New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-23
The Fishing Treubles-State Of Feeling In
the Provinces.
Prom Tie Boston Traverer.

FROM Tie Boston IraveDsr
In conversation with gentleman cf this
city who arrived In the Sir John Harvey, fro tour
Ia Nova SCOTS, Prince Edward Island, &c we learn
some in relation 10 the state of feeling there in
gard 10 the shng troubles, and What IL believed 10 be
its accompaniment Reciprocal Free Trade with this
country.
To begin at the beginning is well to state that the
nsv alton Laws lately adopted by the mother country
mad given sserOus blow to prosperity OF New Bruins
wick and other Of The British Provinces.
IL formerly the practice for merchants there to
build large ships load them with deals aud sell both
snip cargo in England; snd thi, business IN the
long run, proved quite profitable. Now American AID
Pr1ssl yessels successful compeJrs for the trat
ic aud the American lag TO D5srs Of large
vessels oaoing fer England In aim a. every hsrDor Of
New.B brunswick and some Of Nova Sc)ts
The people Of the Provinces well disposed 10 ths
country, far informant could Judge and tner
great desire 1, Reciprocal Free Trade Tney complain
that while American goods tn re paw duty OF seven or
els per cent, they hsve's p'ya duty here on from
twenty 1--WE - thirty Maintaining this the peo-
pie Of that country exec u lew merchants snd owners
OF fishing vessels Ia Scoda do desire to press
the matter of enforcing the fishery Convention as 10
within II ree miles of the shore, ana they discain
idea OF carrying on; the hesdland 20 hesdlsad con
struciion.
Its evident however that go far the allowing Of
the fishing OF American vessels within three miles O.
the shore tina. the English Government Rave strength
ened the hands of the Coons 10 stop IT, ami II Is aso
evicent that If is stopped business Of immense i'm.
portsnce 70 New. England and which hss been allowed
10 reach ts present by the supineDess OF Eng
land as 10 VIVA. II Is alleged the rsnt vt 1s
Colobiss Ia the mater, viii be paIayZed II no. ruined.
IL is the universal testimony that vessel from New
England port with expensive liz out cannot Pro,ure
remunerave fare kept at all dimes outside Oi three
miles of the siCre
The coonists expect there viii be negotiations In tue
matter aid that the people OF this county will gran.
them Free Trade Ia exchange for the liberty % hsn
upon tnls coast
As 10 the seizure OF American shing vessels "a 1lgh
there may be- Cases OF violence or the part Of tne CON
manders Of rsh cutters yet In some cases, where
dozen captures might have oeen made, only one nas
been taken aud that for the purpose o testing the qles
ton As general thing, tho hshng vesseis can snow
the English cleao pair OF heels IL Is only the
cleaners that they ara at aid Of
The vnusUle vessel seized has been the Florida
OF Gloucester Sheis no 81 Chariot etovn, Prince Ed
ward Island and informant states that mere are
tOine doubts whether can be made out agalo't
her The steamer Devastation, IL Ia understood. has
cleared toe Bay OF Chsleur Of American fishing vessel
and leaoing In Novs Scotia publicly declared that
il had been determined upon thai not an American YES
sci should iish within the three miles.
The American steamer Mississippi, was sui at Hall
fax on the l7,h Commodore Perry, AMI ais o'ncsrs
had been feted By the Governor and Admiral Sey 1ouT
and bad also been invited 10 dine with the Catnolc
clergy. who with Archbishop Hughes and o.ner Cam
olics of this country In Copvocston, there I'M
modore Peiry stated TO informant that be should
sail In a few DAYS ON a cruise q the various naming
ernuncs His orders were 10 return 10 New Ork oy
September, 10 Join the Japan Squadron