STATEMENT of the Tonnage of the Shipping belonging to the United States, distinguishing the Branches of Trade in which the same was employed, in each Year, from 1790 to 1845.

*Included with the tonnage in the cod fisheries.

These variations were caused by corrections made at these two periods in the register, the tonnage, lost and sold, not having been annually deducted until the year 1829.

COMPARATIVE Statement of the Cost and Duties paid on the following articles used in the construction of a ship of 500 tons, a brig of 250 tons, and a schooner of 100 tons ; prepared for the Hon. Mr. Hamlin, Member of Congress from Maine, by a Member of the House long engaged in ship-building.

Ship-building in Maine.-" We understand that ship-building has never been carried on so extensively in Maine as during the present season. Many large and valuable ships have been recently launched, and many others are now on the stocks in most of the seaport towns. And these ships are generally built of the best seasoned white oak from the middle states, of fine models, thoroughly fastened, and finished in beautiful style. "Among the ships now in the stocks, are two at Newcastle, one of 750 tons, and another of 800 tons; these are both elegant specimens of merchant ships. At Bath, the ship Hannibal, of 650 tons, is almost ready for launching. The ship South Carolina, of 769 tons, was launched some days since, and the ship Rapahannock is almost ready for launching. This is the largest merchantman ever built in the United States. Her length on deck is 180 feet, her beam thirty-seven feet, and her depth twenty-three feet four inches, and she measures about 1140 tons! This ship is thoroughly built of Virginia white oak and Georgia pine."-Boston Mercantile Journal, 1841.

Ship-building." A correspondent of the Evening Post communicates the following facts, which he collected at the Novelty Works on Wednesday :-

"There are now building, and in progress of building, at the Ship Yards, on the East River, in this city, and the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, the following vessels :

At William Brown's yard, Novelty Works yard, one steamer, from

At Jabez Williams's yard, one ship

one brig

At Webb and Allen's yard, one ship

At Ficket and Tomes's yard, one ship

At Smith, Demon, and Comstock's yard, one ship.

At Brown and Bell's yard, two steamers, 600 tons each

one schooner

Carried forward

Tons.

1200 to 1300

740

350

Brought forward

one ship

At Westervelt's yard one ship (contracted for and in progress of building),

At Lawrence and Sneeden's yard, by King and Denyke, one brig
At Berg's yard, one ship

At the Railway, one steamer lengthening and rebuilding

Navy Yard, Brooklyn.

One steamer for government, about

Three sloops of war repairing (average about 800 tons each).

Total

"There are also building in the city of Brooklyn over 200 dwelling houses, of wood and brick, and brick and stone.

Public Sale of Ships at Philadelphia.-"The three following Philadelphia built ships were sold at the Exchange, by Mr. C. J. Wolbert :

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Ship Lehigh, built in 1833, coppered last fall, 585 10-95 tons, stows 7000 barrels of flour, 1100 tons of Canton goods, or 1685 bales of New Orleans cotton, sold for 24,500 dollars, on a credit of four months.

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Ship Osage, built in 1835, stows 5500 barrels of flour, 467 39-100 tons, sold for 14,500 dollars, on a credit of four months.

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Ship Commerce, built in 1832, measures 439 82-90 tons, stows 6000 barrels of flour, or 1500 bales of New Orleans cotton, was sold for a whaler, and brought 13,300 dollars, four months' credit."-U. S. Gaz., July 15, 1841.

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A large Ship.-"We notice in the St. John New Brunswick Courier, the launch of the splendid ship Greenock, and we believe the largest merchantman ever built in North AmeHer dimensions are: length of keel 182 feet, breadth of beam thirty-six feet, depth of hold twenty-three feet and a half, and from figure head to taffrail 225 feet; her measurement will be nearly 1400 feet; and it is supposed she will carry 2400 tons, or 2500 tons of timber and broken storage. Her model and fastenings are on an improved principle, with a beautiful bow and a light stern."

An old Ship." The St. John New Brunswick Herald, of the 27th of May, 1841, says, the curious in naval architecture, may have an opportunity of gratifying their curiosity, by a sight of a vessel now in our harbour; the Volunteer, of Hull. This antique specimen of British oak, is 110 years old, and was employed as a transport prior to the taking of Quebec. She is the identical ship in which the immortal Wolfe came to this continent. Should she come in contact now with one of our province built vessels, she would be found a hard nut to crack.'

DUTIES on the following Materials used in Ship building, in the British and American

STATEMENT of the national character of the Foreign Tonnage cleared from, and entered into, the United States, for Four Years.

756,292

611,834

706,486

Total

.....

592,110

624,814

712,363

886

....

250 604,116

765,703

Total..... American..... 1,266,622 1,408,671 1,477,928 1,647,008 American.... 1,299,720 1,302,974 1,491,279 1,576,946 The increase of American tonnage and the decrease of This exhibits a regular increase in the American tonforeign tonnage are more marked in the clearances than in nage, and a falling off in the foreign tonnage. The aggrethe entries. The foreign tonnage has declined 50,000 tons gate of tonnage entered in 1840 was much larger than in since 1837, while the American has increased steadily near any former year. 400,000 tons, or 33 per cent.

AMOUNT of American and Foreign Tonnage cleared from the United States for Foreign Countries for five Years.

About one half of the aggregate amount of tonnage engaged in our export trade is foreign, a large portion of which is British. The American tonnage cleared from the United States in 1835, was greater than in 1843, and the foreign tonnage cleared in 1837 was greater than any year before or since.

STATEMENT of the Tonnage of American Vessels employed in the Trade with Foreign Countries, which entered Inwards and Cleared Outwards, at the Ports of the United States, distinguishing the Trade with each Country in each Year, from 1821 to 1831, and from 1835 to 1841.