The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-27
NEW YORK HERALD.
Nv ,ors. Tuesday, July ~. is47.
N.,vs rom Europe-Pricc of Fiour-Domestie
Economy.


news from EuroPe-Price Of Fiour-Domestic
Economy.
There are three steamships on their way TO
This country from Europe, provided they left the
different points of departure on their regular
d,ys. First the Washington from Southampton, |
ou the 10th inst. Second, the Philadelphia from
Cherbourg, on the 18th inst Third, the Hiber-
MIA from Liverpool, the 10th inst The first is in
her seventeenth day, and is over due; the second
is IN her twelfth day, and will be due to.mor-
row; and the third is in her seventh day, and
will be due on Monday, the % of August. The
first will bring six days later news; the second
five days later; and the third five days later. if
they arrive in regular order From all the in.
formation we can gather on the subject, the con-
clusion we have come TO relative 10 the WASH
iagton, Is that she did not sail on the 10th inst.
The extensive al-raiions required in her ma
chinery would take longer time than ~ first
anticipated; and as 1t was the determination other
commander not to leave port until his vessel was
in perfect trim, the probability is that she di not
leave on the day named; consequently her ar
rival cannot be looked Tor as carly expected.
The French steamer Philadr lphia left Cher
boui-, without much doubt, on her regular day.
the 18Th inst, and will make passage of about
Washington, she will bring eleven days later
news. The regularity of the Cunard line is we'll
known--lhatthe Hlbernia, or some other steamer
OF The company, left Liverpool on The goth inst.
Is about as certain as the rising of the sun; and
on or about the I'd proximo we shall be in receipt
of her news
We do not look for any very important news
by any Of these steamers. Political affairs in
tha Lat IL
without any prospect of being disturbed The
state Of the harvest will be the absorbing topic,
ns all classes directly interested in the price of
breadstutls, more or less. Speculation isabout over
Tor this season, uness very great and unfavorable
change takes place in the appearance OF the grow
ing crops and prices for breadstufs generally must
sink down TO lower level than they have reach
ed for several years 1t is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good and the louder the holders of flour
groan, the more consumers will rejoice. Dutch
and Yankee ovens are in demand, and there is a
chance of trouble among the bakers. We advise
people to bake their own bread, it is much
cheaper, much better, and then there will be
more complaints about the size of loaves. You
can make them as large as you please.
Commerce OF China, Russia and Central Asia. |
The subject of British and Russian intercourse
with China and Central Asia, and the opening
of the navigation of the great Asiatc river
Amur, is beginning to create good deal OF in
terest in England and Russia, and is destined to
have an important bearing upon the commercial
interests of the United States.
The Amur is the most valuable river in north
them Asia, the only highway of nature that di-
rectiy connects the central steppes of Asia with
the rest of the world. 1t is about 22S0 miles in
length, and said to be aygable for nearly two
thirds OF its course for large vessels. The ex-
tent OF the rivers which disembogue at its mouth
In the Cult of Saghallen, is amazing; the princi-
pal towns of Manchurla, and several places in
Mongolia, are accessible by them. The gulf is
connected with the North Pacific Ocean by
strait about five miles wide, with twenty TO
twenty-five feet water on the bar.
BY Its position with respect to the Sea of Ja-
pan, a commercial settlement at or near the
mouth OF this river, would be the means of open
Ing a new and most profitable trade with Man
chura, Mongolia, Soungarla, Turkistan, Thibet,
and Ladok, dependencies of China, and the
dependent khanats Of Bokhara, Khiva, khokan,
&c, In Central Asia and also with Siberia, the
japanese Islands, Corea, Sc, and the commence
ment OF direct commercial intercourse between
the United States the Atlantic and Pacific,
with all those countries.
1t Will be interesting to our manufacturers to
learn that the bazaars Of Bokhara, the great mart
OF tn commerce Of central Asia, and those OF
Lassa, the capital Of Thibet, are supplied with
our coarser cotton fabrics, which are in increas-
ing demand in all those countries
The furs, peltrles, sea horse teeth, &c, COL
lected by the Imperial Russian American Com
pany, IN the Russian colonies, on the north west
coast OF America the Aleutan and Russian
kurie Islands and Kamschatka, among tn
staple articles Of the Russian trade with China
al k.okta. They also supply the Chinese through
that mart, with Russian woollen cloths, which
have entire superseded the English woolens
In the China market.
Siberia, among other valuable products, pos
sesses the richest mines Of the precious metals Of
any other country in the world. The annual
product of the Siberian gold mines only, exceeds
twenty millions of dollars, and is constantly
increasing. Her ports on the sea of Okotsk,
particularly Okotsk and Ajar, are favorably 81
tuated for foreign commerce, andi is to be hoped
will be ere long opened to our flag.
very profitable contraband trade has been
carried on for long time between the Russians
and Yesoites, of the Island of Yeso, dependen-
cy of Japan, through the greater or southern
chain of the kurile Islands, by which the Japan
csc are supplied with u variety of European
goods at enormous prices.
The great island of Tarakay, generally de-
scribed as Saghalien. separated from Yeso by
the strait of La Peyrouse, and lying opposite the
embouchure of the Amur, possesses several fine
bays and harbors the largest, Aniwa bay, at its
southern extremity, is occupied by the Japanese;
but Patience Bay, on the southwest, North Bay,
at the northern extremity of the island, and
Langles Bay, Estaing Bay, and Jonquierc Bay,