368 



A. D. 1795. 



return, the feafon, and alfo generally the courfes of the rivers, being 

 more favourable, navigation is ufually preferred wherever pradicable. 

 This, as it is apparently the greateft and moft extenfive, is alfo the moll 

 diftant, inland trade that ever was conduded by the nerchants of two 

 nations without the intervention of thofe of intermediate countries*. 



The following is an Account of the veflels belonging to the Britilh 

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

 the 30'" of September 1795. 



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, 



719 vessels measuring 72,181 tuns. 



The net revenue of the customs, paid into the exchequer in the course of this 



year, was 



from the custom-house in London ^3,535,184 O 



from the custom-house in Edinburgh, no remittance. 



^t^ West-India duty of four and a half per cent 34,176 14 O 



Total net revenue of the customs of Great Britain ^3,56g,36o 14 O 



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



10,560 pounds of gold, value a^493,4l6 O 



and 94 lb. 8 oz. 10 dwt of silver, value 295 5 O 



=^493,711 5 O 



* For this account of the Ruffian commerce with China, I ara chiefly indebted to Mr. Coxe's 

 Account of the Rujian difcover\es,part ii, cc. 2.6. 



