The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-27


part TO the Department.
On his last trip he went as far as 81; Johns,
tasted the water there, looked round the city, had
various conversations with Canadians, and ascer-
tanned that many horses had been Struggled for the
last two years-to the amount probably of SIP 900
loss to the Department AT Burlington he as
sisted to save from waery grave, large fat lady,
who was supposed by some persons TO have been
made up of lace and fine silks rolled round her per-
son, to bring into the States in derogaton of the
revenue laws The mistake was found out after
she was iished up-lnsead OF fine lace, II was fine
fat, exclusively her own property, and not unlawful
10 carry.
Mr. Pamelee will set out in day or two on his
second trip 20 Canada, in the furtherance of his
mission, and will probably visit Montreal, Quebec,
Kingston, Toronto, all up Detroit, before winter
sets in He has vast field of operations, and if
the go eminent wants to step smuggling, they ought
10 allow him more than S3 per day and roast beef
He ought TO have wagon and two capital trottlng
horses, with corps of agents all along the line.
During our recent visit 10 Canada, we ascertained
that IN the event of high tariff being passed, vast
preparations were to be made to revive the Snug
Cling trade, which Of late years had been broken
up, by the gradual reduction OF duties under the
compromise act. Several houses have since been
established in Canada, as we are informed and be-
heve-their centresln Montreal their agencesevery
where, for the purpose of carrying large bust
ness IN violation of the revenue laws of this coun-
try. Probably capital TO the amount of 100000
have been sent out from England for this purpose,
from the manufacturing districts of England, where
they are very hostile to the American tariff. In
combination with this business, there will be great
deal OF wheat and flour struggled from the United
States into Canada, which will be taken in payment
tor the Struggled British goods. In many instances
we learned that tor one barrel of American flour, or
one bushel of American wheat that was regularly
entered and paid colonial duty, they generally snug
gled 9bushes or 9 barrels under the mask of the
former.
We have no doubt but the smuggling trade will
be revived to great extent on the border 1t will
take the place of the patriot exctement-for every
patriot will find it more profitable to be smugger
besides, the business is full of romantic adventure,
curious enterprise, considerable profit some poetry,
plenty of pudding, and oceans of roast beef If Mr.
Parmalee and his corps of assistants can prevent
such movement, they may be able to stop the falls
of Niagara-but not till then. Much virtue and pa.
triotism will be required to resist even temptation
IT such crisis had taken place during the Presden.
cy of MIR. Van Buren,, the agent selected could have
made $2OOOOO in one winter, merely by under
standing signs and winking the left eye-but Mr.
Parmalee will be faithful and efficient officer of
the government, far it is possible to be so on
such an extended frontier The revenue of the go.
vernment will, however, suffer greatly, from this
cause during the next year-probably four or five
millions of dollars at the least.
The British manufacturers and the Canadian mer-
chants will carry on the war into Africa with ven.
no mistake.
ATLANTIC STEAM SHIPS AND THEIR SUCCESS Can't
Hewitt, of the steam ship Britannia, which leaves
Boston next Tuesday for Halifax and Livepool, has
been IN this city for day or two. He likes New
York; thinks it great city, admres the Park foun-
tain, and glorious Broadway. He has been here
before-twice in the capacity of chief officer of the
Royal William, when she hoated like duck over
the broad Atlantic, and is universally esteemed
wherever he goes-so much so indeed, that his pas
sengers have compelled him to take snuff out of
superb gold box, and drink Madeira from rich silver
tumblers. His ship, the Britannia, is crack YES
sci, and ploughs her way through the deep as gal
lantly as ever steamer did. But notwithstand-
ing this, very few passengers will go in her
many the Columbia and Caledonia carried on
their trips The fact is, these four steamers are
now losing money.
Let us examine into the causes which have led IN
this.
Iii well known that the Hon Samuel Cunard, of
Halifax, had the organizing of this steam ship line
on this side of the Atlantic. In the contract with
the English government, the steamers were to touch
at Halifax and one American port. Mr. Cunard
had the selection of that port. He visited Boston
for the purpose, was Toasted and feted, driven to
Mount Auburn, to Dorchester Heights, and rode over
a part of the Western railroad The merchants of
that city, with their usual sagaciy, explained and
extolled Boston, offered to give him wharf for the
steamers, and have his coal come in free of duty.-
After this he came here-went to New Brighton.
walked down Wall street, noticed that every one at
tended to his own business, and neglected to offer
him wharf, or supply him with coal, or pay any
special attention to him. So he went back TO Bos-
ton, with the opinion that that city was the United
States and the United States was Boston He was
convinced that Halifax, hid six months of the year
In dense fog, and Boston, were the only two COM
mercia cities on the two shilling side" of the At
lantc-and of course the Britannia, Columbia, Ca
ledona, and Acadia must touch at those two places
For this service, magnificent silver vase was pre-
sented 10 him by the merchants of Boston.
What has been the result of this q!
For year, while the novelty lasted, the steam-
ers carried fair number of passengers but not
enough to pay expenses, notwithstanding the
f6O,0OO which the line received from the British
post office That department of the English gov.
eminent was then compelled to give f2O, 900 per
annum addltoral-but money continues to be lost by
the company. And this too, while the Great Western
without aid from any government has paid her way
handsomely. 1t is very clear, therefore, that the
location of the American depot for these ROYAL
Mail Steamers, has been the cause of their want of
success.
Boston is very good city, a clean city, moral