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thing like $1,332,000 to stenm boats; the ex- 

 ports, in the same description of vessels, may be 

 estimated at §666,000 ; passengers up and down, 

 calculating ten to a vessel, at 100 dollars up and 

 50 down, amount to about 333,000 dollars. 

 IMaking the annual amount paid for freights in 

 steam boats, about §1,998,000 



For passengers in do. 333,000 



$2,331,000 

 To this sum an addition of §500,000, 

 at least, may be made, on account 

 of a great number of voyages per- 

 formed by vessels employed exclu- 

 sively in the lower country in car- 

 rying sugar, cotton, he. to New- 

 Orleans, he. he. 500,000 



Total, §2,831,000 

 Of the value of our imports and exports, no 

 correct estimate can be formed ; nor are we able 

 to ascertain how many persons are actually em- 

 ployed in the steam boat navigation of the west- 

 ern country." 



From this statement it is pretty manifest that 

 the exports and imports of the western states by 

 the Mississippi to New-Orleans, do not fall far 

 short of 150,000 tons annually. The westera 

 canal will not only intercept a considerable por- 



