The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-27
The Rrazil TRADE ,


1t is announced that the nrst Of the new
line OF French steam packets, the Gaycano
has recently arrived at Rio de Janeiro. maxi
ing very fine run of only twenty-four days
from Bordeaux. 1t is stated that both on her
outward and homeware trips she took large
number Of passengers, and the commercial
community of Rio are unanimous in the opin-
ION that the enterprise promises to be very
lucrative one, il judieiensly managed. The
New York Express says that this makes the
sixth line of steam packets plying between Rio
ds Jsneiro and Europe. The English line to
Southampton was the first, aud has been in sue
cessfal operation for many years. The Express
states that this line received large SUBSIDY
from the English dovernmest in 1879 o. a"o
has run its steamers with the utrnost reguiaF-
atty ever SINCE touching al Lisocn, naoeifa'
gene,iffe. St Vincent, Pernambueo ana BAHIA,
and connecting by smaller steamers with Mon
,seyideo aud Buenos Ayres. There are also
cunning TO Rio de Janeiro an Italian line,
subsidized by the Sandman Government;
a Eae 10 Lisbon, under the patronage of
the Portuguese Government; German line
under the pay Of the free Hansestie city
of Hamburger; an English private line
to Milford Haven, and finally this new
French line to bordeaux and Marseilles,
which enjoys from the Government of the
Emperor The handsome subscription OF 4, 700,-
900 francs. Several of these lines have
branches TO the river Plate, apd among them
they give a decided European direction to the
stream OF Sesth American commerce that
naturally would turn to this country.
Whilst these numerous steam connections
are maintained with Europe, there is, aston
ishing as il may appear, no steam connection
between the United States and any part of
South America. Indeed, our commerce with
ports on This side the continent, according TO
official statistics for the first half OF the decade
referred 10 by the ErPvsss. is gradually iali-
ing off and yielding TO other nations, espe-
ciallv 20 the English. 1t is stated that IN 1851
American commerce with the port of Rio de
Jaueiro alone was rated at nineteen millions
aud sixty-fiye thousand dollars, while in the
wear 1855 the total amount of American COM
1aerce with all the ports of the Empire was
only Sl6i75.040. In Buenos Ayres, our tons
mage in 1851 was IL ,233, and in 1855 but 81 1se,
although these four years were years OF great
pros erity in that country. The Exprss. has
seen II credibly stated that our Stuih Ameri-
can trade is only in the hands of some ten or
Twelve American houses, md everywhere in
South America the Commerce of the United
Safes is behind ihst of even the second.rate
European powers
II Is matte. OF congratulation, however TO
oHF OWE g liens, that OF such trade as is now
earned between the United States and
bFaz'i, the city Of Richmond has large and
increasing share. We have now a fleet of ten
ereiesen handsome barques, owned in this city.
ana trading between this port and Rio de ia
metro. Some Of them are now in our harbor.
and present that peculiarly jaunty rig and
graceful hull for which the Baltimore elm
pers have L world-wid fame The founders
OF our commerce with Brazil have shown a
degree OF sagacity and energy which is already
made manifest not only by the beneficial re-
suits OF that trade, but by the eagerness of all
EAe great maritime nations of the world to es-
tablish and increase commercial relations with
me Brazilian Empire. Brazil is a country of
sFealef territorial extent than our own it
aoounds with every variety of agricultural
ana mineral wealth; its vast resources are
JUST beginning TO be developed by the system
OF railroads which her governments pushing
on with great liberaiity and determination :
AND her King is one of the most sagacious and
progressive rulers of these go. ahead tines
Let US push forward our Brazil trade by all
means; and, to that end, prosec te vigorously
70 their completion our own public works.