New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-10

vegiou and Is destined. aud thar before many
years elspse. TO fl an important space 10 Nof'n
Americal history. 10, capacities aEe ''1raie u
possesses within and around il the elements iu.
,ure power and greatness.
In the Haifar NOur Sc7fiGE Of the 18th ut we
have met win selections from late treatise on the
fisheries Of tue Uli,ed Ststsa France AID England,
a, Nszioandl and. and should ike much 70 praise
toe work toe author IS Mr. Patrick Morris = resi-
dent o; st Johns and vel acquainted With BIS
subject
Re informs bis readers that the French have
1900 men engaged IL the fisheries OF tie Banks
with SO large vessels and that they car. million
auin,as Of fsh year. the Americans have 2 coo
.chooaers Of % to 30 tors, AID $1,000 men. They
clre million and half Of qaintals The British
cue million Of qsiatsis ike the French haze
IS GOO fishermen and sailors employ Cd, 500 sealing
ships from 100 % ls0 tons, and l00s2 open boats
Nes ilundand i also stated 70 re well adapted TO
agriculture and is evidently one d tue best
nurseries for seAnen in the world.
France and America give bounti.s and other
privileges 70 their people, anith monopoly Of their
home markets says Mr. Morris
ave employment % 100 sal of British sh9s insured By
5000 oI 900 Brlfsn fishermen French aud American
connection 5ost-rss Up ty ooantes and prohibitions aud
the consequent reduction n me price OF rsn IN ne foreign
ra-k,ts rs c.a-ar swept it from the Banks. ard
cured The slery Or tie Fr1rcn nd Anercars a. Lore
Cas.ereazh had conceded he exclusive rgat % IN the
Treaty II l.li or ne combined uees .i fi-le. az
america forced them ron o. ins-eat or 4uJ SAL oi b
h .trs ravigsflr IS Banks there u scarcely one lA-
tes1 fishery altogether soan1oned 20 me ffench and
Americans the ns0re or bost fishery, q may he said i
me OILY n.nery leii 10 he BTitisn
The terp -s,eIy. that carried on ne rrsnl hAlA
AID ne Other Barts remote from tie shore IS the best
n.sry f1r abe and ycrirncet seacn Tbs ril ofAn-
sery altogether erossed by Foreisnes passing aon.
.1-ss l-axasusflbis Banks SFafms q French and
regc shil- nay BE- sea husly employed IN dragging
oh 81. treasure. = the -esp SCt single koslisa
vessel can be found among then The ir-coor Anc the
sAspsrges banner Goat without rva or compeutor On
the English Bank, OF Se~fonnilAnd'
British ship. OF go tons We are tod would
loose over $500 ia a season by engaging in the
deep sea fshsies tbe price Of fish, through boun.
ties being reduced FAR below Is Intrinsic value
HIS remedy 5 Tree trade. be would place toe
French sud Americans upon 81 eqlal footing with
the British and secure 60 them free entry into CO
onis bay. sad s,s.is- released Of al restrictions,
and ssk ia ,eiars AZ abandonment Of their system
Of bouates and trse access % their markets ana
tho.e ol toe word for British chips And British
terprizs To tbs proposition the Nora ScotlaD
objects that II sdopted u would not afford recip
-ocsl advantage or The boon 70 be conferred TIE
.Nov1 Scof,oa remarks that
Goa or own unhhsbl e. coasts ihs AnsF,ia Usher
men asys ofsa cone ITO port via sacn superior foroe
ma sy have appropriated the 5ts eshng grounds. au1
ave 5ssn known trve Colonial vessels fron the.s
caofsg sround 1hey keep the scsool' or nacsse from
sl1rcscily he sr'rs by covef1F tng o. the
with 5. Tns de,y-ses fishing Is irtsriousy affected by
lie plan adcpiss By TO Ffssch y sshns sy ins 5sblr
lnty enter 0ag hs50rs aud 10 sxche &c fr foreign pro
aud anut2c ures. uson Which no da'y Is paid cary
Of ish 81! nu. lessen tie revenue and nare The
fair trader B. IN fi0smen OF thess privileges ard the
,C0yy tLsy sin frm mem, they close me ports Of France
and America g ihsprodu;t' o. the Brush fsnensi IN
sss o. a. oz0-oiisrt tuty. Tns competition Of th- Amer
cans 10 tbs est hsss ths article " nsh nas oecons
4e4ly ruaoas tie ntercoona TRACE. Il svss strength
% both IS rivai povcrs
Concerning tus maritime powers Of this country,
NJ Morris gives Us the following statistics
"Esrmstug The nanosr q r.n enssgst ia the Cod
Fsstrg ~ $500 gnd aaoins them 70 tbs number en-
coys ia the Whae fslcry gives aggregate OF 81 500
e1 snoioyss In the American Fisheries chtdg IA th-
dssses dshty 5ss, nurs-ry for hardy and able se
nisn. What conTsst u fms 70 the British Fishsnes
greatly limited. .ui confined almost exclss v' % a. n
slore fishery 10 sTa open ooss not cilelttei 10 mks
seainen &c Is not to much 70 that the Newfoundland
Fbhores instead o. beios nursery for British. is tn
very bsst nursery ~ riench and American sesnsn.
The American flready h0asted that Their cream
tie marine EQUALS nat II Ens4nd. In teDre IN The
United sas. seaae the Oregon Question 1. ~@s ssd
by Sir Clayton.
1--WE nave A this time commerce II al 900 tons
81 shipping. Enesnd hes 42o 900 tous - that we
uear!y nay II IL ny opinion ~ears completely on par
with her. doubt, air. whether England has greater
Commercial marine greater Interests 10 protect than
&c II 90, / would Ike 10 know ia what 70 consists.
We have now 700 %hae-ships IN tho Pacific Ocesni We
have "a extensive Indian comnsrce. And great and
daily growing commerce with China
Mr.. Morris gives al interesting account Of the
progress OF agriculture in Newfoundland and
awards high, and evidently we-deseryed credi, TO
Sir John Harvey as having exeted himself to the
utmost while in that island to promote its best In
teresa