1805."! Acsuntofthe Port of Tonnlngen, by Mr.Nitnnich. 205 



Wm. Srhmitt, from Mecf:»enbuig j 



Schwartz and Co. ot ronningen, for 

 Hamburg ; 



R. M. SI. mann, from Hamburg ; 



A Si)hr and Co. fiom ditto. 



T. H. Tc;cns, of Tcnr,inp,tn ; 



Wake and Co. from Hamhurg. 

 I'ranfjiBrtation of CooJs befuieen Tonnin- 

 gen and Hamburg. 



Befoie rhe eliabliOimcnt of conftii.g 

 flooj!*, there wtre at Icaft cig.t routes \ 

 that is to lay, the gnods wcie feni uuihfc 

 Eider to various fmail i-^nding places on 

 that river, iVoin whicliihev » ere toi ward- 

 ed bv land to Itzchoe, Hciiigenit 'cltm, 

 and Wi'.fter, and froin tJicnce by the Elbe 

 to Hamburg. This joute wjs very incoin- 

 mod ous, dangerous and expeiilive. It 

 might, ho-ACV-T, : c i.fed wli^r.cver the 

 Jand cjrriat;edi efl was thoug-t too dear, 

 or the co.iftirg navigation uniife. 



jBetnre the coaltii.g route was. eftaShflied, 

 and indttrd to this clay, tht roid ver-h'nd 

 to Haiii' iirg, is by Itzchoe. In general 

 the goods are Tent from Fcnningen in finail 

 Lirgfcs direvHIy acrofs tne E dci, and on 

 theoiher iirle (Ui intu carts rf/>d vvag^uns ; 

 by tiefe means f )ur miles of land-can iage 

 are fived, an ; there rem iin onlv fonr'een ; 

 w'heiejs thenad on ihis Hde < f the Eider, 

 by Fridrichbltadt and Rei.ofburg, is eigh- 

 teen milfs. 



The direcl lanl-carriafc road h ftill 

 Very muth ufed. Anicies, forinft^nce, of 

 liigh value in propor ion to thtir hulk, 

 ate lei.t in this ninnnei, in o'der to(:ii-e 

 infurancc by fea. Ail Eii^.lifti maiufac- 

 tures likcwife go by ;:md-carri ge, and 

 all luch goods as require forwarding with 

 great diip^tch. 



The lummer carriage is from four to 

 five marks pet quintal; he wii.ter carriage, 

 from five to fiven marks, -md tven more. 

 The price varies according tj the greater 

 or lefi abundance of goods, or of convey- 

 ances, and the good or bad condition of 

 the loads. 



At firif, when the carriers were little 

 known, and merchants obliged bl.ndly to 

 place an implicit confidence in t' em, the 

 land-carriage of goods was fu: jei^t to the 

 greatcft inconveniences ; but now the Li- 

 ter hive arquirtd a knowledge of the 

 former by experience. 



The CO ilf iiig navigation was fometimes 

 ufed at the beginn ng of the blockade of 

 the Elbi-, yet with fonie fear whethei the 

 Biitifh fleet woul.1 pci mit thelii veflcls to 

 paft. But, as the t)lock:idei» took a few 

 of the (m.iller ccaftiiig vellelv, it fril into 

 •iifufe. Afterwards Mr. Matthirflen pro- 

 cured them free pafTage, to the great alle- 



viation of the trade between Tcnningen 

 and Hambtug. The goods 3>e generally 

 put on board fmal) craft at Toniiingen,' 

 and pal's over the Snaliows along thecoaft 

 of Ditlmiar, direSly for Hamburg. The 

 freight is regulated by the nature of the 

 goods, from tight to ten < r twelve florins 

 to two marks per quintal. In winter, 

 when the ice breaks up, this rou c is dao- 

 gtious ; but in good weather it is lb much 

 the more ealy ani commodious. The pre- 

 mium of indirance is, in lum^ner, from 

 tnrec quarters to one per centj but in 

 winter if ij'cs as high as tour per cent. 



For the fccuritv cf this navigation, Mr. 

 Lcxtw has of his ownaccoid provided the 

 Shallows with buoys. 



The charges of the fhipping houfes at 

 Tonningen are veiy numerous, as the fol- 

 lowing examples may Itrve to fhew. 



1 . An Account of imported Goods fcrivard- 

 ed by Land-carriage , from Tonningen te 

 Hamburg. 



Fi eight, from .... to Tonningen ;— . 

 Primage; — Extra pilrtage ; — Geti g up 

 frtrn on bean!; — Bring;ng on fliore ;— . 

 Unloading; — Repairs ami co< pvinte ;— . 

 Warrhoufe rent ; — Weighing ; — Kcload- 

 ing; — Tianfitduty on m 8 at per ct.-— 

 Siamptd paper, duty and cer ificnte ;— 

 To the ccntrclitr for i'eaiing j — Poflagc of 

 letter ; — Commiflion lor fliipping. 



2. An Account of exporle.l Goods, iy Land- 

 carriage, from Hamburg to Tunningen^ 

 to be thence for-vjarded and Jh:l>ped. 

 Cairiage to rt/nningtn ; — Unloading 



from tne waggon i^Waielioufe rent ;— 

 Repairs and coopeiage ; — leading on the 

 wjggoii ; — Carr\ ing on board ; — Tranfit 

 duty, as above; — Stamped paper and 

 lo form, as above. 



3. An Account of imported Goods, feni o-jer 

 the Shall "VJS, Coajt-ivife,from Tonningen 

 to Hamburg. 



Freight from . , . . . to Tonningen ;— 

 Primage ; — Extra pilotage ; — R.piirs and 

 coojierage on board; — Bunging Irom on 

 board and loading; — Weighing ;— Tr.ir-.- 

 fit du y t% above; — Stamped p^per, Sec. 

 as above. 



The correfpondents of the H.imburg 

 exchange, (exchange ireichajits, or 

 bankeis) aie ; 



Claufftn and Co. 



Wm. Grabau ; 



A. Snlu and Co. 



The bulincfs of a fhipper, and fhif nf 

 a fliip-broker are, at Tonningen, !o neai ly 

 alhi-d, that It is difbcult t' la., to wjuci 

 claf> many of the commer. i<l hulis ih^re 

 belong. Meanwhile the loilowiog H;in. 



