The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-26

TAs Byaaasss Of La Rochelle and tcynncTAe Port Of
Ia RockslsSaraiass, e.s Ge.Exuaot Of letter from
correspondent at La Rochelle France Of the ietb Of Liant
month
The city La Rochelle contains population Of 5000.
Two centuries agoin the year l600-it contained nearly
so 900 inhabitants The memorable siege Of 1920 with
ye wars disease and famine has reduced lis present
Size Il the capital Of the Department Of the Charente Inn
sue the lower Charente fhis department the chief
brandy country Of France from 1t all the fine French
brandies The town OF Cognac, ia the neghborhood OF
rI are produced the finest bandie is about forty miles
from here, In the interior, the river Charente.
The principal and indeed the only articles OF commerce
i he consular district are the brandes OF the department
and sardines tbs fisheries Of which along the coast
yearly increasing IN importance.
bordeaux the Gironde aud Charene, in this The finer
brandes almost exclusively sent from these ports Eng
and gets her brandy almost exeasgey from Charente and
s United States take theirs chiefly from La Rochelle and
Bordeaux.
M bp OF three hundred and fifty here
% The construction of the famous dixie by kieheleu du
ring the siege The number Of ships 1851 Of this port
hoasand four hundred and ninetysx In 1852 the
number was hundred and tory-eght Of tonnage Of
gh thousand four hundred aud thiryiour The proper
r ~ vessels 10 the tonnage shows their character they
are almosl sntirey engaged IN the fisheries.
.andies Of La Rochelle inferior 10 those Of Cog
~ singeres and ST Jean dAngey. They very strong
and have the flavor which all the products Of the grapes
grown By the seaside have They are used IN me United
making four Of brandy by mixing with pure spirits whs
kew &C. The expectations OF brandy from this port IN 1922
we're 493 ltres (quarts) In 1898 there was aeht
sancon 10 ass fires The price had then begun to
in anticipation Of the failure Of the vintage Of 1854
The bad crops that and the total failure Of the vines
A. ,oauce in large portions Of the department. have brought
brandy 10 lis present price before known IN this coun
au The pree Of brandy in 1852 and 1853 which was
from 10 to 70 francs abou sI per hectore, tz6 gallons
I now lao france The result that expectation the Uni
I states has almost entirely ceased that in order to lower
The price effect sales brandy even BY the propretors
- ~ Country before il reaches merchant mixed with
tber shirts Of very inferior quality and cheap quantity
III American whskey has just been received by large firm
Which viii probably be used to mix with brandy or the
he (Inited Stata nj
Nearly all the brandes sent to the United States lately
have been San Francisco consignment some few
TO Norfolk and Boston, The temperance excitement in
parts Of the United States has also deferred chants here
from sending here their to be hoped
until pure brandy less noxous and poisonous than that
for export be had There has been shipment from
here brandy since September last the last American
sel which was here leaving in that month.
The expectation Of sardnes to the United States is inn
mene and increasing The fisheries commence about the
middle Of May and last until the middle Of October The
quantities consumed each evening upon the
retun Of the fishing smack they can be bought for few
cents ozen and important part Of the food of the
poorer classes These fish better and have flavor when
put up oil which they otherwise have not They found
in great plenty from the Of Bretagne to the mouth Of
the Gaomre La Rochelle is the principal depot for the fish
cry The quantity exported to the United States in 1852
$3.50 kogrammes In 1858 the quantity was 1871
kilogrammes Last summer, j informed, the quantity
exported the United States exceeded 900 kogrammes
Strange say, than onehalf of this expectation is for
California.
The above articles the only in which
with the United States is had The wines of this department
are exported They have the taste, and
10 compare with those Of bordeaux They are not even
used BY people in any circumstances and rank with cider
The high price Of wine ha however led Bordeaux
purchase large quantities of these here this to mix
with their own The consequence is that for higher price
inferior wine is had Ordinarily the wine of this depar
worth three four cents per bottle; now it is worth f
teen and twenty, the Inferior
DEPARTMENT.
Abstract Of ORDERS Directions. fc.The following is
abstract the important letters recorded in the
Secretary's office, May rs:
p. c. Sherman, Ba6alo, ~ Uniformed that in of
claims for of duties under the reciprocity treaty.
where the parties claiming reside in either of the British
provinces from which the articles question shipped
the United States the affidavit of such parties in regard
place Of production of the may be made before
the consul vce-consu commercial agent of the United
States resident in such province in the absence of such
officer, before notary public of said province.
Collector Of information whether
any mpedment exists in regard to the purchase by the Uni
ted States of H. L. vncents pot-boatb built schooner.
@. s. Robbins 6 Son, Nee York Enclosing draft for
$3.50, for that amount Of silver purchased at New Or
leans
Collector Of Norfolk Informing him that the chief engi-
of the North Carolina Railroad Company has been al
lowed depote 900 with the assistant New
York, account of duties payable at Norfolk.
Deputy Collector, Island Pond.-Decides that hemlock
bark be for tanning entitled with all other species
obarks to free entry under the reciprocity treaty.
App@ntmeass.The following appointments have been
made at the Washington maynard John j. White, master
Of caulkers and G. Joseph Ihre, master boat builder
Death cf Commodore BaifardThe department has
ceived intelligence of the death Of Commodore Henry T..
Ballard. He died at Annapolis Maryland, Wednesday
evening last in the fist year Of his age. The deceased
tered the the I'd of April 1904 and stood fifth in the
s Of captains having received his commission the Sd Of
March, 1925.
United States SHIP CONFERENCE.-The following is list
of officers Of the United States gate Constitution
her way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Commodore, Isaac Mayo; commander John Rudd lieu
tenants s. r. Hazard, b. 81 Dove, Samuel Larkin, VIM X.
Gardiner G. r. r. Rodgers, A. g. Clary feet surgeon NJ
o. Delaney :; purser, J. H. Watmough brevet major
Ihe corps, ~ >. Waldron passed assistant surgeon,
ter Covile Terrett commodores secretary, Lewelyn
Boyle; commodores clerk, Edward Cobb captains clerk,
Wm L. swayze purser's clerk, Richard Rcardon mid
shipmen, VIM. l.. Bradford, WIN. II. DANA Eneas Arm
Lewis; carpenter, Lewis Holmes ailmaker, VIM. Bennett
poatswain T. G. Berry [upernumerary y acting masters
mate W. ). Howard.
DEPARTMENT..
Deah.-The telegraph advises us Of the death of Major
Duenbery at Santa Fe, New Mexico on the LIST Of April
A't MAJOR Samuel y. Dusenbery native Of North
oona He entered the service second lieutenant
hery on the LIST Of july 1870 He received his commits
son major in the quarernascr's department the Sd
Of March, ls47
Regasd-Isael Moses assistant surgeon, has resigned
ns commission in the army Re entered the service tho
18Th Of January, lsi7.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Agricuitrral Diriron cfthe Patent Liberalization Gu
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