The steam-boat with all the Indian mails would go from Falmouth by
Madeira to Cape Verde, thus:--
Geo. Miles. Days.
Falmouth to Madeira 1170 6
Stop at Madeira, coals 1
Madeira to Cape Verde 1130 6
Stop at Cape Verde, coals 2
Cape Verde to Falmouth 2300 12
Stop at Madeira, returning, coals 1
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Totals 4600 28
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Two steam-boats, actively employed, would perform this work, (p. 074)
giving two mails each month. Each boat would be at sea 24 days each
voyage = 48 monthly = 576 yearly:--coals, at 25 tons daily = 14,400
tons yearly, at 20_s._ 14,400_l._