80 STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE 



From the 10th of September, 1804-, to the 3th of January, 



1805, in 71 vessels. — 2,161 hogsheads, 78 tierces, and 19 

 barrels of sugar; 504 puncheons of rum; 6,318 bales of cot- 

 ton; 439,520 pounds of coffee; and 311 casks of melasses. 



From the 5th of January, 1805, to the 5th of January, 



1806, in 200 vessels.— 15,839 hogsheads, 213 tierces, and 

 129 barrels of sugar ; 3,611 puncheons and 17 hogsheads of 

 rum; 21,202 bales and 5 bags of cotton; 2,295,701 pounds 

 of coflfee; 1,687 casks of melasses. 



From the 5th of January, 1806, to the 5th of January, 



1807, in 221 vessels. — 19,337 hogsheads, 474 tierces, and 

 801 barrels of sugar; 4,722 puncheons and 17 hogsheads of 

 rum ; 23,604 bales and 2 bags of cotton ; 12,390,102 pounds 

 of coffee; and 1694 casks of melasses. 



The conduct of the British government with regard to con- 

 quered territory, is so strictly praiseworthy, as to require no 

 other commendation from me than to be held out as a contrast 

 with that of our enemies. In the repeated instances in which 

 the English have made themselves masters- of these colonies, 

 they have always respected the existing laws and private pro- 

 perty. The persons of individuals have been held sacred, and 

 colonial vessels, amounting at the last capture to between five 

 and six hundred, were secured to their possessors; although as 



