A. D. 1769. 



493 



reign produce and mannfa6lures, as well as fait, whereby it was appre- 

 hended that the Americans might be enabled to perlift in their agree- 

 ments again ft importing Britifh goods, as they could eafily be fupplied. 

 through this channel with the manufadures of other countries ; and it 

 was obferved, on a vifit to Turks idands by the governor of the B.iha.na 

 iflands, that the people there were generally dreiled in French manufac- 

 tures. 



The linen exported from Dublin, which in the year 1768 artiounted 

 to rS.4.c)o,r95 yards, was this year only 17,790,705. 



The report of Mr. Swallow, the Britifli conful at Peterfburg, for this 

 year ihowii, that the general trade of that pUce was increafivig, and that 

 the BritiHi trade thither, employing this year 322 veflels \va^ confider- 

 ably more ihiu the whole trade of all other nations at that port *. 



In the courfc of this year the goods imported into Hamburirh from 

 Great Britain, Ireland, and the Britifli Weft-Indies, in 216 veftels, where- 

 of 178 were Britiih, amounted in value to ^^949, 074 5 o fterling, 

 And the imports at the lame city from the 



ports of France in 203 vefTels, whereof 17 



were Britiih, aud not one French, - 1,208.461 10 o 



The commerce of the Baltic fea appears to have been increafing at 

 this time ; for there were 449 more vefli'ls which paffed the Sound in 

 this year, th m there were in the preceding one. The following is the 

 ftatement for 1769. 



Total 7.378 



An eQimate v^ras made this year of the trade of the North- American 

 provixKcs, including iludlon's bay and Newfoundland, wherein the Bri- 

 tifti vefTels employed in trading with thofe colonies are ftated to be 

 1,078, carrying 28,91-0 feamen. The exports from Great Britain are 

 made to amount to £3,Syo,C)00, and the exports from the colonies to 



* Mr. Swallow'^ {latcmc;ir, wln'cli is very circumnantial, was honoured with a letter fiom the loiJ-. 

 of tr.iiie, fignifyiiifj their fatisfaftioii with tlie accuracy of his reports, which contain th« quantity of 

 pvciy aiticic Ihipptd to tvciy poit, but not tlicir Tilue. 



