The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-27
Our Shipping Interest I'm Nova Scotia.
From the Halifax Nova Sootilsn, Jan ISL

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The recent voyage of the Americ IN ship Oriental
hom New York to China, and thence TO London,
where, after apassage OF Unprecedented shortness,
she was taken up by an eminent house proceed %
another voyage to the Celestial Empire, is sig
nihcant fact. The circumstance is also sull of IN
struction TO the ship building community in tho
Oriental receiving E6 per ton for carrying teas TO
England, when every other ship loading at lVham-
poa for the like destination was only getting
x3 l0s, is to say the least Of it very remark able
circumstance. Indeed, the event appears to have
enlised, IN a remarkable manner, the attention OF
the leading British journals while pu bic di u
hers, We, the affair has been alluded 10 in.ems "
no ordinary interest II is even asserted by one on
the Enghsh papers, usually pretty well informed ia
nautical matters that the English shipowners and
builders resigned the palm of superiority as far as
saihng vessels are concerned, 10 the Americans as
much as four or five years ago and have since thar
time turned their attention with gre ater assiduy to
the construction Of steam vessels. We can scarce
y credit this, because il rs matter of nooriety
that vast improvements are, through the instrument
tality of Mr.. Lindsay, and other eminent men in
Great Britain, being introduced into the British
mercantile marine. It Is now becoming apparent
TO The most skepcal that the continued adherence
TO the old navigation laws had well nigh ruined
the shipping interests OF the British empire. We
may be permitted TO hope that, warned by the ex-
perience of the past, and taking the advantage Of
the improvements every day progressing in marine
architecture, old England may, by pursuing her
present enlightened course, recover and long retain
her proud supremacy on the ocean
his is question in which the colonies are also
deeply concerned. 1t is gratifying to know that
the CONSERVATION with which the abolition of the
former absurd restrictions on British and colonial
shipping was at one time regarded is fast giving
place to renewed confidence, and the colonial
builder, equally with his brethren at home, has
divesed himself of the deluslon which so long
overshadowed him. II proofs were required, we
would turn the attention of our readers to the re-
markable impetus given 10 shipbuidng u Cana
dian and New Brunswick ports. as well as at the
usual building places in Great Britain Let them
also consider the immense superiority of the class
of vessels built in the colonies Take, for example,
st: John N. b ship of the present day, and it
possible estimate the improvements that have been
introduced INTO the shpyards Of that enterprsing
vicinity. Why, we venture to assert that, takea
altogether the marine architecture OF the sister
province cannot be surpassed In the whole world.
Their superiority is now so universally acknow-
ledged, that the reputation OF being modern ST.
John ship is sufficient procure them charter to
anv part OF the world
Many Of them have been sold TO foreigners In.
GLIDING the Egyptians; and il was only The Other
day that notice came under our observation to
the effect that a party of gentlemen had selected
St John ship, from whole fleet, for the purpose
OF converting her into a yacht to perform q five
years voyage round the world Neither have the
Canadians neglected the great natural advantages
they erJoy for prosecuting this important branch
Of industry. We have before us lists OF vessels
now building at Quebec, and other ports on the
st Lawrence, more than sufficient 10 prove thae
the Canadians, like their fellow colonists of the
lower provinces, were more frightened than hurt
by the repeal of the famous humbug so long known
ss the navigation laws. BY increasing the capa-
city, proper attention 10 model and better fin isb,
the ships of British North America bid fair, at no
distant day, TO eneross great proportion of th.
carrying trade of the world. Instead OF expending
their energies in The ruinoys, although protected
avocation OF lumbercrs, our neiehbors have at
length adopted, and we would fan hope enjoy n
profitable business. The periodical panic, of Tor.
mer periods will, under the new system give place
10 perennial sperity This article having already
outgrown our lulitS, We must defer, until another
opportunity, some remarks on the shipping interests
Of Nova Scotia. These differ, insous respects from
those 10 which we have more Immediately alluded
but we undertake TO state that they have been beno-
hited also BY the repeal Of the navigation lava