American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-28

VIII be saving OF Interest," resulting annually there
from, OF 54o,o65 dollars, which may, be added IN
the above result
i All which is respectfully submitted.
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i BLACK SEA- During the contest between r.,
key and Russia, the commerce of the Black g..
must OF necessity be suspended. The grain VIII
/ is exported from Odessa in TRANQUIL times. will Va
required for The support OF those vast armies wbicE
must occupy Bessarabia and Romana, in Dusb;n"
their hostile operations against the Sublime por
While the Russians, Turks and Greeks are al ,ysr
while the Austrans are raising corps of obesrr.
ton and the Poles Hooking to the Russian STANDARD
the agriculture OF Greece and the supplies Of tla
Danube, the Dneiper and Dneister, will all be raN
tained'in the ports of the Black Sea; and strono
olockadng Russian squadron will be stationed at the
mouth OF the Bosphorus There are about 1soo
sail OF vessels which annually arrive from the BacL
Sea with grain, for the different ports Of I,olr
France and Spain. Those resources being emf ~
| by war with Turkey, necessity must give emnlov.
ment to our shipping and find market for ON
Hour and bread stuffs and this war; when once
commenced, may continue much longer than we al
present imagine Hence the calculation IS a rea.
sonable one, that war which gives fatal blow 10
agriculture in Europe, cannot but be of CONSEQUENCE
ITO our agriculture and commerce. particularly being
neutral and lar removed from the scene of action
The opening of our French trade will also be-
paving the way Tor this new market and give SPUR
to enterprise, while the West India markets NAV
also afford golden harvest for our farmers Ain
gether our prospects la,tering and if our specie
could be kept in the country and less goods import.
ed, all would so well.-NAr. ADV.
BOUNDARY LINE 1T is now between seven and
eight years since the conclusion of the Treaty or
Ghent and strange as il may seem, the adjust.
men OF the northern boundary of the United States
upon the principles agreed on by the articles that
treaty has not yet been halt completed We do
not know the exact amount OF expenditures for this
object; but it is certain that they have been enor
nous; and the labors OF the commissioners have
been Proiracted far beyond public expectation
Campaign alter campaign has been performed and
meeting after meeting held, without finishing the
surveys, or coming to any result.
We have not kept very minute record of the
progress which has been made but it is believed
that the commissioners will find employment for
another seven years, at the rate they have proceed
ed' owards the west, they have advanced no fat.
Their than lake Huron; and have yet an immense
region 10 traverse in that quarter, which presents
greater difficulties than have been encountered on
mat part OF the boundary already settled, Towards
the east, much remains TO be done and the people
more Immediately interested in the adjustment,
nave become weary OF the endless procrastnaon.
ne Eastern Argus, In speaking of the progress OF
the commissioners in that quarter, remalks:
his is a subject OF vast importance to this state
(Malne) and we certainly have right to expect the
government OF the United States to make use of ct.
hcient means to have it brought to a proper and
speedy termination. That it is important to haveit
terminated speedily, it is sufficient to remark that
the extensive territory of wild lands owned in com
mon by this state and Massachusetts, must re-
man unsettled useless and undivided, till this ques-
ton is settled. We will not now stop to inquire
whether all the progress has been made in this bu-
sness, which should reasonably have been expect
ed; nor whether it has beer conducted in the most
economical manner. Our object is to urge the me-
cesslty OF redeemng the time which has been lost
ny ethcient and prompt measures in future"
from the same paper, we learn that the British
commissioner contends for boundary which will
cut on about one third of the state of Maine, COM
prisng tract OF valuable land equal in territory 10
the 'tates OF Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
ermont There is no probability that the United
otates will ever accede to such demand (; and it
The British commissioner shall persist in his claim
Inc subject must be referred to some friendly pow
81 Tor adjudication Russia is named but from the
proceedings OF that nation in relation to the North
west Coast, the people Of the United States may
not feel pleased with Alexander's mode of adjust
ing boundaries. But whoever the umpire may be,
It s time the business was in train and the bound.
airy OF the United States settled, both on account OF
saving IN our expenditures and from other impor-
Eant considerations.-A. r. Statesman.