New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-15

An 273,D7o and the exports hence, S4,SZ5,0s5.
pfPRspAnONs OF THE AL0ERINEs.
In its inception the young marine ha0 other difficulties
70 contend than tho simple unfrendness OF Great
britain One OF the greatest the spread over
the colonies by the report in February 1885, of the cap
ture OF an American vessel by the Barbary pirates who
then infested the Mediterranean Sea- AMI ventured
I'm pursuit their prey into the open ocean. IL is almost
impossible FOR US this day TO comprehend the policy
which Influenced such naval power Great Britain 10
consent to the ignomny of paying tribute 10 and taking
papcrs Of safe conduct from this petty but audaeous
power. Probably no better explanation can Oe gwen
than that she considered IL for her interest 10 nave u
eerous sea between the towns OF Franco ana INC
African coast as shield TO her Indian possessions the
highway 10 which Law through the Mediterranean Ger
tain il 's that nj later day her agents Negotiated
treaty between the BafpaIy Sttrs ~ %
that Portugal should furnish protection 20 any nation
against Algerine cuiscis I'M, HCtl( ~ ,et5
nv the contracting powers ana Great Britnn' III lIo3
o1ened The gateway Of the Atlantic to the MOOrs, and
ten American vessels fe nu'Wspecls ycaims in1o Idet
hands The United states Ike the European powers
finally to pay tho required tribute but ne ais
grace at last awakened tne pIlie OF tI ne rtates
navy was created and in 1913 Commodore Decatur met
and defeat, the AgeIne squadron sailed INTO ne BAY
cnder all American pFsopers ana all Claims To
tTute an example soon followed by the great powers
The French. though never openly hostile were never
wholly friendly The French people who Rad declared
tie rights OF man" ON the Camps de Mars ana as
The neutrality the United Stles, which they loOked
upon An signal ugratitude The Imperial Government ia
s sTe C"ntnemal land blockade against British
trade was as Indifferent 10 American rights as Great
tmrous trading vessels OF the states had TO double
gauntlet II was not TIN after the Peace of 1913 aud
Hui, Perry, Prsble, Bainbridge, Decatur, and
Lawrence lad shown that 10 was as danger,
Gus an enemy ia war az q valuable friend
in peace. thai the Young nation found f,ir
r4piiity Of its movement az this period, the Customs
revenue collected Nv the United states Coy ernmut is
striking example. From SJ4l5l3G2 IN III , II rose IN
1915 To- Sg7G95 G2J, OF when $l6,000OOO WA taken
vt tho Port Of NewYoik alone In the issd year ended
ali the Gnii, states was 1877 722, OF when $780,
2o7,7eG was taken at tAe Port OF Ne"-foIA'
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS.
The communication vi Europe now largely Ia
creased La IVA there were five pehoi-boas belonging
20 the royal service carrying the mails, stationed he
tween Falmouth and NewYoTk, OF which one
left each port the Blst "Wednesday In every mouth.
They were the Earl Of Halifax, the liar
riot, the Duke Of Cumberland, the Lord Hyde,
md the Mercury. Besides these, there were
excellent vessels in the merchant service An
Of the speed of these vessels TO be found ia
the voyage Of the Samson, apt Henry CCapar, which
brought out the act known the Boston PORT bin.
This last slip left London the 10Th o. Apr.l, 177i,
Lands End the Ib. and arrived at Ncw-lork the
18TH Of May making The passage in - days. The jour
mails record that tins vessel brought account OF the
receipt bills (o exohange) from NewY0rk ~ Lon
don IN one month ana 20 days, which was ia less tne
than p'rnans was ever KNOWN b,i7ro considering ~"
distance. The French Government was early IN cstdl
fishing regular packet communicative viii the youns
nation ln tie Fai OF 1888, on the loth november, he
fore Tie evacuation ui DE city, the Courier DE PtUopt
Can't Cora!c de Modln, arrived nom The ori Of Orient
aud notice was at once gwen OF ile es 90
lHc Of i've ist-clas sniiS-c C"uirr dc lEutUpe ic
Courier de rAm6rique, le Courier da N'W-Yorl. IL
Courier dc POrirut, and rAuegatu.-to make mnDtlly
trips. the linr under iho direction 81 Mr. Hector
ST. john she Consal General Of France cor (@nncctcut
Ne"-fOIk, ard NtW-Jerrcl' ana tle lmnel9'e So ''i-
VISION Of Mr. William seton - deputy agent Iae "g"5le
passage was fxci at 800 uvIes at tue cap
4atIa anil fAI
chose 10 take ships T@1ons, "nd 10 hvres ne ton
sailed return Dec. 10. 1888 and took ont nuu
br OI assseaEerr, among "hoii rtianSe I" Hy' were
several oLsIs .. Sle Brush army. Ia lne syHmthG,
Ftene packet an immediate channel Of Conveyance
Enr0pe the General PostOHrc al Paris having - daily
intercourse with AL tie capitals sueb was The Dt;Ih
ming 81 regular communication. IN lslG, the famous
SLACK Bait line 10 Liverpool wls established, and IL
1874 the Havre line In 1877, the Liverpool Inc en-
poted 70 shllt the London me D. ana Inc IaVIo me
j.. beside which tAeIe weekly lines 70 Savannah
{ arlrst0n, Mobile, and New-Oreuis. The aver pms
taces outward o. inc Black sal Inc were ladr N -
dal aud tie home voyage III 20 days Bni etfaih was
TO change the entire mode OF ocean navigation ~
well ~ OF land travel
INCREASE OF COMMERCE.
As Far back 1890 John Fitch had solved tho problem
OF the application OF vessels and sid to have
made experiments the collect Pond In this city, IN
which be used the screw as Wen "a the paddle and
within short period tFoD THE date practically carried
passengers the scluylhu at Philadelphia In March,
1919, the steamship savannah sailed from Nowlcr Tor
Savannah, and leaving that port on the 2jth oi May,
made the first passage arriving ia Liverpool the
20h of June. On The 7h Of April Of the yodr the
Legislature OF New-YoIk incorporated ocean Steam
sbp Company" but IL no: until s3s that the
rival ofthe Sirius aud Great western opeucd steam
navigation TIE Bremen line The pioneer Of the
American steam Inca In $50 the Atlantic began the
OF the Collins line which for long period
the pride Of the nation a. well " NcwYOrk, but 40
last suecumbe alters ~eTos oil mstoriGu'- and dl'as-
tefs Inc history OF or once tlSuId .itdh nAi.ht l9
but an episode in the progress OF Ncw-York commerce
VI ~ no Large heet 81 steamers "hy one no" carries
the hag of tie United States the Atlantic. Yet
u exhibit Of "a commerce i none the les Wondous FOR
In the year 1870 the ships which entered the haror Of
Eew-York were 1876 IN numl~r the sioop, asa total
OF 6I7 sail III The year 1928 the arrivals Of vessels at
New.Sork were Loo from foreign lorIs ana 1000
lumber Of entrances at the Port Of NcwIork Of Amer
can and foreign, ocean, steam and GAIL, Vac 6,l23-
men. Oi these vessels, 900 were foreign ana 2A33
American. la ibis number arc included i,lO5 etoanes
S77 foreign and 81 American 81 TIC American steam
vessels every one with single exception, from
the coast. We, Indies South America, the ocean
trade having been wholly abandoned I" ioTflSIIS. Thy
registered tonnage II tie c7tOms district OF New-Hork
was al the same date, $3.50 vessels OF l5l o5-3 toms
351 tons; SAC barges 1859 and "a "a
boats 2432sl tons. The coastwse trade engaged 2742
vessels IA III TONS OF which there wrre i,jS3 steam
Nesse l5l74sl ns, and l1J0 sailing Vessels. 2Jo7OO
tons.
Tie internal trade progressed with equal ropidity
Tie PROJECT of canal come ting the great lakes 81 The
interior with tide water the first Thought Of the cy
alter the peace In 1888 Christopher Coles Ingenious
mechanlcan ne,noriIiiLcd the Legislature oi EWiOfk
for tie establishment OF canal 10 connect the unlayE
with the Hudson, and in 1892 company was chartered
which nyc opened the passa1 from hchcueqtady
90 Oneida and INTENDED 10 continue II TO Lake Ontario
for which extension the route hal been SURVEYED IN l7gI
but il TN 1910 that the canal policy found it-
great advocate ia Dc witt Clinton His memorial IN 1915
gave impulse 70 the movement. Through his CON-
mandhg influence The act establishing The Erie Canal
passed ln 1917 snd the grand enterprise completed
On Oct g. 1876, Tie sound OF cannon commenced NJ
Buffalo AVID repeated from city 20 town and town TO e
announced 10 NeW1 or ne completion O the Erie anal
and the hnal uun Of the Likes with the ktlntic the