The tonnage of the vessels at present on the slips will amount to about 1400 tons, which makes the whole tonnage of the port of Peterhead upwards of 11,000 tons.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

The precise amount of the Imports and Exports cannot be ascertained: some idea may be formed from the population of the place, and the extent of the commercial inThe following is a list of the prin

terest.

Greenland Whale Fishery.

For several years there was only one small vessel belonging to this port that went to Greenland, which was very unsuccessful for some time, owing, as is supposed, to the manner in which the fishing was conducted. The master belonged to England, as did also a great part of the crew; the rest belonged to this place: but it appears that they did not act with that energy which was requisite in such an undertaking. Owing to the ill success which they had hitherto experienced,

most of the partners were for abandoning the business altogether, when Mr. James Arbuthnot and Mr. John Hutchison, two spirited individuals in the concern, (and who have been the means of establishing the shipping interest of Peterhead upon a more respectable footing than it was formerly), suggested the propriety of manning the vessel with seamen and fishermen belonging to the place, which was done, and the command given to Mr. Geary, a native of Peterhead: the result of the experiment justified the expectations which they had formed; every succeeding year proved more successful than the former, and the number of vessels rapidly increased. At present there are eight vessels employed in this trade, and they have hitherto proved the most successful of any that have visited that country. This shews in a very strong light what may be effected by perseverance, especially with regard to fisheries.

As it may be interesting to some of our readers, we have annexed a scheme, exhibiting the progress of the whale fishing of Peterhead, from its commencement to the present time.