Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-25
COMMUNICATIONS.
COMMERCE OF THE PAcIFIc-No. III.


W. s,t come 10 the many islands of the Pacific, called
pIvnea their supposed aggregate population i,ooo,O
Much has been said OF these many islands, their richness Of
o capacity for tropical productions products o the sea,
M but commerce develop their as also to
vye the inhabitants it has with the Sandwich islands
To us they will be important and by commerce and IN
tercourse must they be brought TO light and life
We now come the south of the equator to the island OF
Papua or New Guinea between the equator and south
lat 90 and between 1909 and 1909 west long, with the Pa
cc ocean the north and This island is distant from
our coast about five thousand miles.
We then Australia, continent, it is called y
ing between 100 81 and 800 IL S. lat, and extending
from ll3o 1889 l6 E. long Its form is compact Its ave-
rage length estimated 1850 miles, its coast line 1850
miles, and its estimated at about three millions OF square
miles population, colonial 100000, native $4,000 The
aggregate population of the adjoining islands with it is est
mated about million II English possession and
becoming mporan probably capable Of sustaining an i'm
population distant from continent 5000 miles,
and directly the from Oregon 10 India Coal is said
be abundant in immense fields and in strata horizon
tai than in the old world and not far below the surface Near
the equator lies the island of Celebes-area $4,000 square
miles, population two three millions This Dutch pos
session. producing large quantities of rice, which principally
sold to the Chinese.
the equator 60 90 and 1862 and l5o E. long, length
600 miles, breadth 40 1905 population five to six millions
Ii Dutch possession immensely rich in its products for
port of Coffee sugar. indigo, &C., amounting annually to
thirty millions of dollars and mostly to Holland dis
tant from continent s,920 miles.
Then Sumatra presents ITSELF divided by the equator pop
ulaton two millions very rich in products yielding annually
thirty millions Of pounds Of pepper and various other articles
Then Boneo divided by the equator the n and W. the
China sea- T. the Ceebes and Straits of Macassar and
5. the Java length 75O miles, breadth $50; population
three to four millions, of which l50,0 900 Chinese soil
nch, products Of great variety of tropical fruits which find
ready market in this country and in Europe 1t is also rich
in minerals-gold anmony, TIM and diamonds; and has
good habors Captain j. Brooke, who aided the Raah Mu-
da Hasm expeng the Malay pirates, received for his
ward the province OF Tarawac In ls4 he took possession
of his province and established government regulations
under the of Borneo He speaks of the abognes
natives (Dyak in the highest Of praise mild, indus
trious and scrupuIously honest that single of
theft under his observation. They not addicted to
any of the garng vices of wild state marry but wife,
&c. He expects much from them under the influence of
civilized intercourse He speaks of the gold Of Sambas
being very ch worked by the Chinese and produces yearly
at very moderate estimate $780, 000 and also speaks Of
coa capable of sustaining population and
equal beyond that of Java proportion to its
from thirty to forty millions, and production for export Of
one hundred and fifty millions annually.
Further north and nearer to China, the Philippine
islands, between lat 50 and 200 NJ and ll7o and 200
f. long area 30, 600 square miles population 500 600
very rich in producs under the Spanish Government under
restricted They produce scgar Coffee indigo
hemp, &c, such articles wanted in exchange for
cotton cotton manufactures and many other products They
are distant from coast about G, 200 miles.
We Singapore and India the former a small
island the southern extremity of the Malay peninsula
lat 10 II \. and 1892 ST. E. long. 1t is thought all the
commerce OF British India will here, it having fine
healthy climate much less variable than Calcutta other
places. 1t is distant from Oregon $50 miles, and from the
terminus Of the California route 6, 900 miles
India slopes the ocean all the rivers the only channels
Of commerce. head in the Hmaah mountains and empty into
the towards US, opposite Pacific front The
British India 357 900 square miles population hun
ded and thiryiour millions three hundred thousand
cudng the conquest Of Cabu and Aghansan
tanning fifty millions the Of which
tres in Calcutta Bombay, Madras Ceylon and Singapore
aggregate yearly of hundred and fifty millions
Of dollars.
The greater part Of this immense with Europe
and America. There also immense Of uade in
barter, Of which have We here this
capacity for trade, Notwithstanding the heavy
burdens by which labor robbed Of its just reward The
debt of India immense, when subjects the country
yearly for being governed Of ss5 sea- sO exceeding the
revenue from all sources by s456l but when England
shall have changed her policy taxing colonies to provide
for aocracy home, and these people become able
govern themselves be governed moderate expense and
can enjoy the full fruits of their labor then their capacity
commerce and trade will be immense and is the free and
rapid and frequent intercourse which road will establish
that will bring about all these changes and all this vast
nj comm nicatio mnst ha
don TO- and with all this, shall have our lines Of eam
running up and down the coast, from Oregon to South
America producing the results every where-freedom Of
intercourse and exchange Of commodities. And all this is
within reach the committee believe and in such
close proximity this road will bring countries 50
populous and fruitful it be doubted with welknown
commercial energy, wonderful ingenuity, and resources
that shall enjoy the largest share Of all the profits which
free and rapid communication with it cannot fail to bestow
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