The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-21 00:00:00

California, though there are several good harbours,
&cure and safe for ls of any *me.
Tha region of country from the ocean to the
head of tide water, which is about two hundred
miles, is heavily limbered, with a great variety of
wood well calculated for ship building. and every
species of cabinet or carpenter's work ; though there
is a heavily timbered country thence for . two-
hundred miles further, yet it is of a lesser growth,
sod quality not so durable; at that point cam.
mences the plain country when the soil becomes
more thin, and almost without wood, until it
arrives at the table lands below the mountain;
though the sail of this region is not so good
as in any other part of this great valley, yet it
produces grow of the finest quality. and is emphs-
tically edited the reginu fanrourape to the inteduc-.
'.Non of the horses ; this noble ileum! so far amiss-
sing all ethers in the uSefulness, courage, and swifts
new, is here pcodne c is greeter perfection than
even in Andalusia or Virginia. But, independent
'of all the wealth which may he derived from the
fur trade of that river, and the Missouri, the seen-
rity ton which the peace of this country would lied
in the influence which the Amencati traders
. would obtain over the native., is, the lucre**.
ing commerce in the Western Ocean. There
is no employment so well calculated to make
good seamen as the whale fisheries, which ale
known to be more liroffisble OH this coast than on
.city other.. at the same time the oil is far preferable
to that taken on any other coast. being clear and
transparent as rock water. Whilst se tunny of our
citizens are industriously engaged in the various
benches of trade in those seas, mote valuable to
this country, it is believed, than Bay other ; whilst
all nations who have claims upon that coast, and
some who have none. are onxioos to occupy some
position upon it, even at a vast expense, to enable
them to participate in its benefits; we have ne-
glected to extend to it any portion of our cure,
though it appears, from the best iofornestion, that
there is at this time eight millions of property
owned by citizens of this republic as the Pacific
Ocean.
Your Committee are well persuaded that, by a
little care and small expense, the citizees of this re-
public might reap all the benefits of this toady, not
only ',rotatable now, but f every view of the
subjict there is a strong ',mixability that it will ist.
crease fur many yea's. Were au establishment
made at the month of Columbia. which should
be allowed to take with them their women mid
childreii, there can be no doubt of success, as so
many years experience of the Ea:o'W' fur corn-
poises have amply skews, tins mode his the moat
powerful effect in separating the minds of inen
from pursuits which onto in frontier commies lead
to strafe, as it gives them a local interest and feel-
ling, and make. them even more vigilant and peta-
dent in the discharge of all their duties.

The Committee cannot doubt that an establish-
ment made on Ibe PacillC would essentially benefit
the natives, whilst it would give this euontry the
advantage of all its own treasures, which otherwise
moat be lost for ever, or rather never enjoyed ; and
fieta all that can be ascertained relative' 10 ita pre-
sent and increasing valor, •of more profit to this
' country thou the mines of Potosi.
From the best information which can he had it
appears that the Indian trade on the Miusmori below
the 31anolom villages, is worth about 720.000 dollar*,
and that on the Mississippi is valued at '250,000 dol-
lars, making the ram or 370,000 dollars annually.
—They have reflected •lan this trade and that
proseented by the whalers on that coast, and are
irresistibly drawn to the conclusion, that they are
tnpst valuable to this ostiosi,asiol demand its care antl
attentiou hi a high degree. This trade, unlike any
other, originates its own capital, and may fairly be
said to bring into the United Si ars 170,000 dullous
every year, where Dot one dollar p►eviously existed,
and odds that much to the wealth of the win-
motility, as decidedly as though it hoed been frothed
from the bottom of the rivers in gold and silver, as
it is in the market of Chins, or any other market,
capable of purchasing as much and if, with what
amount in furs, a vessel should soil from the
mouth of Columbia to Canton, which is a voyage
of from fifty to oevetity days, she would retain with
that in exchange, which would sell fur perhaps
double that amount, thereby contributisog to the
comfort, enjoyment, rod accommodation of the
comnsowity 740,000 dollars, which is the result not
of a psutitable voyage, but creative trade.

The mew and useful plan of ventihation which has lahay
hens introduced into liirrpuol by Dr. NI tittle, has been
hroneht Fairly into action, under his own superintendence,
in the large and commis& charily schools, calculated fur
the aceummisslaii .... of 700 children, lately erected in .101-
Jan-ores. t. The Committee of Management have aallui.
riotl us to ,tatr, that they consider theexperiment (which is
die first that has been mole in this NUM 11111 a new Willing)
to have completely succeeded. 'nlle rooms. hare a free cis--
m.l3llms of air paaaissg constantly tbrusigh Ahem,
any 1111110 y sure from partial eurteuis, which moires Oar sir
within respirsblr, frry awl Autestruse ; awl the Conunielt c
re eoroisseud the plug to Iffelhap, viols of all thowe who take
as interest isi the vcutiletiou of public builduags.--(Lirev-
pool Cou; ;n%)
How TO DBTECT FORCD NOTES.—Take a good
note, anti:wet the back in wily part, with r Plating,
or with the tongue, mini the water-In:11k+ will *hew
through. Wet a forged note in the same
Way, null the water-marks, which were before but
shgtaity vtaitete, will esetirely tinapiwar.