“The Steam Boat New Orleans”
Date
1-13-1812
Newspaper
Louisiana Gazette
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 3
Newspaper Location
New Orleans
Serial Number
905
Abstract
Short article on the arrival of the steam boat New Orleans at New Orleans. Notes that the boat was under way for 259 hours at a speed of miles and hour. The boat was intended to trade between New Orleans and Natchez.
Transcript
The Steam Boat New Orleans, from Pittsburg, arrived here on Friday evening last. The captain reports that she has been under way not more than 259 hours from Pittsburg to this place; which gives about eight miles each hour. The New Orleans Steam Boat was built at Pittsburg by the Ohio Steam Boat company, under the patent granted to Messrs. Livingston and Fulton of New York. She is intended as a regular trader between this and Natchez and will, it is generally believed, meet the most sanguine expectations of the company.
Recommended Citation
"“The Steam Boat New Orleans”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 879.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/879
