Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-09


The Tradsgftte Black Seas Con.
-tautuople Is the kew tou vast commerce,
so it could scarcely have fallen INTO worse
keeping than tha, oftae Grand Turk. a.
rorr many bad governments which pre-
sent themselves. as ifin q KIND of couiDeti
zion every where. h,s ENJOYS the ore-emin-
ouce off being 'he worst It's clearly ASH
oGc and ougbtuever 90 have found a foot,
ng in Europe. Under this irauspicious
influence. arts disappear, riutag IS M
known. agriculture dro0os and trade IS em-
bauassed The genius of some European
governments must be bad enough when
they can afford to tine cynjcs or the wits
an occosan e. compare them for a mo
ment To- Tins clumsy policy. whose whole
weight seems for some time TO- have been
expended DO crushing ITS own subjects
Ithe Car had mol. entirely put am end 90
the rule ofthe Sultan 10 Europe, we hear
f'r hope ne may do It soon.
The Journals are naturally and judi.
ciousIv occupied with discussing the new
aspect which the opening of the Black Sea
win Give to commercial relations - This
vast inland water. which, including the sea
of Azof 666 miles long 81 332 broad,
which s. bordered by the territory of some
of the most important states of antiquity,
and into which SO many rivers of great
length dIsembogue, has but a single outlet,
and chat outlet, as we have remarked above
has been under the most barbarous and ca
PRECIOUS government in Europe. The in.
tercsto OF Russia is in this particular, the
interest of the world; and the war which
has Just secured am outlet for the COM
merce of her Southern domimons, has. 1t
would appear, secured AN i1gress for IN {
of AN other nations. To is 20 be presumed
chat this nautical and commercial nation
win largely participate iD this general ads
vantage. and that the flag of the United
States VIII find ITS way TO RedOut-Kale,
and the commodities of its commerce to
TuHls and Mount Ararat, as soon as those
of any other people Mr.. SicaId, Rus
sian Councillor ofCommerce, resident at
Odessa. has published "a paper on this
subject Boz the journal Of that place, some
particulars rom which, and from other
sources orinformation, may not be with.
out their interest at this moment
The Black Sea employsat present from
1920 90 800 Of European shipping, the
annn7l freight of which amounts to Is or
20 millions of francs. There IS an annu-
al interchange OF imports and exports to
the extent of moic than "a millions ofru-
bIes The rapid increase of navigation
and industry exhibited there within a few
wears. and the regular immigration from
the Yves. of Europe TO the South of Russia
shows. saws this writer. that the views of
profit must be great, and The impulse ofre-
cfDrocal wants powerful, which bring such
distant countries into contact In fact,
the ports of the Mediterranean having now
no communication with India, and the
whole ofthe Archipelago and the Leyaut
being in poverty and confusion, the Black
Sen viii offer so much the greater advan-
tarrs. as ID viii not only present the trade
off the southern provinces Of Russia, but
win oDcn tLe way into the heart Of middle
hsi1. of Tmarl. and Siberia. GeorgJa
alreriy offers a wide field for commercial
erterpusc. We have already mentioned
IN fb.s journal the trade which IS carried OF
between Tifills, in that country and Leip
sie The Georgia merchants lay ont a
tbo Teipsic fairs several millions for man
ractu-ed goods, which have been hereto
fore transported over land to Odessa WHERE
ibav are shipped for the Redout-hale, OF
~, eastern coast Of the Black Sea, an,
t5spce conveyed up the Thasis and Titilis
From his place they are distributed to va
r;ons parts of ASIA. Even Champaign
vine has taken this long journey. If TIN
Trade will ray, with this enormous Ian