The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-05
From thu London Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.
A m aI.Ienn II Inriae.

The ship ping of the United States appears to be
embarkng extensively in the timber trade between
our North American Colonies and this country
and by late account from Richibucto it appears
that fort y-two United States vessels were loading
there with timber for the United Kingdom. But
this is. only beginning. In what trade will they
not embark In the present feverish state how
ever of these Colonies, we attach considerable i'm
nor lance to this circumstance. In Canada there
is numerous party calling for observance from
the British connection and annexation to the Fed
eral Republic In Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick the same feeling, If not so universal is
| tainly gaining ground, and IN some degree from
| the same cause.-the greater commercial advantages
which the people expect they should derive as a
part of the United States The produce of Canada
is excluded from the States by high protective
duties 1t is virtually excluded from the home
market by the competition of free trade--by free
,nrtaton from the very county which levies
INV, ;os the grain of our colony. The ship
biob dpu N in building and carrying, may be
n;5g trade boz. Ie trade of New Brunswick
ronssidered the stap 'nny find that by the
but the people OF that co.. HeY are hkeiy-ln-
neal of the Navigation Laws M~ use this trade.
deed we may say, are certain-to y ''nber at
The forty-two American vessels loading u ''al
Richibucto displace an equal number of colon
vessels: and it is not extraordinary that the COLO
nists should begin to inquire what benefit they de-
rive from their connection with England, and
whether it would not be more to their advantage
| to be annexed to the United States.
Some statistics connected with the trade OF New
| foundland will show the ascendancy which the
United States are acquiring over the country anu
indeed over the colonies themselves, in their com
! mercial relations with them. The value OF the
imports into that island from Great Britain, Tor the
year ending the 9th of January, 1870 was tEio, 1871
| and the exports to Britain were E2Sl 900, showing
A small balance in favor of the island oil t325E
Newfoundland, during the same period, imported
from the United States to the value OF i233, S0+
and its exports to them amounted to t2OSo9 !;
balance against the island, and in favor OF the
States, E2l2993 This is what is tacetously
called free trade. 1t IS clear that, II the ehtlIe
trade of Newfoundland similar to It's trade
with the United States, the island would soon be
in state of commercial insolvency. The articles
imported are for the most part, provisions oil
various kinds-beef, pork, butter, cheese flour, etc.
| which, before the Colonial trade was thrown open
to foreigners, were drawn from Ireland. his is a
fact which The people of this country shonld not
forget when they are called upon to pay hundreds OF
thousands for the relief of irish distress Newtound
land however, is only small spot with limited
population but what applies to Newtoundiano
applies equally to the whole of our Colonies in the
West Indies, and to Bermu "a and the Bahamas
They are all supplied from the United States
which take nothing from them in return but theli
money. 1t is matter Of everyday occurrence for
an American ship to land cargo OF flour and other
provisions in jamaica and, being paid for it in hard
dollars, to start away to the Havana Porto Rico
to purchase sugars for the United States. But
still more than this. Fish, dried and cured II
various ways, is extensive article of importation
into the West Indian Colonies Newfoundland
could supply considerable portion of this; bu
they are not supplied by Newfoundland, but by tn,
United States-and that, too, in great measure
with fish which American vessels catch by en-
croahing on the fisheries that properlybelong t.
the island so that, in fact, what should be al
intercolonial trade has become American mon
opoly.
As regards the competition in shipping, it is, il
fact as yet only in its infancy, and particular
with respect to America. The Americans hav
very naturally commenced with the timber trade
1t is the most convenient to them. 1t is tn
nearest home. But, if we not very much mis-
taken the greater part of the carrying trade fror
the East Indies, China and Australia, will soon b
in their hands.