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of those who left Canada for the United States, in the years 1834, 

 1835, 1836, and 1837, was 10,256. Supposing the number, in 

 1833, to have been in the same proportion, the whole number for 

 five years would be 12,820. With these facts, the whole number 

 of emigrants to the United States would be thus reduced, viz : 



The total number who arrived in the United States, 324,750 



British emigrants who left New York for Canada, 



one-third of 152,164, .... 50,821 

 Deduct for those who left Canada for the United 



States, 12,820 



38,001 



286,749 



On this liberal estimate, then, of the number of British emigrants 

 from New York to Canada, the proportion which the number from 

 the United Kingdom to the United States bears to the whole num- 

 ber from all countries, is as 163,447 to 286,749, or nearly as 4 to 7. 

 Applying, then, this rule to the 80,522 who emigrated from the 

 United Kingdom to the United States from 1825 to 1830, we have 

 141,300 for the whole number of immigrants for the same six years. 

 In the remaining four years, from 1821 to 1824, the number of 

 foreign emigrants returned to the State department was 31,158, 

 which, we may presume, bore the same proportion to the actual 

 number as 87,140 to 141,300, and consequently would be 50,500. 

 This number for the four years, added to 141,300 for the six years, 

 would give us 191,800 for the whole number of immigrants from 

 1820 to 1830. If we make a lower estimate of the number who 

 proceed from New York to Canada, as probably we ought, and 

 allow something for deficient returns to the State department, we 

 cannot suppose the whole number to be short of 200,000, and I 

 shall accordingly so consider it. 



From 1830 to 1840, we have better materials than in any pre- 

 ceding decennial term, for estimating the number of foreign emi- 

 grants to this country. The following is a summary of the returns 

 that have been made to the State department of the number of 

 passengers who aiTived in the United States in that period : 



Years. Americans. Foreigners. 



1831 .... 1,256 15,713 



1832 .... 1,155 34,970 



1833 .... 1,251 58,262 



1834 .... 2,114 64,916 



