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and that the tonnage of Great Britain then so employed, 

 bore only a proportion as 2 does to u to the tonnage of 

 Philadelphia and the other twelve colonies combined, so 

 employed. 





1788. 



1789. 



Total 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 





23,004 



*9.37* 



5^376 





28,028 





65.756 



By the above table it appears, that the tonnage of Great 

 Britain employed out of the port of Philadelphia in the 

 years 1788 and 1789, amounted to within one-fifth part 

 of the tonnage of all the thirteen United States combined, 

 so employed. 



13. — A List of British Vessels which entered the Port 

 of Philadelphia the following Years, viz. from 5th Sep- 

 tember 1787, to 5th September 1788. 



From 

 Great Britain. 



Vessels. Tons. 



16 Ships 3,748 



19 Brigantines 2,907 



3 Snows 456 



3 Sloops 198 



1 Schooner ... 85 



42 Sail. 



7.394 



Ireland. 



Vessels. 

 4 Ships . . 

 1 Brig . . 

 1 Snow. . 



6 Sail. 



Tons. 

 1,021 



'35 

 90 



1,246 



British West 

 Indies. 



Vessels. Tons 

 1 Ship .... 174 

 52 Brigs . . . 6,229 

 64 Sloops . . . 5,597 

 24 Schooners 1,695 



141 Sail. I 3>695 



British American 

 Colonies. 



Vessels. Tons. 



1 Ship 1 60 



6 Brigantines 462 

 1 Schooner . . 47 



8 Sail. 



Total. 



22 Ships 1 



78 Brigantines .... 



4 Snows r 197 Sail Vessels — 23,004 Tons. 



67 Sloops 



26 Schooners J 



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