The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-20

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OF the 90 foreign vessels, there were
No. TONNAGE
British, ose
Prussan
Swedish, ao5
Norwegian, $50
Hanseaic, e5 A,2ss
90 354si
These tables show that the vessels entered from the
Hanse Towns into the United States, in s4l, 90 were
foreign and only SO Amercsp and OF the vessels depart
ing from The United states to the anse towns s7 we're
foreign. and only As American. That the value Of the
mercha exported from the United States to the
Hapseatic cities was So 1888 SAG in foreign vessels and
only 81 1872 $40 in American vessels and that Of the
amount in value Of the imports into the United states
S2iol 377 brought by foreign tonnage and
to against American Navigation. Nor Is this
all The Hanseatic vessels have several strong in
country, the terms our vessels
In
who leave Germany and Switzerland for the
United States, amounting, sometimes. to fifteen thousand
in single year from Bremen alone. Making these pro-
fable voyages out they afford take csgoe
to any port OF Europe into viii they may be sdmued
at low rates OF reghts They therefore able under
bid vessels ! have it on very good authority
that OF the tobacco shipped from Baltimore years
past say thirty thousand hogsheads annually, seven
hths have been exported Bremen vessels; and your
very respectable Citizen the Collector Of this port
my statement Of the exports OF tobsc.
CO. from this port tohe Hsnse Towns for sl and is42 -
ExpoRTs ToBAcco from Baltimore TO Bremen, and the
other Hanse Towns for the years le4l and 1919 viz:
In is4l 1908 s,7yssl
Total shipped. $1,000 sl.7a7,0a
shipped ,s.,, in Am. v'' 800 hhd s,sss s:s
Sh'pd in ls4l, in Brem. vsls, Is 0ss hhds $746 e6S
Do ls42, do 1928 10000
s9ss6 sl,4s7 e5l
further to be considered have slready said that
Qnapp n lOQd IN DrO
sions of the treaty abroad we'll at homes and the
turns chow that part Of the tonnage
which entered the United States in l8@ came from other
countries than their ownprncipally from South Amer
lea, Mexico and the Baltic. Bremen vessels also some
times take cargoss the Hanse towns to the Medtter
ranean thence the United States, with produce
Of that region and thence home or to part Of the
world Now these advantages peculiar to their cond
ton hcb these enerprsng people fairly entitled
and of which no narrow or monopolizng policy should
seek to deprive them The main it, the mailer cost
which they sail their vessels The customary rates of
seamens wages Bremen vessels 10 stated not to exceed
from twelve fifteen dollars The mon hly sailing
Of Bremen ship supposed not to exceed one
hall OF the monthly expenfes Of On american :bp Of the
Others low wages to be regarded advsnsge)
does not become u.s. out OF an excess Of atty to
add Others
We cannot buy cheap vessels in the Baltic and make
them American vessels Our navigation laws forbid this.
Why should we allow to citizsn of other States then,
privileges " hich we deny to cur own II may he added
that the whole population Of Brem is hardly than
fifty ihousand-that Of the tai Of the city 10
poyed in navigation, aid that import duties very
light believe only what may be regarded charge
for warehousing.
Our existing ttpuations with these cities one-sided
and partial in their operation They ought not TO
tDue The power reserved in the treaty Of putting
end to it after twelve years from its date and
years noice ought, my opinion TO be exercised,
as more Than twelve yesr. have expired. The whole
subject ID then be open for negoaton for such
provisions as Congress may see fit to adopt.
unlikely III these smell commercial republics
will day find their position in the 0rrman Customs
Union in which event they would he embraced in any
commercial treaty which mig exist between the United
States and ths twenty eight thirty millions Of people
comprised within that Union.
The following iled from The annual
OF the and navigation OF the United Rtztes will
how the rapid increase Of seattle portA:
Of the Of Hanseatic and
cleared ps # the Un'ed sates from 1850 to le both