364 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



Savannah and New-Orleans. Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, is the largest 

 inland town of the United States. Pittsburg, in the same state, bids 

 fair to become one of the largest cities of the western country, and 

 is already famous for its manufactures. 



Commerce and Manufactures. Revenue. ...The commerce of the 

 United States, which before the war with Great Britain, was in propor- 

 tion to the population, greater than that of any other country, was in 

 consequence of that war almost totally destroyed. This however was 

 only a temporary interruption ; and although several of the channels 

 of commerce heretofore open to the United States, will in future re- 

 main closed, yet their trade will still be very considerable. 



The following table exhibits the amount of the exports, imports 

 and tonnage of the United States at different periods. 



Years. 



EXPORTS. 



;MPORTS. 



TONNAGE. 



Tons. 



Domestic 



Foreign. 



Total. 



1 90 

 1795 

 1800 

 1805 

 1810 

 1811 

 1812 



g 14,200,900 

 18*064,050 

 31,840,903 

 42,387,000 

 42,366,675 

 45,294,043 

 30,032,109 



1,799,100 

 29,791,506 

 39,130,877 

 35,3 ; 2,000 

 24,391.295 

 16,022,790 



8,495,127 



16,000,000 



47,855,556 



70,971 78 



77.699,000 



66,757,970 



61,3 16,833 



38,527,236 



1 7,500,OUO 

 48,000,000 

 7 1 ,800,000 

 80,000,000 



30,000,000 



486890 



747,964 



920,000 



1,107,323 



1,424,783 



1,232,502 



The manufactures of the United States increased, in proportion as 

 commerce diminished. Before the war, the importation of British 

 manufactures was immense, being more than one half the amount of 

 the whole importation. The great scarcity and high price of British 

 goods after the war, compelled the Americans to manufacture many 

 articles for themselves. Although some of these establishments will 

 be able to maintain themselves, the manufacturers as a body must 

 suffer by the return of peace. 



The following summary of the manufactures of the United States, 

 in the year 1810, taken from the returns of the marshals and the secre- 

 taries of the territories, is given by Mr. Coxe, in his " Statement of 

 the arts and manufactures of the United States." 



Goods manufactured by the loom of cotton, wool, flax, 

 hemp and silk,, with stockings, . 



Other goods of those five materials, spun, 



Instruments and machinery, manufactured — value 

 g 186,650, carding, fulling and floorcloth stamping 

 by machinery—value g5,957,816, . 



Hats of wool, fur, Etc. and of mixtures of them, 



Manufactures of Iron, . . . . . 



Manufactures of gold, silver, set work, mixed me- 

 tals, &c. 



Manufactures of lead, 



Soap, tallow candles, wax and spermaceti, spring oil 

 and whale oil, . . ..... 



Manufactures of hides and skins, .... 



Manufactures from seeds, . • 



Grain, fruit and case liquors distilled and fermented, 



J39,497,057 

 2,052,120 



6,144,466 

 4,323,744 

 14,364,526 



2,483,912 

 325,560 



1,766,292 



17,935,477 



858.509 



16,528,207 



