Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-07-02
FROM TIE HURORI.
POLITICAL. VIEWS.
No. y.

1910" iS'oiuuoO; out Huctuated conSi-
derably IN the various changes TO which
the circumstances of as government ex.
posed 1t. The Swedes have had a better
understanding at Algiers, than the d anes
wheneverth the English influence prevailed
there, which was frequent a, Tripoli
'ney were not so fortunate. The Danish
ahairs on the Barbary coast, and their
commerce generally, is better managed
than the Swedish; though their ships and
mariners are in no respect inferior Tn anv
IN the world. These two nations have
Kept ships OF war in the Mediterranean
lately, and give reciprocal protection.
me commerce OF the United States in
the Mediterranean, commenced on large
scale IN l79e, and has INCREASED, under
disadvantages to which no OF. r nation
mas been IN Proportionate degree expos
ed, TO 500 With full security and
the abroga'ion of the Barbary piracies,
we might employ annually 1000 sail in
those seas alone. As the particulars. of
our own trade with the Mediterranean is
known from public documents, and does
not so much relate to The topic which we
nave undertaken to illustrate, the e11cts of
me zvar and the Commerce of The 1fediter-
raneon on each other, and on the several
nations or Europe, we shall now give.
from the same authentic sources to which
we are indebted for the commercial infor.
mauon oil the preceding essays, rapid
view OF the commerce and navigation of
the Barbary powers, with such incidental
particulars as occur in their progress.
lhe geographical position OF the Bar.
barry powers, their population and extent
OF territory may be learned from books
which treat of that subiect--our present
views are confined 10 their maritime and
commercial capacities.
Morocco has $50 sail, Of which the crews
are two-lhirds Moorish subjects, and
one third Italians, 'Spaniards, SIC.
'1tsfers has. 10 sail, owned by Jews and
Arabs, and uavigated principally by &c.
neese and Other Italians, they sal, with
TWO sets OF papers and Algerine pass.
ports-they have vast number of small
craft with latteen sails.
IHHiShas 36 sail--mapy Of them sail with
commissions, equivalent 10 letters of
marq"e, and some of them owned by
Moors, Jews, and Christians residen in
TuDis.
1Tt'oA has about 8 sail of small vessels
engaged in Commerce.
There are few coasters and smaller
craft belonging TO these petty states,
which are not taken into the account, b..
cause they are not actually engaged in
the commerce of that sea. 1t NAV be
useful, however, to give some idea of the
commerce itself and how it is conducted
by the Barbary powers.
The import and export trade of AIpiers
and Iripoli is, for the most part, carried
on in vessels from Ragusa, and Trieste, Sc
Fiume, aad the ports of ancient IlIyricum
generally; Danish and Swedish bottoms
are sometimes employed in this trade.
But Morocco exports under its own flag,
which is frequently seen in the ports of
Lisbon, Cadiz and Malaga, to which il
trades in cattle and grain and supplies
Gibraltar with provisions consigned to
Moorish merchants who are protected
there for the purpose. The Moroquins
carry on considerable trade 10 CoDstanti-
nople, Smyrna, Alexandria, Venice, Ceno-
q, MaEseiiles, Leghorn and Barcelona--to
these ports she sends annually, on an ave-
rage $50 cargoes, consisting of wheat, bar
ley, bullocks, sheep, poultry, wool, hides,
honey, bees way, sc. &c. and dollars and
gold dust to the ports of the Levsnt.
TO Algiers, from the ports Of Oran,
Arzeu, Zedeles, Port Astoria, Brugia, and
Bona, she supplies about $50 cargoes an.
nuaily; Of these 100 are wheat and bar.
ley only. The country round Algiers for
so miles to the cas-, ard west, does not
produce grain sufficient for the city.
But the provinces beyond that distance
are productive ard send to Aleiers, in san
dals, smsl latieen sail coasters Of as to
80 tons, who ply between March and the
latter end o; October ofthese small craft
there may be about $50 or 200 sail.
OF the exports Of Algiers 90 csrgoes
annually may be composed of cattle, hides,
wool, OIL &c. but their chief trade is in
grain from the provinces, which they
transport to Spain and Italy. They send
considerable ireighls, under the Ragusan
hsy, TO Alexandris, and Smyrna, to which
they export dollars. When France and
Spain are at war with G.. Britain, the for.
met nations carry on the commerce Of
the Algerines and Tunisians.
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