- 56 Monthly Commercial, Report, {June I, 
Tt appears to be the intention of Government to permit the future importation of wines 
from the Mediterranean fea, under the fame duties which are now paid on Port Wine. 
This regulation, while it muf tend to give us fome advantage againft the French, in-our 
commerce in the Mediterranean, will probably have the effe& to hinder the Oporto Wine 
Company from monopolizing the fale of Port Wine in Portugal, from raifing their prices fo 
much as they have lately done again our merchants. France producing wines in much 
greater abundance than its own confumption requires, cannot prefent itfelf as a great mare 
ket for the wines of either = eptic or the Mediterranean. 
The whole number of fhips which cleared inwards during the laft year in England was 
Britt misitt (cs ee ay SEG 11,100 
POR eet ee coe. Rete oe 31389 
Tonnage of Britifh. -.2 2222. _- 1) 56:1,000 - : 
Poe oe ad) PORIERE. 6 6 ol) aa 
Muenh Geamen.\.- cf. js wig! ys 93,902 
Percien sdawien , Fos tA ieee 245953 
The clearance ovtwards was, inal! refpeéts, except as to the value of the cargoes, very 
early the fame. In Scotland the exports and imports in tonnage amount to about one-fixth 
of England, but the veffels are fimaller, and thieedEate amount to above one-fifth of the 
number, 
nu 
An Account of the number of Veffels, with the amount of their Tonnage, which have been 
built and regiftered in the feveral Ports of the Britifh Empire, between the 5th of January, 
1802, and the 5th of January, 1303 ; as far as the fame can he prepared. 
Ships—1,202. Tons—125,942. 
Copies of the Certificates of Regiftry granted at many of the Ports in the Pavesiatn 
and Scotland, being unreceived, the Weflels that may have been built at fuch Ports are not 
included in this Account. 
An Account of the number and tonnage of Veffels built and regiftered in Great Britain, in 
the three yeays ending sth January, 1793 ; in the three years ending 5th January, 1802 § 
and in the lat year; diftinguifhing each year. 
Veffels. Tons. 
Rin the Vga age, wield its Sh ee heaps 57 572137 
Be Shas TOR 2 Ae Rte ~ eae Ae 58,760 
Pee ey es L7G? ionkince er ns + ee erie eee 66,951 4 
weet eee ee 1799 -----------¢ -------7-- 689 $3,058 
ae Geese a ae PMO a aap oi gm sn fa 2 ein 1155349 
ah hel F icyord 4 LSG3 4a08 set Ya Hoe see et 918 210,206 
Pee + ~--1802.-...-----------+----- 967 104,789 
| Meci um, 3 Years ending sth Jan. 1791-2-3..618 60,949 z 
AIR Aaa Epes, BRS ag ae 1800-1-2..817 | 103,078 
Year 1302- .967 104,739 
An Account of the number of Veff els, and the amount of their Tonnage, and the number 
of Men and Boys ufually employed in navigating the fame, which belonged to the feveral 
Ports of the Britifh Empire on the goth September, 1802 ; diftinguifhing Great Britain, 
Ireland, and the Britifh Plantations in America and the Weft Indies ; as far as the fame 
can be prepared, : 
Ships. Tons. Men. 
Phislawe! ps 2901.4 24 13,401 1,617,527 113,670 
Feiley URE ou. 69 © 5,024 379 ’ 
Guernfey2o.. S224 2 94. 8,987 652 : 
Man ee Fn SCS YS) 275 6,278 1,529 
Plantations _.-.... 2,869 _ 202,582 - 15,536 
Stotland. $224 824 2,349 133,631 15,434 
reland 6 fie tee 1,00 545232 5,078 
Total _... 20,060 2,098,561 1525269 
The returns from many of the Ports in the Plantations being unreceived, the amount of 
the Shipping at fuch Ports has been taken from the correéted Accounts of the preceding 
year; and the fame mode has been purfued with refpett to Ireland, no account having been 
delivered to the Office. 
s OFFICIAL 
