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there is likewise great*; but the sugar which is 

 required for the consumption of the province is 

 brought from the ports to the southward. Some 

 sugar-cane has lately been planted, but hitherto 

 molasses only have been made. I heard many 

 persons say, that the lands are not adapted to 

 the growth of the sugar-cane, t The cotton 

 and rice are brought to St. Luiz in barks of 

 about 25 or 30 tons burden. These come 

 down the rivers with the stream from the plan- 

 tations ; their return is not however so easy, as 

 they are obliged to be rowed or warped, but 

 being then empty, or nearly so, the difficulty is 

 not very great. 



Considerable quantities of manufactured goods 

 have been sent out from Great Britain since the 

 opening of the trade, as has been done to the 

 othter principal ports upon the coast ; but a 

 ready sale has not been found for them here to 

 any great amount. The province of Maranham 



Vessels. 



Baes. 



22 - - 



- - 31,205 



34 - - 



- - 14,436 



32 - - 



- - 28,539 



49 - - 



- - 22,216 



1814. To Great Britain 



To other parts - 



1815. To Great Britain 



To other parts - 



* A person of the name of Belfort first planted rice at 



Maranham, arid some of his descendants now reside there in 

 opulence. 



f " There were five sugar works or engines, as they arc 

 called, at Itapicuru, which compounded for 5000 arrohas of 

 their produce. On the island there were six engines in full 

 employ, 1641." — History of Brazil, vol. ii. p.9. 



