he chain of
communication is intended to extend.

_Fayal._[1]

[Footnote 1: The Island of Fayal is chosen as the
point of communication in preference to Terceira,
&c. because during the few months when one side is
exposed to storms, the other side is well
sheltered, and the distance is very short from the
one side to the anchorage on the other. As each of
the steamers from the westward and southward will
proceed to Falmouth in her turn, so if all the
mails are up at Fayal before the outward steamer
arrives from Falmouth, the steamer whose turn it is
to proceed on to Falmouth, will go forward with the
mails without any delay, except to take in coals.]

All the outward mails from Great Britain to the western world, having
reached Fayal, they would be despatched from thence and return back to
it, under the following arrangements and regulations. Take them in
order as follow:--

II. (p. 015)

_Fayal and North America._

The rising importance of British America renders it highly desirable,
nay, absolutely necessary, that a more frequent and regular post
communication should be established with it. This might be done so as
to secure all the Post-office revenue derivable from the letters to
and from that quarter of the empire with Great Britain; and not only
so, but to draw from the United States unto England some of that
postage and some of those passengers which belong specifically to
those States. To carry this into effect, it must be done by
steam-boats, and Fayal made the point of communication from which the
mails are to diverge, and to which they are again to return. The point
of communication with Fayal should be either by Halifax to New York,
or to Halifax alone; from which place the steamer to run to the West
Indies could carry the European mails to and from New York. In each
way the details will be as follow:--

_Fayal to New York, by Halifax._

From Fayal to New York direct is 2020 miles; and from Fayal to New
York, by Halifax, is 2160 miles. If this course is adopted, there
would be no need for any stoppages at Halifax, except to land the
outward mails, &c., and pick up the inward, or homeward-bound European
mai