142 LONGITUDE AND TIME-RECKONING. 
sailing ships belonging to the several nations of the world ; likewise 
the first meridians which they use in ascertaining their longitude : 
SHIPs OF ALL Sorts. 
CounrTRY. — First Merrians USED. 
Number. Tonnage. 
Great Britain 
a ESS 
and the 20,938 8,696,532 | Greenwich. 
British Colonies 
United States ..| 6,935 2,739,348 | Greenwich. 
Norway ........ 4,257 1,391,877 | Christiania and Greenwich. 
Ley Ne etes te alelete's 4,526 1,430,895 | Naples and Greenwich. 
Germany ...... 3,380 1,142,640 | Ferro, Greenwich and Paris. 
WTANCE sie sees 3 exc 3,625 1,118,145 | Paris. 
Su hs aes 2,968 666,643 | Cadiz. 
RUBSIS: tek fs ee 1,976 577,282 | Pulkova, Greenwich and Ferro. 
Sweden's occ se 2,151 462,541 | Stockholm, Greenwich and Paris. 
oliand 3205.2. /. 1,385 476,193 | Greenwich. 
Greéce.......... 2,036 * 424,418 
TATISETIA Eyl c c010 2 740 363,622 | Greenwich and Ferro. 
Denmark ...... 1,306 245,664 | Copenhagen, Paris and Greenwich. 
Portugal........ 491 164,050 | Lisbon. 
Murkeysye =.) \.0- 348 140,130 
a al ae F 507 194,091 | Rio de Janeiro and Greenwich. 
Belgium ........ 50 38,631 | Greenwich. 
Japan, &e., Asia. 78 39,391 | Greenwich. 
ee 
57,697 | 20,312,093 
Taking these returns as a basis, it is roughly estimated that the 
shipping of the world reckon their longitude from the meridian of 
the several points mentioned in the following proportions, viz. : 
SHIPS OF ALL KINDS, | Per CENT. 
From Ee 
Number. Tonnage. | Ships. Tonnage. 
Greenwich ..........6+.- 37,663 14,600,972 | 65 72 
1 ee es eae 5,914 1,735,083 10 8 
CEST Cede San SV Ie CORON 2,468 666,602 5 3 
IER shies Uietale wn n\s's,0l0)0 « 2,263 715,448 = 4 
@hinstiania ysis... 2,128 695,988 + 3 
STON setae te fais sale !5i0) 00, 242 1,497 567,682 2 3 
UO AE eiicialsicler-volais\0\2)0 6 987 298,641 13 134 
Stockholm’: (0% es betesh. 717 154,180 14 1 
AS DOM Mer es) aie eisiein eis wileie 491 164,000 1 1 
Copenhagen ............ 435 $1,888 i 4 
Rioidewaneiwo <2. .'5..-3s 253 97,040 4 4 
Miscellaneous .......... 2,881 534,569 4} 24 
57,697 | 20,312,093 | 100 | 100 
