A. D. 1798. 



463 



from London . . 4,568,000, 

 Liverpool . 10,073,000 ; 



from New York . 

 Philadelphia 

 Baltimore . 



and from the island 



of S'. Thomas .4,162,000' 



city in Europe. The prefent war has greatly deprefled, or rather almoft 

 annihilated, the declining commerce of Amfterdam, and has prodigi- 

 oufly augmented the advantages and commercial profperity of Hamburgh, 

 which has become the emporium of all the middle parts of Europe, 

 efpecially for Weft-India produce and Britifh manufadures. This year 

 2,148 veflels entered the port, whereof there were 198 from London, 

 80 from Newcaftle, and 132 from other Britifh ports, 117 from Am- 

 flerdam, 51 from Bourdeaux, 3 from Cadiz, 71 from RulFia, 2 from 

 China, and 149 from the United ftates of America. Of the vefTels which 

 failed out of the port, there were 17 for the Greenland fiftiery, which 

 made iuccefsful voyages. 



Among the imports of Hamburgh in the courfe of the year, the 

 articles of fugar and coffee are the n:ioft conliderable. . Of the former 

 the quantity was 98,000,000 of pounds, moftly from the Britifli domi- 

 nions and the United ftates of America ; of the later 46,000,000 of 

 pounds, whereof there were 



4,182,000, 



5,773,000, 



8,965,000 ; 



Bremen alfo enjoys a fliare, though much fmaller than that of Ham- 

 burgh, of the trade, which the war has turned out of its ufual channel. 



December — By an account of the value of the various articles ex- 

 ported from England in the three quarters ending 10'" Odober 1797, 

 and in thofe ending 10'" October 1798, made up by the infpeftor-gen- 

 eral of the cuftoms by order of the houfe of commons, fome of the chief 

 of them were as follows.. 



British merchandize. 



Woolen goods 



Cotton goods, except muslins 

 Linens, including sail-cloth andl 



muslins J 



Iron, wrought and unwrought . 



Sugar, refined 



Coals 



Silk goods 



Copper, wrought and unwrought 

 Brass wrought, and brass wire . 



Printed books * 



Foreign merchandize f . 



Coffee 



India piece goods 



Sugar 



Indigo 



Linens, including Irish 



Tea 



TobScco 



Pepper 



Rum 



* So large a proportion of the books being for India and China is much to the honour of the Britilli gcntlcmea 

 eftabliflied there, who are the only readers of them. 



^ The exports of foreign merchandize to India are not diftinguiihed. But fcarcely any of them except linenj, can 

 be wanted in India, 



