To the Editor of the Patron Of Industry.
10 the Editor OF the Patron OF Industry.


Sir-lf you think the following state
menis worth publication, they are at your
service. Il Friendto Home Interests.


The ship MagdaIen arrived at this port
some years since from Calcutta with up-
wards Of l40O bales Of cotton piece goods.
4 he cargo comprised lA0.n pieces Of
goods, averaging " yards each piece,
seyeneighths cf a yard vide, making
2,38o,000 yards.


A cotton factory Of 1900 spindes, at
Patersop, in New-Jetsey, produced, dur
| ing the last three months, 85 bales Of
sheetings and shirtings, each bale contain
ing 80 pieces Of about 80 yards each, is
3O6 QUO yards. There are nine factories
at Paterson, which are computed 10 con.
tain $4,000 spindles, which, at the same
ratio, would in year produce 2,142,0OO
yards of cloth, being $4,000 yards less
than the cargo Of one ship. The above
factory Of 1900 spindles employed in and
out of doors 100 men, women, and children.
At the same rate, the nine mills give en-
pIoyment TO 663 persons-and indeed,
directly aud indirectly, they employ the
whole population Of the village. The
ship probably employed 26 men and boys.


The ship took specie 10 pay for goods
manufactured by foreigners, Of foreign
materials. Our factories spin the produce
Of our soil--employ our own citizens-
whose earnings go to purchase the pro-
duce of the farmers. Is comment neces.
sary