footing as citizens of the United States; it being, however, always understood that nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing, or intended to prevent, the government of the United States from making any regulations respecting the navigation of the said river or rivers, not inconsistent with the present treaty. ART. III. In the future appropriation of the territory south of the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, as provided in the first article of this treaty, the possessory rights of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of all British subjects who may be already in the occupation of land or other property lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall be respected. ART. IV. The farms, lands, and other property, of every description, belonging to the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, on the north side of the Columbia River, shall be confirmed to the said company. In case, however, the situation of those farms and lands should be considered by the United States to be of public and political importance, and the United States government should signify a desire to obtain possession of the whole, or of any part thereof, the property so required shall be transferred to the said government, at a proper valuation, to be agreed upon by the parties. ART. V. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London, at the expiration of six months from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. NEW TARIFF OF THE PAPAL STATES. We find, from the following announcement, that his Holiness, the newly elected Pope, is acting the part of a commercial reformer. The subjoined translation of an official notice, published July 2d, 1846, announces some important reductions: OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. "His Holiness our Lord, with the view of applying useful reforms to sundry articles of the existing customs tariff, whilst he has ordered us to confirm the generous premiums established in favor of the manufacturers of woollen cloths by the notifications of the 21st of August, 1835, and the 11th of April, 1842, has authorized us, viva voce, to publish the following resolutions: "The import and export duties on the articles enumerated in the following prospectus are reduced to the rate therein indicated. "This modification will take effect in the declarations for duty which shall be presented at the custom-houses, dating from the 7th of the current month. From the said day thenceforward, the introduction and deposit of any finished article of clothing whatsoever will no longer be allowed in the ports and the free cities of Ancona and Civita Vecchia, under the pain of immediate confiscation. "The same arrangements will take effect for the city of Sinigaglia in future years, during the fair. "Given from our residence of Monte Citorio, the 2d July, 1846." COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. TRADE AND COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS. THE annual statement of the "New Orleans Price Current, Commercial Intelligencer, and Merchants' Transcript," which is prepared with remarkable accuracy, for the year ending August 31, 1845, has reached us, and, as usual, we proceed to lay it before the readers of the "Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review."* The statement includes the exports of cotton, tobacco, sugar, molasses, flour, pork, bacon, lard, beef, lead, whiskey, and corn; also the imports of produce into New Orleans from the interior, the prices of various products, and the arrivals of shipping at New Orleans. It is matter of regret that similar statements of the trade and commerce of all our commercial towns and cities are not annually prepared for publication. EXPORTS OF COTTON FROM NEW ORLEANS, FOR SIX YEARS, COMMENCING ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, AND ENDING ON THE 31ST OF AUGUST. Total ......... 6,000 2,500 2,000 1,722 1,054,857 984,616 895,375 1,088,870 749,267 821,288 RECAPITULATION. 1845-46. 1844-45. 1843-44. 1842-43. 1841-42. 1840-41. 562,320 585,888 527,675 679,438 421,450 430,310 159,528 125,020 119,980 180,875 183,272 183,931 28,841 33,035 17,907 50.882 21,207 9.836 52,855 43,543 23,506 36,364 176,958 134,132 99,832 160,847 84,086 92,458 220,082 148,215 1,054,857 984,616 895,375 1,088,870 749,267 821,288 * Similar accounts of the trade and commerce of New Orleans for previous years, (from 1831 to the present time,) will be found in the Merchants' Magazine, vol. II., p. 349; vol. IV., p. 388; vol. V., p. 471; vol. VII., p. 390; vol. IX., p. 568; vol. XI., p. 416; vol. XIII., p. 369. EXPORTS OF TOBACCO FROM NEW ORLEANS, FOR SIX YEARS, COMMENCING ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, AND ENDING ON THE 31ST OF AUGUST. EXPORTS OF SUGAR FROM NEW ORLEANS, FOR THREE YEARS, ENDING 31ST AUGUST. COMPARATIVE ARRIVALS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON AND TOBACCO, AT NEW ORLEANS, FOR TEN YEARS-FROM 1ST SEPT., EACH YEAR, TO DATE. EXPORTS OF MOLASSES FROM N. ORLEANS, FOR THREE YEARS, ENDING 31ST AUGUST. 1845-46. Bbls. Hhds. Bbls. 9,875 34,322 Charleston, S. C............. Savannah 580 13,925 2,418 11,575 EXPORTS OF FLOUR, PORK, BACON, LARD, BEEF, LEAD, WHISKEY, AND CORN, FOR THREE YEARS, FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER TO 31ST august. EXPORTS OF FLOUR, PORK, BACON, LARD, BEEF, LEAD, WHISKEY, AND CORN-CONTINUED. Total............ 300,082 393,179 24,852 872,270 600,320 42,127 204,281 The exports of beef amounted, in 1843-44, to 35,386 barrels; in 1844-45, to 23,969 barrels; in 1845-46, to 58,162 barrels. IMPORTS INTO NEW ORLEANS, FROM THE INTERIOR, FOR SIX YEARS; FROM THE 1ST SEPTEMBER TO THE 31ST AUGUST, IN EACH YEAR. Articles. Apples..........bbls. 1815-46. 1844-45. 1843-44. 1842-43. 1811-12. 1810-41. 43,969 67,803 26,443 26,775 26,515 27,244 11,231 8,358 19,070 13,588 6,111 |