The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-23

influence upon the supply of food to the entire popua
which may reasonably be expected from the United
States is very generally overrated. will briefly
mine the facts bearing upon that part of the general
The latest which we possess of the exports
Of grain and -four from the ports Of the United States
oil the wheat and wheat flour exported thence -
wheat Wheat, a.: ........ g 10000
"hea' hour. ............... .s759 4Ss
Total. .$7,a59,4ss
Assuming that the value put upon these exports
of wheat which would be very near the true value at
that time the total quantity would he equal to about
900 quarters Of wheat considerably exceeding the
those of any year for timo previously. Nov sup
posing that the harvest in the United States is this
suppose that, instead of 100000, they amount to
1000 900 of quarters fear that they will not produce
be recollected that Of the exports from the United
States no uncomfortable proportion must be sent to the
West Indies ami South America; but supposng
the whole sent to Europe, they would not nearly
supply the estimated deficiency in the crops Of
France alone, to say nothing Of the probable wants
GUM, Holland Germany and the north of Europe and
OF the oa and pulse crops of England At the present
making in the English markets. and the prices Of
grain are now higher large part of the continent
than IN this country III highly probable that until some
land will exceed the imports; and that whatever may be
the amount of the shipments from the United States they
must be considered in reference the demands not Of
England, but Of the whole Of Europe.
may be said that have not taken into account the
large imports of Indian corn which may be expected
during the next twelve months We have not how ever
forgotten them and well 1t is for this country and espe
and the United States strongly directed last 10
the against famine which the maize Of the Uni
ted States might afford The imports of that grain in the
commencement OF the next WILL doubt, be very
exensve but take them at the very highest amount at
which the most sangune mind estimate them, will
they supply even onehalf of the deficiency arising
from the failure Of the potato crop in England and Ire
land supposing that failure to be general is COM
and ss proabe deeeDen
food arising from the failure the cereal in Europe
the expected imports of American maize may safely be
LETT out Of the question.
From the London Standard, Oct al
Last week we gave exclusively account of the
sells placed by the Admiralty at the disposal of the 60
then the Admiralty have added to the former number the
steam vessels employed in the surveying service the
such arrang for carrying into effect the PROPOSE
tons of the government that whilst the vessels will be
employed 10 tine 9Snyeyance OF indian corn meal ana
efficiency as men of war; and will thus be always at
hand to assist the civil powers in preventing outbreak
manner in which many vessels have been made avail
able for the service required of them efords striking
proof of the condition Of naval and OF the
udicious application of them, without in any way dis
tressing interfering with the regular Admiralty SER
vice Were the surveying vessels not required, very
up for the winter As IL is the captains commanders
and others specially engaged in the will bring
their drawings shore. whilst their steamers will be
more useuy employ ed than they have hitherto been
By the number Of men of steamers now available
the operations of relief be extended to the western
coast Of Scotland, where the Distress reported, Is
pressing equally hard on the poor population
The government vctut ling establishments are, we
understand to be all set to work grind and to
manufacture bread Some Of them already in active
operation grinding SO many as 100 quarters day.
The following is list Of the men of war steamers,
employed in the above service the coast Of Ireland,
together with the huiks fitted and being fitted for de-
pots - -
The stromboli, sloop, $50 horse power, ICom.
mander Fisher employed on the general duties OF the
station.
The Rhadamanthus 220.horse power, Master Com
mander Ay len employed in conveying meal to various
parts of the coast and in the movements Of troops when
required
The Dee, 200 horse power, Master Commander Driver,
ditto, ditto.
The Myrmidon I50horse power, Lieutenant Com
mander jenkins the Pluto l00horse power, Lieutenant
Commander Lowe, and the Aban, l20horse power, be-
ing of smaller drsught oil water, are employed in the
Of the meal to the several ports from
the larger ships and also TO places the rivers TO which
the larger steamers could not proceed.
The Swallow, 20 horse power, Master Commander
Bryant tender to the depot ship Madagascar, in the
shannon
The Comet, e0horse power, Lieutenant Commander
tombstone conveying specie for several ports in Ireland
The Tartsrus, 1876 horse Captain Wolfe, now survey
ing to be employed in the general duties OF the station
The Lucifer. le0-horse power, Commander Frazer,
now surveying the saltees between Wexford and Wa