The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-09

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From the Dry Goods Reporter and Cont Glance
Commerce Of the Mediterranean.
Since the fact has leaked out that line Of
steamers is to bs established between New
York and Genoa, the people OF Trieste have be-
come quite alarmed The following is the
translation of an article which appeared 10 the
official papers of the government OF Sardinia,
replying to and quoting an article from the
leading journal Of Trieste:
translated from " IL Riso,gimenio' Of the III .4ug.
The Emporio di Trieste" cannot be satisfied
(says the Gazette dI Genova) with the estab-
llshment OF line OF steam-packets between our
city and New York, which proposition has been
already welcomed by the royal government
save only the appreciation of the chambers To
the article which it has already published, and
which we have copied in this paper of the I'd in
slant, (No. 1900 another has succeeded, in which
effort is made to show at length how injur-
ious to Austrian commerce will be the success
Of this Transatlantic line, will infalibly divert
all its benefits 10 the capital Of Liguria. The
importance of the establishment of transatlantic
steamers to " is sufficiently proved by the mani
fest uneasiness of the aforementioned journal,
whose second article on this subject we now re-
produce.
DIRECT LINE OF STEAMERS FROM GENOA TO NEW
YORK.
In No. SO we have stated that Genoa will
shortly place herself in direct communication
with the United States by means of steam ships
and with South America by means of the Eng
lish line Of packets. This circumstance will be
by many received with Indifference Others have
read the first lines of the article and thrown the
newspaper away; but it was not thus with lis
as we saw it Ia the Mercantile Courier, nor after
wards on the contrary, it was to US of great
Importance, for we considered it heavy blow
to the trade of Austria with America, and par
ticularly as it touches her industry. Every one
knows-and we have frequently entertained our
readers on this subject--how restrained are all
communications between Trieste (and hence
from AUSTRIA and the United States and Brazil
One of the causes is undoubtedly the want of
direct opportunities, which also prevents any
benefit from occasional departures and which
difficulty is increased with regard to manufac-
tured articles An excellent idea may easily be
formed of how advantageous to Austrian COM
merce transatlantic line would have been and
how this advantage is to be entirely directed to
Genoa.
Now the silk manufactures of Turin. the vel
vets, ladies' shoes, the silver ware of Genoa, its
dressed skins, the wines Of Asst, etc. etc. will
supplant in America the silk manufactures of
Milan, of Como, the velvets of the Tyrol, the
fashions and sver-work of Vienna, the wines
of Austria, the rosolio of Tara and indeed all
Austrian industry. And not these alone, but
many Others which can support more expensive
freight than that which is paid on sailing vessels,
and they are many, as for example the drugs of
the Levant, etc; they will be supplied by Genoa,
and Trieste will lose even these miserable exports
which she made until now. Trieste could have
offered to the steam-vesses direct for New
York great quantity fine wool, in ad .itton to
our silks Genoa, will fill them with her own,
to the injury ofthose of Lombardy, Venice and
the Tyrol As for us, we persist in considering
the route preferrd by Genoa much more
happy choice than that selected by Lloyd, which
will perhaps be put in execution now that the
contract secures the exemption, which is not
yet but will be, exemption. We do not wish to
say with the old Athenan, "the Athen ans praise
great deeds, but the Spartans PSF tice them,"-
but we will say that we would not have the
Genoese line in perfect operation, while we are
yet occupied in obtaining our privileges and
for all that 1t will be only route to Barcelona
in conjunction with line to the Havana. This
route, except the ports which it will touch on
the Mediterrap L, will have no other destina.
ton than Barcelona and the Havana but the
Genoese line will have Spain, the United States
of America and Brazil. The Island of Cuba is
certainly ofmuch importance to Trieste, but we
cannot compare it to North and South America
The advantages of IL proposed line of Genoa
will not be limited to those Of which we have
made mention above. Genoa has understood
all the Importance of the career into which she
enters; she will not unite her interests with
those of a nation greater than herself; she has
prevented the steamships of the proposed line
from entering any other ports of the Mediter-
ranean.
The disadvantages of Lloyd's line in CON-
parison with that of Genoa, and to suite the
route and position of Austria, are now limited
like those we have mentioned above. The
Lloyd, if we may be permitted to say so. with
not very plausible policy, untes the Austrian in
terests with those of nation more advanced in
industry than herself, more ancient and extend
ed in the commerce of the Antillas, comprehend
ing Marseilles in its route, and then fnstens TO
our industry and commerce an immediate rival.
ship, by placing them in close vicinity to those
of France. The commercial policy of Austria,
which the Trieste Zeifung says will be advanced
by Lloyd's line, should have beer that Of favor
ing Italian commerce, and placing it al its side
it should have supported it, and in this policy il
would have played the premier role, while j, now
will have only the second by the side of France
Thus Marseles, Barcelona, and Havana, Leg
horn Messina, and Palermo,-we do not exclude
Genoa, are enough in the Mediterranean. One
port is sufficient in the Spanish Peninsula and
the United States.
Sicily and Tuscany, the former particularly,
are among the most important customers of the
Austrian commerce and industry, and her CON-
mercia policy is that of allying herself to coun-
tries which have need Of her manufactures not
to those which are over flowing with their own.
What have we TO hope for from Marseies, what
from Havana, with the immediate rivalshp of
that vast emporium of industry and commerce ? |
Is it the commercial policy OF Austria to ap.
proach Marseilles- France to Sicily, to Tuscany |
to render less difficult her relations with Ha- |
vana! is il of any use to Trieste to connect
itself with Marseilles, when so many other
things remain to be done! Marseilles is an'indi. |
rect market for colonial wares, and the produc- |
tons of the East; and the policy of Austria is
not that of opening her streets. As far ms we
could, we should have kept the Mediterranean