158 A. D. 1730. 



The other prmcipal parts of the cargo of thofe ten {hips were, 

 ■ 1,580,115 lb. weight of powdor-fugar — 1,450,000 lb. of faltpetre — 

 90,000 lb. of tin from Siam — 559,250 lb. of Sapanand Caliatour wood. 

 — 6500 lb. of indigo — 550 lb. of mother of pearl — 130,000 lb. of cow- 

 ries — 306,000 lb. of coffee from Java, Ceylon, and Mocha — 36,000 lb. 

 of cotton-yarn from Tutucorin and Java — 600 pieces of painted filk 

 fluffs — and 98,850 pieces of various denominations of calicoes. 



This cargo will (hew the principal articles of the Dutch importations 

 from India : but there came no fliips at this time from China ; and no 

 tea nor lacquered ware was imported, nor were there any cloves. 



Great uneafinefs was expreffed at this time on account of the court of 

 Spain delaying to fend the cedula or licence for the South-fea company's 

 great fliip the Royal-Caroline, now loaded with a very rich cargo for 

 the fiir of Porto-Bello, the Spanilli galleons being already failed from 

 Cadiz, left the fair {hould be over before our fliip fhould arrive there. 

 That port and fair being appointed for the merchants of Chili, Peru, 

 and all the weftern parts of South-America, to fupply themfelves with 

 the merchandize of Europe, when the galleons arrive, couriers are dif- 

 patched to Panama, Lima, Cufco, St. Jago, and other parts, with no- 

 tice of the time for holding the fair, to which the merchants refort in 

 caravans with their treafure. It is thought, that the South-fea company 

 cleared, altogether, about Lyo.ooo by this voyage of the Royal-Caroline, 

 almoft the only profperous voyage they ever made. 



Great complaints were at this time made againft the fupercargoes and 

 factors of the voyage in the South-fea fhip the Prince Frederick, juft re- 

 turned from the Spanifh Weft-Indies, on account of malverfations in 

 bottomree, clandeftine trade, &.c. needlefs now to be farther enlarged 

 on, ftnce the commerce of that company will probably never be reviv- 

 ed. 



This year four of our Englifti China fhlps arrived with 1,707,000 lb. 

 weight of tea; the duty on which, at 4/ per pound, amounted to 

 L34i,ooo fterling. Suppofing that one third of this tea was fairly ex- 

 ported by certificate, the duty of which is drawn back by debenture, 

 then the net duty of the remainder was L227,6oo ; an immenfefum to 

 be paid to the public for one fingle commodity. Moreover, only three 

 of the company's fliips from Coaft and Bay this fame year brought 

 home 371 ,000 pieces of the many and various kinds of calicoes and In- 

 dian filks, all to be re-exported. Alfo 73,000 great pounds of raw filk 



— 682,000 lb. weight offaltpetre 93,0001b. of pepper — 192,000 lb. of 



redwood — 22co of cotton-yarn — 16,800 lb. of fhellack — and 9000 lb. 

 of ftickhck. 



We have already, upon feveral occafions, treated of the various mi- 

 grations of the great ftioles of herrings in the feas of Europe ; which at 

 laft, fome centuries ago, fixed on the coafts of the Britifti iflands. Yet, 



