The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-13

This Esszpsfsn az A. @can Csmmernes
Now that the excellent perts on the Pacific,
from the thItie,h 10 the fosY-ninth degree Of
| moth latitude, in poG6Ession, and will
be benceforth depots for commerce, il is time
TO look at the many advantages Which are likely to
accrue TO us from the extension6 our CONNER
cisl relations with Asia and Africo, and the nu-
| merous clusters of islands bordering on those
countries. We look upon q railroad across the
United States, with its terminus u some conve-
nient spot on the shore Of the Pacific, as no longer
problematical tits one of those things that must
ultimately be accomplished. 1t il at present
merely question of time. That . scheme en-
surfing to this country such vast Commercial ad-
vantages must prevail, we have ne manner OF
doubt Thatit viii take time to accomplish it, IS
of course beyond question.
In several communications made TO our govern
ment within year or two, by Mr.. Aaron n.
Palmer, gentleman who has conducted for the
last fifteen years an American and foreign agen-
cy in this city, we are furnished with the names
of such places as have not as yet opened COM
mercial relations with. We trust that our govern
ment will take steps for the extension of our COM
merce to those countries. There are places, as
in the case of China, where it would be necessary
/
zens such commercial advantages, as would put
our merchant. on at least an equal footing with
those of other countries. We hope to see the at
tention of our governme mt turned to this subject
as soon as the Mexican war is AZ an end.
One of the chief views of the British govern
ment is to make openings for English commerce
| in every portion of the habitable globe where
| commercial advantages are at all attain able
Even to Shoa, remose province in the southern
portion Of Abyssinia, are her salt, cotton goods,
zinc, copper beads, &C., &c, carried, over burn
ing deserts that it requires the greatest determi-
nation ard physical energy to cross. In exchange
for the goods we have enumerated, the English
obtain gold dust, ivory, civet, ostrich feathers,
peltries, gums, spices, &c., &c. In Borneo, too,
Mr. Brooke, an Englishman ,has established him.
self so well that he has actually got himself ap-
pointed Rajah of province, and thus has been
enabled 10 establish depot for British vessels in
the north western part of the island.
After tho, establishment Of such commu MICA
ton with the Pacific as we have adverted to, the
trade Of the Sandwich Islands, New Holland,
Borneo, New Guinea, China, and the rich ia
panese islands, would be the first direction OF the
enterprise of our navigators. Cochin China, Biz
NAH, Persia, and the Indian Archipelago, each
wealth, would in their turn be the resort of our
merchants; and taking into consideration the adj
venturous spirit of our people, there is every rea-
son to believe that our commercial marine would
in a short time be the greatest in the world. In
exchange for our exports, Persia would send us
her fruits, pearls. precious stones, cashmere
shawls, carpets, and drugs; Burmah her precious
metals, rubies, sapphires, serpentine, catechu,
elephants teeth. orpiment and teak wood; Co
chin China it, raw silk, spices, dye wood, gold
dust and gums, Japan would give us her dia-
monds, and precious metals, ambergris, corals,
pearls, &c. Even already we find that American
cotton goods are the principal articles exchanged
at the grest annual fair of Berbera.
But il 10 not alone in Asia and the islands scat
tered over the Pacific, that our merchants will
extend their trade. The Comoro Islands and
others, and the countries Of the interior of Africa
offer innmense advantages in trade and COM
merce. American manufactures have been al
ready introduced into Abyssinia, and with the
Barbary States we have for several years carried
on extensive commercial transactions. With
China our trade has increased wonderfully since
we succeeded in opening negotiations with that
country.
We understand that Great Britain has conclud-
ed secret treaty of commerce with Siam, by
which she has secured to herself monopoly OF
privileges and advantages, with the right of in
Producing into Siam a number of articles hitherto
prohibited.
In January, 1886, Mr.. Palmer wrote to the Pre-
sident of the United States, suggesting the expe.
dienoy of sending commissioner to proceed
succe ssively to Johanna, Teheran, from Bushire,
RanEoon, Anu rapoora, Hue, Borneo, Celebes,
Nangaski, Jedd,,, and to land at Zanzibar, Mas
cat, Singapore, Manila, the privileged ports OF
China, and the Loo Choo and BONN Islands
such commissioner TO be clothed with plenipo-
Tertiary powers to open commercial relations
with all those places enumerated, and several
others, and to have chief secretary, limited
number Of attaches, and physician. The object
would be to put American commerce, in those re.
mote places, on permanent footing, and to open
new markets for the trade Of our merchants.
We trust this suggestion will be acted on. We
| know nothing that would conduce more to the
! advancement of our commerce than such mis-
sion.
We have thus meaely glanced at the outline o
the immense commercial fabric that is about t
be raised by our merchants and navigators. The
subject is too vast for one article, and having thus
sketched the outlines, we will, on some other oc
casion, fill up with the details.
MILITARY WORCESTERSHIRE ship Liberty wen
to sea on Sunday at IL M, bound to Point Isabel
Mexico, having on board Companies b, ID, u r
I'd Regiment Artillery, comprising 800 men. The
following is list of the officers s-a
Lieut. Col. F. 8. Belton. sd artillery, Comma ndng
| Surgeon r. s. satteriee LIST Lieut. w. Armstrong AZ
sistant Com Of Subsistence: LIST Lieut. WIN F. Barnes
Adiutant Captain Horace Brooks; Lisuts l. O. Arnold