sails at the Castle of Cronberg, and to pay
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sails at the Castle of Cronberg. and to pay tribute to Denmark.

 The condition of our navigation and ship ping interest demands, at this time, particular attention from the government The great and constantly increasing amount of foreign shipping in our ports shows the necessity ol prompt legislation for the protection and en- largemcnt of our commercial marine. There is reason to apprehend that, If the best advis- ed measures be not promptly taken, Ameri- can commerce will soon be engrossed by the ships and seamen of Europe. There can be no doubt that the cause of this great evil is to be found in the stipulaiions of our commer- cial treaties, which place the shipping of Io- reign countries on an equality with that of the United States, in the indirect as well as the direct trade.

 This necessarily operates to the advantage of those nations who can build and navigate their vessels at the least cost.

 It IS well known that most of the nations with which we have concluded such treaties, and especially those of the N North of Europe. have decided advantage over Us Ill both these particulars Nearly all the materials of ship-buiding are much more costly in the United States than in Europe. The wages we pay to our seamen are nearly double, and the general scale of living on shiP-beafd Is much better, snd consequently much more expensive The consequence of all this ls, that our ship owners, before they can find employment for their vessels. are obliged to wait, in their own ports until Swedish, Danish and IIanseatic shipping has taken of as much freight as it can carry and vet we. persuade ourselves that our treaties " ith all these powers have placed our commerce upon footing of perfect reciprocity

 The treaties at present existing with Den mark, Sweden, the Hanseatic Republic, Prus- sa, Austria, and Russia, have already exten- ded beyond their original limitation, and are subject 10 be discontinued at one years notice.

 The remaining treaties in which the recipro city principle is adopted on the broadest scale may be made the subject of consideration as the term of their duration approaches. The remedy is consequently in our own hands. and we have only to retrace our steps, and make known the determination of this Gov ernment to regulate it's foreign trade, in ftl- ture, upon such principles of reciprocity as shall not extend beyond the direct impor- tation trade in the produce and manufactures of the contracting parties.

 By the accompanying table, showing comparative account of the domestic and fo- reign tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United States for the last fifteen years. 1t will be seen that the average proportion of American shipping to foreign shipping was as follows =