Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-12
The RESOURCES of nrs,,ce.

The Resources OF Mexico.
The Washington correspondent of the Boston Herald
furnishes the following interesting information relative
to the resources and abilities of Mexico:
It is reported that Mexico made overtures towards
the sale of Sonora and other territory to the o. States
Sonora had population of 1884, with area of
I6427 square miles, and is of the western Pacific
coast States The direction of Walker and his hackers
who must have some field for their ambition being turn
ed to the rich States of Northern Mexico let us
inc their resources location and Importance The pop
uation of Coahula in 1851 3,34O, its 7947
square miles NueyO Leon, in 1851 had population OF
36I and an area of 22O3 25-IOOths square miles
and Tamaulpas, In 1891, had population OF lOOO64
and area of 1907 65-I00ths square miles. BY the
treaty of I948 Mexico ceded to the United States 25
1862 65IOOths square miles of the territory of Coahuila
and All 35-I0Oths square miles OF Tamaulipas. In
geographical position Tamaulipas is defined east
ern or gulf coast State of Mexico while New Leon Tor
Nueva Ieon and Coahula cassed as interior States
of Mexico In order to more perfect understanding OF
the character of these various States we will inform
the readers of the Herald that Tamaupas is bounded
North by the State of Texas northwest by the Mexi
can State of Coahuila the west by the States of
New Leon San Louis Potosi and Vera Cruz and on
the east by the Gulf of Mexico In breadth it varies
from L to SO leagues This State has more than $50
miles of sea coast and is ringed with lagoons varying
from to Is miles in width, divided from the Gulf by
bank Of sand
dangerous bars which choke the mouth of the rivers
render the navigation difficult and dangerous for vessels
of almost all classes The chief productions In this State
are tobacco, coffee sugar, cotton corn barley wheat
alap sarsaparila, vanilla NAL ogany ebony, dyewoods
and every variety of tropical fruit.
| The coastng and foreign trade is conducted prnc
paly in the ports of Tampico de Tamaulpas and Mata
From these places large quantities OF European
and North American manufactures enter the middle and
northern States Of the republic Queretaro, San Luis
T obuilo To1ic
Chihuahua and Sonora receive most of their foreign
supplies from these points Tampico de Tamaupas, on
the northern bank of the Panuco is the principal COM
mercal port of this State. Its bar is dangerous and
its harbor considered unsafe The town is situated in
the midst of extensive marshes and cannot be approached
by large vessels Its foreign commerce represented
increasing, though consular return from that port,
bearing date February Il, 1854 says that the trade
with the United States is the decrease, owing to
high rates Of duties both impost and consumption
also circulation and municipal"
Tampco exports hides sarsaparila, goatskins, fustic
Vanilla wool, jerkedbeef, and Mexican hemp. Tampico
the outlet of the metals and the other productions OF
San Luis PotOsi, Guanajuato, Zacaecas, and Durango
considered to be the richest mining district in Mexico
The total trade of Tampco for the year ending Dec 81
1852, in American vessels, $434 5000 which
inward cargoes amounted to $l96936 and outward
goes 237 944 In vessels from all other foreign nations
the trade 81 0607 02-of which 81 032 0l2 was in
ward cargoes, and $3,O29,690 was outward cargoes.
Inc number OF American vessels IN InaI was ~
the number of British vessels of which IA belonged to
the British Royal Mail Steamship Company, and were
sailing vessels The total trade for the period named in
British vessels was $32l59l9 of which $287 500 was
inward cargoes and 50 929,4l8 outward cargoes The
total trade in French vessels in number, was $500;
800, of which $398,00O was inward, and $1,000 out
ward cargoes. The total trade in Spanish vessels, in
number was $l99476, of which $4,000 was inward
and $5Ol76 outward The residue of the trade at the
port of Tampico during 1852, distributed between
Sardinia Hamburg, Holland and Mexico
Matamoras lies on the right bank of the Rio Grande
or Rio Bravo del Norte at the distance of nearly 30
miles from its mouth For purposes of navigation this
river perhaps, the most important in Mexico and has
proved navgabe for steamers for considerable distance
into the interior.
The imports into the port of Maamoras consist chief
y of breadstufs Spices provisions and cloths, from New
Orleans exports of SPECIE hides and wool. In 1874
there entered 33 vessels floating inward cargoes of the
value of about $35OO00, and outward bound of nearly
equal amount. Two thirds of all commercial opera
tions at this port under the American flag In 1941
commercial movements with United States reached the
sum of % millions of francs-l2 millions for inward and
II millions for outward cargoes OF the imports Brit
sh merchandise imported in American bottoms reached
five millions while American produce and manufactures
amounted to only two and half millions. French
merchandise i'll American bottoms figured high as L.
900 francs, and German l08OO0O Cotton cloths
mosy British reached in this trade 5136000 francs.
The export trade of the United States during this year
covered 100000 francs in specie and 100000 hides
These facts are learned from the " Commercial Re
lations," compiled by Edmund Flagg, Fasq., of the
State Department and convey statistical and geograph
ical information which will be valuable to our readers
if there should be no immediate independence and
annexation.