Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-02
AFRICAN TRADE AM PRODUCTIONS.
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The yaIus of the commerce Of Africa 10 ha ITn;,.a
Is steadily and rapidly advancing and needs bn,
ment from our Government 10 make il in fev va.r - ~
] wears spo. --e = ~ - twenty
During the las. ten or fifteen years great discoveries
been maSe IN and .bout Af1ca and man, na "a
facts bron.hf - ,;h, In add,;or 10 ne ,
points ON The .oas, occnn;ed nv ,s,s ,d. ~
have had for soms time s,smsot a. The Ssns. NC
are on the R; TI, Ar nnh o ~ aIs ~ "s lanes
tucuess A Toso - :. - sUu 0oAs' 'ne ror.
into an independsnt Rsnnh; with ~ rosIlaS o'neu
ewnand the Eors Y Sis,,s Leone n ,hs s,n;. our 0ui
| on the aod cosss ~ , " ~ Di'' anu
/ Prom the rank. e r.,
travellers such a. Pa,t Tras ia ~ .os'Ioy
hart, McQueen, Dunesn- srd o,h.rs - DaleL
dence that natnys h - uoi,' wo arc snoiaod evi-
lavish hand and ,h., ~. nSa Iounass WIN ns most
able to the noblest purpo..s !; - .ao uen avan-
tanned By our rulers and dra.sd H. oon"efce' sus
/ Among the productions of ,hs ~, q ~ ~ n0n
! Grain-Rice Indian. corr. f:,;,.. 10y W 10 nsneo
domah, &c. ''' A''S'' "nea''
| Fr,ns,-Oranoes l.vnons ,;r,.. -
pepaws plan,ains bsnsnss ss. sussas, pines cirons
plum SC. '' a''o mango
Roo Roots.~M,noc ;on,,n. h.,.,..
root ginger sweet potato beans ness Gc aio"-
T,sbsr .Ts.L shon,, T,rr;.s 80 80
hoeany and foty Or v 4hsy 800. os s0S oes ma
Etas.-PaAn nm, .he. :. h,.,a ,.
crotou nnt cssor o;i mn, ..a @ S s0s nu'' '''s nu'
D,,ess-C.r,.;,s ,-sIl, al, -. ; s r., - o., s-S'
GUS shades, red crimson. brown &c. :, = ~ 'a''-
Dyeaoooh -C,munoJ h,--,oJ a.
Guma-ConaI. SENEGAL m.s;s IA, e.
DrIyx-AIass 1,ss;s s.ans a,s's g. sss 1S
Mnernh-Tsob iron ronn.r ...A. $50 .ypasS Ie.
n;,r. q. ~' As s'PfV"' 0As0'Js sei ansnaac,
Mao.Iltr,o,.. -zs,u.s, .ans ..sc.. -. ..... .p
tobacco India rter bea.v., os,-;cb ss.hs 49, 49,
ivory pepper Of all varieties me-. hsrn honsv a.
In the anis, kinedom and that II sai;,on - The ,
beass which nfast Il, Eore.t. s-s3 o.crrv n, - - ~
whose SKINS teeth and horns are vsluabe = articles of ~
merce immense herds Of cattle incsIcnsbIs IN nnh
its plains HIDES therefore, q almo.t .nv ,monnt nav S
obtained Sheen and goat sIin, of vsv I,as 1Dd -
equally numerous and yerv ysIn.bl Fish of al Lnd ;,
the shores and rivers in innnmerale shoa and ara a
taken in large Quantities during the proper season.
The m;re,aI. L;rcaor, ~ e.. I l - - - f,s l..
Isy gold This is found throughout the known rsgons of
Africa. in beds Of rivers and in mines nnns;s .1J Ro.
ditch speak Of the soI;d Innns ~ rocL ol5S'hh r-
men he persons Of the sttendants h ,hs on,t s the KIM
Of Ashantee q Ooon,ase Mrs RovdSs ave ,h araas
men will freouentIy On state occasion. so load thsr [
with these lnmD. ihat thew ara ohl;ad ~ , ,h m ,h
head of a bow. M - Z,
The iron ore f,pnd No., ss;ov Z o :; o.,;,.- IL
Welding seventy nine mar csnt d I; d !, h l .dH, i..
ed to making teal Gamer = a. hn1.nt i; Mvonh ~,
thew gather from tho u,rfsca &c ,ha ora h g. ,h;
purposes
fevU words on the rroduc.vsns.. &c ,he al, ha
proved that two orons of corn eat t.,o. ord .veI
other vegetables can be- and Are raised m vssr Thav viad
larger crop than he hest aoI n Ame,c. ona scs of
well Aahy
three hundred dollars worth of INDIGO Half an acre he
made 10 grow half ton of root Fnr acres l.;i ont
in coffee plants will aer the third wear nrodnee clear in
come Of two or thee hnndra dollars Half an acre of cot
ton trees v;eldno ot,on ~ an son f NJ, nsor Isn,h
and strength Of sape and neness and color thsn fair " Dr.
leans will cohaa whole family and opa acre of canes will
make the same number independent Of 4. the world for
The dyes in particular are found to resist both acids and eh
properties which no other dyes that we know of possess
In the year Is4R 40 rsh veaaels .y,ivea a Cane Coast
Since that time the Trade has hean The
last years report which we have received sets down the i'm
norris into Csne oast :. .rorn,;n - edoe J7O .teng
and the eaa5 00a stsr;n The ;nnorts dnn~
the sana ne,;od int Az 49,, pos mn ga ~. .1no,,s
gll5 600 serne The total srnort ~ R;sh maYchand;se
to Africa il At esmatad at 5 onO oo s,arInc nsr
annum
The average impoyt of nl nil mime ;po L;perDooL for
mast has bn a. least liz O TONS valued
at about e4oO and giving emnovment to as 600
or go 900 toms Of sbipnnc The mnors into the Republic
Of Liberia are esimated bv an htel physici,n
who has spent six wears there SI2O and
the exports as reaching verv nearly the AMOUNT The
Of our own country with Africa dailv becoming
an important em The nrncn,l seas of tis trade are Ss
lem Massacbusets and Prov;dence Rbode Isand New
York occasionally sends while our c;tv haa At the present
time five sail Of brips and baroues actively and proaby en-
ployed One of our merchants stated that he cleared 900
in one year ON the single article of oround or peanuts
ped TO France where thew command ready SALE are there
copvo,taa ;ro and ,h.n.. ca ,h -. ovo, ,bs ~o,H ~
tha sh. r 49, ~ H. Iii Ill e IL Eh .her;s,s =,
~ III t r. y 80" M w =, PAN , =, , 'u0 lo' T,. - =, - -
aos .l ~ snua. ,ne eai Iucca anu .'c0noo W :.
possesses sweetness and deicacy be surpassed
While greatly regret that there are no Of acqur