Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-11-27
The British Navigation Laws.

The foreign correspondent of the Philadel-
phia U. S. Gazette, in writing from LONDON,
Oct. 31st, 1851, makes the following remarks
in relation TO the operation Of the new British
navigation laws upon the commercial interests
of the two countries. Our ship builders only
want free trade opened TO them, to inci,e them
to successful competition with the world But
to the extract .s-. 7..r. .u.4
" The British navigation law is complained
of even in the far East, where its prejudcial
effect upon the shipping interest is severely
felt. 1t appears that American ships obtain
full freights, at high rates, while British ships
wait in vain for cargoes, even at very reduced
rates. The last Hong Kong Register COM
plains of the working of the new navigation
law, and also that great Britain cannot enjoy
the coastng trade of the u. States II is stat
ed that the American clipper ship Surprise,
loaded at Kong Kong for London at -f6 per
ton, whilst plenty of British ships were availa-
Bile at half that rate. This vessel, it is stated,
earned sec, 900 from New York 10 San Fran
cisco, and she will earn $4,000 TO London
and the Register says that the carrying trade
between China and England is as good as lost
to British shipping, for the American govern
ment call voyage from New York 10 San
francisco "a coas,ing VOYAGE and will not al
low British ships to undertake it. The Amer
lcan clipper is enabled to run 40 900 miles
from New York TO San Francisco-ihence TO
Nong Kong, free British port, and thence 10
JSampoa, 10 load for London Arriving in
shin, she has all the privileges of British
a r,emiol loads for New York, and there Is at
r~,1cisco from this monopoly Of the San
oooio IT, ', without which the Americans
SHIPS 'lhietain snch splendid class of
readv i "a,.ed s'~es'ls is trick unworthy
psa.y 'nnic'ed moss nent. Ii has al
ptl'lsh ship owner; and ifSflrree MY 10 the
I,lne yie'o'ng to strong o22sericans d.
oti's. government should take stcos IN sbe
ven. A"e5'can shipping from Calilyruia ln,d.
ing fora British port y ''''"'" ''0ao'
The benefits Of Unrestricted couu..., :.
our country, may be seen, in some rre..n,
the immense trade between our co,,,r.
Europe, under the present tariff of Is4e n.
authority of another London letter writer n. ~,
National Intelhgencer (high wing authority,
1t appears that our exports to Great Britain
have exceeded our imports from that country,
more than two to one. The interchange
amounts to above two hundred millions Of dol
lars annnally-yet We hear the wings asserting
mat the balance of trade with England is rum
ousty against US, and crying gu, for prohibiting
duties to break up this immense trade. The
London writer says: 'aai aJt
The declared values of The anti. :, ..a
to the United States for three ve,rs 1ts.e
ls49, is50) were f9,6OI ,9o9, Eli 81 02s
and ETA ,s9I 1851, or nearly one. f;f,h q ,hs
declared value Of British exports 10 III y. e
the world. The official vaius Of on mn imno, y
from the United States for lsls and isaa re -
f23,9l6,S44 and f26 ,554 ,g4I. rspcctivsIy
The return does mott state that for Is5o
Great Britain and the United States, therefore