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Navigation and Commerce. 
Cotton . 93,000 pounds. 
Cocoa . 685,000 “ 
Mahogany . 88,000 feet. 
“ The exportation of Coffee in French vessels has amounted to 
7,500,000 pounds. 
American. 
English. 
Danish. 
Swedish. 
Other countries 
2,300,000 pounds. 
1,835,000 “ 
1,060,000 “ 
750,000 “ 
1,555,000 “ 
“It will he observed on examining the above figures, that the 
imports and exports are nearly to the same amount,—a fact 
which, if it were general, would indicate a healthy condition in 
the co mm erce of importation. 
<£ As is usually the case, the amount of merchandise coming 
from France is in proportion neither to the special tonnage of 
that country nor to the exportation. Thus, for a half-yearly im¬ 
portation of about 1,200,000 francs, France has received in 
return, 5,000,000 of francs of our produce. 
“ The difference is explained by the preference given to our 
Coffee by the French; a preference on which speculators have 
depended, on the strength of the new law in France; on the 
other hand, the imports from the United States and England are 
double the amount of the remittances under their flags. This 
fact proves that the commerce with America and England has 
been transacted through drafts on France, and that American 
vessels, of a tonnage so considerable on the comparative table, 
have been laden with articles of small value. Indeed, out of 
3,400,000 pounds of logwood exported, the United States have 
taken 6,200,000. 
“ Another observation worthy of remark is, that for an impor¬ 
tation of $228,680, the French have paid $74,000 for import 
duty, or 33 per cent., and the English for $343,870, have paid 
only $53,000, or less than 16 per cent. Although the mer¬ 
chandise received from France is often composed of articles of 
luxury, we think there is occasion to examine the question under 
