The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-07

The July number of "Hunt's Merchants Maya
zine" contains several valuable articles. That which
has particularly attracted attention is the first
and leading paper--the Commerce the Black Sea,
by John p. Broom Drqgoman Of the United States L-
CATION at Constariinopls."
| This quasi official report from member of the
legation" may be regarded as the latest and most
correct information the subject of the Black Sea
commerce. 1t is, too, an admirable mode of en-
tightening our merchants; for such valuable reports
if made through the Minister to the Department of
State, might never be published At least the au-
thor's name might not be known, nor his superior
| skill in English composition and grammar This
would be unjust to one who, to use phrase of
Mr.. Brown, sis acquainted with the commercial in
terests of his commerce. end is linguist of consider
able reputation"
Some of the facts reported by the writer are quite
novel, and merit considerations
l. THE SLAVE TRADE.
"The trade in slaves" Mr.. Brown says, sis still
considerable here, both white and black Little
interest is to be attached to it in the United States
Numbers are shipped in the Austrian and French
steamers" This announcement of the connection
OF the Austrian and French steamers with the Med
iterranean slave trade must create establishment
Austria denounced this traffic as early as the treaty
of Aix-la- Chapelle; and Mr.. Guzot's negotiations
on this subject too recent, and created too much
sensation, to justify the supposition that French
vessels would now venture to 'shipo slaves in the
Mediterranean. If the fact be as stated it will
doubtless receive the attention of those governments
The ''lttle interest to be attached to this traffic
in the United States, must refer its commercial
Importance, and not to our moral interest The
more indulgent construction would be to consider
the writer as having no meaning for his words; and
yet this would be unfavorable to considerable
linguist."
2. CORN TRADE.
The Black Sea furnishes large supplies of grain.
We informed by the writer that 'since the lib
eral change in the English corn-aws, foreign YES
sells are allowed to import cargoes of grain into
England. Previous to this, this privilege was con-
fined only to British ships" Mr. Brown has evil
IDENTIFY COMPOUNDED the shutting of British ports
with restriction to British ships. American yes
sells have always been allowed to import gram into
England, whether the ports were open or shut
The acquaintance Of the writer with the CONNER
cial interests of his commerce" is very laundering
just here, and is unbecomng 'member of the le-
CATION
g. AMERICAN MANUFACTURES AND MACHINERY.
The writer on this subject remarks at is in
credulous, that good machinery can be bought at
much less rate in the United States, and there is
no American mercantile firm in Constantinople to
make the contrary known" A full stop here, in
this sentence, places the writer's knowledge of En-.
glish grammar on the same level with his know
ledge of British navigation laws 1t would be
incredible if he should think his readers incredo,.s
on this point.
We have another illustration of this, in his re-
marks on American manufactures. "The cheap
rate at which the looms of England are able to
manufacture our cotton, has driven ours out of
market in Turkey and this must be the case, until
means are taken to encourage the outlay Of capital
in the United States, in factories of cotton goods
The political economy of this sagacious statist
sembles the means taken" by school boys, and
with like effect, to supply their wants, by wishing
they had much money they could spend.
4. OUR NAVY IN THE BLACK SEA.
Mr.. Brown narraies, that the United States ship
Plymouth, under command of Captain Henry, was
sent to this sea by Mr.. Secretary Mason. She was
not allowed to pass the Bosphorus; why, we are
not told. For this purpose it was necessary that
the Legation" should procure Frman. The
following extract indicates that member of the
Legation" was at least opposed to the project.
"This visit was evidently intended" Mr. Brown
says, " for the purpose of procuring information
for merchants and il is not necessary to offer
a suppostion, of the nature and amount of informa-
ton which could haze been procured The visit
of merchant, in couple of years, with sa-
larry, would have procured quite much, at GER
tainly a somewhat less amount Of expense" This
is suspicious compliment to Captain Henry, in
favor of salaried merchant; and if any doubt ever
existed, of the silly purpose of his mission, the
secret is now er,deniiy exposed TO the public. There
could be no other motive OF state concern, in Cap
tain Henry's mission, than the " supposton" now
offered and if Mr.. Preston should order one of our
ships to the Black Sea, the public may expect a
sarcastic expose Of his motives from the dragoman
Of the legation, as in his predecessors case
The writer who could be bold enough to publish
such an article this of Mr.. Brown, is not likely
To profit by this notice.
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