522 A. D. 1800. 



The general navigation of France. 



Entered inward. 



Foreign commerce 



Vessels. Tuns. 



r French 2;975 98,304 



■[Foreign 4,606 174,833 



Total 7^581 273,137 



Coasting trade between the ports of f French 25,084 6Q8,486 



the republic t Foreign 226 25,208 



Total 25,3 10 723,6.04 



Colonial and fishing vessels. 

 French colonies in America . 



in Africa . . 



in Asia . . . . 



Distant fishery at Iceland . . , 

 Deep-sea and coasting fishery 



17 2,S29 



2 91 



2 489 



3 230 

 47 1,330 



Total 71 4,76g 



Cleared out\i'ard. 



Vessels. Tuns. 



3,358 104,637 

 5,278 208,280 



8,636 312,967 



25,189 644,109 

 323 22,545 



25.512 666,654 



296 



10.000 



. The money in thefe accounts may be converted into fterling with 

 tolerable exadnefs by allowing twenty-four livres for one pound fterling. 

 But, the value being almofl entirely in round numbers, it may be pre- 

 fumed that much of it is by eflimate. 



No imports from Great Britain appear. But much of thefugar, cof- 

 fee, cotton goods, &c. imported from Hamburgh, clafled under the title 

 of Hanfe towns or German empire, muft have been circuitoufly obtain- 

 ed from this country. 



It may be obferved, that Mr. Necker ftated the exports of French 

 Weft-India produce, now almoft annihilated, at. about three millions 

 Herling, and the whole exports at twelve millions and a half fterling, 

 only a trifle beyond the amount here ilvited. Many other remarks 

 might be made on thefe accounts. 



September 14"' — The adtive trading Dutch ifland of Cura^oa, with 

 all its dependencies, furrendered to the Britiih arms. By the articles of 

 the capitulation a free admilFion was ftipulated for Spaniih veflels bring- 

 ing provifions from the Main for the inhabitants. 



Oftober 12'" — The fubahdar of the Deccan, in commutation for a 

 fubfidy payable by him to the Eaft-India company, ceded to them the 

 fovereignty of the greateft part of the territories acquired as his fhare 

 of Tippoo's dominions in the year 1792 and 1799. By this ceflion the 

 company obtained an additional revenue of ^^627,426. 



November 22'' — Mr. Adams, the prefident of the United ftates of 

 America, opened the firft fellion of congrefs held in the city of Wafli.- 

 ington, the new capital of the whole confederacy. 



December 16'" — On the 15'" of Auguft the emperor of Ruflia and the 

 king of Sweden notified to the other northern courts that they intended 

 ' to reftore in its full independence the general right of all nations to 



