The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-17 00:00:00

COLONIAL TIMBER trts.Dt.

(Na. III.)
The author's observations on this important
question, in our second article, linished..by de-
precating the iniPolicy of withdrawing from the
British Shipping Interest the encouragement
afforded to it• by ,our- Colonial Timber Trade,.
and thus giving the Northern nations of Europe
a monopoly of_ the s.lpply of timber, which would
he the certain consequence of any .alteration
the existing system of this branch of our corn-
nierce. -We resume our•extracts
" I now proceed to showt he interest that we have in pro-
moting the welfare and prosperity of the North American,
Colonies. It has been justly remarked by the Select (om-
mittee, that ‘ it was not till abort the year 1809, when the
country waslikely to lie deprived of a supply of timber front
the North of Europe, that the importation of timber-from
British North America was actopted,,•as desirable, or as a
part of our colonial polio•.' Whether a consideration of
the reciprocal interests of the mother country and the Colo-
nies should have led the British Government to have adopted
it. beftire, it may. be tceedless now to discuss ; it is but too
true, that all the nations of Europe, and this nation among
the. rest, in their co,oniat regulations, have taken too con-
fined and narrow a vice of their own inlet-00s, as connected -
with their colonies,. and a more striking example of this hind
could hardly be produced. than the manner in. which this
subject has lately been brought under the notice of Parlia-
ment : on that subject, lorwever. I shall not enlarge, but en-
ter on the wore -agreeable task of showing how closely our
interests arc blended With theirs; and as they advance in
wealth and population, in the sante deer e -must their demand
upon One .--manutaetures and., produce be increased, and our
mutual welfare be promoted.
" The following ext nick front Anderson's history of Coln-
meree, will show the put:gressive advance .of our, exports to
the present North Atm near) Colonies.

.L. c. (1.
9,136 6 5
11,574 8 7
11;859 3 9
21,723 3 9
21,581 7
44,867 11 6
13,875 19 7

1700 Ncwfuanilland.,
1710 . .
1720 .
1780 . .
1740 . .
1750 x .
--- Nova Scotia .

1760, Newfoondland • .
- Cape Brctimi
N.,va Scotia
-- Quebec • .

56,643 1 6
) 1;018 14
52,767 2 2
51,629 Is 5

1-172,05,9 16 6

!7713 Newfmindland .
Canada • .
- Nova Scotia .

£‘9,391 1 7
370,0i;2 S 11
51,381 12 8

j.. 311,938 3 2

1773 Newfoundland . 17,744 1 4
-Canada • • . . - 316,667 19 6
- Nova Scotia 97,032 13 4

1..4121,G44 19

17R? Newfoundland
- Canada •
- Nova Scotia

' 74,091 4 3
. 422,807 13 6
32,471 to 1

L.529',373 .7 10

1785 Newfoundland . 193,227 6 4
--- timada . . 267,384 14 .9
- Nova Scotia . 207,34 , 9 8

1,672,957 10 9

The subsequent, from accounts annexed to Report of Selec
Commitier.

-.......- •
1799 Canada . 55E1.968 19 7
. .
-- Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 3,81,5;x5 S 6
;--- Newfoundland . 145,961 17 G

L.1,066,:396 5 7

1 SO9 Canada

. 974,006 8 0

Ne.,v3 Scotia
-- Brunswick .

377.,05 17 8
H 5,281 9 5

Edwarit's Island 16,117 19 S
N'tvilotweland - • 2,11,015 12 7

L.1,7.33,.;;7 7 4

Average exnortc of last six years, 1814 tol 319 inclusive,
2,409.,-204 per annum,.
" And,' the
.fol!oNying, extracted front the same work.
shoe.; that the average exportations to the.eolonies which now
compose the United States of -.America, 'for ,six years of the
arge“ of expOrtationi previous to the:Mottbles which ended
.1) lbe,ntetiean war, amounted to -7,383,560 per annum:
- 'L. s.
344,F4.59 9 - I ,
51,50 i! 7 2
62,932 19 8
527,055 15 10
289,2.14 19 7
4,?..6.448 17 . 3
32,-SlO,l 15 8

1773 Carolina
-- Florida ''. • .
--- co.orgia . .
--• Nor Enoiiid . •
--• New York .. •
—,-- i,,nsllvania .. •
-- Virginia and Maryland - •

4 3

1768- •
1770,
1771 • •
T 772 •
177.3. •

, 2,18g,C90
. i. 423
. 3,7.00,000
. 3.0 ).1,093
• 2,0z30,919

ti) 1 4 ~303, 11; 1 for six. years.

i.2,35,.60 per annum.

. • that from these-accounts•and those annexed to the re-
pmt of the Select COmmittre, showing the exports•to the.iire-
SCHt lit itisti North Arthrrican colonies, for the last six teals,
the avernge'of the British colonies exceeds that to:the United
States when colonies ; the average, of the exports to the latter
2„363,860, while tho c,to the pi esent colonieSwere
.2,40p,,204 per annum. ,
" Solely, after such a-statement, it must be utineceSsary to
sayone word on the high importance of these colonies to this
country, and when e consider what their gradual advance
has been,and that the best part of the country yet reniaim.: in
a state of nature, and that our government has entirely nt•-
glected to improve the commintieatien with the Lakes, it is
nut being too sanguine to expect that by a proper attention
to the 'mutual relations between-them and the Mother Conn:
trt, and time Colonies in the West Indies, fhe exports in ten
years may be doubled,. and will then:amount in all probabi-
lity, to what they now are to the United Stars of America.—
For this purpose ,that fait' 'share Of the Tlinber Trade, which
Mr-.llose:cOuteMplated, should be preserved to them by a
conliuuanee of fhe duties, mid to that extent, I trust I have
proved that for interests' of commerce will he best promoted ;
and if'our Government he wise, it still avail itself of the pre-
sent contact opthe Governincnt of the United States,to se-
cure to our own British North American Colonies, the sup:
ply of limber and flour to our West India Colonies, for thmkgh
the floor made in Canada, at yrs sent he hardly sufficient 'to
.supply all our islands, it is neatly so now, and in one or two
years if will be more than enough ; and ten' times more than
sufficient may and will be made there, if Government will do
its duty, in improving the.navigation 19 the Lakes : and this'
is one grand point, to ssiiich I now wish to call their atten-
tion, for I feel confident, if justice' be done to Canada
respect, this- estimate I havelortned.is not too great. of Our ex-
ports hying doubted in ten years ; when they will on that
ipposition amount to sterling. -
..'Whoevei will takethe trouble of .casting his _eye over the
inap of the Lakes, will see au . inland navigation extendittg.
over fire immense bodies of water, nos igalde to vessels of any
size, truth the impedinn,nts to their fret' 'conimunication syithi
each other being- coteparativele, trifling. The lauds on the
.borders of the Lakes Ontario and Erie, including the Biitish
and A merica shores.' embrace of theinstives an extent of
coast, equal to twelve trundled miles: • •
• " Ott :these ;two Lakes, in a gond climate between 44.
degrees-30 [Mantes and 44 degrees, north lat. are some of the
richest 'lands' in -North America, and the natural deboii-
chee for the produce of the whole.ef:that fine' Country is'
throngh-the Steat-wrence. The legslature of the -State, .f
New York, seeing the importance of the Trade nf' so rich a
district of Cot-nitry to their own State, about' two years ago
coinenenced a canal, to. extend froin Lake Eric to the Hudson,
a distance,of threelsondred and fifty-three notes, and which
will cost about dye of dollars ; the first year they cut
sCVtilltY miles, and in tots i,r thiee.yeari more they still tiling
the produce of Lake Erie to the city of New York; and thus,
by the supineness of our.Gove.rtiment, they seek to depi he CA-
nada- of its nathfal ai3`t-afitat4es•." The object on- theii Dart
being a great .national One, is both highly meritutious