New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-18
Report of Israel ID. Andrews to Secretary
Corwin the Fisheries-the Colonies
Csnada-the Great Western Lakes, Rivers
and Railroads.

WASHINGTON. Thursdsy. Feb. II, 1859.
This very able and comprehensive document,
making volume Of about 900 pages about ready for
dstribaton. The immense amour. of authentic static
teal Information which contains renders Il invaluable
book Of reference and reflects great credit upon he
author. Whsteyer faults may have been found with the
sCmiDstrafOn Of the Treasury Department by ice pre-
sent head Mr. Corwin has fully justified the expectation
OF bis friends In bis attention the western and south
western interests In this respect His Instructions
Mr.. Andrews of the most liberal character and
they have been most ably snd fully complied with
have compiled some Of the more important results.
The gTess value OF The commerce OF the lake ports In
le5l, wss s326o00,O00 licensed American iunnsge.
2l5 coo tuDs entered and cleared az all other ports
about 5cOOOO tuns Our commerce with Canada
over $1,000 eco Of which ihrds we're expors
The Csnsda trade "a 1852 has fallen of 81 800 0O0,
while the lake coasDg trade has increased about Is per
cent, meking sross aggregate for last year Of
100000. There will be com 2Ieted an sggrc-
gtte length Of $500 miles o. railroad la the United
staies costing about 600 COO Over 800 miles
now In actual operation the balance Is 10 progress
IL may be said that nearly every mile Of these rosds
VIII have favorable effect On the business OF New
fCrk' ar Tie greet commercial heart Of the con
federacy.
The British colonies have Of 2ls 800 AIS acres,
ard population Of 100000: a eommerce with all
countries uniting 20 t70 $50 Co., OF which about
slytOC eco " with the United States AMI SO0D,O))
with Crest Britain. These colonies own spd employ
sbippirg meWuiiDg RearIy 10000 tuns Full sts.i1tcs
Of tie theres are contained 10 ths report, accoFnp.
lied By az historical y.ew Of the Rnsb, French sSi
aIieiAeA Esbeiltr, ana the re3dlanObsD " "uSh HeJ
are governed. Commercial notices, with detailed ..te'
nepts u the Of all the prncpaiia snd river
towns, the aggregate tunnage Of the aks and river fna
aggregate value a river commerce are I'll gwen place.
and ore fun Of Interest mot Interesting account o.
the commerce Of the Gulf o. Mexico able doeuneni
on the cotton crop o. Tie ccunuy. and some cornmefdN
stsemets Ci the business o. the most prominent Ausn
&c cities, close the documer, IL appropriate nanner
The statistics 81 Gotten md manufactures Of co.oe,
article Of CT mmeree show most wonderini sno w
preesds Died advance IN the coDsunpton Of tna, aP'
tiEce 1850 al which time were imporisrs Iss 90
nus ysluc scrcp nBy be stated 20 be slOoVDu;
and IT, article constitutes fully half the Tsisc u ~
cur dcmestie exports 10 foreign counires seyefm vey
hne meps are 20 accompany the report, q. Us
Of lie different seerionsthe colonies, the lake sna
Ltwrenee bafir the railways and the hssi'sp2i sss
and the Gulf Of Mexico Cuba and the isshrnus OF
husn'epec-sn originals, prepared expressly o' '1-
work.
Nj Andrews report IA considered by such ncrnge.s
oi Congess have seen II the most sbie ana eo'np
document Of the kind which ever emsazied rom '"'
Treasury Derzrfyert