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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816. Excerpt: ... I VIII. Hamburg has long been the great depot for the north of Europe; and previous to its occupation by the French, during the late continental wars, afforded an extensive market for the various articles of colonial produce. The slate of our trade with that city and Bremen, between 1795 and 1801, was, upon an average valuation, 8 11,400,000 of exports--such as tobacco, rice, cotton, spirits from molasses, whale oil, pot and pearl ashes, of domestic; and sugar, coffee, teas, cocoa, pepper and other spices, of foreign produce; imports, being chiefly German manufactures of linen, 83,800,000. From 1803 to 1807 inclusive, the value of our exports to the same places, and to other German ports, was, upon an average, 81,159,000 of domestic, and 83,308,000 of foreign produce--in all 84,467,000. In 1808 the value of the former was only 824,963, and that of the latter 8204,852; but during 1809 and 10 their average values were 8772,000 of domestic, and nearly 8 1,000,000 of foreign produce. IX. Notwithstanding the spoliations committed upon our trade, both by France and by England, and notwithstanding the lute emperor Napoleon endeavoured to compel the Hollanders into his continental system, by placing over them his brother Louis; our trade with the Dutch continued to be very important, till v, c ruined it ourselves, by the institution of commercial restraints. From 1795 to 1801 the state of that trade was, upon an average valuation--exports--tobacco, rice, cotton, whale oil, pot and pearl ashes, spirits of molasses, coffee, sugar, tea and pepper, 84,533,000; imports--woolen, linen, and other goods, paying duties ad valorem (of which the average value was 81,110,354, during 1802, 3, 4, and 81,881,741 in 1808), spirits from grain (of which 1,059,540 galls, upon an av...
