There are several commodities of which we are almost the sole producers, and many others in which we trade heavy, with which this market is annually supplied; and as it is not possible, for the reason already given, to say what proportion is actually exported to Hamburg from the United States, I have concluded to state the value of each of these several articles that arrive from all countries, (which include those from the United States, of course,) as well as the value of such as arrive from our ports direct. Below is the comparison :

Many of the articles in the list, at the head of which stands petroleum, are, in the full sense of the word, staples of our country, and reach this place di

Included in above totals.

rectly or indirectly from our ports, as petroleum, lard, extract of logwood, sarsaparilla, whalebone, tallow, leather-cloth, pegs, sewing machines, &c. This despatch is only intended to embrace the trade, &c., of 1862; still I will take occasion to observe that the business carried on here in petroleum and sewing machines is at this writing very heavy. An enormous quantity of petroleum changes hands daily, and every small dealer in such articles in town (since the exhibition of July, the results of which Americans cannot complain) has petroleum and petroleum lamps for sale. There are six houses, splendidly fitted up, solely engaged in the sale of American sewing machines, wholesale and retail. The exact value of the petroleum and sewing machines that have arrived here since the first of last January cannot now be given. Indeed, petroleum, petroleum lamps, sewing machines, and Yankee notions are all the rage. I am indebted to Mr. *****, who lived many years in the United States, who has just opened in this place a bazaar for the sale of Yankee notions, and who first practically introduced petroleum lamps into Hamburg, for the following items: "Value of petroleum lamps sold in 1862 about $15,000; in 1863, to this date, about $200,000. A sort of Indian corn flour, called maizena, also clothespins, magnetic hammers, hoop-skirts, clothes-wringers, Shaker mats, American brooms, preserved and canned fruits of all kinds, and many other New England notions, are rapidly working their way into favor." Mr. L. attributes this result to the exhibition and to the well-directed efforts of Governor Wright, the United States commissioner.

Included in this number of sailing vessels are 1,262 English colliers, of 113,869 lasts.

Arrivals and departures of sea-going vessels in

That of our merchant marine there were only 14 arrivals in 1862, while there were 42 arrivals in 1861. Of the 14 vessels that arrived, 5 were laden with guano, 2 with sugar, 2 with tobacco, 1 was laden with deals, 1 with mahogany, 1 with Brazil wood, 1 with coal, and 1 in ballast. With one or two exceptions, they are fine large vessels, laden at distant ports with valuable cargoes. The masters of those vessels employed a smaller force, according to tonnage, than those of any other country. For instance, our vessels had 1 seaman for every 18 lasts; those of Brazil, 1 to every 6 lasts; those of France, 1 to every 7 lasts; and those of Great Britain, 1 to every 9 lasts; and, so far as my information extends, those carrying our flag made better time than any others. Hence they more easily secured freights, and made larger profits, than the ships of other states. The trade between this place and our country is generally in the hands of foreigners, and foreign bottoms (principally Hamburg) are employed. There arrived 43 vessels from New York during 1862, 25 of which were steamships, and 1 from Boston, the aggregate tonnage of which measured 17,948 lasts.

EMIGRATION.

It will be seen that many more emigrants left this port during 1862 than in 1861, and that about 5,000 more went to the United States. I have already at different times communicated the efforts I have made and means employed to stimulate emigration. I am rejoiced to know that in 1862 they were not fruitless, and in 1863 I was more successful still. The tide of emigration during the present year to the date hereof has set towards our country, and has flowed in such a powerful current as to astonish all mankind. Happily, we have room and to spare. Our army and navy, our mines, farms, and workshops, are all tempting places for the sturdy sons of Germany, whose life-long wages have only been sufficient to keep soul and body together.

Emigration via Hamburg in 1861 and 1862.