rear, to become the great emporium of the Western World, is surely deserving of every aid in developing her natural resources. The immense revenue accruing to the United States from the commmerce of New-Orleans, lays the General Government under great obligations to protect it. It is the most exposed and important section of the Union. The most important fortifications for the defense of the country have been commenced, which, when completed, will render us secure from foreign invasion. The population was much increased by the unfortunate French emigrants from St. Domingo, and afterward, in 1809, by those who were compelled to flee from the island of Cuba, to the number of about 10,000. The population is much mixed, consisting of foreign and native French; Americans born in the State and from every State of the Union; a few Spaniards, and foreigners from almost every nation: consequently the society is much diversified, and there is no general fixed character. There is a great "confusion of tongues," and on the Levée, during a busy day, can be seen people of every grade, color and condition: in short it is a world in miniature. Much distortation of opinion has existed, and is not yet eradicated in the other parts of the United States, respecting public manners and morals in New Orleans. Divested of pre-conceived ideas on the subject, an observing man will find little to condemn in New Orleans, more than other commercial cities; and will find that noble distinction of all active communities-acuteness of conception, urbanity of manners, and polished exterior. There are few places where human life can be enjoyed with more pleasure, or employed to more pecuniary profit. It is intended to build a spacious State-prison or Penitentiary, just below the town, in the neighbourhood of Olivier's rum distillery, and facing the river: toward the completion of this necessary building, the Legislature have voted $250,000. A large powder magazine is on the other side of the river, opposite the city. COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS, 1849-YEAR ENDING 31ST AUGUST. Agreeably with our annual custom, we present to the readers of the Review, for preservation, the statistics of New Orleans trade. The previous volumes of the Review will be advantageously consulted upon the same general subject. Receipts from Interior, 1845-1849. ARTICLES. Value Receipts 1848-9. ARTICLES. VALUE. Average. Dollars. bbls $3.00 174961 40.00 1848-9. 1847-8. 1846-7. 1282240 boxes 25 00 803900 .... ..pieces 16 00 1167056 Bale Rope, .......coils 93322 74325 56201 Bale Rope, .... coils 12 00 1119864 3567 Total in 1846-47..90033256 EXPORTS PROVISIONS, 1848-9, NEW ORLEANS (INCLUDING THOSE TO MOBILE). Flour, Pork, Bacon, Lard, Beef, Lead, Whisky, Corn, PORTS. bbls. New York,. Boston, Philadelphia,. Baltimore, bbls. sarks. pigs. bbls. kegs. bbls. hhds. .174898 220487 29971 402149 9192 290949 8100 205263 .303563 129628 10249 347390 11709 147789 14837 21726 5125 39769 1068 44237 61762 1717 10 28645 4200 2111 62167 590 2654 4044 2891 Charleston, 4086 Other coastwise ports, 62025 160 7065 900 10737 2974 50 32634 46277 740 Cuba, 1682 870 131847 195 2596 2412 82 1147004 Total, 778370 466050 67202 1249691 60058 489641 53473 1466861 27533 Cowes, Falmouth, &c. 11237 Cork, Belfast, &c., . 2488 Havre,. 139910 123856 EXPORT COTTON (BALES)-NEW ORLEANS*-1839 TO 31ST AUGUST, 1849. ....... 1849. 1848. 1847. 1846. 1845. 1844. 1843. 1842. 1841. 1840. 159 2025 518 17893 36213 21265 8134 17975 14893 810 14181 2182 Antwerp, &c., 24338 Hamburg, 5321 Gottenburg, 7303 Spain and Gibraltar, 42823 Havanna, Mexico,&c. 16328 Genoa, Trieste, &c., 41614 China, Other foreign ports,. New York, Boston, 53 2355 512 2173 2907 709 13303 6369 1706 1084 Providence, R. I., Philadelphia, Baltimore, 4959 Portsmouth, Other coastwise'ports 14170 2912 7091 7466 4887 4376 32565 17705 25-468 9376 45226 30542 1490 9301 13057 6579 67611 67578 55187 111584 143989 75546 1566 470 211 16213 13582 6784 6919 12328 7283 5507 3640 4698 5733 3191 2769 1053 4136 511 3132 1437 910 2423 3230 3000 3716 581 6020 2300 1500 2500 5000 6000 2500 2000 1722 Western States, Total,. .1167303 1201897 724508 1054857 984616 895375 1088870 749267 821288 949320 679438 421450 430310 504768 180875 183272 183931 240490 50882 21207 9836 23742 43543 23506 36361 57754 205811 252039 159501 220082 148215 176958 134132 99332 160 17 122566 645018 654083 385368 562320 585888 527675 154647 140968 95719 1595 28 125020 119930 North of Europe, . 61062 50056 26297 28341 33035 179 7 S. of Europe & China 100765 101751 57623 84086 92458 52855 Coastwise, Total. ........1167303 1201897 724508 1054857 981616 895375 1033870 749267 821288 949320 EXPORTS SUGAR AND MOLASSES, NEW ORLEANS (UP RIVER EXCEPTED). Since making up our statement of the stock of cotton on the 18th ultimo, we bave dis. covered some omissions which require a further addition to our receipts, and also to our ex ports. We find that in the month of June a number of parcels were shipped to Mobile (in all, 1693 bales) to load a ship there for Havre, and that of this quantity only three hundred bales were cleared at our Custom House, or appeared in our exports. We also find that about two thousand three hundred bales have been taken from the market, during the season, for Western manufactories, of which no note had been taken. These items require an addition to our receipts, of three thousand six hundred and ninety three vales. We also add one thousand six hundred and ninety-three bales to our exports to Havre. ΤΟ Liverpool,.. EXPORT TOBACCO (HHDS.)-1838-1849.- -NEW ORLEANS. Glasgow & Green'k 1849. 1848. 1847. 1846. 1845. 1844. 1843. 1842. 1841. 1840. 6120 8706 3374 8976 4947 8808 6788 6930 5252 3827 5362 10008 5173 12888 6475 8291 9851 7212 8732 4320 Cowes, Fal'th, &c. 2535 1153 1148 2641 1131 5424 10798 6827 6681 992 Cork, Belfast, &c. .... 6998 2201 1159 2215 3514 4846 4648 4037 4224 3655 1450 128 242 1067 1565 1156 2332 1004 814 1107 2192 2625 2096 1006 3934 5102 4665 1933 1774 1844 .... .... 451 50 3775 2700 1138 75 568 1104 1014 917 2933 1882 4841 5252 4446 6328 12012 9602 7888 8997 4012 2464 1077 3371 1652 4294 3862 2178 5657 3690 1219 1090 80 239 403 181 786 2303 1477 3401 1064 1465 1041 945 949 943 909 734 963 946 1559 745 7692 11795 9843 6749 10681 7204 4142 3843 617 903 1601 981 1020 1013 3388 5046 2375 3001 1556 1760 Spain & Gibraltar, 5620 .... .... 4496 1063 550 .... 2 44 .... 516 667 343 7466 8132 975 1008 298 794 1177 217 7318 9573 5458 4848 6936 6960 10533 7090 1089 1619 2664 913 4938 2585 3650 2351 3109 2888 .... 228 115 .... .... 52896 60364 50376 62045 68679 81249 89891 68058 54667 40436 RECAPITULATION. Great Britain,....14017 19867 9695 24505 12553 22523 27437 20969 20665 9139 27 9 11 32 7 86 164 17 13 15 41 6 92 184 Ships...F 45 23 24 33 13 138 215 96 47 44 37 14 238 288 87 57 60 45 10 259 381 71 62 47 50 11 241 325 .101 62 39 39 10 251 313 70 61 53 54 15 253 321 .132 56 34 53 11 286 257 74 32 19 43 15 183 191 40 22 25 31 8 126 153 12 19 10 21 12 74 135 2 12 9 18 10 51 130 43 27 18 44 12 144 288 146 45 31 62 15 299 266 99 61 66 72 14 312 311 102 82 74 97 18 373 349 97 60 59 74 16 306 316 97 50 47 82 17 293 327 72 42 40 68 11 233 250 90 42 35 96 22 285 229 88 39 33 49 20 229 171 68 34 24 59 26 211 152 36 14 20 51 29 150 134 ,757 462 375 456 136 2186 2873 | 955 509 462 795 206 2927 2977 Comparative statement of the Receipts, Exports and Stocks of Cotton, at the following places, at the dates annexed: RECEIPTS COTTON AT COMMERCIAL PORTS, 1848, 1849. Sept. 1. Stocks,Received Exported from Sept. 1, 18 48, to dates. PORTS. 1848. 1848. Το l'o oth Το Stocks Total U. S. on hand and on er fo'gn foreign Vorth'n shipb'rd ports. ports. ports. 1649. N. Orleans, Aug. 31 37401 1090797 645018 154647 161827 961492 205811 15480 Mobile,....Aug. 24 23584 514595 290836 61597 44525 396958 105829 Savannah,.Aug. 21 10050 399027 193793 18458 3764 216015166294 Charleston, Aug. 23 14085 445415 205054 48768 43905 297727 161675 Florida,...Aug. 10 507 197180 59196 5721 14904 79821 112113 22673 350 38827 Texas, Va.& N.Car. Aug. 11 569 747 New York, Aug. 21 41967 Other ports, Aug. 18 16030 .... 1056 Total bales,...... 144940 2708514 1530038 367071 323681 2220790 787763 111731 Total to dates 1848 197704 2325108 1309885 276340 255486 1841711 680365 146908 Stocks, Received] Exported from Sept., 1847, to dates in 1848. | Stocks Sept. 1. since. PORTS. 1847. 1847. То To To oth- 654083 140968 154807 Total U.S. foreign North'n shipboard. po rts. ports. 1848. N. Orleans, Aug. 31 23493 1188733 949858 252039 37401 Mobile,....Aug. 24 24172 436930 224673 61212 29070 314955 107938 28062 Savannah,. Aug. 21 7787 241065 119897 5177 1411 126485 93946 9450 Charleston, Aug. 23 29655 260223 153090 29579 16177 198846 97835 11602 Florida,... Aug. 10 2108 150817 Va.& N.Cor. Aug. 11 548 7598 Texas,....Aug. 25 Total bales,.....197704 2325108 1309885 276340 255486 1841711 680365 146908 We have taken from New Orleans the amounts received from Mobile, Florida and Texas. Also, from Charleston the receipts from Savannah-and Mobile the receipts from Florida. The exports from Georgetown to New York are added to the Charleston receipts, and the exports from Darien to Liverpool and New York are added to the Savannah receipts. The exports from Mobile and Florida to New Orleans, and those from Savannah to Charleston, have been deducted from exports to Northern Ports, Comparative arrivals, exports and stocks of Cotton and Tobacco at New Orleans, for ten years, from 1st September each year to date: |