The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-12
Direct Trade with ,he Sou,h.

federacy. mas published pamphlet detailing
| the advantages of a direct trade with the
| South to European powers, and urging the es-
| tab ishment Of steamship lines from Savannah
| and other ports in the South. Some of the
| salient points IN the argument of the honora.
BILE gentleman are embraced in the extracts
| which follow:
ave hope to be able to demonstrate" writes
| mr. King, i'll q rapid review OF the questi
tee necessity of establishing, with as little de-
| lay as possible, direct line OF transetlan n tic
| steamships between France and the Confedsr.
| ate States OF America.
''Tha secession OF the Southern States has
| deprived New York OF her i'll tluencs over thA
| comme rec and business of the south, 10 which
| the commercial powers Of Europe may now
/ aspire. The immense export and lTl port trade
| OF the Southern States, the large number OF
| travellers VINO have hither 10 visited the North
for health, pleasure, and, above all, business;
| the great amount of correspondence which
Will res ult from the com ercisi and in di vic ual
| revolution now taking place, will amply uf1ce
| to furnish very prof table supper: TO several
| lines of steamsn nips ply ing directly between
the So IL thern COarederacy and Europe, and
more particularly France
| ITO these considera tions may be added the
| repeal Of all tunnage dnties, thus throwing
| open the coastlrg trada To foreign shipping,
and the adoption of a tariff which being Das cd
upon free trade principles is exceedingly mod
crate.
| "What contrast is presea ted by these con.
| ditions, compared with these imposed by the
| North, whose talit is 80 highly prOts C tive
| that II excludes the importation OF foreign
| manufactures, and lays upon foreign shipping
! such excessive tunnsge duties as to reserve to
the North alone an exclusive monopoly Of the
coast trade
| 1.-The Cunard lines from Liverpool to New
| York and Boston. and the line from New York
! to HavJe and other Euro aan ports provided
| a sufficient steam tunnSge to answer the ne
| cessiuies OF New York liz her prosperous days.
| But since the Sou thern States have sundered
all connection with the North, hey hive
wrested from New York the monopoly she
| has heretofore enjoyed OF the immense com
merce of the South Tne result is, on one
| hand that il m ~ safely be affirmed that these
| line OF steamers Will no longer obtain renun-
eratiye fre'ghts, and that any new line be-
| tween France and New York would not only
| fail 10 pay, but would not actually be able to
| sustain itself while. cn Inc other hand. di
| rect intercourse with the Confederlse States
ofe to .eam aud sailing vessels a free, W Ide,
| and almost unlimi ted field.
The explorations OF the Confederate Sta5es
| will amount to asout $3.50 900 coo per annuUi,
and their i'm orta ions viii nearly balance
| that sum. Who, then, can doubt, for one mo-
| ment, that vessels trading directly between
| France and the Confed srate States will OBJ
tam the most abundant f'eightsf The COM
| mercial ACTIVITY arising from railways and
| transatlantic steamers will sure France
| the command of The import ana export trade
| OF the countries whicn bound her on the nor u
| and east, as Well as the postal service OF thase
Countries.
During the winter months, when trade is
| mos active, when immense quantities. of cot
| ton and tobao asriye from the South .rn
| ST es, the ports OF the Baltic are clos ei by
| ice, while those OF France remain open and
! accessible.
Bsfore tbs discovery Of the telegraph the
entire correspondence between Europe and
| North America wss transported by the steam :
! er running between Liverpool and New York,
| and largely contributed to the profits of the
companies. bat now that the telegraph
+bar AoS.
! the arrival OF the steamers at their destna-
| ton, the rapid transportation OF mail matter
| has become far less q necessity. a direct SER
vice between France end the Confederate
States, while assuring suhicient postal dIs-
| patch, would effect a considerable economy
| in transporting the mails directly to their des
| lnatloE, instead OF going out cf their way
| through Liverpool ana New YORK
| Tine employment OF transatlan Lie ; cam e-s
| becomes Il necessity TO the commercial reia-
tions ol great exporting or importing coun-
tries. Bills OF isdiDg, insurance policies,
drafts and letters OF exchange, cotton samples,
| &C., aSe forwarded by steamer The founda
| lion, a. precisely the moment they were re.
4uired, OF steam lines between New l ork and
| Liverpool, greatly aided TO develop the com
| nerce between Great Britain and the United
| States. Liverpool on one side. and New orA
on the other, became great commercial ceR-
| tres. English merchants already perceive
/ that the withdrawal OF the Sou tuern States
has deprived New York Of her influence over
the exports and imports Of those states, and
ali their efforts viii now be directed In the
| latter quarter.
Ought not France 10 take the initiative
| and, by placing herself at the head OF the
| movement, profit by the advan tages of pri-
! GRITTY? In order to accomplish this, permit
me u suggest that the law au uthoriZis sg the es-
| tablishment of line from Havre to New orh
| be modIt ed or amended so as TO impose upon
the steamers the obligation of proceeding di-
rectly from Eavre TO Savannah, Georgia. and
| that the projected line from HaSre 10 the
West Indies bs prolonged, so 10 include
| New Orleans.
| "Sayannah is situated in 50 degrees N lati.
tude Next to New Orleans Savannah is the
southern city which exports most largely -
| The network OF railways running west from
Savannah is completed as far as Montgomery
Ala, and is on the point OF being finished u
| Eicksburg, Oh the Mississippi, more than 6s(
miles from Savannah. On the north, the rail
ways extend as far as Memphis, Tenn, 8
| distance OF about 800 miles; On The So nth
they exsend to the State from tier, where they
| join the Florida lines, and e junction with
| Mobile, Ala Will soon be effecLe
| ITO the main line running west. through
! the heart of the cotton region, are connected
dife rent branch lines. r w. and 5. w. Al
| these roads are com pie sed or nearly 60, anC
| the lines with which they connect will Civ,
! 10 Savannah, As regards facilities OF communi.
| cation, position second to none other This
| net work of railways Will bring to her at leas
| two millions OF bales OF cotton, laJ ge Quanti
ties of Hour and grain, tobacco, timber, anC
immense stocks ot export products OF every
| species"
| Mr. King then gives min te description o.
| the geographical situation OF Savannah, deptt
| OF water in the river, means of approach unG
| lading of large vessels, &c. Similar detail
are given relative to New Orleans. He fur
| ther says:
| g. Although /. is clearly evident that the i'm
| Inense import and export trade about to b
established between Europe and the Confed
| crate States Will yield magnificent profits Il
a steamship company, it may not be withou
utility briefly 10 recapituiate the principa
elements which will tend to secure the sue
| cess OF such an enterprise
| Nearly the entire export and import inter
| course Of the United States, almost three
fourths, y will be carried on directly between
Europe and the Confederate States. This ia
| lercourse has hitherto been of great a id TO tn
| steamers running between New York an
! Boston and Europe. About loo 900 inhabi
tants of the South have hitherto annaall
travelled in the North. Admitting that onl
| one fifth OF the number l20 000) will now visi
Europe instead, a d ra te OF $3.50 passage fare
TO and from Europe, we arrive at the sum @
| twenty SIX millions Of francs t$5 200 ,00o) fror
| passengers alone
" If 10 this be added the transportion Of tn
J mails, and full cargoes, going and coming it
evident that the first lines which shall be es
tabiis he'd, and shall, ny advantageous con
tracts with the railways, assure 10 themseive
continual and regular freights, which will b
easy of accomplishment, will command tn
commercial position and reallze splendid pro
fits.
AS regards the question Of coal, ma
} state that the Baltimore Company, whic
supplies the best coal To the Cpnard liss, a
New York, has offered to deliver the sam
coal at the same price ia so, or c2s francs, pc
ton,) at Savannah"
From the New Orleans True Delta.
Prince Napoleon aud his Mission - Anne rica
| Napoleon, Joseph Charles Paul, now on
} visit in Washington, Is q son OF the late ex
. Kink jerome and Frederick Catharina, priu
cess OF w Wurtem berg. He was born on the Ct