Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-19

~ 'uiS srtb SO a. ,sHii" N'ti-S lGcil I've
SVed'sh, Danish snd EolCa West Indies
--o.hcr paris Gsse imported frcm the
"riiSh West Indie, the other British CO.
icuies, from thS french ives, Indies, from
Spain, h,o:n rcnerii-, ant tire other Ca
Mates, and The Spanish Wsit Indies-
l5cecis OF the same sail were liSe-iSe
brought FROM Portugal, Madeira, Caps dc
|erd lssandi, apd Italy, aud about 30 600
bushels OF q similar kind has heretofore
annually been brought from Louisiana,
which IS now par, OF TIL United States.
Eat notwithstanding ell this trade in
salt 10 20 many parts OK the sarth, the
co0Dcrc= IN that 'rticlt, between the u
n'trd States and Gr=a, S,itain, is very ex.
tcoS.Te and mTo,tant-Ouring the year
ne bsiorc mentioned, ,hc proportion. OF
imported salt winch va. furnished by i,p-
gland a.0ne, and ot the r.a:i;Isae.cry Of hat
country, amounted IL l,27i,537 bushels
of SO ibs---So that it 10 evident al isat;
one ihi:d cfths 81, con,u,ned in our couu.
try IS exported icom taat part &C Great
Britain called England, and CHIEFLY from
'dose countries of which Liverpool is the
mart.
This salt, as nc understood, WAS prepar-
Cd b. the process Of boiling the brine
Of the rock salt frstn Cheshire, and the
water OF ihc se&--And ca account Of the
greet PLENTY aid eheapness ofcosi ~ Ian
cashirc, there being a!5= ~ tx believed,
no export duty laid on it, tilis salt wax pro
duced n abundance and sold OH very To-.
,erne-~!t - employed IS ballast for Br;.
ush ships coming iHto cur ports, and when
arrived, !. cure TO sell and pay freight ~
frequently asilrd p5Di;--Car own shin.
also yer? commonly take II In for Sa!la.t
a"d often al Part ol the c4rSo.
This traffic would bs perfectly fair and
conycuicrl Il Ensiisa aSli " - of STRENGTH
and quality fa 10 preserve ANNA, aesb lor
P.o'isi0"s--Sug hz ~&I cieari, OF on;nion.
i'ofn his own knowledge, this was not the
i2>S, and ne hsd lately observed G;scu,s;-
""' On this subject in The British Parlia-
meet Inch coolrCed ,hat oEiaion.
&c British gorernmsnt ioue ago made
distinction between English xai. and 70
reign sa't"n their importation into Ireland
10 encourage The introduction Of salt
from The Bay Of Riscay a,rd Portuguese do
,hIn'ons, hey permitted it to DC imported
INTO that king dom az the rate of 81 lbs tn.
ou~nei, while Liverpool salt wa. clar,s,d
with the same duty OF two siii!iings ON Inc
basnei, OF So lbs--thc reason CT This dis.
!'nct.e" Nas undoubtedly wiss aud cossn,.
eXperieoce had proved hat Rri,:.h sal,.
a. brought 10 the market, vas ,ieslitut. OF
'Has Puri;y and strength which was ne
ccssafy 10 preserve animal flesh fram laint
""a corruption, and fit Tor human food in
not Climates and or long voyages.
ne trade Of ireland in beef, pork and
oE'l-r, was ot great ;rapoTtaaSs, nut on.y
10 mat country Itself bUt TO the whole ma
y ana army CT Britain, 70 kesR up t..
character and y hoiesorneness OF isir pro-
Vi2:ons' was matte: Q. i,Arnezse nations,
.npoftaace, and his could oniy be done
by attention 10 have ii preserved with sal,
OF purity and s,rEDgt. had
proved tiist Tue sall formed 6y cnry.tslisz.
uoa IN ;ae open sL:1hine ca the western
shores and Islands a. Southern Eurore
WAS vastly better ;'ln ;hai produced by
~Funcisi concrcucn, in boiling heat ov.,.
hrc IN Ihe nUrth---And ths government
had ~ prudent dt>cuTn,nert favored H.
introduction 81 Bay salt ia:o iral.ra. By
pefi"''d"- "a lis 70 sc imported for the
sam. Gu'y 'hai vas pad oa the intgsduc,i-
on OF 50 los Il Liverpool szI:.
iie people pf Liverpool Rave lately ex-
pressed CHeas'neli a, It's partially. NM
6" a'terHpi has Deep r1sd. in Parliament,
50 TO eqdal'z- the duty. as TO give to
ooih LAY d EuEhsh sa!s "a FAIR cenop.,:
Ton Ia The IrNh A.a,E-t. Tins, howe, Ger
vas repei'ed D. ;he Iyi,h members. vim
many disse'am,nt and spirit; or the
5r"u"d, ihai asy selt was of = stranger
ilai'iy, less easy 10 Dissolve, aad ,ndie.
ys"s'"'e 10 Tie sailors o. mest--Thzr
english OF Liverpool salt gould not an.
s"er '"r thls extensive snd imoortan,
branch OF husinesS---Th4t the disct;nipa
uoh IN isvcr u bay salt was polite and
PFo3sF' and especially contested VIII, die
provision trade ard lie h3al.E OF the ese,s
aud armies. '-0o''
=. II IL ny wish said Mr.. 7. that such
distinction should lie made on thu ir,ro-
Gaciion Of English sal, int. The r1ni,sJ
: 'a'es, as has been made By the Bri,iah
Jaws themselves, Oh 10 importation into
ireland There certainly exists the same
causes Tor it. Like Ireland, our cor,try .
ao'unds ~ PrcTisioas-beef, pork, C,h and I.
bu''er are great and staple arlicies Of e7. |
P'n but ther quality is very Csr ing,.y;c- !