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vessels, whose tonnage amounted to forty-three thousand five 

 hundred and two tons, and the men to two thousand three hun- 

 dred and fifty-two, and the guns carried by these vessels to two 

 hundred and ninety-five : 



Vessels, .... 232 



Tonnage, - - 43,502 



Men, - .... 2,352 



Guns, - **$ - - 295 



And the probability is, that he did not fall in with one half of the 



number then navigating the Pacific. 



When Captain Jones visited the island of Woahoo, on the first 

 of November, 1827, he found nineteen vessels in the port, whose 

 tonnage amounted to five thousand six hundred and fifty, with 

 crews amounting to three hundred and seventy-eight men. Four 

 of these vessels were loaded with skins, &c., and fifteen of them 

 were whalemen, and had on board twenty-five thousand and 

 eighty barrels of oil, and only wanted about six thousand three 

 hundred and twenty barrels to make full cargoes. 



All is activity and spirit in these voyages : every master of a 

 vessel and his officers and men are striving to do better than their 

 fellow-labourers. These long and difficult voyages give a hardi- 

 hood and enterprise to American seamen, which will continue as 

 long as we are engaged in this trade. The length of the voyage, 

 the difficulty of the navigation, the large size of the vessels, the 

 science and care necessary for sailing them in safety, and the 

 vicissitudes of the voyage, make the youngest on board a navi- 

 gator, a seaman, a pilot, and a gunner. 



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Be pleased to accept, for yourself, and for the honourable mem- 

 bers of your committee, the assurance of the respect and esteem 

 with which I am, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



J. N. REYNOLDS. 



