Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-15

nations were adopted for encouragement
OF native shipping III Tie Col0liihi ports,
agaist which our rstaiinling laws liave Been
leveIed, will tile eflpctuf materially d,lnili,
i4i,ing all trade In American bettoitls will
Cul#s The s~t,tlpet Of rsrpulin9 tliess
rrtnliHiery observation-disclosures las been itfHel
ut,oit Congress- for sevpfHl yents-wits ~.
commended. we believe Iii lasts yptf re-.
roft Of The Secretary Of The Treasury, and
oinuined lie samttien uf D committee ID
tile Eeiiats, although lie Till whieli Fem.
tof Mallory hns III olinfee for Ills object,
did mt net lilfou1ll. Tile fe~tHliasofy laws
have turned HrHni#ii bottoms 10 ihe ports
of Europe ID Dl,luin direct Tie products
Md supplies, which, nader orr old debeii.
tire avs, tisetl 10 lie exported 10 Gitin by
American vessels from the AtlaDiio Suites
The Spanish Government would not relax
it's system uf protection 10 iis own ship
ping, and undef This system Of %i1ltttial 70.
stfietion, tile spanisl, carrying trade 10
the island Inns grown to be mteli larger
than etifsi
Tile nfowti, OF The Spanish carrying
fIsue lftbY Dt FPtH Ill tHB wv HL ttfblGj
Of tile amountaunnully since 1916:
1910 Rt3.a5i .s9p og 1919 sle3cas4i ri
isIT t6BIs.57p "a 1910 Issl51h7i %
1918 15,aaasts 20 1851 tp.sp0i TO Ia
The UiHig reviews this increase with
satisfaction, and attributes 1t directly 10 the
DETERMINATIONS made In favof Of lie SPAR.
isi lng by tile existing duties the effect
Of which. however. Il multiplied and eg.
grn vnteJ by The counter restrictions which
our Government set up iu order TO som.
rel Spain TO- abolish tbese domestic fegn.
latiofs III which attempt they have fail-
ed.
The whine OF the exports from Cul,a
during tile year 1861, IL stated al $751;.
ID ,6s3 ii Of tIiis The lnrusst amount
tukel, by amy otie nation ~ si3,J22,eI4 Go
taken by the United States. Tho next
IN magnitude Is S7,t6O,s9G ~ taken by
El,nland.
Tile imports into the tile United Slates
for the saiiie yeur s,fe given III the report
Of or Secretary Of tie Treasury ut ~,
oiG,D3i. Tho discrepancy nfises from the
different sysieins Of valuations in Cuba
tho rule Of computation oyefstates tie Inn
ports and understands tie es ports. The
commerce carried OH between lie United
States and C,tlu III Spanish bottoms du.
ring tile yenr 1851 Ii stuted Ia the fellow.
iilg ihsigniiicat l figures /. imports, $45,.
500 10; exports, sSsJJ2 ia 20.
The Dtayio takes the opportunity to
refer TO the progress Of the new coniraeis
for The importation of Chinese ~lala,rsfs III.
10 CnIa. ADtIlentie intelligence has been
received Of the sailing Of ibs British ship
Sovereign, on The 10th Of August. from
Annoy, with $40 Chinese colouists for Cu.
ba, being the first importation under the
contracts with the Junta dc Fomelto. On
the 10Th September, the ship Panama was
to sail with ago more, mud nfter her the
Gertrude with 900, the BteniIeim with
100, and other ships TO follow. Greut
expectations are entertained by the PUNT.
ers Of Cuta Of tire benefits of this ifmnl.
grafton. None of tho eniigranls have yet
reached the 1Hland. We hnlf suspect, tint
after these English ships have introduced
II few thousands Of these poor Cinnamon
into the sugar plantations Of Cnim, Some
English philnntliropist may discover the
necessity Of ~enaettflg n statnte for the
suppression Of nD Aasiatic slave trade ~
~ O. Picaynae.
DEATn or GES. pIEncg's Soa.--Tis
accident wl,iel, bcfel Gen. Pierce aud his
fmnily, or The 9Th inst, by The cars Of The
Concord Il ,ilroad being preespitated down
M elnbankinc,it, may not hive resulted
Ia ally very severe personal injury to him.
self we trust Il has not although report
obtains tint te suffers III the lHick consiI.
crably. In another way, however, it
must ailect him very painfully.
Gen. Pierce Inns Ind but two children
both boys. The eldest, named for his
%iatl:er, tranls, died five or six years a2o.
Ills loss was felt very keenly by his par+
ents, aud his little grave. beautiful III It's
extrerpe simplicity, stands in lie old bari.
al ground Mt Concord noticeable among
mnny. Tho affection Of father and mo.
tiier was turned to tile surviving child
with all that additional force wl,iel, SINH.
lar circumstances are went to inspire. III.
deed, he had been over.cnrfnlly murtured,
to the degree Of rendering him feeble and
somewhat ~eifetninute lie was d bright |
eyed, intelligent, loving little fellow, how.
ever, that SHINE Benny, and many who
hive known him will join with his father
ID sorrow At bis early death. Tie blow il
a cruel one 10 the parents. II - ore
which Mrs. Pierce will not be apt / q re.
cover from, aud the effects Of which will
be visible lii the General for some time 10
cone.-N @. PIC.
PiTrsBuna STEAMBOAT BufLplNa.-
That cnn now DO said OF steaimbont bnii.
ding, for Pitisburg, which never could be
truly said for my otlier city oil the Ohio
and Mississippi valley. She has now III
course Of construction eight steamers Or
The largest class, Ringing ii length from
$50 to SIS feet, with d width Of beam
running from not less than BIZ TO 80 feet.
The average cost ofti,ese eight boats will
be $s5O,OOO enci., go that We have the
handsome sum Of $4,000 worth 81
steamboat work on hand. ~ once, either
finished At Piltsbarg. o. building for
Pillsburg. Ut n~eigeboring b~oat-ysfis.
We recite these boats as follows
BY Capt. James Wood, for Mississippi
river,
BIZ capt. Wells, wheeling and Louis
VILE naekef II