The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-04

Three thousand heau OF catc are ANNUALLY export
cd, at fixed duty Of SIS per head, to Gibraltar
for the of the garrison, in conformity with the
terms of special grants that have from time TO time
been made by the present Sultan and some Of his
predecessors. In addition to the above, 1000 head
are annually exported to the destination at a
rate of duty varying from 50 to $40 per head. Glib
raltar is also largely supplied from Tangier with
poultry, eggs -four, and other kinds of provisions.
Bark and leechcs objects of monopoly. In the
former the exclusive trade is granted TO contractor,
who pays the government at the rate of okheats
(bout 20 cents per cwt. for all he collect The
value Of the quantity shipped annually, chiefly TO
England and Ireland, is about Sl0,0 900 The leech
monopoly sold last year for $40, 900. The num-
Der of leeches annually exported from Tangier is
from $4,000, 900 TO ls,oOO,OO0 They cent chiefly
to France and Spain
The duties levied al the cnstom-housc are exorbi-
family high-arnounting generally from 10 to 20 pei
cent. ad raiorem on the goods which they are
levied. The anchorage dues and other port charges
also subject of frequent complaint, being
trcmely heavy. The total amount levied at Tangier
on vessel Of two hundred tons burden is about
twenty dollars.
The port OF Tangier is nothing more than a road
stead ON the western side Of the bay and offers good
anchorage for vessels in from FIVE to seven fathoms
On the l4th Of February, 1854 terrible hurricane
ragged in the bay during which all the small vessel
thirteen in nimber) stranded, and two of them
lost, only two ships having been driven ashore.
Steam communication between this place and Gibral-
tar Cadz, Marseilles, and Gran has considerably in
creased, the port being visited twice month reg
ularly by two French steamers and ono English
steamer.
Reserving for future occasion notice of the
trade &c, Of the other ports of Morocco, we will
intelligent American residing at Tangier, which CON
tains some valuable suggestions
Throughout the whole empire, from the Sultan down
to his lowest subject the article which call coarse do
nestle is used under the appeation of Americana 1t
is the principal article Of import, and is imitation by
the manufactures Of Manchester Of the domescs
Of Massachusetts,. Mr.. Sprague of that State was the
first introduce the article into this country 1t took
with the Moo who enthusiastic In their praise
Of it that the English manufacturers despatched agent
to this country to examine and report the fabric and
probable demand They then set to work to manufacture
precisely the article, and stealing the mer-
cano,' they managed to undersc our countrymen and
monopoze the market In late conversation with the
British consul he informed that he had received let
from the house Of Archibald Powers Co., of Gbal
tar agents for Manchester manufacturers informing him
that the Americans enabled successfully to
pete with the English manufacturers in the sale OF the
| article known rs the Americana. What we require,
however drive the English out of the market d.
rect trade for in feghts commissions the absence of tran
shipment and reinsurance they have the advantage, &C.
The same letter adds: abolish the duty coarse
wool reduce if not abolish it, on hides and Morocco
SKINS and the commerce and navigation will rapidly
| increase between the two countries"
The new tariff now in force does all this the duty
on coarse wool is abolished, and the other arti
cles named by the intelligent writer of the preceding
extract materially reduced Ii remains to be i
/ it will increase the number of American vessels
! freghted with "Americanos' in the ports of Mo-
|