New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20
Aesp!Dork Daily Gribr,re
BERMUDA.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune. ~
BERMUDA, Friday, June 8, 1855.
Reyopd the interest which attaches to the dig
cling and shipping of the exceedingly tine crop OF
potatoes with which these Islands are blessed there
lie no topic of local importance to communicate TO
you. There is one subject however which may
mention, inasmuch as while it intimately concerns
ourselves it has relation to the recent commercial
policy of the United States
Since the accomplishment of reciprocal trade
between the United States and the British North
American Provinces our attention has been at
tracted to the anomalous position IN which that
measure has placed Bermuda, so far as relates
To the export of the potato. The high duty OF 80
Der cent which that edible bears on importation
in the United States, falls now exclusively on the
small shipments that these Islands make to your
couptry-tor the great potato growing Colonies OF
Nova Scotia. Canada, and Prince Edwards Island,
now enjoy the boon of perfect immunity from
any duty whatever sending their potatoes to the
marts Of the United States
Now YOU are aware that this Colony deals al
most exclusively with the United States, so Tar as
breadstufs, provisions, live stock the productions
of the dairy, implements Of agriculture, and host
of other things that fall within the consumption OF
a civilized people are concerned Ii is merely IN
the article ranked under the head of dry goods, or
textile productions, that we resort to England
We admit all the agricultural implements that you
manufacture also your manures, whether manu-
featured or in the original elements, such as
euano, &c, your ice, your apples and other fresh
fruits, and YOUR PoTAToEs-dH free Of duty. OF
this latter article we take every Fall not less than
7.OOO barrels, for which we pay you in British SOW
ereiens, as we 90 for nearly everything we import
from YOUR country 1t is therefore not too much
TO ash OF your Congress to place the article OF Po-
tatoes ON the free list of your Tariff since, to keep
il among the commodities that pay 80 per cent
duty is now nothing less than al lnhictiOn on this
Email Colony only, while the amount OF duty re-
allied in the aggregate from all the pota-
toes that Bermuda could ship you is too To-
significant in itself to weigh one moment
with YOUR statesmen. Even If our potatoes
came into competition with those OF the
American planter il would then be little more than
A puere policy to maintain protective duty on
the article simply because little Bermuda raised
few thousands barrels yearly. But we do not CON-
pete with YOUR eultiyatOrs at al we raise and send
YOU potatOes at a time Of the year when your old
stock is exhausted and your new potatoes nave not
even peeped above the soil. Messrs. Editors oil
TEE InBUNE, if you would turn but modicum OF
YOUR influence toward the advocacy OF an aug
mented American free list of Imports SO as TO III
clude potatoes arrow root, oranges and vegetable
productions in general, you would confer most
IMPORTANT service on tie people OF this Colony,
While. at the same time you would not IN the most
minute respect inhict any injury on any American
interest whatever.
The fsg-ship Boseawen, with the Admiral on
beard, sails to-day for Halifax
Tie American schooner Adallne for Boston, and
tie British schooner Justina, Tor New-iork, are
now loading at this port.