The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-11
FROM THE AURORA.
POLITICAL VIEWS.
No. ". .l ~


POLITICAL VIEWS. ~
No. ".
THE COMMERCE or THE MEDlTERRANEAN. |
The commerce Of the Swcdes inthe Mediserrane-
an proted by the of the French revolution; but
huauated comfortably in the various changes to
which the circumstances of its government expofe IT,
The Swedes have had better understanding at AL
giers, than the Danes whenever the EngIifl infiu-
ence prevailed there, which frequent; at Trpoli
they were not 70 fortunate, The Danifh affairs ON
the Barbary coa(t and their commerce generally is
better managed than the Swediih though their lhps
and mariners in refpea Inferior any in the
world. Thele two nations have kept hips of war
in the Mediterranean lately, and gave reciprocal pro-
teaion.
The commerce of the United States in the Med-
terranean, commenced on large fcae in 1876, and
has enereafed, under disadvantages to which no o.
Their nation has been in proportionate degree expo
fed, to 500 faL-Wh full fecurity and the abrogati-
on of the Barbary pracies, might employ annu-
ally 1000 fail in thofe ieas alone As the particulars
OF our own trade with the Mediterranean is known
from public documents, and does not 70 much relate
to the topic which we have undertaken to ilultrate
the e4s, Of the and the eom1ssrse off5e 11fer-
-anean on each other and the feveral nations of
Europe, we fhall give, from the fame authentic
fources which indebted fer the commercial
Information Of the preceding eays rapid view of the
commerce and navigation of the Barbary powers,
with ueh incidental particulars occur in their pro-
grefs.
The geographical petition ofthe Barbary powers,
their population and of territory may be learn
ed from books which treat of chat fubieet-our pre-
tent views confined their maritime and CONNER
cal capacities.
Morocco has $50 fail. Of which the crews are two-
thirds Moorih fubects, and one third Italians,
navigated principally by Genoeie and other Italian.
they iaii with two fe,s ofpaptrs and Algerine pai
ports; they have van number of fnall craft with
latteen fails. =
1nnH has 36 fail-msny of them fail with commi(Ji
ohs' equivalent to letters of marque, and fome OF
mem owned by Moors Jews, and ehriAians ref
dent in Tunis. - -
1,poi has about Stall of fnall yefTeI, en,,,sd :,
commerce. - "'' 99 y
here are few coafers and fnaller craft BELONG.
ing 10 heie petty ates, which not taken into the
account, becauie they are not actually engaged in
.he commerce OF that lea. IL may be ufeful however
20 give Tome idea Of the commerce teH and how I, l.;
conducted by the Barbary powers -
:, ne import and export trade Of Algiers and rrno
d IS Tor the mott part, carried in vefTeis from Ra
guia and TrieRe, and Flume, and the ports of ,n;-
ent Iyricum generally Daniih and swedifb bo,ton,.
are iometimes employed in this trade. But Morocco
exports under ITS own flag, which is frequently feen
~ the ports OF Lifbon, Cadiz and Malaga to which
trades IN cattle and grain and fupples Gibralter
with Previlions couigned to Moorih merchant, Who
are protected there for the pprpofe The Moroauin,
carry on considerable trade to Conaantinople, Smyr
IA, alexandria, Venice, Genoa, Marfeilles Leehorn
aud Barcsiona-to thefe ports fhe tends annually, ON
an average, $50 cargoes, conflfing of wheat barley
buloeks, iheeP, poultry, wool, hides, honey, bees
wax, &c &C. and dollar, and gold duli to the ports
Of the Levant. .'-''.-''.
10 Aigiers, from the ports of oran, Arzeu, Zede
les, Port Ahora, Brugia, and Bona, he fupplies a.
bout $50 cargoes annually; of thefe I6o are wh,at
and barley only. The country round Algiers for 90
miles to the eat and wet, does produce grain fnf
leient for the city, But the province, beyond ,ba,
iiilance productive and fend to Alpiers in far.
ials fmall atteen fail ecsaets of IS to 80 tons, who
ply between March and the latter end of October
d theie lail craft there may be about so or 200
all. -oo
OF the exports Of Algiers DO cargo.. annuallv NAV
,e eompotd Of cattle, hides, wool, oil Sc. bu,
heir chief trade is in grain from the provinces which
hey traniPortt to Spain and Italy They fepd conf.
,erab'e freIghts, under the Rsgufan Tag to Alexa-
IRA, and Smyrna, 70 which they export dollar,
When France and Spaiuare at war with Great Br;-
am the former nations carry on the commerce Of the
Algerine, and TuniGans "a. y -
belldes her merchantmen, Tuns has from 10 .o
Nd ia OF corfars, of which about go are yeels of o
10 tons b-rthen, and all rugged with three la,e.n
ais each; fone have fails lquare on the mai and n
AIR weather and light winds they all ufe fweeps and
'ow chaers.
The commercial productions Of Tdnis, or EXPORT,
urnhh under all flags funieient, annually, fer about
700 fail; eonf0ng Of grain, hides, oil, wool, way,
iankets, ihawls, Moorig red caps Of which 10 the
aIue OF 10000 dollars annually are manufactures
artly from SPsnilh aud partly from Tunfisn wool |
o50qfiae fertile Internal province under the rul,
Aigiers, tends its productions to Tuns The duan- I
ty OF oil lhipt from nnis is greater than from all
ne other Rates Of Barbary.
Though the territory Of Tripoli is irnnienfeIy eS
'nilve, having 100 miles of fea ooail and 800 mile.
depth, its commercial riehes are infinitely below
lofe Of Morocco or Tunis or even Of Algicr.-tb. 4
r,ieles are o! the fame kind the Others ezeettino
royIions; but fine fepa, fsron and honey are among
valuable articles OF trade. This territory ra,fe,
ardly iuHieieht for It's own fsbfRenee their i0oo-
'nee OF culture and their Incidence combined there
'rs IS the eaufe Of frequent eareites, and on fueb
reailons, hftead Of Proftipg by experience and re-
ing 70 agriculture, taey goto fea aud capture foe,
"a friends indferiminsfels IL s obvious tina, with
oh P'sDey 70 a71afsS ptrnantn, feeurity !, nor to
eKpeaca to hn rf". -