Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-19

carried 90 "'ih British India, can nei;he.
be Improbable nor unacceptable to m.
'eader.
The Danish settlement &C ltar ou,b.r
s "ua'o upon 'he coast cf Ccgoma.lasl;
distant from Madras about one hupd,,d
and Sky 1--we nics. The goods u.u,,,y
shipped at Madras can be procured -,
lranGusbar on terms very little dfT-,.n,
from those on which they are purchased
at Madras: Ru, III consequence of il.
being a mo,e extensive mart. there 10
preferable convenience in obtaining a CARGO
at the latter. The conclusion. hoes,
is very natural and forcible, tina, ;f ,h.
demands of the traders If the n Sat-.
were transferred To pranqueb,r. a lara.u
and more abundan, market vouid snas5;
ly be created there. At the t;ms ~
Monroe concluded the unfortunate trea,v.
vast quantities OF goods were shipped from
tranquebar for Manila, Batavia, and ,hs
Isle OF France; and these were spnnI.d
from their own resources, as well as fr,,,
those OF the British RESIDENCES, The nrn.
portion OF goods for American com.
merce drawn from Madras and IFS yicin;,v
is comparatively insignificant. The pres,
demand by merchants Of The u. States i
tor articles which are in general Skinned
at Calcutta: Twelve miles higher nm the
river Hoogly lies Salempore, belonpiny 70
The Danes; settlement from wbenc.
goods are shipped on terms as sat;xfacio,v
as those for which they can be purchased
at Calcutta; the only Inconvenience be.
ing hat they cannot be procured there
conveniently IN such large quantities as
they can at the latter place..
he Danes purchase at Calcutta fre.yv
and without any governmental imposi,ions.
whatever goods they may want; And Il
necessary, the Americans might ,anse
them to be transported at verv trivia,
expence to their vessels living a. salem.
pore.-DaDish ships actually Law al CaI.
cuua and receive their cargoes from the
Two P'aces. Let the demand only be- with.
drawn from Calcutta to Salempore, and il
would Immediately atirac, the attention of
The Black Merchants to the latter; and in
all probability, within the course of few
years yield supply fully sufficient to sa.
tlsiy The demand The goods ofthe East
INDIA company are derived principally
from their own RESIDENCES and a,c made
by their own worknen. Those which are
drought 10 Calcutta % be sold, are bought
|up by the Black Merchants, who convey
them down the river, passing by Salem.
pore * deliver them 10 the rjch TIA i've mer-
chants, Uor they do not sell 10 the whi,es,N
rom whom, IN the season precS ding, they
mad received the money requisite for the
customary advances which they are oblig-
50 20 make 10 the INDECENT manufacturer,
VINO can effect nothing without an advance
OF money. Il is from those wealthy ma
tive merchants that the Americans, trading
10 Calcutta, derive their cargoes and il
would be easy TO bring them TO an UNDER
standing on the subject, SO that the ne.
cessary goods might be delivered al Salem.
Ipore. During the late and existing wars
OF Europe they have furnished Manila.
and the possessions of the Dutch and
french, unrestricted, with cotton goods,
SILK, opium, &c. &c. which are bought al d
shlpped at Calcutta 10 an immense amount.
had not Jays treaty in,erfered the Ame-
ricans would have enjoyed this trade,
which is productive of very grea, adyap.
ages to the British themselves for by it
4 . vent IS made for their manufactures
which IN no other way could be created.
There would have been a vast increase of
u II we could have enjoyed share oft.
The 'rade of Salempore has in truth he n
trled, by the owners ofthe ship Kens, nton.
81 Philadelphia, who dispatched her to
that place, where she to, k in her cargo,
with which she proceeded for Os,end /:
She stopped, on her passage, at ST. He.
lena, where she was seized by the 90.
vernon, who aIedged that as she had re.
ceiVed her cargo in British zOqters, she
was liable, under the treaty, to condemna-
',on' because the treaty prevented the
SHIPS of the u. States from trading from
Brush India direct 10 Europe. When
the case came 10 trial, the ship and cargo
were released, and The offending govern.
or amerced in a fine that nearly ruined
him.
To Calcutta there are annually carried
by the Portuguese from one to TWO
millions of hard dollars, and these are laid
Out IN cotton goods, with which they pro-
coed direct for Lisbon. The British in
India receive them with open arms, treat
them kindly, court their commerce, aud
impose no restriction upon them. The
ships arc compelled to return TO Lisbon nv
The laws OF Portugal, because the govern
Inent derives duty of twenty. FIVE per
cent from them, and because the goods