The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21

wtis urging owu and ID e.s6asb friendly aud liberal
resaiou mutually between him and Commercial peo
be obtained upon this coast but especially Wed Noon
and It's ycniy, which may otherwise be lost by delay,
400 the. rrsoccaPaon BY 'ths, people In connection
sai testimony Of an eye witness In 1886, the com
mencemea. Of 1887, John Davidson, young and
enterpng Eneshman, set oct 70 explore the interior OF
Afrcs by way OF Wed Noon, Beiore leaving Eogand he
received instructions RON the B-h government 10
mine into the capabilities Wed Noon for trade and TO
repos, all particulars Of interest the home gov
When las; 10 AZ lea permitted "a took his pri-
vae journal and 70 take from tue following nfor naten,
which will he found 10 have important bearing favor
OF Wed Noou erc,aly offering great advantages
10 American enterprise Ia his correspondence to Lord
Paimarton, upon Wed NoOn his earliest letter bears date
November 1857, and this correspondence 10 the
ias OF January 1885, The following are extracts bis
visited sheik Beiruck fear the sheiS his
means. b.. not At all the capabilities Of the country:
\ sm eoaad'nt much may be done in commercial
pdnt of view with the people. bat be wants better
port than Wsd Draha. lie has, no Seyer, sho wn mach
1udgmen; in the selection of his position These poo
pie can furnish large quantities of produce and would
be greet consumers, could they purchase goods on
reasonable The people have ia their hands the
lAyess portion of the Soudan trade in gold ivory NC
They large quantities of wool aud SKINS and 10 the
district north and east of this, immense qualities OF OIL,
WAY hides aud amonds hc pressus ~i
by the Shelk against his trade falling INTO the hands
the Empe of Morocco" The whole pla,e so full Of
ivory feathers gum, wool, &C., that It - difficult to get
about. Five hundred 'heep and goats were slaughtered
for the fair. "Sheik Baruis wealth O0Ohead OF cattle
L.
ssThermon,eter &C. April "a .old mines IN Wed Noon "
ssTobacco is grown in Wed Noon Gold watches sold
for $500 - thermometer 20, April 70" "The peo ole Of
Wed Noon are hne race not dark, are tall ia figure"
tsSok ASA (msrket) one days Journey from Wed Noou
ysua four, Akkar tive, Tonney twenty from thonce to
Tmbuc, seven. Second route 10 Tmbuctoo from We'd
Eoon TO Neddan twenty days. then to THRIFT tea aud 70
T.mbeo;oo ten more april q, Thermometers 49, wind
cast" 1.-THE river Darah s the spot selected by the
Shek for the consular residence the Sbek pro-
posed % open the route to Soudan to DO performed in
forty days and a large trade he carried on. Courier
i,lr pr lWen Qlys
would receiS gum, wool Almonds hides ostrich feathers
ivory, gold with ali the produce Of Soudan which would
find is way to Wed No0u rather than by longhened
Journey &c Morocco" From despatch to ora Genelg
under the head Of provisions, he says;-"Buocks
at SIS, sheep 62n cents; fowls from to cents;
bread half cent per pound; wheat, five pasetas quin
tai 200 wcgh) barley, three 10 -four cents; camels $40
TO $50; slaves, from $50 TO S00 "Millah Jews quar-
tersl was the re dence of consul in 1885, but whether
Christian Jew or Mohammedan don't know and cannot
find out" "Rver Assaka is south Of the mountains that
enclose Wed Noon ''Shek Beruk has forty villages and
twenty thousand pop laUn 'Akasa the large river
Laid down in the maps runs east and west lowing through
the south OF Wed Noon to the sea- sran is brought in
In the carly part Of May arrive in May aud
tnue through the year" "Sx or seven teeth of ivory
make up camel load" CARVED o60 camels with grain
s'Wed Noon Is about six hous journey from the sea -
The Seis is proud of the very idea OF coming
his territory, that he has ordered Had Abb to write
everybody who can assist US In the least "Wed Noon is
large district, having many clusters OF habitaons the
sown where the Sneik resides is of good sze has MILAN
and g good understands the river twenty two miles
from the sea-" Tue above but few of the original
notes which was permitted TO take, and which have
reason to believe are first made public through the HS
RAID.
With these many advantage, to trade, the question may
be asked why has not England awaited Of them by enter
ing int treaty terms with the Shek OF WcdNoonP The
is a. hand, and is perfectly conclusive The EN-
peror OF Morocco foreseeng the injury that would be
Cain to follow such arrangements the trade OF his
pre, made to England the favorable offers CONNER
ciay and otherwise which had effect to put stop
nj further negotiations with We'd Neon fr the time being
For example, England permitted TO export 10 her gar
risen q; Gibraltar for its subsistence annually several
Thousand head Of cattle, which she could not obtain from
ay other quarter also gran which to all other nations is
article OF prohibited export besides important
OF trade. These favofs than counerbaanoed the ad
vantages presented by opening commercial relations with
We'd Nooa and more especially So the monopoly OF the
t.ade thai entered Morocco from the interior
tries vas already in the possession OF Great Britain
France made subsequent move cement of \
Ike nature IN that quarter, but induced
60 deeisi by the Morocco Emperor's guarantee of
neutrality in the wars OF France with Agiers. Snould
che United States consent TO open negotiations, she will
have none Of tho embarrassments to contend against
ns.auced in the case Of England aud France. With
her all would DO clear and fair sailing and success GER
tain The question s-wil government oil the pre-
cent day avail itself Of Of the profitable fields for
commercial benefit and enterprise that be offered
her from other part of the worlor viii she pass by
The appeal unheededs II Is difficult to speak with patience
o,hsr Dacns o. anu ES eSpecay " Gres' bs relative to
opening avenues OF commerce. or the protection oil
our citizens who willing TO open these avenues through
their enterprise We cease TO wonder Al The conpa-
cenoy and self satster -ens" OF security which Gistn-
Ruisb the Engshmac ~iA,d "rer, when we
rse that on Whatever new = rants re what
ever rsrkI. A. DC ceye e'cyf al wealth he iads
himself, DC has but . as3 'cuN- ~ .t S"Ncilu!cH,
and IT, AGENT and omissar,c are forthwith despatched to
every commercial aoT ibagc tl cat DC obtained
by bcirg dfs ir The 5ed. protect rs subjects IN
their pcfsro property. 50 'nicr these circum
r,an cs John Eu has right 10 cel 'ud OF MS CO llry,
when nc kncws thu, Wherever he go 10 what hitherto
nIrot land he travels, her gul an eye is over
h her agc's present 10 protect his ghs, ana ina
every ,nlorma he may obtain as 10 new avenues OF
wealth be impaired 10 his government 10 meet
with Ideal reward. The Enylshman is taught to feel
lhai his government Is with b and around him every
where The enicrprsng Yankee Who, on hs own Shook,
"a the ing travels 10 the ucrmos parts OF the earth
Of wealth, Is apt 10 lind himself on his
own shook distant lands compelled 10 resort to tho
agcue o. England TO secure personal protection
This Is humiliaiinR and discouraging enough, but
nos more go than the fact that hts representa-
tons b. his government al home OF the
want OF protection TO her ci;zens abroad, are
scsrce'y deemed worthy Of being listened TO. The
,epartments VIC arc t,d, have rover without the
acton Congress and Congress too busy with turning
IN and turning out Administrations TO meddle win such
ema. The impression that the Yankee viii take
care OF himself wherever nc goc, seems 10 stand In the
way OF Gordng him any prot con Ia the case before
W. how little il asked Of the government II merely 10
ALLOW the people OF o large nnd fertile district oil country
10 DC placed ouch terms with us that our products IN
demand IN them may be exchanged for theirs in equal
demand with
The commerce II eagerly sought the other side.
sure DC profitable The present time s most
propOus Tor consideration and action on the part OF our
Government, Politics at n Gli, and must 40 continue
fer n year or at least The adm nis,ration has
ire score bend itself 10 the actual wants and necessities
OF the country; and believing tia, will 20 devote itself,
ass the earliest action upon the matter We have pre-
ssnlei 70 "a consideration. THoNAsN. CARR.
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