The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-16
From the NJ y. Evensng Post
FEATURES OF THE sARDlNiAN TREATY.
InLdcco and Cotton Trade.

FEATURES OF THE SANDMAN TREATY.
I5Lacco and Cotton Trade
An advantageous commercial treaty has lately
been concluded between our government and that
Of Sardinia, A correspondent who has paid
particular attention to the subject Finishes with
the following statements and remarks concerning
it:
g The return of Mr.. Niles from Europe pre-
sents proper occasion 10 call the attention of our
readers to the services which this gentleman has
rendered the country and the government abroad
within the last two or three years. Appointed
under special resolution Of Congress. Mr.. Niles
was sent to Vienna to promote our commercial
and agricultural interests in the Austrian empire.
There he succeeded at once in conciliating for
himself and his country the most friendly dispo-
stons, and finally ovcrcame most Formidable OBJ
staclel 10 that extended and varied commerce which
tina. country and the United States are, resPec-
lively, in situation TO carry on with each other,
we mean the quarantine regulations which i'm
posed tax, in the shape ofdelay, on the products
of our country, which even the largest commel-
cial profits could hardly withstand. The conse-
quence Of the rigid quarantine delays at Trieste
on arrivals from the United States-never less
from any, and tie most healthy parts Of the coun-
try, than twelve days, and sometimes amounting
to thirty-six days-had been 10 give q direction TO
sumption Of that Empire through the various
ports of Northern Europe, the vessels Of which
were not subjected to quarantine. Our commerce
with Austria for the future must flow in its direct
natural channels. Mr. Niles has also succeeded
in very considerably augmenting the consumption
of American tobacco by the Austrian Reggie.
. From Vienna, Mr.. Niles was sent to Sardi-
MIA the most important commercial country in the
south Of Europe. Here also he succeeded in re-
moving the quarantine regulations hch inter-
posed the same embarrassments 10 direct trade
with US which existed at Trieste, and had given
the same circuitons route to all our exports 10 the
Italian peninsula, all Of which necessarily arri-
we'd there burdcned with the accumulated expen-
ses Of double freight profits, Insurance, &C. &C.,
and thus tending to diminish consumption by UNI
necessarily high prices. This is not all. A
treaty Of commerce has been concluded between
Sardinia and our country which has done away
with system Of retaliatory discriminating ton
mage duties, port charges, &C.. which of itself was
calculated TO prevent all trade between two coun-
tries emnenty fitted 10 carry on a large and reci-
procally beneficial commerce. The treaty with
Sardinia had some peculiarities which promise
great and lasting advantages to our cotton grow
ing and tobacco planting interests Of the South
and West, as well as TO the navigating and COM
mercial enterprise G! the North. An article has
been introduced into the treaty which insures to
our tobacco and all other product from the United
States free transit through the States Of his
Sandman majesty, to Parma, Lombardy and Swift
zerland, embracing population ofmany millions,
with whom we can hereafter carry on a large
commerce through this hitherto INSTRUCTED though
natural channel. The article of the treaty to
which we allude is in the following words, and
will be found well worthy the careful attention of
our merchants and the growers Of our great sta
pies, cotton and tobacco.
"All articles Of commerce, the growth or man
ufacture Of the United States of America, and the
produce Of their fisheries, with the exception Of
salt, gun powder, and tobacco manufactured for
use, shall be permitted to pass in transitu from
the free port or Genoa through the Territories Of
his Sandman Majesty, TO any point of the inland
frontier Of the said Territories and, vsce versd,
all articles Of commerce coming from any one
point of the Sandman inland frontier destined for
the United States, shall be permitted to pass the
Territories of his Sandman Majesty to the free
port Of Genoa, without being liable to the pay
ment Of any duty whatever, levied in the name
or 10 the profit Of HE government, the local au-
,hoities, or Of any private establishment what
ever, other than such as are required to meet the
expenses Of the necessary precautionary measures
against smuggling, which precautionary measures,
to be observed in regard TO transit to the frontier
shall be The same, whether the said articles Of
commerce are imported by the vessels Of the one
Of the other Of the high contracting parties.-
But il peculiar circumstances or considerations
should render the re-establshment of transit du-
ties necessary on the said articles of commerce,
directed to any one point Of the Sandman from
tiers, the Sandman Government, in reserving to
itself the full right to establish such duty, enga-
ges to notify to the Government Of the United
States such determination six months before any
such transit duty shall be exacted. It's also I'M
derstood that all articles Of commerce imported
directly from The United States Of America, shall
be taken and considered as the products of the
said states, and shall be entitled equally and mike
manner, with the exceptions above mentioned in
the present article, 70 a free transit through the
territories Of his Sandman Majesty
Exploring Eapedition.-We understand that
the Exploring Expedition went as far South as
latitude 70 and some minutes. Large masses of
ice were seen in every direction; and, as the win
ter coming on, it was not deemed prudent TO
nroceod f,rthnr ~ that tin,o A y>lo,t,, &c Ill.