The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-16

We invite special attention to the communi

We invite special attention to the communi- |
cation in another column headed, "The Manu- |
f,oture Of American Salt in case Vf War 1t
x.suublished before the dissolution OF the iate |
in;on. bal il applies with even greater force to
the state If things in the Southern Confedofacy'
The writer IL Professor K. TaoMASskf, an &C
c5nplishe,. French gentleman, author oi 'i''
practical ,oology Of Louisiana and mem
ler Of the Geological Society of France anu
Academy of Science of New Orleans rf0i'
TpouAssxY has been entrusted with 'ai''A'
osc;,l commissions relative TO the sai'-~oiN'
:: ,t.,v and the French West indies ana mas
hsep. during the last fourteen years. ehg"s'u
! :, tbe performance of these duties.
;,;.. the attention OF the proper au-
| ..o-;.;ss and of the public to tho iao's III
| ~.oa in this communication, q coininun'ea
| 49,. ,sb;ch appeared before the present war;
| ' dad far all America, bat which ap-
| -, with ten fold force 10 tee Sollh IN her
| -. circumstances. Tie writer shows most
| ,laar]v. 4; every period ia the history ot the
world. "the people who have abandoned 10
foreign nations the supply OF salt were chas-
,;sss sooner or later, for their oareloSSness. -
Various articles from the Same forcib!e pen
have appeared in BEBow'3 Rerie"' ana tue
| journals OF New Orleans, Savannah ana
| charleston. We are glad to see that the
| Legislature Of tina. providcnt and p!4c'ieai
| S,ste, Georgia, has passed an act gE"nuh6 70
| r~of TsoyAssEY the u6e u all tEo lana
o. Tybee Island belonging to tho oIals'
| and allowing him II own and siGAslef
,.I estate. for the purpose OF carrying
N MS process Of making ED salt
| This PROCESS. which Is said II have been
| successfully tried in Italy, controlt al atnos-
! phvric evaporation, tho gfo4t~St pat o! which,
| hy the ordinary method, is generally lost for
| want Of practical skill. BY the full control
/ If this evaporating power, Professor IEoAAs-
s,., cIaj,.s thnt salt can bo produced sufficient
70 supply the wantS u ~ whole country al
| abou, two cents per bushci, anu .4G, there
! fore. successfully compete with the sixteen
| millions OF bushels ot foreign sat annually
| Seljverea fIvA- ABROAD On our shores u twenty
| or twohiy i've cents. a &c s.rice u two cents
| pe- 5ushel Tor salt manufactured i'll tlia man
No. . the South Of France IL said 10 De ID fact
# pubic .o.~yiety; whilst ia Spain, the
American Consul gives 10 same evidence at
regards the Cad;z salt, Of which, rot .ha pro
due,oa price, but the ceiling price, &c says, Is
thee ami hGg -s:ts per dushel. As to the
| quality of sea saIj, Ii Is s.ssctGnt to know
that TIC United Ststes army and navy pro-
vis.yas are cured always in sea salt, and
| never with th- hoiled sal OF Liverpool which
| On account Of lis il,eIs9r r&iity, is pro
| hipited by the United States GOVERNMENT
, When the possibility is borne il mind that
| il a few months the supply Of salt may be
T, exhau stei, and ta~t .ne process Of evapo-
ration requires only tie same period to pro
! Guce supply suttcien.tor all eur wants, we
earnestly hope that measures may at once be
| taken for that os iect anon scale commensurate
! with the prospective doLGaal- All the State
| Legislatures, like ;kat Of Georgia, might, With
/ great advantage, avail themselves of tho ex-
| pereHce and Intelligence of Mr. THoMAssEY
| upon this cub let.