26o 



A. D. 1792. 



In the courfe of the feafon 996 vefTels arrived, whereof 609 were 

 Briti-,>, 83 Danifh, 59 Dutch, 50 of Roflock, 51 Ruflnm, 36 Swediih, 

 24 of the United flutes of America, 20 of Lubeck, 19 Spanilh, and 15 

 of Hamburgh. 



There failed 971 veflels, whereof 606 belonged to Great Britain and 

 Ireland, viz. 



20 



39 



for Jersey 



for several ports 

 on the contin 

 ent of Europe 



'1 



I- >2S 



32 



Of the 24 veflels belonging to the United ftates of America, 3 failed 

 for New York, i for Philadelphia, and the reft for Bofton and other 

 ports in New England. 



The principal articles of the exports by the Britifli veflels were iron, 

 hemp and flax of all kinds, tallow, pot-afli, linens, timber and deals, 

 lintfeed, and furs of various kinds. 



The following is an Account of the vefl'els belonging to the Britifli 

 dominions, with their regiftered tunnage and ufual number of men, on 

 the 30'" of September 1792. 



England 



Scotland 



Ireland 



Colonies 



Guernsey, Jersey, &c. 



Mann 



Total ... 



There were built and registered in the several ports of the British dominions, 

 in the course of this year, 



821 vessels measuring 78,120 tuns. 



The net revenue of the customs, paid into the exchecjucr in the course of the 

 year, was 



from the custom-house in London 

 from the custom-house in Edinburgh 

 the West-India duty of four and a half per cent 



Total net revenue of the customs of Great Britain 



There were coined at the mint, in the course of this year, 

 25,080 pounds of gold, value 

 and 83 lb. 1 cz. 17 dwt. 15 gr, of silver, value 



^3,957,486 ] 10 



31, .04 O O 



38,640 O O 



^4,027,230 1 10 



^1,171,863 



274 



O 



8 



^1,172,137 8 3 



