The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-04-02


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We are also indebted TO him for the follow
ing letter from Hon. Robert Dale Owen, in
reply TO letter addressed TO him by Mr..
Newton, oncerning the proposed location OF
a Marine Hospital at this point We have
not time now 10 remark upon either.
To WILLIAM NEWTON, EsoR.
S1R:-I have received your letter relative
TO a Memorial, which has also reached me,
praying that Evansville be made sport of
Entry" and that "Msrine Hospital be es-
tablshed there.
have also received similar letters from
other friends in Evansville; and hope they
will receive this as a reply, instead of one
addressed TO each ofmy correspondents sep
eralely.
l will say, in the first place, that whatever
/ can do 10 the further the wishes of my con-
stituents in Evansville, shall be done most
cheerfully; and il | fail 10 obtain ali they de-
sire, they will, trust, do me the justice 10
believe, that the failure is not TO be ascribed
10 the lack of zeal, nor of industry. | think
/ can procure tor them what has been grant
ed to other towns with no greater claims than
theirs.
They ask for sport of Entry" A "Port
OF Entry'' presupposes collection district,
with Collector and Custom House. So far
as can learn The only Ports of Entry above
New Orleans are Natchez and Vcksburgh.-
When foreign vessel passes through New
Orleans for either of these ports Custom
House officer is ordered on board, these 10
,emain until her cargo is discharged.
Grand Gulf is port of delivery, attached
10 the district of which Natchez is the port
OF entry,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louis
Vile, and ST. Louis appear all to be ports o.
delivery only. They have no collectors and
no custom house. They have, as is usual
in other ports of delivery, a surveyor only
receiving small salary (the original act place:
II as $780, in addition 10 his customary fee:
This surveyor sends TO the collector a
New Orleans a schedule of any goods pro
posed TO be imported together with approved
bonds from the importer or consignee. Th'
goods are landed at New Orleans, the dutie
there ascertained and certified to the survey
or. A permi, is granted by the collector I
reship the goods for the destined port of dc
livery, where the surveyor examines .theI
previously 10 their being landed. 1t is ais
his duty to deposit the bond for collection
any bank designated by the Secretary of th
Treasury; the New Orleans collector haVr
previously certified, on the margin of Il
bond, the amount of duty to be collected.
Ipresume, that the desire of the cilizeI
of Evansville is that their town should
made port of delivery, with surveyor,
the same terms as Pittsburgh, Cncnna
and Louisville. To obtain this, there shou
tic information as possible regarding the pI
sent amount of trade, and reasonable lutu
prospects, of Evansville. | believe the or
ports of delivery yet established on the OF
river are the four have mentioned.
Your Memorial has been referred TO 1
Committee on Commerce; but shall Il
press action until receive the informant
asked for above. The applca lion will dou
less be referred by the Committee to /
Secretary Of the Treasury; and he will be
a loss TO decide without such information.
There are some fifteen or twenty appli
tons before the Committee for Ports of |
try or of Delivery. Memphis and Chica
are applying for the former; but it is mat
of doubt whether either will succeed.
AS for Marine hospital, Chicago, 81. Lo
and New Bedford are applying for IT,.
think the chance for Chicago is not good
ST. Louis offers site and suitable build
already erected, at a very low rate--ab
$1,000 for the whole; and, on that accor
may succeed New Bedford has I6,C
inhabitants, with large whale fishery;
ifthe whalemen consent to subject thu
selves TO The payment of hospital money
issusposed her application will be succ,
full.
Under these circumstances cannot
what prospect there may be in regard to
hospital. am aware what numbers of
boatmen are yearly thrown almost on