New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-14

FRANCE AND CHIsA.-The following account of
the commercial relations between France and China du
ring the year 1874 aud the st quarter of 1916 has
been published by the Minister OF Commerce. 1t is ex.
tracted from communication made by the French mis-
sion -" The commerce and navigation OF France with
China engaged in lSi4. according to information gath
cred at Canton. six ships, whose movements thus
given One of them arrived al the end OF lS43 and les
in lSti four arrived md departed in the course oi
lsi4; the las, arrived in 1874 but did sail again till
lsi5 These six ships touched or stopped at Manila be-
fore coming China and three put into Honekong, and
two at Whompoa The frs, was treighted at Bourbon
for Manila and China with cargo Of cloves and small
quantities OF liquors and preserves estimated together
nj about l0S000f She took back to Bourbon freight
%, tens and China and Japan ware estimated at about
10 6Opt The venture profitable. The second took
TO China cargo of vine brandy, oils anenary pre-
serves cloths millinery, &C. the W..e being the pro-
duct of FrAnce IL had also pepper taken in Ba.
tsva and other goods This vessel LETT China for Bor.
deaux laden with $500 kilos Of besides cinnamon
and curiusiiies The third reirhieG by the Govern
uent for the Msrqueses and brought China only abou.
400 common shawls originally destined for South Amer
lea and TO which couutry they ultimately obliged
10 be sent She took back with her only eight
tons Of goods the nature OF which is not known. The
fourth carried China only small quantity of liquors
and preserves. She almost completely loaded 1T
Mans snd tocS on board from China only compli.
men; of cinnamon The nth came 10 China account
Of foreign houses Dutch and the other Ameri-
can with about 200 metres 600 metres OF Prus-
sian cloths, which told. We're sold at Macao
from Ct Sc at Sc. the metre but ignorant
OF their quality The sixth, which was hired by the
Government provisions 10 the naval division
in the China had other French produce board
than small quantity @! wine and coal and 40OOOE in 81
pieces. She sailed again from China on December 20
for Manila without having taken in any cargo bat will
probably for cinnamon she has left her wine,
taking with her her money d coal besides few tons OF
Chinese goods worth about 10 000 Several OF the
sc!s coming from Manila We're laden for Honekong and
Macao with rice and timber During the first quarter Of
S the port of Canton has been visited BY French
ships which have taken with them 5S7 0OOf worth Of
caphor tea silk, cinnamon and squina Chinese plant
from which ssrssparila is extracted Both these
sells after taking in their eghts proceeded to Manila
All the foregoing particulars collected at Canton
We ROW give summary Of those furnished BY the re-
OF the Custom house relating direct com
with Chius, the Philippines and the Islands of
Oceanic in lS4i Tire to,sl OF the imports and
exports 3ll60o0 mot Including the produce OF the
whale fisheries in the Pacific ocean, The amount of
the exchanges is as follows Tea. S50oOf cinnamon,
2ie0C0f indigo. s6?00of tobacco. l50oO0t coffee.
$50 600 motherofpearl ll2000f; &c. Our drec, i'm.
ports only $50 00o but il must Be observed
that much of our MERCHANDISE is conveyed 10 China By
foreign ships. In direct exports China and the
Philippines cloths figured N90o0f, costonades, and
various cihc.useful articles for 000 and wines for the
uu OF 81 600 All the other articles (such perfumer,
silks ercey glass and prsserves of Paris rnsRatac
urc The movement OF our merchant navigation II the
OF Chins and Oceanis quot including the asheriel
wssss follows In 1874 there sailed from the ports OF
France for these destinations six ships of aggregate
burden Of 6s3 IONS and crews amounting to ei men.
The during The year comprised only three
ships of together 1903 tons and 50 ssors. All these
sailed under the French asg In these the amount
of tonnage engaged in trade in 1874 nearly 1900
and ,hs total value OF the exchanges direct from
ports for ports 5300o000E These results
warrant Il hope tina, our relations will extend"
Gaigusni's Messenger
SPIRIT RATION IN THE NAvY.-The berth-deck
OF the Z s ship Boston las, Friday night presented
is'r commentary on the system OF giving gros to