2 6 o HISTORY OF THE [book iv. 
This defalcation was unquestionably owing to the 
late war, on the termination of which the trade irm 
mediately began to revive, as appears by the follow-” 
ing account of the negroes imported into, and ex¬ 
ported from the British West Indian islands, from 
1783 to 1787 (both years inclusive); viz. 
Tear. 
Number 
of Ships. 
Tons. 
Negroes 
imported. 
Negroes 
exported. 
Negroes 
retained. 
1783 
38 
5,455 
16,208 
809 
15,399 
1784 
93 
13,301 
28,550 
5,263 
23,287 
1785 
73 
10,730 
21,598 
5,018 
16,580 
1786 
67 
8,070 
19,160 
4,317 
14,843 
1787 
85 
12,183 
21,023 
5,366 
15,657 
Of 
the whole number now 
annually 
exported 
from 
Africa 
by the 
subjects 
of Great 
Britain, 
France, Holland, Denmark, and Portugal, and the 
particular countries whence supplied, the following 
account was transmitted by the merchants of Li¬ 
verpool to the lords of the privy council, and it is 
undoubtedly as authentic and particular a return as 
pan possibly be obtained: viz. 
Number of Slaves exported. 
By the British ------- 38,000 
French ------- 20,000 
Dutch — - — - - - — 4,000 
Danes ------- 2,000 
Portuguese ------ 10,000 
Total 74,000 
