The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-07

THE Ano0R CoLoSY-OUR TRADE WITH Rus
sA AND CnNA.--Amopg the passengers Seo
esiled from ,he port on Saturday, in the eteam-
ship Ariel, bnnrd for Havre aud Southampton
WAS Mr. p. Med. Collins, United States agent
Ia Amoor. II is not for the first time that Mr.
Collins GOES to Welt these regions on the con-
fnts of northern China and Siberia. Some
years since be sss sent out there on = special
mission by the United States government, to
report upon the commercial aud other features
Of theAmoor: ard the results Of his observation
were embodied In a report presented to Con-
gress at its last session, in which he speaks in
high terms OF the future Importance of the
colony, in connection with the trade and com
MERGE OF the United States.
The Russian government most heartily favors
the views expressed by Mr.. Collins and offers
every encouragement to the development Of
American trade and commerce at the Am0or.
A year or two ago that government had seversI
email steamboats, built in our city for the navi-
cation of these waters; and 1t still docs every
thing 10 it's power to stimulate American enter
prise there The appointment by our govern
mcnt Of Mr.. Collins to the commercial and poll
tical agency of the Amoor, is another move in
the same direction-the building up Of pros
porous colony on the Amoor river.
The province lying between the Stancvoy
Mountains and the river Saghalien or
Amoor, formed par. of the dominion of the
old Rafsisn empire, but many years since the
government, finding it difficult and expensive
to exercise jurisdiction over the province, with
| drew its pretensions over 1t, or at least al
| lowed them TO sleep, and China, by the tacit il
| not expressed consent, Of Russia, extended her
| Jurisdiction over IT, Bot when Russia saw that
the japanese empire was in way of being
| opened up to trade and commerce, and that
mere was Danger Of the European Powers gain
| ing foothoId on those coasts, she then rea
| lzed the importance OF this old, abandoned pro-
vince. aud re-poseessed herself Of it. II will be
| recollected that during the Eastern war Rus
elan fleet escaped from the fort Of Petropo
lowski and took refuge up the AMOR river
| where the allied fleet could not pursue them
| This river is navigable, or can be made nsvi
| gable, as high up as Yertchiask on the western
| boundary of Siberia, or in other words hall
wsy TO ST. Petersburg. BY having the com
nand OF the river, too, the Russians are able tc
have fine port on the Pacific ocean, defended
| from icebergs by the island Saghalen, aud the
half OF the trade OF the Russian empire will find
an outlet on the Pacific. The recent treaty
| with China comedies the right Of Russia to the
| Amoor by making that river the northern boun
| dairy Of the Chinese empire.
Neither the Russian nor American govern
! nents are blind 10 the importance OF this river
| III commercial aud military points Of view; and
beta governments seem to act in accord with
| ore another in regard TO IT, Years hence q
great trade will be carried on through this
channel, and fouIi-hing communities Russias
end Ame. ican-wll be settled oa Its shores
The Amoor colony Is an important feature il
cur relations with Russia ard the great Pacific