Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-18
Foreign Intelligence.
From the London Courier Of .aprii !.
State of Commerce in France.
MINrsrER OF THE INFERIOR.

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MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.
The chambers Of commerce have re-
ceiyed with great acknowledgements the
Kings ordinance granting bountles Tor
1.-The Seal and whale fishery. We may be
leertain this measure will give activity TO
our merchant marine.
The outfits fer our colonies have been
lunhappily interrupted; an advantageous
lchange IS in preparation; our islanas
fare about to be restored to their natural
state, and French commerce will resume
Its course in this channel
It begins TO take part In the supply
| LOT the Brazils. Several cargoes have
Ibeen dispatched thither. The Spanlards
land Portuguese also come to our ports to
take in ladlng for different parts OF a.
nerica.
The vessels OF the United States visit
us regularly, and take our wines and
silks in exchange for The cotton and CO.
lloniai produce which they bring us.
! tits pr per to cast our eye particularly
on the pert of Marseilles, because there
Ieyery commerce connected with the l'e-
want has its chief seat. On comparing
1.-The business of this port, it will be seer
that during the fortunate period between
1.-The 18th of August, 1914, and the i5th
of March, i8l5..there entered the port oil
MarseiIles, monthly, 1877 French vessels;
and that from the LIST OF August, 1915, to
the end of December, there entered
smonthly 226 vessels, During the inst
period there entered 80 foreign vessels
mont lly; and III during the latter.
Thus the trade of Marsellles increases
lin marked manner.
The number of vessels which have
Icleared out from that port does not pre-
|sent the sans result. During a month
! of the first period there left Marselles
| IL French, and 70 foreign vessels, dur
ling month of the second period, only
lis French, and "A of other uatlons
! But ills obvious. that the vessels which
larrive require tins for unloading and
taking goods in return, which accounts
lGor the difference in the number of clear.
|ances during the last period. 1t Can
hardly be doubted, from the entries, that
! the clearancss must soon exhibit a more
satisfactory proportion.
+ Out of the above number OF vessels.
Marsellles sent TO the Straits Of the Lee
want 81, (of which IS were French) in
the seven months which preceded the
|usurpation of the Goth March. 1t has
sent 80 (of which IS were French) in five
mouths, since the second return of his
!, majesty. The decrease presented BY
this view is unimportant, when we consi-
! der that the trade has suffered SO violent
a shock.
! sssilles cleared cut only 10 ships
Tof which II were French 20 the colo.
Inies, or to all America, during the first
IF the above mentioned periods it has
lcleared out 70 during the latter, and 10
foreign vessels have come thither to load
for the same destination.
| At the same time it has sent four
French cargoes TO Ostend and Antwerp.
| 1t had done nothing of this sort during
| the first period ofthe restoration.
1t is necessary to state, that during the
last usurpation, the departures from the
bort of Marseilles were confined to fo-
reign vessels. which fear precipitatelr|
drove from orr coasts.
An interesting report from The chamber
of commerce of Lyons. dated the 9th
inst. gives a view of the state OF business
in that city, in Janurry and February, i'll
will be thence seen that it had expert
enced moment of suspension. which isl
explainabse from the following causes i
The Americans having, in 1915, raise
the price Of silks By their numerous de-
mands, and appearing to have overstock.
ed their own market, their purchases
were stopped. On the other hand, the
orders from Germany were also suspend,
ed in the expectation of fall of prices
This fall tool, place in January, upon
which the buyers re-appeared and in
February the labours of The manufacturer
and the sale of raw and organize silk,
began to be resumed.
The most important improvements
have taken place in the esituation of the
manufactures Of Virginia. The number
OF silk-looms in activity during the fourth
quarter of 1915 surpassed by more than
900 that of the preceding quarter; thus
furnishing employment to 700 workmen
who were previously destitute OF it,,
and a manufacture extraordinary of more
than 458 webs of different kinds.
Rouen has also presented In Feb. last.