CONTENTS OF THE TABLES ANNEXED TO THE CHAPTERS. TABLE NO. I.-Value of imports and exports of the North-Ame- No. II.-An account of the principal articles exported from the 19-20 - 21-23 TABLE NO. I.-A summary statement of the value of the exports of the several States and Territories, annually, from the 1st of Oc- No. II.-Value of exports, the growth, produce, and manufacture of the United States, from each State and Territory, annually, from No. III.-Value of exports, the growth, produce and manufacture of No. IV.-Aggregate of articles exported from the United States, 59-82 No. V. State of the cod fishery in Massachusetts, from 1765 to No. VI.-Produce of the fisheries, exported from 1789 to 1790, No. VII. The countries to which cod fish dried and pickled was 85-88 B No. X.-The countries, to which whale and spermaceti oil was ex- No. XI. XII. and XIII.-Do. staves and heading, shingles, boards 95-100 101-108 TABLE NO. I.-Value of imports into the United States, from each 250 No. III.-Amount of goods imported into the United States, in 1807, No. IV.-Amount of goods imported into the United States, from all parts of the world, and from Great-Britain and dependencies, No. VI.-Exports from Great-Britain, (exclusive of Scotland) to the United States, in 1806, 1807 and 1808, including the articles No. VII.-Total official and real value of all imports into, and ex- ports from Great-Britain, (exclusive of Scotland, the East-Indies, No. VIII.-Total value of woollen manufactures, exported from Great-Britain, from 1790 to 1799, and the countries to which No. IX.-Exports from the United States, to the British West-In- dies, in 1802, 1803 and 1804, containing quantity and value of No. X.-Imports into the United States, from the British West In- dies in 1802, 1803 and 1804, including quality and value, with No. XI-Principal exports from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to the United States, from 1783 to 1804, and number of Amer- ican ships employed in each year, in the intercourse between TABLE NO. I.-Number of inhabitants in the United States, and in TABLE NO. I--Amount of the national debt of Great-Britain, in TABLE NO. I.-Statement exhibiting the gross and net amount of the Customs, together with the amount of drawbacks, &c. and expences of collection, in each State and Territory, from the com- mencement of the present government, annually, to the 31st day No. II.-A general view of the assessment and apportionment of the direct tax, laid by the acts of Congress, of July 9th and July 14th, 1798, No. III. Table of the post-office establishment, from 1789 to 1816, No. IV. A statement o the annual receipts and expenditures of the United States, from the 3d day of March, 1789, up to the 31st of March, 1815 (exclusive of monies received from foreign and domestic loans, and payments on account of the foreign and domestic debt, and on account of the revolutionary government,) formed in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representa- 417 CHAPTER 1. A SPIRIT of commercial enterprise led to the discovery and settlement of America-Policy of the European nations with respect to their American Colonies-Trade of the Colonies restricted at different periods-Report of the Board of Trade, concerning the trade and manufactures of the Co. fonists, in the year 1731 and 1732-Colonies restricted in some manufactures-Bounties given on the importation of certain articles into England, the produce of the Colonies-Population, exports, and imports at different periods-Plan of union agreed upon, by Commissioners from several Colonies-Tonnage and vessels built in the Colonies about the year 1770. A SPIRIT of commercial enterprise, which prevailed in the 14th century, and a desire to find a new route to the wealth of India, led to the important discovery of the western Continent. The new race of beings which inhabited the new world, as it was called, excited the curiosity of all Europe; and the valuable productions found there, particularly the vast quantities of the precious metals. soon interested most of the commercial nations in that quarter of the old world. Individuals, as well as governments, were solicitous to share in the advantages of this discovery; and numerous adventures, both public and private, were set on foot, some for the purpose of further discoveries and conquest, and others for the purpose of trade and commerce. The Spaniards, the English, the French, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Danes and Swedes, at different periods, in consequence of prior discoveries or settlements, had claims, more or less extensive, to different parts of the western Continent. The avarice of Henry VII. of England prompted him to employ the Cabots, in the discovery of the northern part of the Continent, which was afterwards called North-America. In consequence of the discoveries made by these bold navigators, almost the whole of North-America was claimed by him, and at subse |