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JAMAICA. 



Jamaica. 

 Shipping. 



Ships belonging to Jamaica. 



Official re . 

 turns for 

 181?. 



In the year 1807, the number of vessels that cleared 

 out from the island, waa 



Progressive Population of Jamaica. 



Population. 



In the papers relative to the West Indies, ordered by 

 the House of Commons to be printed, 12th July 1815, 

 there is much important information respecting the 

 statistics of several of the parishes of Jamaica, in the 

 year 1812, the substance of which we shall give, as we 

 shall thus exhibit the latest .official statement on this 

 subject. 



In Kingston parish, the number of slaves assessed 

 was 6840 ; but it was supposed there were considerably 

 more : the free blacks of colour amounted to 8000 : the 

 extent of the city and parish from east to west is six 

 miles ; from north to south one and a half. 



In Vere parish, the number of whites was 359 ; of 

 free people of colour 260; of slaves 14,359; and the 

 number of acres 128,597. 



In Westmoreland parish, the number of white men 

 was 432, women 129, boys 70, girls 57 in all 688 : 

 persons of colour, men 158, women 266, boys 175, 

 girls 191 in all 790 : free blacks, men 47, women 65, 

 boys 1, girls 6 in all 119. The number of slaves was 

 21,019; of stock 20,575; and of acres 185,118$. In 



this parish, the increase of slaves in 1 809 was, males Jamaica. 

 181, females 174 total S55 ; and the decrease, males " Y -' 

 226, females 195 total 4'2l ; making the actual dimi- 

 nution of males 45, and of females 21 total 66. In 

 the year 1810, the actual diminution was, males 28, 

 females 16 total 44. 



In the parish of St Thomas, the number of white 

 males was 36'9, females 49, children 16 ; of slaves 

 26,341. The births of slaves in the December quarter 

 of 1807 was 176, the deaths 543. The number of free 

 persons in 1812 was, males 207, females 142, children 

 114; the number of acres 1 43,475. 



In the parish of St George, the number of slaves was 

 13,233 ; their increase by births above deaths from 1800 

 to 1807, both years inclusive, was 196. Of free per- 

 sons of colour, there were, in 1812, adult males 63, fe- 

 male 97 ; male children 103, female 80; in all 343. 

 Free blacks, males 4, females 28. The number of acres 

 in this parish is 92,927f. The number of negroes re- 

 turned in the parish of St Anne, was 23,261. In Port- 

 land parish there were 7651, of which 3949 were males, 

 and 3702 females. The white population amounted to 

 415, of which there were males 217, females 96; boys 

 53, and girls 49. The free persons of colour amount to 

 180, of which there were, males 73, females 58 ; boys 

 23, and girls 26. The extent of this parish is nearly 20 

 (miles. In 1810, the births of slaves were 94, the deaths 

 89 ; increase 5. 



In the parish of St David's, the white population 

 amounted to 131, of which there were, males 116, fe- 

 males 10, and children 5. The free persons amounted 

 to 29, of which there were, males 5, females 11, and 

 children 13. The number of slaves was 7203. The 

 births of slaves in the December quarter of 1806 were 

 58, the deaths 56 ; increase 2. The number of acres 

 in this parish is 46,619. 



The following Table exhibits the number of slaves, Slaves, 

 stock, and cultivated acres in all the parishes of Jamai- stock, and 

 ca, in the year 1812, according to the return laid be- cultiva l 

 fore parliament. The reader will observe that there is j^fl '" 

 some difference, with respect to acres, between this Ta- 

 ble and the previous statements, though both are taken 

 from the same parliamentary papers. 



