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London, England, 1822-05-28 00:00:00

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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. REITIEII COMMERCIAL POLICY.
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ThuridaYlaii, feargllerairo, 3011,11 GIRARDIi ZOITOIL. OF TUE STAR.
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Esq. bakber.to. air WILLLAU ' fIRR
been made, anct aie still making, id shut the doors
AID, Bart. of Stit—When we easSides: how many
barswoodi in Leticia— Ala* t 126 Re/erela FliAlic" of the' European markets.to our inanatitftaecnitalgresh:nvde ". . .
ClAramtml• ' Cadiabc Chaplain tali. Wriuitsr;
and Mr. Anostsoit, of Ashton-irr-the-Willows and products; 7bybethne enormous we contemplate the efforts to cramp
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imposts which hive been
his eldest son, went-
out from SOuth.port, in a laid upon it by Russia, by Portugal, and hy. Spain
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pleasure-boot belonging to Mr. GIZA RD, With 'a
and when we see thit_the. Dutch and the Gertnani
' fisherman, named Joux JAC ,to enjoy. the are, for a like object, about to adopt against as the
same scheme. of excltision, it becomes high time We
diversion of fishing. About ei * o'clock in the
should begin to take care, audlOok out for ouiseive.
recoil
evening the boat was Teen a considerable distance That such,a foolish policy will, in the end
out at sea, and was shortly after Wards rained by the upon the heads of oar . Continental rivals, is quite
persons looking from the shore; but as no one saw certain; btu in the meantime (although doing them-
it actually upset, a hope was entertained that the party •selves no good) they may probably do us much nth-
chief X !-- • 'be ' already

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had passed over to Lytham. Next morning a mes-
senger was sent to the latter place, who brought back
intelligence that they had not been there ; but the
dreadful tidings of their fate were announced in the
course of the day, by two of the lifeless bodies, those 11
of Mr. Anmssou, jun. and the fisherman, being
washed oft shore. The other bodies had not been
iiitked up when the last accounts left Southport.—
presto Chronicle.
THE ARMY.
This morning the Royal Horse Guards, Blue, proceeded In
two divisions, from their barracks In the Regent's Park, for
Hounslow, preparatory to the grand Review there on Thurs-
,day next.

.cussia need not told that has her
narrow policy driven this (wintry out of her market
for one of her great staple commodities—iron; and,
by pursuing her present course, she will find that
America can supply us with both hemp arid tallow.
Canada is a rising country, andcould, in a very short
time, produce all the hemp we might want ; while
South America is quite as capable of exporting tallow
as Russia itself. lam afraid that the British cam-
mercial interest at St. Petersburgh has been allowed
to degenerate. Look at our factory there now, and
compare it with what it once was! One or two fami-
lies seem to keep the management of the whole trade
to themselves, and, by a selfi,h narrow-minded policy,
have awakened suspicions which have greatly weak-
ened our interests in Russia. Portugal, too, has been
endeavouring to cut up our trade with her and Spain.
Poor Spain has long been making her futile attempts
to wipe out her debt of gratitude, by throwing dirt
at us. A commercial treaty with France would bring
,both these Governments to their proper senses; and,
as it would be no great punishment to be obliged to '
prefer the wines of France to those of Spain and Por-
tugal, the two latter might be taught to feel the want
of our custom, by losing that trade of which they
appear never to have known the value.
Such being the state of things in Europe, our at-
tention is naturally turned towards the openings to
trade in the new world, and which the late changes
in that quarter have brought about. The whole of
Spanish America we may now consider as thrown
open to commerce; and, in spite of all the evil ma-
chinations which jealousy tali invent, or sordid pas-
sions raise in the breasts of our rivals, either upon that
Continent or in Europe, a very considerable portion .
of the trade of those various regions must, never-
theless, fall to the share of Great Britain.
Until the new Republic of Columbia can procure
ships of its own to carry on its commerce—until it
shall have established asufficient navy, its trade must
be entirely conducted by maritime nations. The Go-
vernment of the United States is keeping a sharp
100k-out, and would gladly shut us out from all par-
ticipation in this new trade; and, because they have
been enabled to get possession of the Floridas, they
are probably indulging in the. pleasing hope of one
day or other becoming masters of all our West India
Colonies. The Republic of Columbia will be in want
of our manufactures, and there can he no doubt of
that people preferring to obtain them direct from us,
to that of procuring them •at second-hand through
the United States; to which may be added, the fur-
therinducement to giving us a preference to all other
nations, that they will find us ready customers for
all their products. We require all their raw materials,
and they all our manufactured articles. To defeat
.the attempts of the United States to shut us out from
die trade of Columbia, we should at once make Ja-
maica a respectable naval station ; and, situated as
that island is, within three or four days' sail only of
the Columbian territory, we should then be able to
afford that aid to the new Republic, in establishing
its infant commerce, which the United States would
have been glad to offer, and which they had fondly
hoped would have been asked of them. Until Co-
lumbia procures ships of her own, Jamaica would
become the great entrepot of all our manufacttn'es
and all her products. In one week the merchants
of Columbia might supply themselves in the Jamaica
market, and return home again ; we might.receive
their products in like manner, and thus might a most
lucrative branch of trade be secured to this country.
By keeping a respectable squadron at Port Royal,
and by throwing open our ports to the Columbian
flag, we should effectually prevent Jonathan from
doing us any harm. What Jamaica will be to Co-
lumbia, the island of Cuba already is to the whole of
the West Indies—the key. Spain does not appear to
be likely to hold this island long, at all events, and
it might therefore, probably, not be difficult, under
the circumstances, to negotiate with her for the pos-
session of it. The Havannah is one of the finest bar.
hours in the world, and capable of riding our whole
navy : possessing this station, we should not only
command the whole trade of the Mexican Gulf, but
it would also enable us to keep the United States, in
their newly-acquired accession of territory upon the
opposite coast, in good order. As they ate situated
at preent, they have it in their power, in the event
of hostilities, to prevent our getting home a single
hogshead qf sugar ; and if we allow them also to get
hold of Cuba (which they certainly will if we do not
prevent it), we may then fairly take leave of the West
Indies—l am, sir, your obedient humble servant,
May 20, 1522.

As.

Accounts from Monmouthshire state, that the
miners and colliers are returning to their respective
employments ; but for sometime past much dissatis-
faction has been expressed by the masters and crews
of the vessels employed in carrying coals from Wales
to Ilayle, and returning with cargoes of copper ore,
in consequence of a determination come to by the
copper companies to reduce the rate of.freight hereto-
fore paid for their ore, and by general consent, they
refused to take on board any.ore unless at the for- •
mer price. This the companies refused to give, and
a number of vessels have been laid up at Hayle, in
the expectation that the necessity of supplying their
works in Wales with ore would compel their em-
' ployers to recede from their purpose of reducing the
freight.--The rioters dismantled two vessels, the
masters of which-had agreed to take the ore at the
reduced rate, and threatened to commit other ex-
cesses, when they were dispersed by two troops of
Yeomanry, -called in for. the purpose.
Petra os Coppvt.—SOldStandarat nd
1J um, on Thursday
1842 tons of copper ore. 81.

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gNr. BATTIER COMMERCIAL POLICY.
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011,11 GIRARD, . - () Titk =ITO* OF lilt STAR.
Alp), Bast of SlR—When we milkier
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pr 'otahoecEtsu;rworeannwmeacronklesilltop
how many attempts have
flea Fiasco. been made, and ate still malting, to shut the doors
l:ltterthinae efforts Sir WILLIAM;
e-Willows, and ourtrade, by the trraamildp
enormous imposts which have been
utit-port, in a laid upon it by Russia, by Portugal, and by. Spain -;
RAID, Itiith 'it and when we see that..the Dutch and the Gertnana -
to enjoyhigh the ate, for a like object, about to adopt against es the .
o'clock
same scheme of exclusion, it becomes time 1
should begin to take care, andlook out for oopelve.. li
erable distance That such,a foolish policy will, in the end, recoil .
s rained by the upon the heads of oar .Continental rivals, is quite
as no one saw certain ; but in the meantime (although doing them-
d that the party •
selves no good) they may probably do us much this-
chief. Russia need not be told that already has her i
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morning a mes- narrow policy driven this country out of her market
lo brought back for One of her great staple commodities—iron; and,
there; but the by pursuing her present course, she will find that 40. ! I
nnounced in the America can supply us with both hemp arid tallow. i . 1
ess bodies, those Canada is a rising country, andcould, in a very short
produce all thehemp we might want • while
sherman, being tune, , • 1..
South America is quite as capable of exporting tallow
is had not been as Russia itself. lam afraid that the British con-
eft Southport.— mercial interest at St. Petersburgh has been allowed
•to degenerate. Look at our factory there now, and 4.
compare it with what it once was! One or two fami- t•
1:'
lies seem to keep the management of the whole trade