one millions two hundred and thirty-nine thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. In England, in 1813, the registered tonnage was one to 6.69 inhabitants.* Vessels of five hundred tons have been built in the West. Before the Revolution, we annually built about twenty thousand tons; the average from 1803 to 1816, was over one hundred and two thousand tons. During the greater part of the same period, the average in Britain was but one hundred thousand, but this was during the European wars. whole value, at fifty dollars a ton, seventy- writer, in 1833, states the whole number of British vessels in foreign commerce about six thousand seven hundred and fifty, or one million one hundred thousand tons. The whole British registered tonnage, in 1829, only exceeded that of the United States, in 1832, three hundred and twenty-eight thousand six hundred and fifteen tons. On the authority of Mr. Marshall's statement, in regard to the number of trips made by each vessel. Mr. Pitkin estimates British coasting trade, in 1832, including Ireland, eight hundred and twenty-eight thousand tons. In 1830, it was stated in Congress, that British shipping had increased, from 1814 to 1828, fifty per cent., whilst other nations trading with her, but three per cent. Mr. Marshall, however, asserts a diminution in British shipping in the same time. In regard to the number of seamen, it appears that the English varied, at the end of the last century, from one man to thirteen to one man to twenty tons; the average being one to fifteen. The Americans employ one man to seventeen tons, except the fisheries, which is one to twelve and a-half tons. Mr. Pitkin states the whole British tonnage, in 1829, on authentic returns, nineteen thousand one hundred and ten vessels, tonnage two million one hundred and ninetynine thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine. These were registered, and included all but the smaller vessels. Mr. Marshall, a British A committee of Congress, in 1830, doubted that the foreign wars gave a first impulse to our navigation. This impulse, say they, was from the rich and increasing agricultural resources, the removal of all the countervailing laws of the states, our commercial enterprise, and a foreign commerce without restrictions.† UNITED STATES COMMERCE. STATEMENT OF COMMERCE, REVENUE, AND POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM 1790 To 1821. * By calculation made in 1808, it appears one ton is required for the carriage of every forty-one or fiftyone dollars exports American products.-SEYBERT. The reader has perceived the present article is only brought down to 1833; we intend its completion to date in future volumes. Which is about eight per cent. on the total value of exports during the same period. And this excess all occurred prior to the year 1840, as appears from what follows: Countries EXPORTS AND IMPORTS U. S., YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1850-continued. Exports, domestic Other Spanish West Indies... $816,062.. 5,236. 178,214. 339,763 Madeira.. 136,874.. 6,527 143,401 114,729 Cape de Verds.. 49,210. UNITED STATES COMMERCE-EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, 1850-51. From the tables of the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, we take the following as of immediate interest: SYNOPSIS OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1851. From the statement of the quantity and quality of certain articles imported in 1845 and 1851, we take the following: Total exports of cotton for 1851-927,237,089 lbs. Value, $112,315,317. Estimating 450 lbs. to the bale, gives 2,060,527 bales. UNITED STATES COMMERCE-SPECIE, BULLION, ETC. Statement exhibiting the amount of Coin and Bullion imported and exported annually from 1821 to 1850, inclusive; and also the amount of importation over exportation, and of exportation over importation, during the same years. Excess of Impor- Excess of Expor- Exported 10,810,180. 1823. 5,097,896. 6,372,987. 1.275,091 6,150,765. 8,797,755. 2,646,290 2,479,592. 254,164. 4,458,667. 3,181,567 5. 045,699 726,523 Nine months to June 30, 1843. Year ending 30th June, 1844. 66 1846 3,777,732. 3,905,268.. 127,536. 9,481,396 1,246,592.. 2,894,202 |