Niles' Weekly Register. (Baltimore, Md.), Vol. 14, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 23, 1836 Page: 2 of 16
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NILES’ REGISTER—JULY 23, 1836—MISCELLANEOUS.
The CHEROKEES. The Savannah Georgian states that
a council of this tribe was held at Coosawattee, Murray
county, (Geo.) on the 15th ult. at which Indians of both
the Ridge and Ross, or treaty and no treaty parties, at-
tended. A committee of 12 on the part of the Chero-
kees was appointed to meet a committee of the citizens
of that county. At this conference the Cherokees stated
through their committee, that no hostile movement what-
ever is contemplated by them, and hope that the difficul-
ties which have grown up between the two parties of the
nation, known as the treaty and anti-treaty parties, may
be settled in a manner satisfactory to both, and that peace
and good feeling will be restored.
TONNAGE Of the UNITED States. According to the
official reports lately published, the number of Ameri-
can vessels which entered the ports of the United States,
from foreign ports was, during the year ending Sept. 30,
1835, 7,023, amounting to 1,352,653 tons. The number
of vessels cleared for foreign ports was 7,285, amount-
ing to 1,400,517 tons. This statement includes the re-
peated clearances of the respective vessels, when they
made more than one voyage, and of course shows not
the number of vessels employed in the foreign trade,
but the number of foreign voyages made by American
vessels.
The abstract of the tonnage of the United States, re-
gistered or enrolled in the several districts of the Unit-
ed States, shows the amount of tonnage owned in each
district and port, on the 31st of December, 1834. This
statement shows an aggregate of 857,438 tons registered,
and 901,468 tons enrolled andlicensed tonnage. Massa-
chusetts continues to be the greatest owner of register-
ed tonnage, but New York has a small excess of enrolled
and licensed, viz: in Massachusetts 207,000 tons regis-
tered, and 166,000 enrolled and licensed; state of New
York, 186,000 tons registered, and 193,000 enrolled and
licensed. New York city, total tonnage 359,222, Boston
212,536, New Bedford 74,947, Salem 35,315, Barnstable
34,818, Nantucket 30,727, Plymouth 23,605, Newbury-
port 23,302, Gloucester 15,547, Portland 57,418, Bath
47,656, Providence 20,323, New London 31,499, Phila-
delphia 83,520, Baltimore 59,870, Charleston, S. C.
13,759, New Orleans 74,741. The amount built, regis-
tered, enrolled and licensed in the year 1834, was 118,330
tons, viz: 98 ships, 94 brigs, 497 schooners, 180 sloops
and 88 steamboats; of these, 23 ships, 29 brigs, 115
schooners and 9 sloops were built in Massachusetts.
[Boston Daily Adv.
GOLD. The ship Fomosa, arrived at New York on
Sunday last from Havre, having on board $600,000, be-
ing part of the French indemnity.
Tea. Comparative statement of the export of tea
from Canton to the United States during the seasons
1833—34, 1834-35 and 1835-36-, from the first July, 1835,
to 24th March, 1336, including
1833-34
Champlain’s cargo:
1834-35
1835-36
Bohea
1,445
779
796
Souchong
52,278
35,245
49,708
Pouchong
9,181
5,733
3,811
2,434
Pecco & orange P. 2,192
1,030
Total black
65,096
42,787
56,749
Young hyson
86,115
76,557
55,443
Hyson
23,787
16,509
10,572
Skin and Tonkay
34,368
16,982
20,458
Gunpowder
10,154
7,335
5,402
Imperial
9,424
7,736
5,380
Total green
163,848
125,119
97,255
Grand total chs.
228,944
167,906
154,004
Commerce and revenue of BOSTON. The number of ar-
rivals from foreign ports, from Jan. 1, to June 30, 1836, was
629—during the corresponding time of the last year, 539in-
crease,90.
The number of clearances to foreign ports, from Jan. 1, to
June 30, 1836, was 561—during the same time of the last vear
533—increase, 28. ‘
Revenue.
First quarter, 1835................................$582,731 29
Second do. do.................................1,086,432 73
$1,669,164 02
First quarter, 1836..............................$1,023,824 84
Second do. do. estimated at..................1,093,716 00
$2,117,541 84
Increase.......................$448,377 82
[Post.
CORBETT. A speculation is on foot in England to
raise money by subscription for the erection of a monu-
ment to the late William Cobbett, M. P. The secretary
made an application by letter to sir F. Burdett, and an-
nounced that a public meeting on this head would be
held on June 13, at the crown and anchor tavern, with
O'Connell in the chair. This application drew the fol-
lowing keen reply from sir Francis:
“Leamington, June 1, 1836.
"Sir: A letter from you, dated the 16th of May, hav-
ing followed me here, I lose not a moment in returning,
according to request, an answer.
“You invite me to a meeting to be held on the 13th of
the month, at the Crown and Anchor, at which Mr. D.
O’Connell is to preside, for the purpose of raising a sub-
scription for a monument to be erected to the memory of
the late Mr. Cobbett. The application is unique, as the
French say, seeing that whoever attends that meeting be-
comes a public voucher for the honesty, disinterestedness
and patriotism of the said Mr. Cobbett. Now, as I be-
lieve, or, rather, know the reverse, and as all the world
knows my opinion and experience thereon, it would be
something worse than foolish in me to attend such a
meeting, and I can only wonder at the application. At
the same time, I cannot but acknowledge that the united
empire could not furnish a more appropriate chairman.
Nor can I offer to the committee any contribution more
appropriate than Mr. Cobbett’s bonds now in my pos-
session, which, as considerably more than fourteen years
have elapsed since the money was lent, will amount to
considerably more than £8,000. I trust the committee
will think this a handsome and suitable offer.
“I remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
“F. BURDETT."
THE UNITED States and VENEZUELA. The Globe
of the 14th inst. contains a copy, (in English and Spa-
nish), of a treaty of peace, friendship, navigation and
commerce, between the United States of America and
the republic of Venezuela, concluded and signed at Ca-
racas, on the 20th January, 1836, by John G. J. Wil-
liamson, on behalf of the former, and Santos Michelena,
on the part of the latter; the ratifications of which treaty
were exchanged at Caracas on the 31st day of May, 1836.
The following is among the articles of the treaty, and
is evidently intended to guard against a state of things
which it was feared might occur in our recent disagree-
ment with France.
"If(what indeed cannot be expected) unfortunately
any of the articles contained in the present treaty shall
be violated or infringed in any other way whatever, it is
expressly stipulated that neither of the contracting-par-
ties will order or authorize any act of reprisal, nor de-
clare war against the other, on complaints of injuries or
damages, until the said party considering itself offended
shall first have presented to the other a statement of such
injuries or damages, verified by competent proofs, and
demanded justice, and the same shall have been either
refused or unreasonably delayed.”
Duty on blankets. The editor of the Savannah
Georgian has recived from the collector of that port the
following information in relation to the duty on blankets.
By a decision of the acting comptroller of the treasury,
of 2d July, 1836, blankets measuring 38 by 58 inches,
from their size, and being alleged to be much used in
the berths of steamboats, particularly to the southward,
are entitled to an entry at 5 per cent, the cost being less
than 75 cents.
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