504. 
Greenock. ; An account of the total. number of ships, with their 
GREENOCK 
January 1816 and.1816, distinguishing ‘British, ships Gr 
including their repeated voyages, from foreign, but omitting such ships as have 
SEs TENG vate borers wd cleared Seward "at this or cleared before at any other port in England or Scot. 
port, from and to foreign parts in the years ending 5th land. i a omen ‘ ® - tine ip 
oN ene ey 
_INWARDs, Ourwarps. 7 \ 
BriTIsH. | _Foreien. Brivisn, "ForEIGN. 
Ships. | Tons, | Men. |Ships] Tons. [Men. || Ships. | Tons. [ Men. 
ing 5th Jan. 1815,| $27 | 55,229| 3392| 5| 999] 60] 354 | 59,490 i é [1007 6 
haben th Ti 1816,| 347 | 55,337 | 3309 | 30 | 8155 |396]| 350 | 55,524 | 3615 | 28 |7087| < 
¥ , ? ing vf ko. 4 
An account of all vessels entered inwards and clear- 
ed outwards coastwise at this port, in the years ending 
s/c OT 
ary 1815 and 1816. wine, &c. for home Reps 26200K ian 
ae OF eater gel tdi rete area, Ag: 
TNWwanps. | Ourwarps. And upon general goods exported 12,347 2 6 
Men. |Ships.[ Tons. [M bone pa eee 
ips,| ‘Tons. Men. ps.| Tons. |Men, + z tog £ 403,176. 68 
Years ending 1/1883| _ And there was paid during said yéarfor bounties, on _ 
Jan. 5. 1815, ¢ | 952 27,886 | 1894 | 557 |28,06 lites, nal salon ailieeteaniers an | oma 3 panera 
Do. ~1816, | 513}27,128| 1813 | 545 (28,591 |1904 £81,617, 198. 21d. - i: 45 heme ater. spepenils 
2 ert f 7 Vessels entered and cleared at the custom-house 1815, 
The herring fishery has been long an object of im- ang paid harbour dues in and out. - Siecle 
portance to the town of Greenock. So far back asthe —- 7 oo supe heim 
ear 1688, it was carried on to a considerable extent. 4 : . a go 
‘Since that period, it has experienced frequent vicissi- 1638 vessels, 177,906 tons, . . . . oy 13 4 
tudes. The following statement will shew its present 150 lighters employed onthe river . 214 18 
situation : From steamboats . , . . eS 312 07 
In the year ending the 5th of April 1815, thereclear- Anchorage revenue. . . . . . . 350.0 | 
ed out for the herring fishery 177 vessels, 6896 tons, nepsinkinnn paneer 
‘manned with 958 men. Carried out 688,171 square . ; ! £5688 ll, 7 
Ces petting, 68,2053 bushels of British salt, and The slaual er of cattle, &e. for the "vei ‘endin; ‘ 
Entered inwards from do. 174 vessels, 66122 tons. September 1813, 1814, and 1815. ' ‘ if vr i hap 
Carried in 24,503} bushels salt, 11,3944 barrels (not : na a : +. 
filled) with herrings, and 23,6033 barrels of herrings, {Fes® [ows Calves. | Sheep: | Lambs Goats logs | Revenue. | 
Exported to Ireland, 5828 barrels ; to the north of : - mF paris ee 
x. Wes F ) ! . |1813/1721) 1777 113,363 | 7008 | 1 |224|£223' 8 
Bhs aay % ee est Indies 24,203. Total ex. 18141972] 1904 13,911 | 7692 | 12 ass) 246 2 
In the year ending the 5th of April 1816, there clear- [18152391] 1996 |15,105| 8500 | — [285] 272 6 3 
ed out for the fishery 149 vessels, 5623 tons, manned 
With 814 men. Carried out 547,167 square yards of 
netting, 53,4341 bushels of salt, 30,172 barrels. 
“Entered inwards from the fishery 157 vessels, 5975 
‘tons. Carried in 15,382 bushels salt, 6941 empty bar- 
tels, and 24,275} barrels of herrings. ~ 
Herrings exported to Ireland, 4478 barrels; to the 
north of Europe 859; and to the West Indies 23,368. 
‘Total exported 28,705 barrels. 
An account of the amount of duties received at the 
port of Greenock, for the two years ending 5th January 
‘1815 and 1816. 
¥ear ending 5th January. 1815, £376,713 15 103 
Do. 5th January 1816, 403,176 6 8 
Aceount of the amount of drawbacks and. bounties 
paid for the same period, 
Drawbacks, Bounties. 
Year ending Jan, 5.1815, £41,120 5 73 £67,978 8 3 
Do,” Jan, 5.1816, 32,924 2 38° 81/617 19 1 
The excise duties and drawbacks are not included in 
a e. 
The total receipt of the duties of customs at the 
ed Greenock, year ending 5th January 1816, was 
403,176, 6s. 8d. principally wnder the following 
a” i ole cae 
Upon general goods imported £115,717 18 11 
Upon sugar, rum, coffee, tobacco, ennai her 
bi. an average per year for three years of £247, 
s.1 . . } rede : : wv : . on ) 
In 1757; the populdtion’st Greendck was $900. Th 
1781, it was 12,000. In 1792, it was 14,299. In 
1797, it was 15,000. In 1802, it was ee eet re 
ber of houses being 1029; of males 8194, of fe- 
males 9262. In 1804, it was 20,000. Andin 1811, 
it was, exclusive of those at sea, 19,042, having i 
sed in the preceding 20 years 4743, or 1212 , and 
3531 females. Greenock i a burgh of barony. _ Y ii 
erected in 1757, by Sir Jolin Shaw Stuart the superior, 
and is governeet by a council of 9 feuers, 2 of whom are 
annually elected to the office of bailies, with c : 
sponding powers, In 1795, the rental of the parish, 
comprising 5065 Scots acres, was £3500 sterling, ; 
valued rent being £2285 Scots, In 1810, the rental 
was 10,000 sterling. (+) , ite: 
GREENWICH, is 2 market town of Segiand, ute 
hundred of Blackheath, and county of Kent. It is de 
lightfully situated on the south bank of 
where the river is from $20 to 360 ‘ at low 
or its splendid na~ 
val hospital, and for the Royal Observatory. 
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