Travels Through North America 



before the war: but five-eighths of these vessels, before the 

 war, belonged to merchants, permanent inhabitants of the 

 countries now under the dominion of the United States; 

 and three-eighths to British merchants, residing occasion- 

 ally in the said countries. At that time very few vessels 

 belonging to British merchants, resident in the British 

 European dominions, or in the British islands in the West 

 Indies, had a share in this trade. The vessels employed 

 in this trade can now only belong to British subjects residing 

 in the present British dominions. Many vessels now go 

 from the ports of Great Britain, carrying British manu- 

 factures to the United States, then load with lumber and 

 provisions for the British islands in the West Indies, and 

 return, with the produce of these islands, to Great Britain. 

 The vessels so employed are much larger than those in 

 which this trade was formerly carried on, and for this reason 

 the tonnage employed in it has decreased much less than 

 the number of the vessels. 



7. — Vessels employed between the remaining British 

 Colonies in North America, and the British Islands 

 in West Indies. 



Number and tonnage of British vessels clearing outwards, and em- 

 ployed yearly in the trade between the remaining British colonies 

 in North America, and the British islands in ships. Tons. 



the West Indies, on an average of the years 



1770, 1771, and 1772, before the war 15 753 



Number and tonnage of ditto so employed, 



entering inwards, on a like average 23 1,240 



Medium of the average number and tonnage 

 of British vessels, entering inwards, and 

 clearing outwards 19 99^ 



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