Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 23F. Hunt, 1850 - Commerce |
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... vessels used for transporting it are built expressly for this purpose , constructed in the form of schooners or brigantines , with low hulls , and being adapted to cut the waves with re- markable speed , are called " clippers , " or ...
... vessels used for transporting it are built expressly for this purpose , constructed in the form of schooners or brigantines , with low hulls , and being adapted to cut the waves with re- markable speed , are called " clippers , " or ...
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... vessels under shelter of Lintin Island , in the bay at the entrance of Canton River . Henceforth this place became the seat of extensive trade . The Merope , Capt . Parkyns , in the same year , was the first ship that commenced the ...
... vessels under shelter of Lintin Island , in the bay at the entrance of Canton River . Henceforth this place became the seat of extensive trade . The Merope , Capt . Parkyns , in the same year , was the first ship that commenced the ...
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... Vessels . 353 May 292 June . 325 July 355 August . Vessels . 297 September .... 327 October .. 631 November 560 December .. Vessels . 440 418 276 302 The first settlers on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay seem to have moved , for a long ...
... Vessels . 353 May 292 June . 325 July 355 August . Vessels . 297 September .... 327 October .. 631 November 560 December .. Vessels . 440 418 276 302 The first settlers on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay seem to have moved , for a long ...
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... vessels , and 13,564 tons . The total tonnage of the port in 1816 was 104,960 tons . On the 1st of January , 1850 , it was as follows : — Total . Registered . Enrolled & licensed . Steamboat . Licensed under 20 tons . 65,054 65-95 ...
... vessels , and 13,564 tons . The total tonnage of the port in 1816 was 104,960 tons . On the 1st of January , 1850 , it was as follows : — Total . Registered . Enrolled & licensed . Steamboat . Licensed under 20 tons . 65,054 65-95 ...
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... vessels . Tons . 7 1 45 3 60 9,697 1839 . 1840 . 1841 . 1842 .. 1843 .. 1844 . 232 7 56 5 70 9,818 11 1 43 26 3 4 21 127 1 60 8,558 41 • 5,883 2 31 3,100 4 3 12 1 1 21 3,206 10 5 20 1 1 37 5,265 · 1845 . 1846 . 1847 . 1848 . 2218 19 5 ...
... vessels . Tons . 7 1 45 3 60 9,697 1839 . 1840 . 1841 . 1842 .. 1843 .. 1844 . 232 7 56 5 70 9,818 11 1 43 26 3 4 21 127 1 60 8,558 41 • 5,883 2 31 3,100 4 3 12 1 1 21 3,206 10 5 20 1 1 37 5,265 · 1845 . 1846 . 1847 . 1848 . 2218 19 5 ...
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