The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

trrom At illbuity Daily i4dvrilistrl

We•made some remarks u week or two since nn
`the commercial iitnation and proipects of this
'ctrintry, and partiettlarly o.f .:ttit 'eastern states.
-Among the other material Changes which bad been
.experienced, we mentioned the loss of several
'valnable.branches of•external trade, and partial-

'arty that 'with the British West Indies. This
'into is felt with peculiar force inlhts and the New
England States, us a large portion Of it was car-
ried on from these states. By adverting to Mr.

rithin's statistical work, we find the amount of
the West India trade to have been 'very great, as
the following table of Otports for a number .ot
years will hew

1795
1796
1797 -
1798
/799
1800
ISOI

• -5,446,5:t;
i:147,023
4,283,910
Y3t495,21A

(5,404,763
9,699,7.72
g no aggregate of a little Short, in the
space of seven years, of thirty-seven millions of
dollars. In the three succeeding years, viz, in
1802, 1803, and 1804, they amounted to some-
thing more than eighteen millions of dollars—
m,king in ten years an aggregate of rising fifty-
five millions of dollars. " During eke years. 1805,
1806, and 1807," says Mr. Pitkin, " the t•olue of
the exports was nearly the same as in the preced-
ing years." As our own ships were principally cm,
-cloyed in this trade, the profits and advan-,
loges arising from Ode sources were chiefly con-
fined to the American merchant. •
The American. tonnage employed in this trade
on an average of 'the years 1799, 1800, and 1801,
was 131,123.

This into:ens,- trade, so lucrative and so_im-
portant„ to this country, and especially to the
New England States, and the States of New
York, is in a great measure lost to as. When it
is considered that almost all the articles exported
were the produce of our country, the loss sus-
tained is immense, and it is felt by alt»ost the
whole community.--for not only the, merchant, hut
the farmer who raises the grain, the live stuck,
and pros isions, the ship-carpenter who builds the
'vessels, the sailors who navigate them, the fisher-
man, and the lumber-man, are all of the number.
Indeed, tt vast proportion of property vested in
vessels in the New England States, most he a
slead loss to the owners. The trade which in fit-
sine will be 'carried on from these states with the
ltritid) islands, will be done almost entirely in
English bottoms, Whilst our own will either, be
transferred to foreigners, or rot at the wharves.
it is difficult to see what substitate for this very
great and important branch of trade is to be found.
What new business can be discovered that than
compensate for an export trade, which amounted
in ten years to fifty-five millions of dollars ? The
answer to this questiou is of the highest moment
to the eastern states.

SCARCITY.-

The scarcity of bread corn in the States 'of New
nampshire and Vermont, in the northern parts of
New-York and in Canada, is so great. as to ex-
cite painful apprehensions on account of the
poorer clas.es of society. in some places corn
Maas been sold as high as three dollars per bushel,
end flour from fifteen to twenty dollars per barrel.
Great quantities of none have been purchased in
thisland the neighbouring towns, anti at New
York, for the country and Canada market. Bat
,the greatest apprehension arises'from the fact, that
►rain cannot be procured in many of the interior
towns at any price. The picture of distress is very
much heightened by the gloomy forebodings of an
increased and prolonged scarcity.

On account of the extreme backwardness of the
season, and severe drought, the prospects, of the
farmer arc distressing almost beyond precedent.
the grass in many districts does not promise a
quarter ryt" a corp I corn is very poor, and it is
,fearful that but very little of it will come to mrm-
turity. 'Wheat, rye, and oats look the most pro-
mising. Some of the pastures are completely
dried up, and present the appearance of a brown
heath. In an excursion to the north part of the
stare, the editor found it impossible to obtain
grass for his team as some inns, 'even from the
meadows. The rain of Wednesday was a rich
blessing; and we hope its extent has been corn-
tm ens ura te with its wan t (Albany ..4rgus , July 19.)

There is a young women in one of the Per-
turner's shops of the Rue de Richelieu, who is in
person so like our Princess CHARLOTTE, that the
resemblance instantly strikes every one who has
seen her Royal Highness, She goes by the name
cif the Princess Charlotte, and has obtained a suet
r‘f vogue, which the Fiend) say will make her
fortnue.

• .
The tlevo:s of the several regiments is the East
11), ea are ill fature to have the gthison duty at
Chadian).