddo.do. 6 6 0
3ddo.do. 4 4 0
Engineer Boys: 1st class, per do. 1 14 0
" 2ddo.do. 1 6 0
" 3ddo.do. 1 3 0
" 4thdo.do. 0 14 6
And according to the Report of the Post-Office Commissioners, the pay of the following officers on some of the Home Steam-boat Stations, is:—
1st Mate, per annum £78 0 0
2d do." 45 10 0
Master" 78 0 0
Captains" from 400l. to 500l.
III.—Small Sailing Vessels.
Cost, say averages 2,000l.—Interest at 5 per cent. £100
Insurance, 12 per cent. 240
Tear and wear, at 5 per cent. 100
Crews, 10. Captain, per annum £100
Mate 70
8 Men and Boys, average 30s. per month 144
Provisions, at 30s. per do. 180
—— 494
——
Total £934
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