The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-21
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From esr New YORK Correspondent.

Ell iOl ~ JUunEol UNUENI Ia 4
From ear New York Correspondent &
drn<d Fishing Snask, Msrin.s Juyisaietion Ousr-
ha4sas Of iAs P,snestsa-- Chinese .1Gars--Co~mis-
si,nsrs uaystaH and Wska- Anlereaa Inssrsss IA TIE
Ihs Haze Market Jor W inaJastsrsd Goods =
Tea Trade " E.gla~d and ihs usisd States Trans
Pacific stsam Companies The Oriental Steam Nsoiga-
lion Company -Ea,tein Archipelago - Holland and me
Ns1Asrtsads Ind 49, The Hsusiira Government - Gers
ua. Asspsoeiy lie daaniss and Nsairea RaiLead. =
The Lsaadsr Depa, lars Of NE Earl Of EHssmsrs.--
sooa and Pierce Niagara &ia canaa i
s,siassss s7ss.3a tas Nav YoRK. July 10, 1853. \
rs denied very positively eral OF the New Eng
land fishing settlements that any vessels have gone out
from thence armed with the view OF Offering resistance
10 British crsisets. But such procedure would be
likely 10 coDe under very limited individual eognzance,
The denial carries on It's face no sort OF authority. As
far a be regarded ia The consiruc
ton Of our treaty with Great Britain. tbs following. from
the psa OF celebrated American jurs Henry Wheaton.
formerly minister oil this country at the OF Bsrn,
may be aptly consulted: u. a-t ttfsf IA Na1sa
..Ths maritime jurisdicoa OF every State extends TO
the pors barborr, bays, mouths OF rivers and
parts Of The enclosed by head lands belonging the
same STATE The general usage OF nations superadds. to
ths extent Of territorial jurisdiction, distance OF
Iine league, lar shot will reach from
Tho shore. along the coasts OF the State Within these
lmis lie right OF properly and territorial jurisdiction
absolute. and exclude those OF any other nation"
We are in receipt OF bad respecting the boilers Of
the Princeton which, according report, must be re-
placed by others before she be sent 10 II this
shall lead 10 the delay Of Mr.. Walkers departure for
China il will constitute misfortune indeed in the pres
ent critical relations OF country with the Chinese au
thoritier, whoever these may be- II Mr.. Marshas ac
tive interference shall have arisen from knowledge
OF hostile nens the part Of the insurgents towards
foreigners. may bring him credit than he yet gets
though in that it is difficult to suppose that
such action have served any other purpose than TO
exasperate the belgeren, party Bu again, the long
is,ence Of that party its COM aravey slow progress
the seat OF government have certainly afforded ample
time for the American commissioner become acquain,-
ed with ito tenets or intentions, and TO forward such
s,atement Of these 10 Washington might have afford
ed. in important issue, basis for instructions
Or had Mr.. Marshall carte blanche from Mr. Film re
requiring further reference in any aspect OF aqars
II possible that the foreign plenpo,entaes ued
by sense OF fancied security. and with the exception
perhaps OF the British iunconary, took real pains
calculate the probabilities OF successful
movement DIP et
II there is anything which distinguishes the present
administration, il is the attention il has from the first
given interests in the East These it is evident.
have neither been under overlooked. And al
though OF the contracts sought for commun
cation between the eastern and western shores of the
Pacific have yet been consummated the commercial in
is fully assured that all that efficient diplomacy
effect enlarge and encourage trade will be
brought about. We have TO deal with people possess
ed OF abundant prejudice but not voluntarily excluding
themselves from outer knowledge slow 10 compre-
bend surrounding relations individual interests.
The late whg parry, in defending high imposts for the
support OF manufacturing interests, wont point
10 China with its immebs, population, the grand fu-
ture recipient OF manufactured goods. But on eAamna-
ton oil the declared value Of British produce and
features taken there. will be found that these cons
tute mere triAs compared with the whole OF
British Imports into China, and amount in value only to
seven millions OF dollars. 1t is the very fact OF the
Chinese being civilized, and their country wde popu
ous, and fertile that initiates against their being large
OF manufactures and produce Their country
yields eli metals precious and useulgold silver copper,
n iron, and zinc and they have made progress
in mining and fofgng. They produce sugar, cotton,
substitute for flax, silk and great variety of dyes In
GLIDING indigo. The manufacturing skll exercised
these raw materials supasses that of all other Asaic
people A crowded people. they are a manufacturing
people, and importers OF raw Materials such tim
bs cotton, WOOL and yet The Chinese levy dnty
OF no than from 10 per cent on our cottons,
woollens, and metals. Eng land answers to this by
tax OF 200 TO $50 per cent. on their tea How largely
benefited may beudged from the fact that the whole of
imports China inclusive OF those Of it's Indian
possessions reaches TO the value oil nearly hundred
millions OF dollars The English imports OF tea may be
stated round numbers al &C 900 900 OF pounds re-
expectation 6Ooo,o coo, consumption 55,0ooooo; duties
o3o,0O0OO0. In late memorial OF certain merchants
and traders Of London against impost
orbtant and unequal American statistics adduced to
show what favorable influence freedom from inpost
may have the tea trade In six years time they say,
the mpor,a,ons OF tea into the United States had ad-
vanced from $4,000 900 OF pounds TO "a 900 0oo where's
as theirs in the time had increased from 20 o00
600 6s 100000 Of pounds, by very nearly III per
cent. Englands reexportaon Of tea exceeds that OF
America in still larger proportion Vexaous customs
nd hav intar(
commercial intercourse with China. The ,ard may be
sufficiently liberal, but want OF intelligence the par
OF hoee htrusted with interests has con,fover,ed
the spirit OF provisional treaties.
When will the bold enterprise OF our countymen give
trans Pacific steam linesi The revenue OF the OH
entail Steam Navigation Company has reached in The past
year OF operations. the OF So o000oand this with
out any raising oil the price OF freight consequence
OF the late unprecedented and extraordinary scarcity OF
shipping in the lrdia and China eeas IN place OF hav.
ing raised the rates, whether for passengers or goods
the directors have reduced them The Eastern archi-
pelago is an archipelago OF wealth. One would be
amazed the Gums which Holland has drawn from its
pice islands. although 10, yielding any direct benefit
the Safe, were the proceeds all summed up. The fur
ther press north The mole convenient because the
more near-are the required coal supplies. Al Lahnan,
N Bornec. Ibis material is sold cheaper than in New
York HN
Wills, the English Parliament has beer engaged in
argument on the qualifications Of IT'S civil employees In
India. II would the States General in Holland have
been giving their attention 10 the came tublec il al
lsets the welfare OF the Daich Fast Indies The arsu