32fi 



AiifpiM, mxl with whii-li .-.ln' llioii infifcoil'; imiiKjiliiitely to Kiiropo, or returns to the United States ; and 

 tlii.s liuli, tliii. i;iii','lit iiiiil 1 Mii'il, i< I'.^li'i'iiu'il tliM bc'st timt is brousiit to market, and for several years 

 previous to that, of 1808, Mi;.s iMjmiiHted to I'uruisli three fuurtk parU of all the dried fish exported from 

 the I'uiti'il Siiitdd.' 



Tho followiii}? st.itemciils to be found on pa^o 219 of the work were furnished to 

 Mr. Ailanis l)y a person, whom ho (lualiiics as a very rcsi^cctable merchant, who dates hU 

 liillor Hosloii, May 20tli JSlo:— 



" My (■Mlniiiiiiiui is, tli;it tliiic woixj omplnyod in ilic iiiuii<, Lalirndor and Ray fisheries, the yearn 

 uIkivi' iiiiMitiHiinl, l,'_':!2 vi'Mi'ls -/(■«/•///, viz., .0K4 In ihf ISiiiiks, and 048 to thu Iky and Labrador. I 

 think till ,'(H.( i'.aiikirs may W |mi;, clown :!(;,54i) tons, iiiivij;:ited by 4,()27 men and boys (each vessel 

 cnrryin},' mic Iniy ;, ilicy luivc iiml rinc iinniially, ."ilO.Too (piinuds of li li ; they average about three 

 fares a ytiii, i nnsiniii! aiiiniully .SI, 17(1 lilids. of .salt, liic ttvora;,'e tost oi iliusevnuauls is about 2,000 

 doUni.s caih ; lln^ avora;:i! price of ibosu lisli at fon'i;iii nmtiicts in (1 iloUars \wy ([uintal ; these vessels 

 also makf fioni ihuir lisli, annually, 17,")20 bnnvls of oil. wliirli coniniancls about 10 dollars per barrel, 

 their fi|uip(nrnt.s co.st al«)ut !'IMI dollai-.s annually, i-.xclu.sivi' of salt. 



"Tlic I'll'' vi's.scls iliat till lit till! Ijiliiador and I'.ay, I |mt down 48,000 tons, navigated by 5,832 

 ini'ii amllinys; llii-y take and ciuv annually, G4H,(I00 iiuinlals of lish ; they },'" but one fare a year ; 

 consular aiiiiu.illy IC.liOi) lilids. of salt. Tlie avi'iMi,'c rost of these vessels is about 1,600 dollars; the 

 cost of their e(|nii>niont.s, jiiovisions, &c., is l,fl."iO dollars ; those descriptions of vessels are not so 

 viduaMe ;' . till li.iiiki IS, 111' re |i.iitieularly those that '^'o from the district of Maine, Connecticut, and 

 IJliode 1 -land, as they are mostly sloops of no veiy ;.;veat value; most of these vessels cure a part of 

 their tish wh've they entch them, c)n the lK;ach, rocks, \e., and the rest after they return home ; several 

 carj,'oes of di\ lisli ale shipiied yearly fnim the Ijdilador direct for Fairope. The usual markets for 

 tho.se li>h an in the Jli'diuiranean, say Alicant, Le;,'lioin, Naplc", Marseilles, &c., as those markets 

 pivfer ^niidl lisji, and liie 'jifil' I past of tie' tish eau.L;lit up ihe Itay and I^brndor are very small. The 

 averau'e jnii '• "f these lish at the market they ale dis|in .eil of is 5 dollars ; these ve.sstls also make from 

 their li.h al"mt •JH.OdO bhls ol oil which always nieit. a ready sale and at hnnd.somu prices, say from 

 8 dollars to 11.' ih>llars ))er banel, liie most of it is cdieainii'd in the I'uiled States. 



I.'J"|J ve.s.sels employi d in the I'ank, Hay, lunl Ld)rador ti-sheries, 

 mciLsnriiii,' ... ... ... ... tons 



Niiiiiliir of men they all- iia\ ii,'ated liy 

 Ninidier of lihds. .salt tla'y eonsnuie 

 (Quantity of tish Ihcy take and cute 

 Ua nils of oil they make 



8."i,140 

 10,4.')0 

 178,;;70 hhds. 

 1,158,700 quintals. 

 !>7,520 IJarrels. 



" Theu' are also a des(ii[itiiiii .if ves.sels called jisuers or small schooners of about JiO to 45 tons 

 that tish in liie South ('haiiind. mi the Shoals and Cape Sables, their iinmln'r 30(1, they curry about 

 four or ti\e h. mils, say l,-"il iiien. and take ali.iiit 7."'."iM) (piinUds of tisii annually; eonsume 12,000 

 hhds. of s.di. ae I make alimil I.H'ii) ban-el^ o| nil; their lish is guneiully sold for the We.st Indies and 

 home eonsiimpiion. 



"Tlu'ie ale another de^riipii.iii ol tishin'j ves,^els connuonly called Cliebaceo Doats or rink Stems, 

 their niimbei- ollil; tliev aie li.iin 10 to ";! tons, and e.inv two men and one bov each, sav l,8l)0 hands; 

 the\- eoiisunie I .'1,0110 hhds. ol all. and take aiiil 1 me 120,001) iiuiiilals of tisli .inmially. These fish 

 also are wholly used for hem and West India markel, i\eept the very tiixl they take early in the 

 apriu),', whiili are verv nire iii.li'ed. and are -enl to Ihe llilbao market, in Spam, where they always 

 lain;.,' a ^reat price; they mak" '.1,01111 barrels ot oil ; these vessels measure alioiit 10,;iOii tons. 



"There are also aliout 2iMi .M-honners employed in the mackerel lisliery, ineasuiiiij; 8,000 tons, they 

 I, (ion men and boys, they take jO,000 barrels aiinuaUy, and consume 0,OOU hhds. salt. 

 The ulcwi\e, .shad, .•^.iliii' :i, and hurriuL' tishery is also immense, and consumes a great quantity of 



carrv 



.salt 



W'hfile number of lisbinir vessels of all descriptions 



Measuriiej 



Number of men niviuMicl by 



Salt they eoiisnine 



Quantity of tisli they lake and cure 



Numlier of bamds of oil 



Numlmr of Imrrols of mackerel . . 



2,332 

 tons 115,940 

 11,059 

 ... 265,370 hhds. 

 ... 1,353,700 quintals. 

 50,520 barrels. 

 50,000 barrok 



■'Then' an' many ','ciitlemeii who assert, and mi'ifdh/ t.vi, that one year there wer<' at the Libnidor 

 anil Ilav. over 1,700 sail lieside ihi' bankers bui 1 teel very confident they are witcli mistaken, it is 

 imjmssiblo it ciui be eorieet." 



Tlu'ii Mr. Ailani.s ^ivcs llic atiiiiorily ot" liis approbation at pago 233 to llic folh-)wiiig 

 .';tal^'nl(■llt^> tVoni " ( nlijnIinMiis Tix-aties on lin* VVcalth, Power, and Resources of thu 

 Hriii.sh Knipirc," -Jiii! iMiitiou, 1815. 



Tlic t'lliir. of these fisheries, in table No S. pa;."- M. is estimated at i;7,5.'(0,000 .sterling. 



• 'New I'lliiiiswick aiel .Nova Scotia, liniii lieiie,' Uilli watered by the Day of iMUidy, enjoy 



advantages over ('inada. which more than conipen.saie a greater .sterililv of snil. These are to be 



Inired to the valu;dile and e\teit«i\e lisheries, in the liay of Fiindy, which, in jioiiit of abundance and 



variet v of the linesi lish, exceed all eaU'ulution. and ninv bo considered as n mine of gold — a treasure which 



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