Show En business easiness siness on the amoor from the statements of perry 31 D collins esq consular agent at amoor river asiatic russia rusala lately arrived in washington it appears that american commerce at the amoor ia is steadily increasing several ships having sailed from the united states to participate this year in its rich trade they have taken out assorted cargoes of merchandise including cotton goods wines liquors ships stores chandlery all kinds of hardware machinery steam engines etc there are now on the waters of the amoor five steamers built in this country A russian officer captain Da at present in new york is superintending super intending the construction of steam engines t and machinery mach anery to be placed in gunboats gun boats to be constructed on the amoor which is navigable for steamboats at least twenty five hundred miles the climate is similar to northwest canada and the agricultural productions about the same the principal value of the country as yet developed is for its furs and minerals but when the steam navi navigation 0 atlon shall be f fully fally till established the trade will be immeasurably increased in other productions and siberia and will add their treasures to those of the amoor country F from rom INfo moscow scow to the head of the amoor a distance of four thousand miles are upward of five hundred cities towns and villages of industrious inhabitants the amoor company this year sent to the amoor river three or four vessels with full cargoes together with iron steamers to initiate their project namely to unite the mouth of the amoor with siberia by a regular line of steam packets the present ukase of the emperor of russia permitting siberian exiles to emigrate to the the amoor is with a view of settling the shores of that river and developing the resources of the country country the construction of railroads is contemplated and also lines of telegraph heleg ra P h connecting with moscow and other distant points |