New York to Havannah, by Matanzas 1140 6-1/2 Havannah, Coals " 1 Havannah to Jamaica, round Cape Antonio 685 4 Jamaica, Coals, Mails, &c. " 2 Jamaica to Havannah, by Cape Antonio 685 3 (p. 021) Havannah, Coals " 1 Havannah to New York, by Matanzas 1140 6-1/2 ---- ------- Totals 3650 24 ---- ------- (No. 3.) Geo. Miles. Days. New York to Havannah, by Matanzas 1140 6-1/2 Havannah, Coals " 1 Havannah to Jamaica, round Cape Antonio 685 4 Jamaica, Coals, Mails, &c. " 2 Jamaica to Cape Nichola Mole, by St. Jago 305 2 Cape Nichola Mole to Havannah, by Matanzas 540 3 Havannah, Coals " 1 Havannah to New York 1140 6-1/2 ---- ------ Totals 3810 26 ---- ------ The latter route (No. 3,) will, for various reasons, be the preferable course. First, because while it embraces Havannah in the line, it renders it unnecessary for the steamers to run twice over the same ground that others do. Secondly, the steamer from Jamaica for the eastward being able to leave that island, with all the return Colonial mails from the westward and southward for North America, &c., at the times, or in the space of time, mentioned, would reach Cape Nichola Mole just in time to meet the downward steamer from Barbadoes, with all the Colonial mails to the eastward of that place for North America; and, consequently, could take in and proceed with these mails without delay; and it might, at the same time, take in not only the eastern Colonial mails for Matanzas and Havannah, but the outward European mails for these places also, by which means these towns would receive these two or three days earlier than they could by Jamaica. The Mexican mails might also be forwarded in the same way; but to do so would be of little use, inasmuch as the steamer for Vera Cruz could not leave Havannah until the steamer from Jamaica arrived.