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THE MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE, COMMERCIAL REVIEW . ■ j y CONDUCTED BY r t ? . FREEMAN HUNT. YQLJJ.M j'i E L E V E N . FROM JU L Y TO D ECEM BER, 1844. NEW -YO RK : PUBLISHED AT 142 FULTON-STREET. MDCCCXX.IV TT<? L & K O INDEX TO VOL. XL FROM JULY TO DECEM BER, INCLUSIVE, 1844. K ilt NUMEROUS ARTICLES, REFERENCE MUST EE MADE TO THE GENERAL TITLES ; SUCH a s BOOK TRADE, COMMERCIAL STATISTICS, MERCANTILE MISCELLANIES, NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE, ETC. A byssinia, .............................................. 14 Account current,................... ................. 457 Accountants, question for, 192,258,385,573 Acetic acid from cane-sugar,................. 75 Act of Parliament for the colonial trade,.......................................... 166, 369 Aot of Parliament respecting duties in America,............................................. 163 Act respecting salt,................................ 159 Act to repeal duties, by the British Parliament.......................................... 350 Actium, battle of,................................... 17 Administration of Washington,............ 47 Adulteration of green teas,.................. 73 Arginet®, the,......................................... 18 Affreightment, charter-party of,........... 83 Africa, traders in,.................................. 578 Africa, traffic with,................................. 476 African guano trade,............................. 478 Agathyrsi, the,........................................ 15 Agreement for non-importation,......... 162 Agricultural produce, consumption of,. 473 Agricultural produce, exports of,. 470, 473 Alexander the Great,.................... 14, 18 Alpaca, wool of the............................... 480 Ammocles of Corinth,.......................... 18 America, citizens of outraged,............. 544 America, western waters of,................ 49 American cheese in England,............ 482 “ coasting vessels,................... 487 “ commerce, annals o f,\65, 159 350 “ fishing vessels,....................... 47 “ fishing vessels, documents necessary for,.................. 48 “ fishing vessels, privileges of, 49 “ furcompany,........... .TT........ 291 “ hay at Liverpool,................... 477 “ institute, fair of,..................... 444 “ provisions in England,.......... 480 “ seamen in foreign ports,.... 344 “ seamen, bill respecting,........ 347 Page. American seamen, payments for,........ 349 “ seamen, report concerning,. 344 “ whale ships at N. Zealand,. 286 “ wool manufactures of 1699, 71 Amory, Thomas C.,.............................. 251 Ancient navigators,............................... 13 Ancient rowers...................................... 19 Ancients, banks of oars of,................... 19 “ boats of,................................. 16 “ caulking by the,..................... 22 “ materials used by, for ship building,............................ 21 “ monoxyl® of,......................... 13 “ ordines of the, among the oars,.................................... 20 “ plicatiles of,........................... 14 “ rates of,................................... 13 “ ship-building and ships of,.. 11 “ traburi® of,......... .................. 13 Anecdotes of Jacob Lorillard,......... 59, 60 Ann, the bark, salvage on,................... 83 Annals of America,.............................. 351 Annals of Am. commerce, 65,159,350,545 Annapolis, 1694..................................... 70 Answer to Heriot’s question,................ 574 Antediluvians, science of,..................... 10 Anthracite coal trade,............................ 541 Antiquite Romanorum,......................... 26 Antiquities, encyclop®dia of,................ 26 Antony and Cleopatra,.......................... 18 Appian,.................................................... 20 Archimedes,................................. 24, 26 Archimelus, poem by,........................... 25 Architecture, naval, after the deluge,.. 12 Argo, the ship,........................................ 17 Argonaut®, the,...................................... 17 Aristides,................................................ 250 Aristotle of Carthage............................ 18 Ark of Noah,................................ 11, 12 Armenia,................................................. 15 Art applied tocommerce,.... 73, 163, 449 Artemisia, the queen,................ 25, 26 Articles of ship-building, duties on...... 177 IV Index . Page. Page. Assayer of South Carolina,................. 188 Britain and Ireland, cotton consumed Assayer, office of,.................................. 189 in 1841-44,......................................... 552 Asser, the, of ships,.............................. 26 Britain and Ireland, export of manu Assets of creditors,................................. 170 factures from,.................................... 552 Astor, John Jacob,................................ 153 Britain and Ireland, exports of to Brazil, 94 Atlas,....................................................... 16 Britain and Ireland, importation of grain and flour into,.......................... 567 B. B abylon, ................................................ 15 Britain and Ireland, railway rec’pts of, 183 Balance of account current,................. 457 Britain and Ireland, resources of, 1836— Bangoe, light on,................................... 469 1844,................................................... 551 Bank at Manchester............................. 479 British bounty on manufactures,......... 539 44 produce and manufactures, ex Bank bills issued 1712,......................... 71 Bank of England,.................................. 78 ports of 1843,........................ 565 44 railway statistics,...................... 569 Banking in the United State.-,............. 424 Banks and banking :n Illinois,........... 240 44 trade with China,...................... 56 Banks of New Y o rk ,................ 262, 546 44 vessels employed in the coast Banks, return of,................................... 77 ing trade,................................ 568 44 vessels employed in for. trade,. 566 Bar-iron in Virginia,............................. 71 Batavia, city of,...................................... 328 Britons, ancient,..................................... 14 Beet-root sugar,.................................... 75 Brokers,.................................................. 51 Belcher, Jonathan,................................. 252 Brown’s History of Illinois,................. 251 Belgian tariff,......................................... 463 Bullion of England,.............................. 84 Benton, speech of,.................................. 27 Business, hours of,................................. 577 Berlin, commercial treaty of,................ 491 Buttons from clay,.................................. 74 Bibb, decision by, on Portuguese wines, 395 C. Bill for restraining New England com Caesar, Julius,......................................... 14 merce,.............................................. 546 Calculator for French importers,....... 196 Bills of exchange,.................................... 460 Campus Spartacus, the,........................ 22 Biography, mercantile,......... 57, 153, 251 Canal across the isthmus of Panama,. 375 JJiremes, the,................................. 18 44 boats, number of,........................ 142 Bleaching,................................................ 166 44 statistics,...................................... 371 Board of trade and plantations, 1696,. 70 Canals of New York,................. 129 Boat of Charon,.................................... 16 44 tables of produce transported Boats of antiquity,................................ 16 on the,........................... 130, 142 44 the Liburni,........................... 18 44 tolls on,............................... 129 “ the Phoenicians,....................... 16 44 trade and commerce of,........... 129 44 the Rhodians,......................... 16 Canary islands, quarantine a t,,........... 370 Bonds, bottomry,................. 146, 153, 268 Cane-sugar, acetic acid from,............... 75 479 Book-keeping,.................................. Canoes,.................................................... 13 B ook trade,. 99, 197, 293, 388, 483, 579 Canton, commerce of,.......................... 54 Boston bank dividends,......................... 452 Cape Ann, first schr. built at, 1714,... 71 44 entries of vessels at, 1773,........ 352 Carolina, 1683,....................................... 70 44 fresh fish trade of,..................... 286 44 duty imposed by, 1701,......... 71 “ light-house of,........................... 71 44 exports from,................ 159, 160 44 population of, 1700,.................. 71 44 first paper currency of,........... 71 44 rice of,...................................... 70 14 port-bill,..................................... 545 44 price of molassesat,.................. 95 44 silk culture in,......................... 71 44 price of salt at,....................... 95 44 trade of,................................... 72 44 tea destroyed at,............. 352, 545 Carthagena,............................................ 22 44 trade of,............................. 161 Casaubon,............................................... 15 Bottomry and respondentia,.................. 167 Castlereagh, Lord,............ ................... 492 44 bonds,.................. 146, 153, 268 Catamarans,............................................ 13 44 on freight,................. 361 Caulking of ships by the ancients,...... 22 .Bounty, British on manufactures,....... 539 Chain cables,......................................... 26 Brazil, imports of from Britain,........... 94 Chamber of Commerce in Charleston, 193 44 tonnage duties of,...................... 464 Character of the New Mexicans,....... 513 44 wood,......................................... 464 Charges at S t Louis,............................ 462 Breach of trust by merchants’clerks,. 477 44 tariff,...,..................... 185 Bridge of Xerxes,.................................. 16 Charleston Chamber of Commerce,.... 193 Bridges of the Romans,.......................... 16 Charon’s boat,......................................... 16 Britain and Ireland, shipping of,......... 177 Charter-party,...................... 83, 168, 268 Britain and Ireland, commercial ordi44 special paper of,............ 84 r nance of,....................................... 67 Chavez, Jose, murder of,...................... 512 Index. T Page. Page. Cheese exported to Britain,................. 178 Commerce of the prairies,........... 475, 501 “ of the United States,........... 270 Chemical history of sugar,................... 73 “ U. States with China, 54 Chemistry, influence of upon human “ paragraph on,....................... 477 affairs,................................................. 163 “ plethora in,............................ 193 Cherokees, method of for settling debts, 517 China, American and British trade “ poetry of,............................... 476 compared,............................ 56 Commercial agents,............................... 51 “ commerce of, with U. States, 54 “ changes in the U. States, 307 “ commercial regulations of,.... 365 “ chronicle, 75, 172, 260, 353 “ exports from U. States to, 54, 55 “ enterprise,........................ 291 “ imports from,............................ 55 “ integrity,........................... 292 “ treaty of, with England,......... 365 *• legislation,..................27, 344 “ legislation English.......... 121 Chinese adulteration of green teas,.... 73 “ ordinance of Britain,........ 67 “ junks,..................... 22 “ merchant,.................................. 194 “ palladium of England,... 67 “ seas, commerce in,................... 191 “ regulations,.... 86, 185, 365, 462, 571 “ 6eas, shoal in ,........................... 370 Chronicle, monthly commercial,... 75, 172 “ regulations of China,......... 365 260, 353, 451 C o m m e r c ia l S t a t is t ic s , ...... 93, 177, 270, 374, 559 Chronomoters,....................................... 370 Cincinnati, cotton manufactures in,.... 196 Agricultural produce and consumption, 473 Cities of the United States,.................. 38 Exports of,.......................................470, 473 Citizens of the United States, pass Brazil imports of from Britain,........... 94 ports for,............................................. 368 Britain exports of to Brazil,................. 94 Classes of American vessels,................ 47 British produce and manufactures, ex Clay buttons,.......................................... 74 ports of 1843,..................................... 565 Cleopatra,............................................... 18 British vessels in the coasting trade,... 566 “ visit of to Antony,................ 22 “ in the foreign trade,.... 566 Coal trade anthracite,........................... 541 Commerce of each state,...................... 279 Coasting trade of the United States,... 567 “ of the United States,......... 270 Cocoa nuts, duty on,............................. 92 Cotton trade of Trieste,........................ 93 Coffee crop 1843,.................................. 181 Delivering of goods from a vessel,..... 186 “ duty on,.............................. 466 Domestic exports of U. States,... 270, 277 Coinage of the toll-union,..................... 494 Drafts and tares,*.................................. 187 Coins, examination of,.......................... 189 Duties on articles of ship building,..... 177 “ regulation of,.............................. 71 Export of foreign merchandise,.......... 274 Collision of vessels,...................... 169,459 Exports and imports,............................ 276 Colonial trade,........................ 162 Exports from the U. States, 1843, 374, 562 Glasswares, price of,............................. 96 “ act of parliament concern ing, 1663,...................... 69 Honolulu, commerce of,....................... 96 Colonies, duties on, 1672,..................... 69 Imports into the United States,............ 275 “ exports from the,..................... 159 Imports into the United States, 1843, 562 “ paper money of,..................... 70 Iron articles, prices of,................... 95, 96 “ population of,.......................... 162 Molasses, prices of,........................ 95, 96 “ taxation cf,.............................. 160 Navigation of England,........................ 561 “ trade of,................................... 160 “ of the United States, 270, 277 Column of Trajan at Rome,................ 19 Salt, prices of at Boston,..................... 95 Commerce, American annals of, 65, 159 Sperm oil trade in the United States, 560 350 Tobacco trade of Virginia,................... 559 and manufactures of Greece, 575 Tonnage of the United States,... 281, 283 art and science applied to, 73, Trade of England,................................ 561 163, 449 Vessels of the United States,............... 284 in the Chinese seas,........... 191 Vessels in the coasting trade,................ 567 Commercial system of the U. States,... 47 manufactures and agricul ture,.................................. 476 “ treaty of Berlin,................ 491 of Honolulu,........................ 96 Commissions and charges, tariff of,..... 185 of Java,................................. 328 Commissions of trade and plantations, 69 of Louisiana,........................ 411 Compromise act,.................................... 306 of N. England, restraint of, 546 Connecticut, 1713,................................ 71 “ exports of,........................ 67 of Portsmouth, 1681,.......... 70 “ trade of, in 1633,............ 67 of Rio de Janeiro,................ 33 Constitution of the United States,....... 304 of Sweden,.......................... 203 Consuls of the United States,................ 50 of the New York canals,... 129 ri Index, Page. Copper company of Lake Superior,... 482 Copper mines of Cuba,......................... 143 41 ore,................................. 146 44 44 smelting of,........................ 290 Cork ledge light,................................... 190 Corn a legal tender,....................... 67, 160 Corporations, law of.............................. 363 Cost of motive power,.......................... 544 Cotton crop of the United States,......... 76 44 duck,................................ 166 44 goods exported fromEngland, 378 44 manufacture in Cincinnati,...... 196 44 trade,............................... 517 44 trade of Trieste,........................ 93 44 weighing of,............................... 186 Counterfeit sovereigns,......................... 479 Creditors’ assets,................................... 170 Crocodiles of the Nile,.......................... 15 Croton water, revenue of,..................... 181 Cuba, copper mines of,......................... 143 44 gold and silver trade of,............ 79 44 resources of,................................ 550 44 tariff of,.............................. 86 44 trade of,.............................. 550 Cultivation of the grape,...................... 162 Currency of England,........................... 79 44 of Russia,.......................... 264 44 of the United States,............. 263 44 of Virginia, 1645,.................. 67 Cushing, embassy of to China,............ 57 44 Thomas,.................................. 252 Custom house, drafts and duties of,.... 187 44 rules of the at Havana, 87 Customs duties at New York, 1844,. 451 44 44 on tobacco, 1676,.... 70 revenue of the United States, 353 Cyclades the,.......................................... 21 D. D alton, Tristram,................................ 253 Dardanelles, passage of,........................ 470 Davis, Thomas,..................................... 253 Debate in the senate of the U. States, 299 Debts, liquidation of among Cherokees, 517 Delaware, trading house at,.................. 67 Deluge th e ,........................................... 11 Demetrius,............................................. 18 Diodorus,......................................... 14, 15 Dividends of Boston Bank,.................. 452 Divisions of the United States,........... 301 Documents necessary for American vessels,................................................ 48 Dodona, wood of,.................................. 21 Domestic exports of the U. States, 271, 273 Drafts at custom house,........................ 187 Drafts at sight,...................................... 188 Drawback on foreign goods, N. York, 1844,.......................... . ...................... 451 Drew, plan of concerning hogged ves sels,..................................................... 284 Dunkerque, port o f,............................. 97 Dutch, Iroquois trade with,.................. 67 Duties at custom houses,..................... 187 44 imposed by Carolina, 1701,....... 71 Page Duties in America, 1764,..................... 162 44 in the United States,................... 299 44 of the toll-union,......................... 494 44 on articles for ship building,.... 177 44 on Portuguese wines,.................. 395 44 on tea resisted,............................ 351 44 on the colonies, 1672,................. 69 44 on wines since 1789,.................. 403 44 protection from 1817 to1843, 29 44 recovery o f,.................................. 267 44 revenue from 1791 to 1808,.... 29 E. E a s t India merchant,............................ 194 East Indians,.......................................... 14 Eastern railroad,................................... 184 Egypt and Egyptians,....................14, 15 Emigrant ship,....................................... 476 Emigrants, provisions for,.................... 85 Encaustic the, of the Greeks,................ 22 Encouragement to the Fisheries,....... 67 Encyclopedia of antiquities,,................ 26 Endorser of a promissory note,.......... 171 England, bullion of,.............................. 80 44 commercial palladium of,... 67 44 currency of,........................... 79 44 exchange on,......................... 195 44 imprisonment for debt in,... 380 44 merchants of,........................ 379 44 navigation of,........................ 561 “ trade of,................................. 561 44 wealth and resources of,,... 181 44 wheat of,............................... 80 English commercial legislation, 121, 128 44 ships,...................................... 17 Erythroz the,.......................................... 18 Esau, notice of,...................................... 13 Ethiopians,............................................. 14 Euphrates, the river,............................. 15 Europe, iron trade on the continent of, 576 44 labor in,.................................... 217 Examination of coins,.......................... 189 Exchange, bills of,................................ 460 44 on England,........................ 195 44 rate of,......................... 454, 456 Exploring expedition,............................ 576 Exports from Carolina,................ 159, 161 44 Connecticut, 1646,.......... 67 44 New Orleans,....... 416, 421 44 New York, 1844,........... 451 44 Rio Janeiro,..................... 34 44 the Colonies,.................... 159 44 the Mississippi, 1716,... 71 44 the United States,............ 374 44 the U.States.1791,1807, 30 44 44 1817, 1843, 31 44 44 1843, 565 44 Virginia, 1618,................ 65 Exports of foreign merchandise from the United States,............................. 274 Ezekiel the prophet,............................. 22 F. F a i r of the American Institute,.......... 444 Falsterbo, light on,................................. 469 Index. Page. Fares on railroads,................................. 184 Ferryman of the Styx,......................... 16 Figaniere, correspondence of with Webster,.................................... <396, 399 Fireplaces, Franklin,............................ 161 Florinus the tyrant,.............................. 15 Fish from Newfoundland,............ . 72 Fisheries, 1639,.................................... 67 Fisheries of the United States,........... 49 Fishery, 1622,............................. 66 Fishery, Newfoundland, 1701,........... 71 Fishing vessels,..................................... 47 Flags, semaphoric and marine tele graph.................................................... 333 Flax-seed,............................................... 161 Florida, purchase of,.............................. 109 Flour and grain imported into Britain, 567 “ increase of,.................................. 140 “ market of Rio Janeiro,.... 36, 38 Foreign merchandise exported from the United States,............................. 274 Foreign merchandise imported into the United States,................................... 275 Foreign ports, American seamen in ,.. 344 Foreigners, Mexican law respecting,. 571 “ rights and remedies of,__ 265 Forward, letter of to Webster,............ 397 France, character of,............................ 500 “ railways in,.............................. 568 Franklin, fire-places of,........................ 161 Free trade.............................................. 27 Freight of railroads,.............................. 374 Freights, standard of,............................. 186 French calculator,.................................. 196 French savings banks,.......................... 193 Fresh fish trade of Boston,................. 288 Fur stores at St. Louis,......................... 291 G. G alleys of Semiramis,......................... 16 Galleys of the Libumians,.................... 18 Gangway rock,....................................... 467 Georgia, exports from,.......................... 351 Germany, character of,......................... 500 “ commercial union of,.......... 491 “ manufactures in,................... 495 “ modern changes in,............ 494 “ moral effects in,.................. 494 “ states of,............................... 492 “ toll-union of,......................... 494 Ginseng................................................... 161 Glassware, prices of,............................. 96 Gold, assaying of,.................................. 188 Gold coin,............................................... 79 Gold trade in Cuba,.............................. 79 Goods, measurement of,....................... 186 Gothenburg, trade of,............................ 216 Grape, cultivation of,............................ 162 Greece, commerce and manufactures of,........................................................ 575 Greek ships,........................................... 17 Greeks, boats of,.............................. 13 “ encausting by the,................... 22 Guano, and the guano trade, 287, 381, 478 vii Page. II. H ales, measure of Noah’s ark by,__ 12 Harbor regulations,............................... 53 Harriet, the brig,.................................... 361 Harwich harbor light............................ 190 Havana, custom-house rules at,.......... 87 “ harbor regulations at,............. 89 “ police regulations of,............. 91 H ercules,............................................... 17 Herodotus,.................................... 15, 26 Heriot’s question, answer to,................ 574 Hiero, great ship of,........... 21, 22, 24 Hogged ships, prevention of,................ 284 Honolulu, commerce of,....................... 96 Hospital money, law respecting in New York........................................... 98 Housatonic railroad,.............................. 182 Hudson, voyage of,................................ 65 Hudson’s bay company,........................ 69 Hyannis, gangway rock of,.................. 467 Hypothecated stock,............................... 269 I. I ce trade, the,......................................... 377 Ichaboe, island of,................................. 467 Illinois, banks and banking in ,..240, 250 “ history of,.................................. 251 “ state bank of,.......................... 241 Implements, marine, invention of,...... 97 Imports at Rio Janeiro,............... 35, 36 “ into New York, 1844,. 451, 452 “ into the United States, 1843,. 563 “ of foreign merchandise into the United States,................ 275 Impost on exports from Connecticut, 1646,.................................................... 67 Impost on W ines,.................................. 67 Imprisonment for Debt,........................ 482 “ “ in England,... 384 Improvement in the manufacture of iron....................................................... 450 Increase of cities and towns in the U. States,.................................................. 38 Increase of the population in the U. States,.................................................. 43 India, invasion of,.................................. 16 “ overland route to,...................... 465 Indigo,.................................................... 161 Insurance, mutual life,.......................... 340 Insurer, right of,..................................... 361 Intelligence, nautical,. 97, 190, 284, 369 Invention of marine implements of navigation,.......................................... 97 Iron articles, manufacture of,............... 450 “ prices of,................ 95, 96 Iron made in Virginia, 1715,............... 71 Iron works at Lynn,.............................. 67 Iroquois, trade of with the Dutch, 1642, 67 J. J ason, the ship of,.................................. 17 Java, commerce of,................................ 328 “ divisions of,................................. 328 “ Dutch trade of,............................ 329 “ exports of,.................................... 329 V lll Index. Page. 339 government monopoly of,.. imports of,.......................... 329, 331 332 measures of,...................... 333 money of,.......................... 328 ports of............................... 330, 331 332 44 weights of,......................... 22 Junks of China,.......................... K. 14 K a m s c h a t k id a n s , ......................... Kavanagh, opinion of, respecting the 405 duty on Portuguese wines,.... 166 Kyanized cotton duck,................. Java, 44 44 “ 44 L abor in Europe and the United States,....................................... 217, 223 Lafitte the French banker,.................. 289 Lake Superior copper company,......... 482 Lands ceded to the United States,__ 110 “ public of the United States,..... 107 “ settlement of,............................. 112 Laurens Henry,.................................... 439 Law cases,.................... 81, 167, 265, 361 Law department,......... 81, 167, 265, 361 Law maritime,....................................... 146 Law respecting hospital money in N. York,................................................... 98 Legal tenders,........................................ 160 Legislation, commercial,....................... 27 44 English commercial,........ 121 Legislature of Virginia, 1769,............. 162 Liancourt nautilus,................................. 286 Liburnae, the war-ships,........................ 18 Liburni, the boats of,............................ 18 Liebig, letters of,.................................. 163 Life insurance, mutual,........................ 340 44 table of,....................... 344 Life-preserver,....................................... 286 Light-house at Boston, 1716,............... 71 Light on Bangoe island,....................... 469 “ on Falsterbo,............................... 469 44 on Sandvigsodde,........................ 468 44 on Toringen,............................... 468 44 on Udsire,................................... 468 Liverpool merchant,.............................. 195 Livy,........................................................ 21 Lorillard, Jacob,.................... 57, 59, 60 Losses on goods,.................................... 186 Lotteries suppressed,............................. 72 Louisiana, aspect of,............................. 413 44 banks of,.............................. 421 44 climate of,............................ 414 44 commerce of,....................... 411 44 divisions of,......................... 411 44 exports of,............................ 415 44 imports of,........................... 415 44 internal improvements of,.. 421 44 law case in,......„................. 457 44 manufactures of,.................. 421 44 population of,...................... 412 44 productions of,.................... 414 44 resources of,......................... 411 44 rivers of,............................... 414 Page. Louisiana, settlement of,.......... ........... 412 44 soil of,..................... .......... 413 44 trade of,................... Lowth’s Exposition,.................. ........... 22 Lucan,......................................... .......... 14 .......... 286 Lynn, iron works at,................. .......... 67 M. M a in e , agriculture of,............... .......... 316 44 banks of,........................ .......... 324 4 bays of,.......................... .......... 314 44 capital of,.................... .......... 323 44 climate of,..................... .......... 313 coast of,..................................... 314 education of,............................ 325 44 extent of,.................................... 313 44 fisheries of,....................... 315, 322 44 harbors of,................................ 314 44 imports of,................................. 316 44 islands of,.................................. 315 44 lumber trade of,.............. 315, 318 44 manufactures of,....................... 323 44 mountains of,............................ 313 44 navigation of,............................. 317 44 population of,............................ 324 44 potatoes of,................................ 315 44 products of,................................ 320 44 public lands of,.......................... 325 44 railroads of,............................... 327 44 resources of,.............................. 313 44 rivers of,................. 314, 318, 319 44 scenery of,................................. 313 44 ship-building of,.............. 315, 321 44 soil of,....................................... 313 44 tonnage of,................................ 317 44 valleys of,.................................. 313 44 vessels of,.................................. 317 Manufacture of soda,............................. 163 Manufactures, British bounty on,........ 539 Marine implements, invention of,....... 97 Marine society of Massachusetts,....... 162 44 of Salem,.................... 162 Marine telegraph flags,................ 333, 339 Maritime law,......................................... 146 44 offences,.................................. 234 Maryland, mint in,................................. 68 Massachusetts, 1731,............................ 160 44 imports of,.................... 72 44 marine society of,........ 162 44 mint in,........................ 68 44 population of,............... 160 44 shipping of, 1665,........ 69 44 tax on teas in,.............. 189 44 trade of, 1717,............. 62 Masters of ships,.................................... 81 Materials used by the ancients for ship building,.............................................. 21 Measure of the ark,.............................. 12 Measurement of Goods,........................ 186 Mercantile Biography, 57, 153, 251, 439 Amory, Thomas C.,.......................... 251 Astor, John Jacob,............................ 153 Belcher, Jonathan,............................. 252 Index . Page. Mercantile Biography— Cushing, Thomas,............................. Dalton, Tristram,.............................. Davis, Thomas,.............................. Laurens, Henry,................................ Lorillard, Jacob,................................ Mercantile integrity,............................. Mercantile Law Cases, 81, 167, 265, 252 253 253 439 57 481 361 553 Affreightment,.................................... 83 Balance of account current,............. 457 Bark Ann,.......................................... 83 Bills of exchange,.............................. 460 Bottomry,........................................... 361 B >ttomry and respondentia,............. 167 Bottomry bonds,....................... 167, 268 Charter-party,........................... 83, 268 44 special paper of,....... 84 Collision of vessels,.................. 169, 459 Creditors’ assets,................................ 170 Damaged goods,................................. 553 Duties, recovery of,.......................... 267 Endorser of promissory note,.......... 171 Foreigners, rights and remedies of,. 265 Freight-money,................................. 361 Hypothecated stock,......................... 269 Insurers, right of,.............................. 361 Law of corporations,.................. .... 363 Masters of ships,............................... 81 Minor seamen, wages of,-................ 364 Patent, violation of,.......................... 266 Provisions for emigrants,.................. 85 Recovery of duties,............................ 267 Robinson, the brig,............................ 268 Salvage,.............................................. 82 Seamen’s wages,...................... 81, 82 Ship Reliance,.................................... 82 “ Rigby Grove,........... ................ 81 44 Two Sisters,............................. 82 T a riff................................................. 85 Violation of patent,.......................... 266 Wages of minor seamen,.................. 364 Worsted goods,................................... 85 Mercantile Law Department, 81, 167, 265 361, 457 Mercantile Library at Boston,............ 572 Mercantile Miscellanies,... 191, 286, 379 475, 572 African guano trade,......................... 478 Alpaca, wool of the,.......................... 480 American cheese in England,......... 482 44 fur company’s stores,...... 291 44 hay at Liverpool,............. 477 44 provisions in England,... 480 Answer to Heriot’s question,.......... 574 Book-keeping,.................................... 479 Breach of trust by merchants* clerks, 477 Charleston chamber of commerce,.. 193 Chinese merchant,............................ 194 Cincinnati, cotton manufactures in., 196 Commerce and manufactures of Greece,........................................... 575 Commerce in Chinese seas,............ 191 ix Page. Mercantile Miscellanies— Commerce, manufactures, and agri culture,............................................ Commercial integrity,....................... “ plethora,....................... Copper, smelting of,.......................... Cotton manufactures in Cincinnati,. Counterfeit sovereigns,..................... East India merchant,........................ Emigrant ship,.................................. Exchange on England,.................... Exploring expedition,........................ French Importer’s Calculator,......... French savings bank,........................ Fresh fish trade of Boston,............. Gigantic commercial enterprise,.... Gold coin,........................................... Guano trade,............................. 287, He will never make a merchant,.. . Imprisonment for debt,..................... Iron trade in Europe,........................ Lafitte, the French banker,.............. Lake Superior copper company,. . . Late hours of business,.................... Liverpool merchant,......................... Lucrative enterprise,......................... Manchester, bank at,........................ Mercantile integrity,......................... Merc. Library Association, Boston,. Merchant, th e ,................................... Merchants of England,..................... Missouri, iron mountains of,........... New Hampshire zinc mines,........... Paragraph of commerce,................... Picking up of a pin,.......................... Plethora in commerce,...................... Poetry of commerce,......................... Prairies, commerce of the,............... Question for accountants,....... 192, Santa Fe trade,....... ......................... Self-reliance in a merchant,............ Traders in Africa,............................. Traffic with Africa,........................... Wines in Ohio,................................... Zinc mines in New H am pshire,.. . Mercantile qualifications,..................... Merchant seamen,........................ 230, Authority of masters of vessels over, Contract o f ,........................................ Duty of masters concerning,........... Offences of,......................................... Physical injuries inflicted on,.......... Recovery of wages by,...................... Subsistence of,.................................. Suits b y ,........................................... Wages of,................................. 234, Merchant, self-reliance in a,................ “ the,........................................ 44 the making of a,................. Merchants’ clerks, breach of trust by,. Merchants of Old England,................. Met Is and metallic wares imported into the United States,...................... 476 292 193 290 196 479 194 476 195 576 196 193 288 291 479 478 292 482 576 289 482 577 195 286 479 481 572 191 379 577 196 477 289 193 476 475 573 475 578 578 476 192 196 383 239 232 231 234 234 239 238 233 239 237 578 191 292 477 379 178 ' Index. X Page. Mettemich, Baron,................................ Mexican law respecting foreigners,.. . Mexicans, character of,......................... Military mole at Naples,...................... “ ships,........................................ Mines of North Carolina........... 62, Mint in Maryland, 1662...................... Mint in Massachusetts, 1652,............. Miscellanies, Mercantile, 191, 286, Mississippi, exports from the,.............. “ the river,............................ Missouri, iron mountains of,................ Molasses, prices of,............................... Monoxyla of the Greeks,..................... Montfaucon,.......................................... Monthly Commercial Chronicle,.. 75, 260, 353, 451, Moses,.................................................... Motive power, cost of,.......................... Murder of Jose Chavez,........................ Mutual life assurance,.......................... N. N aples harbor,....................................... Narraganset, trading house at,............. Nautical Intelligence,. 97, 190, 284, 467, Cork ledge, light at,......................... Dardanelles, passage of,.................... Drew’s prevention for hogged vessels, Dunkerque, port of,........................... Harwich harbor light,....................... Hospital money, New York,........... Hyannis, gangway rock of,.............. Ichaboe, island of,............................ Light on Bangoe............................... “ Falsterbo,........................... “ Sandvigsodde,.................... “ Toringen............................. “ Udsire................................. Loss of vessels on Bahama banks,.. Marine implements, invention of,... Military mole at Naples,................. Naples, harbor of,.............................. Navigation, invention of,................. Oland light beacon,........................... Plymouth breakwater light-house,.. Practical life-preserver,..................... Rockal, sunken rock near,................ Sailing ships,.................................... Sambo, shoal near,............................ S t Croix, shoal at,............................ Naval architecture after the deluge, Navigation act,...................................... Navigation act of the United States,.. Navigation, invention of,..................... “ of the North Elbe,........... “ of the United States, 270, Navigators ancient,............................... Nesichton of Salamis,.......................... Newcomes’ Exposition,........................ New England, commerce of restrain e d ,............................................... 66, 492 571 513 190 17 65 68 68 379 572 71 414 577 95 13 13 172 546 12 544 512 340 190 67 369 570 190 470 284 97 190 98 467 467 469 469 468 468 468 570 97 190 190 97 191 191 286 570 469 190 285 12 68 48 97 369 277 13 18 22 546 Page. New England, shipping of,.................. 160 Newfoundland, fishery of,....... 66, 71, 72 New Hampshire, zinc mines in,........ 196 New Orleans, census of,...................... 423 “ description of,............... 422 “ exports of,............. 416, 421 “ founded 1717,............... 72 “ trade of 1744,............... 161 Newport, trade of,................................ 161 Newspaper postage at Porto Rico,. . . 465 New York, banks of,.................... 262, 546 “ canals, trade and com merce of,................ 129 New York exports and imports, 1678, 70 “ exports, 1843, 1844,.. 73 “ imports at,................... 547 “ law respecting hospitalmoney,................... 98 “ loans of,....................... 548 95 “ price of molasses at,....... “ shipping of 1696,....... 70 “ statistics of,.............. 180 “ stocks of,.................... 453, 547 “ trade of,....................... 161 “ U. States deposits at,....,.. 548 New Zealand, Americ’n whale ships at 286 Nile, the river........................................ 15 Non-importation agreement, 1768,... 162 North Carolina, exports from,.............. 161 “ mines of,.................... 62 product of,......... 63 North Elbe, navigation of,........... 369 North west passage,...................... 72 Notices of books—(refer to book trade.) Nubia,..................................................... 14 O. Oaks, banks of among the ancients, 19, 20 Ohio, agriculture of,............ “ canals of,..................... ................ 226 “ capital of,..................... ................ 228 “ climate of,................... ................ 225 “ coal of,........................ .........224, 228 “ fisheries of,................ “ forests of,..................... u iron of,....................... ................ 224 “ labor of,...................... ................ 228 u manufactures oL....... ................ 229 rt position of,.................. ............... 223 “ resources of,................ ................ 223 “ rivers of,..................... “ salt of,........................ ................ 228 ** soil of,........................ “ 6tone of,,...................... ................ 228 ...... 223, 226 “ wine in,...................... Oland light beacon,............. ............... 191 Old paintings,....................... ............... 286 Opinions of Edwards and Lord respecting the duty on Portuguese wines,................................ ................ 406 Ordines the, among the oars of the ancients,................................ ................ 20 Origin of large vessels,........ Index, Page. Oswego, trading house a t,.................. Outrages on American citizens in Mexico,.............................................. Overland route to India,..................... Ovid,....................................................... P. P aintings in England,......................... Panama, canal across the isthmus of, Paper currency of Carolina,................. 44 44 of Pennsylvania,......... Paper hangings,.................................... Paper money,........................................ 44 “ of the colonies,........... Passengers in vessels,........................... Passports for citizens of the U. States, Patent, violation of,.............................. Payments on account of American seamen,.............................................. Pennsylvania, paper currency of......... “ trade of, 1682,................ Phoenicians, boats of the,...................... Philadelphia, entries at,........................ “ prices of iron works at, Philip of Macedon,................................ Picking up of a pin,.............................. Pig iron in Virginia,............................. Pine wood,............................................. Pilots,..................................................... Pitzorienses the, of India,.................... Plato,...................................................... Plethora in commerce,.......................... Pliny,............................................ 13, Plutarch,...................................... 15, Plymouth colony, trade of,................... Poetry of commerce,............................ Police regulations at Havana,............. Population, from 1791 to 1808,........... 44 of Boston, 1700,................ 44 of the colonies, 1753,....... 14 of Massachusetts,............. 44 table of,............................. Port of Dunkerque,............................... Portland, city of,.................................... Porto Rico, portage at,......................... 44 vessels bound to,............. Portsmouth, commerce of, 1681,......... 44 trade of,............................... Portuguese wines, duties on,................ Post office, condition of,........................ 44 department,......................... 44 details of................... 532, 44 policy of,............................. 44 prospects of,........................ 14 remedies of,......................... Practical life preserver,......................... Prairies, commerce of the,.......... 475, Prevention of ships from being hogged, Privileges of American vessels,.......... Produce prices of in New York,........ Product of gold mines in N. Carolina, Prohibition of tiade with the French, Promissory note, evidence of,............. Protection of trade,............................... 72 514 465 11 286 375 71 72 74 424 70 52 368 266 349 72 70 16 160 95 21 289 71 449 52 15 11 193 15 18 66 476 91 29 71 162 160 43 97 326 465 465 70 161 395 524 522 536 525 528 530 286 501 204 49 77 63 72 171 27 xi Page' Protective tariffs,............................. 254, 258 Provisions for emigrants,..................... 85 Prussia,............................................ 493 Ptolemy Philadelphus,...................... 18, 20 Ptolemy Philopater,.............................. 18 Ptolemy Soter,....................................... 18 Public lands of the U. States,.............. 107 44 prices of,.......................... 113 44 receipts for into treasury, 118 44 sale of,............................. 113 44 speculations in,................ 119 44 survey of,......................... 113 44 tables concerning, ..116, 117 Public works in the United Sfates, 76, 172 Q. Q u a l if ic a t io n s mercantile,.................. 383 Qualities of a merchant,....................... 383 Quarantine at the Canary Islands,..... 370 Question for accountants, .258, 385, 446 573 Quicksilver,.......................................... 75 Quintus Curtius,................................... 14 R. R a il r o a d fares,..................................... 184 44 statistics,,........... 182, 371, 568 Railroads, effect of on canals,............. 372 44 freights of,............................ 372 44 of M aine,.............................. 327 44 speed of,................................ 371 44 the first,........... ..................... 372 44 the value of,......................... 373 Railway, receipts from in Britain,....... 183 Railways in France,............................. 568 Rate of exchange,......................... 454, 456 R ates,..................................................... 13 Reading railroad,................................... 544 Receipts for the public lands,.............. 118 44 of public works,.................... 172 Recovery of duties,............................... 267 Register of ships,.................................. 51 Regulation of coins,.............................. 71 Regulations commercial,....86, 185, 365 44 44 of China,....... 365 44 for harbours,.................... 53 Reliance, the ship,................................ 82 Remus,................................................... 13 Report of secretary of the treasury,... 270 Resources of Louisiana,....................... 411 • 44 of Maine,................... 313, 327 44 of Ohio,................................ 223 Respondentia,....................................... 167 Revenue cutters of the United States, 50 44 duties from 1791 to 1808,... 29 44 of Croton water,.................... 181 Reviews of books— (refer to book trade.) Revue des deux mondes,..................... 299 Rhode Island, tonnage duty in,.......... 71 Rhodians, boats of the,.......................... 16 Rice,....................................................... 186 Rice of Carolina,................................... 70 Rigby Grove ship,................................. 81 Rio de Janeiro, commerce of,............. 33 44 exports of,.................... 34 X ll Index, Page. Rio de Janeiro, flour market a t,.......... 36 44 imports of,.................... 35 44 population of,............... 33 44 prices at,................37, 38 44 U. S. consuls at,.......... 572 Robinson, the brig,................................ 268 Roman ships,.......................................... 17 Romans, bridges of the,........................ 16 Romulus,...................... 13 Rossini, Antiquite Romanorum of,.... 26 Rostrum of ships,.................................. 25 Rowers, the ancient,............................. 19 Russia, currency of,.............................. 264 S. S ailing ships,........................................ 469 Sale of public lands,............................. 113 Salem marine society,........................... 162 Salt,........................................................ 163 44 act respecting,............................... 159 44 prices of at Boston,...................... 95 Salt water converted into fresh,.......... 3G9 Salvage,......................................... 82, 83 Sambo, shoal near,................................ 190 Sandvigsodde, light on the,................. 468 Santa Fe trade,.................. 475, 502, 509 Savings bank, French,.......................... 193 Schooner built at Cape Ann, 1714,.... 71 Science applied to commerce, 73, 163, 449 Science of the antediluvians,......... ...... 11 Seamen, merchant,................................ 231 44 wages of,........................... 81, 364 Secretary of the treasury, report of,.... 270 Semaphoric flags,......................... 333, 339 Semiramis, galleys of,........................... 16 Sesostris, galley of,............................... 16 Settlement of the public lands of the United States,................................... 112 Ship-agents,............................................ 51 Ship-building,........................................ 449 44 duties on articles used in, 177 44 duties on materials for,... 21 44 of the ancients,................. 11 Ship of Hiero,.............................. 21, 24 44 Ptolemy,......................... 21, 23 Ship register,.......................................... 51 44 Rigby Grove,................................. 81 Shipping of Britain and Ireland,....... 177 44 Massachusetts, 1665,....... 69 44 New England, 1743,....... 160 Ships, English,....................................... 17 44 for military purposes,.................. 17 44 hogged, prevention of,................ 284 44 husbands,...................................... 51 44 masters of,................ 81 44 of the ancients,............................. 11 44 of the ancients, division of,........ 16 44 of the Greeks,............................. 17 44 of the Romans,........................... 17 44 of the Spaniards,......................... 17 44 of w a r,........................................ 18 44 origin of,....................................... 16 44 rostrum of,................................... 25 44 the asser of,.................................. 26 Page- Ships to New England, 1616,.......... 44 towers of,................................... Shoal in the Chinese seas,................... Sillius Italicus,...................................... Silk, culture of in Carolina,................. Silver, assaying of,................................ 44 refining of,................................. 44 trade in Cuba,............................ Soap,....................................................... Soda, manufacture ot,........................... South Carolina, exports from,............ 44 exports of,1801,......... 44 trade of,...................... Spanish ships,......................................... Spartum, the,.......................................... Special paper of charter,...................... Specie in banks,.................................... Speculations in public lands,................ Speed of railroads,................................ S t Croix, shoal near,........................... St. Louis, charges at,........................... Stamp act,............................................... Statistics, commercial,......... 93, 177, 44 of New York,..................... 44 railroad,................................ Stockholm, trade of,............................. Stocks of New York,........................... Strabo,........................................... 13, Stuppa, the,............................................ Styx, the ferryman of the,.................... Sugar act,............................................... 44 from beet-root,............................ 44 history of,.................................... Sulphur,.................................................. Sulphuric acid,...................................... Supercargo,............................................ Survey of the public lands,....... .......... Sweden, account of by Puffendorff,... 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 agricultuie of,......................... commerce of,.......................... commercial legislation of,.. . copper mines of,.................... council of state of,................. customs of,............................. divisions of,............................ exports and imports of, 204, 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 forests of,................................ Gotha canal of,...................... government of,...................... imports and exports of,......... iron of,.................................... measures of,........................... minerals of,-........................... mines of,................................. money o f ,............................. natural resources of,.............. navigation of,......................... products of,.................. 205, sen-coast of,........................... shipping of,............................. silver of,.................................. 65 26 370 20 71 188 165 79 164 163 161 352 161 17 29 84 264 119 371 285 462 162 270 180 182 214 453 15 22 16 162 75 73 166 164 57 113 208 211 204 203 206 209 206 206 205 211 213 204 207 205 207 209 207 204 210 207 204 208 209 203 211 209 Index. Page. Sweden, tar of,..................................... 210 “ tariffs of,.................................. 20G “ timber of,................................. 210 “ trade of,........................ 203, 208 “ treaties of,............................... 205 “ weights of,.............................. 207 T. T able of cities and towns................... 39 “ of commercial statistics,, 271, 284 “ of custom-house revenue,....... 29 “ of duties,................................... 29 “ of exports and imports,.. 271, 277 “ of exports from 1791 to 1807,. 30 “ of exports from 1817 to 1843,. 31 “ for twenty-two years,................ 570 “ of income,.................................. 29 “ of life insurance,....................... 344 “ of population,.... 29, 31, 43, 44 “ of trade between the United States and China,................. 55 Tares and drafts,,.................................. 187 T ariff,....... .................................... 85, 92 “ Belgian,....................................... 463 “ of 1842.............................. 308, 310 “ of charges at St. Louis,............. 462 “ of commissions and charges,... 185 “ of Cuba,................................ 86 “ of duties in the United States,. 299 Tariffs, protective,........................ 254, 258 T ax on teas in Massachusetts,............. 189 Taxation of the colonies,...................... 160 T ea destroyed in Boston,..................... 352 Tea, duty on resisted,.......................... 351 T ea in New England,.......................... 72 Teas, adulteration of,........................... 73 Telegraph flags, marine,.............. 333, 339 Thalamegus, the ship of Ptolemy,....... 23 Themistocles,................................ 18, 250 Theocritus,............................................. 17 Thucydides,............................................ 18 Time bells.............................................. 370 Tobacco,......................... 161 “ duties on, 1676,...................... 70 “ first cultivation of,......... 65, 66 Toll-Union,.................................. 493, 497 “ coinage of the,.................... 494 “ duties of the,....................... 494 measures of the,................. 493 “ regulations of the,............... 494 u weights of the,.................... 493 Tonnage duties of Brazil,.............. 464 “ duty in Rhode Island,........... 71 “ of the a rk ,............................. 12 “ of the United States,... 280, 283 Toringen, light on the,......................... 468 Towers of ships,.................................... 26 Towns of the United States,................ 38 Trade, free,............................................ 27 “ in guano,.................................... 381 “ of Boston.................................... 161 “ of Gothenburg,.......................... 216 “ of Newport,............................... 161 “ of Pennsylvania, 1682,....... 70 xiii Page. of Plymouth colony,................. 66 of Portsmouth,......................... 161 of Santa Fe,..................... 502, 504 of Santa Fe, table of for 22 years,..................................... 570 “ of Stockholm,............................ 214 “ of Sweden,................................ 203 “ of the colonies,......................... 160 “ of the New York canals,........ 129 “ protection to,.................... 27 “ with the French prohibited,.. . 72 Traders in Africa,.................................. 578 Trading house at Narragansett, 1641,. 67 “ at Oswego,.......... 72 “ at the Delaware, 1642, 67 Traffic with Africa,............ ................. 476 Trajan, column of at Rome,................. 19 Treaty between Britain and'C hina,... 365 Trieste, cotton trade of,........................ 93 Two Sisters, the ship,.......................... 82 Tyre, the city of,.................................... 22 U. U dsike, light on the,............................. 468 Ulysses,................................................... 13 United States, banking in,.................... 424 Boundaries of,................................... 108 British products exported from,....... 359 Cheese of, exported to Britain,....... 176 Cities of the,...................................... 38 Coasting trade of,.............................. 567 Commerce of the,............................. 270 Commerce of with China,................ 54 Commercial changes of,................... 307 Commercial system of,...................... 47 Compromise act of,........................... 306 Consequences of the tariff of 1842,. 310 Constitution of the,.......................... 304 Consulate of at Rio Janeiro,........... 572 Consuls of the,.................................. 50 Cotton crop of,.................................. 76 Cotton of,.................................. 354, 359 Currency of,........................ 263 Custom-houses of,............................. 48 Customs revenue of,......................... 353 Deposits in banks of,........................ 353 Divisions of,...................................... 301 Domestic exports of,......................... 271 Duty of on coffee,........................... 466 Exportations of,....................... 307, 549 Exports from, of foreign merchan dise,.................................... ; ........... 274 Exports of,..................................374, 474 First bank in the,............................. 425 Fisheries of,....................................... 49 Foreign mercb’dise exported from, 360 Importations of,................................. 307 Imports of,................................ 352, 474 Imports of foreign merchandise into 275 Imports of metals and metallic wares from Britain................................... 178 Income of,.......................................... 29 Labor in,............................................ 217 Mint o f,.............................................. 432 Trade “ “ “ IIV Index, Page. United States— National bank of,........... 426, 427, 433 Navigation of,................. 270, 277, 278 Northeastern region of,................... 301 Northwestern region of,................... 302 Passports for citizens of the,............ 368 Population of the,......... .................... 29 Protective duties of,......................... 29 Public lands of,.................................. 107 Public works in the,......................... 76 Revenue cutters of,............................ 50 Revenue duties from,...................... 29 Revenue of,....................................... 569 Revenue system of,.......................... 29 Southeastern region o f,.................... 302 Southwestern region of,................... 302 Sperm oil trade of,............................ 560 Statistical tables of,................. 271, 284 Table of exports and imports of,271, 277 Tables concerning consuls,............. 55 Tariff of 1842.................................... 308 Tariff of duties of the,...................... 304 Towns of the...................................... 38 Trade of with Western E urope,.... 179 W ar of 1812 of the............................ 305 Western trade of,............................. 49 W ool imported into,......................... 176 Ueons the navigator............................. 13 V. V alue of railroads,................................. 373 Vansittart, speech o f,........................... 539 Vegetius, testimony o f,....................... 21 Venetians, boats of the,........................ 16 Venezuela, cattle exported from,......... 189 Vessels American,............................. 47, 284 Vessels, collision of,....................... 169, 459 Vessels bound to Porto Rico,................ 465 Violation of p atent,.............................. 266 Virginia, currency of,..................... 67, 68 “ exports of,............................... 65 Page. Viiginia, legislature of, 1769,................ 162 “ tobacco, trade of, .............. 559 Vossius,................................................. 21 W. W ages of minor seamen,..................... 364 “ of seamen,................................. 81 W ar of 1812,.......................................... 305 Washington, administration of,.......... 47 Wealth and resources of E ngland,.... 181 W ealth of Ohio,.................................... 223 Webster Daniel, opinion of respecting a national bank,........................ 433, 438 W eight of goods,.................................. 186 Wenern lake,......................................... 208 W est Indies trade 1647,....................... 68 Western waters of America,................ 49 Whale fishery, 1730,............................. 159 Wheat, increase of,............................... 140 W heat of England,............................... 80 Wheaton, negotiations of,.................... 498 Wines and tobacco, 1622..................... 66 “ duties on since 1789,.................. 403 “ imported in 1841,....................... 398 “ impost on,.................................... 67 “ in Ohio,...................................... 192 Winthrop, report by on American sea men in foreign ports,........................ 344 Wood of Dodona,................................. 21 Wool imported into the United States, 176 Wool manufactures of America, 1699, 71 Worsted goods,...................................... 85 Wrecks of vessels.................................. 51 X. X erxes, bridge of across the Helles pont,.................................................... 16 Z. Zealand New, American whale ships at,....................................................... 286 Zinc mines in New Hampshire,.......... 196 “ Zoll Verein,”.............................. 493, 497 THE BOOK TRADE. ® THE ENSUING CATALOGUE, UNLESS THE WORK IS PUBLISHED WITHOUT IT , THE AUTHOR’S NAME PRECEDES THE TITLE OF THE BOOK. Page. A. American Almanac,...................... 579 Ancient History,................................... 199 Anecdotes of American Revolution,.. 391 Andrews: Leisure Hours,.................... 389 Astronomy Illustrated,.......................... 390 B. Barrett: Drama of Exile..................... 486 Bement: American Poulterer’s Com panion,................................................ 584 Bible History Illustrated,...................... 488 Blair, Hugh: Sermons,........................ 485 Boyd: Elements of Rhetoric,............. 583 Boy’s Manual,......................................... 102 Page. Bradley: Practical Sermons,................ 389 Bremer: Novels,................................... 580 “ The H ------Family,.............. 296 Bridgman: Young Gardener’s Assist ant,....................................................... 102 Brown: History of Illinois,....... 251, 293 Browning: Life of Goethe,................. 199 Burns: Christian Fragments............... 487 Bush: Anastasis,................................... 582 “ Notes on the Book of Joshua,. 100 “ Notes on the Book of Judges,. 296 “ Prophecies of Daniel,................ 488 C. Campbell: Philosophy of Rhetoric,.... 583 Index. Page. Carlen: Smugglers of the Swedish Coast,.................................................. 200 Chandler: American Criminal Trials, 101 Charlotte Elizabeth: Works of,. 294, 487 Child: Mother’s Book,......................... 102 Colquehoun: World’s Religion,......... 103 Colton: Woman as Virgin, Wife, and Mother,............................................... 392 Cooper: Court-Martial in the Case of Mackenzie,........................................ 294 Croker: Traditions and Legends of Ireland,................................................ 296 D. Dana: Young Sailor,........................... 103 D’Aubigne: Faith and Knowledge,... 296 Davidson: Connection of Sacred and Profane History,................................. 487 Day: Maxims, Experience, and Ob servations of Agagos,....................... 102 D ick: Christian Philosopher,............... 103 D’lsraeii: Curiosities of Literature,... 293 D raper: Organization of' Plants.......... 584 Dumas and Boussongault: Organic Nature,................................................ 102 Durbin: Observations by, in France and Britain,........................................... 99 E. Edgarton: Rose of Sharon,................. 580 Ellis: Brother and Sister,..................... 101 “ Irish Girl,.................................... 102 Embury: American Wild Flowers,... 579 Emigrant’s True Guide,...................... 488 Everest: Hare.Bell,............................. 583 “ Moss-Rose,............................ 583 F. Featherstonhaugh: Excursion through the Slave States,............................... 200 Fenelon: Use of the Bible,.................. 483 Ferones: Chemistry,............................ 198 Foster: Biographical, Literary, and Philosophical Essays,......................... 388 Foster: Christian Morals,.................... 295 Frost: Book of the Indians,................. 581 G. Gaussin: Geneva and Rome,................ 296 Gift, for 1845,....................................... 485 Gilman: Oracles from the Poets,....... 584 Girl’s Manual,......................................... 102 Glauber-Spa, Tales of,.......................... 391 Godwin: Doctrines of Fourier,.......... 198 Goodrich: Pictorial History of the U. States,................................................... 103 Gordon: Mary Schweidler,.................. 392 G raves: Girlhood and Womanhood,. 99 Gregg: Commerce of Prairies,. 499, 501 Griswold: Christian Ballads,............... 583 “ Works of Praedr ................. 199 Gurley: Life of Lamed,...................... 389 H. H ale: The Opal,.................................. 486 Hall, Robert: Works........................... 485 Halstead: Richard III.,........................ 582 Harrison: Tongue of Time,................ 102 XV Page. Hastings and Bradbury: The Psalmodist,...................................................... 487 Hawthorn, the,...................................... 391 Hemans: Works of,.............................. 582 Hershberger: The Horseman.............. 295 Hildreth: Theory of Morals,............. 101 H olley; Picturesque Tourist,.............. 199 Holmes: Annals of America,............. 351 Holy Bible, Illuminated,...................... 488 H om er: Iliad of, by Anthon,............. 483 Hooker: Works of,................................ 485 Housekeeper’s Annual,........................ 391 Howitt, Mary: Child’s Picture and Verse-Book,....................................... 581 Howitt, M ary: My Uncle, the Clockmaker,........................ 581 I. Illustrated Astronomy,.......................... 390 Ingoldsby: Legends,...................... 390 Iv es: Apostles’ Doctrine and Fellow ship,..................................................... 484 J. Jacobs: Scenes, Incidents,and Adven tures in the Pacific Ocean............... 294 Jam es: Arrah Neil,.............................. 296 “ Rose d’Albret,......................... 200 K. Keepsake, the,........................................ 391 K eith: Land of Israel,......................... 389 L. Ladies’ Register,.................................... 391 “ W ork-Table Book,.................. 294 Landis: Rabbah Taken....................... 296 Lathrop: Christ’s W arning to the Churches,............................................. 392 Leighton: Works of,.......................... 390 Letter-Writing Simplified,.................... 392 Log-Cabin, the,....................................... 198 Luther: Commentary on Galatians,... 487 M. Macaulay : Critical and Miscellaneous Essays,................................................ 99 Marquis of Carabas................................ 392 Marsh: Goths in New England,......... 101 Marshall: The Rose,............................. 391 Martineau: Life in the Sick-Room,.. 100 M aryatt: Settlers in Canada,............. 582 M ason: Treatise on the Governments of the United States,.......................... 100 Maxcy: Literary Remains of,............. 388 Mirror Library,........................................ 296 Moore: Odes of Anacreon,................... 296 Mora Carmody........................................ 584 More : Domestic Tales,........................ 296 M orse: System of Geography,............ 295 N. Napier: W ar in the Peninsula........... 295 Neal, Daniel: History of the Puritans, 483 Neal, Jo h n : Peter Ploddy.................... 488 O. Ogilby: Catholic Church in England and America................................ 102 Old Humphrey’s Country Strolls,....... 484 xv i Index. Page. Overs: Evenings of a Working-Man, 392 P. Parker: Semaphoric Signal-Book,.... 388 Pereira: Physiology of Health,.......... 488 Pickering: The Grandfather,............. 296 Pollok: Course of Time,...................... 200 Popular Hand-Books,........................... 199 Prize Story-Book,..............................— 581 Puss in Boots,......................................... 392 R. Randell: Domestic Cookery,............. 488 Ranke : History of the Popes,............ 486 Republic, the,....... ....................... 103, 198 Republication of the British Quarterly Review, and Blackwood’s Maga zine..................................................... 197 Rose of Sharon,.................................... 580 S. Saturday Emporium,............................ 296 Schiller: Poems and Ballads,............. 99 Sears: Ciceronian,................................ 103 Seatsfield: Life in New York,............ 103 ■“ ^ Rambleton,.......................... 392 Sedgwick: Alida,.................................. 200 Sew ell: Amy Herbert,......................... 200 Shew: Hydropathy, or W ater-Cure,. 200 Sherwood: Clever Stories for Clever Children,............................................. 581 Simms: Life of Marion,...................... 486 Smith: Book that will Suit You,....... 102 “ Chairman’s Guide,.................. 488 Southgate: Visit to Mesopotamia,__ 484 Spalding: Review of D ’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation,........... 101 Sparks: Library of American Biog raphy,......................................... 197, 583 Spirit of the Nation,............................. 296 Stael, De : Corinna,........................... 200 Page. Stone: Institution of the Sabbath,.... Stowe: Daily Manna for Christian Pilgrims,............................................. Strauss: Life of Christ,........................ Sturgess: Cruise of the Somers,........ T. Tales of Glauber Spa,.......................... T appan: Elements of Logic,.............. T aylor: Apostolic Baptism,................. “ Physiology for Children,....... Thomas : Beechen Tree,..................... Triumphs of Time................................ Two Half Dollars,................................ V. Vandenhoff: Clay Code,...................... “ , System of E locution,.... Verplanck: Shakspeare’s Plays,......... W. Wakely : Mother’s Medical Adviser,. W alker: Electrotype Manipulation,... W ard: French Importer’s Ready Cal culator,............................................... W estm an: T he Spoon,................ 200, W hiting: Revolutionary Orders of Washington,....................................... Widow’s Jewels,................................... W ilkes: Book of the Exploring E x pedition,............................................. Willard: History in Prospective,........ W illis: Pencillings by the W ay,,....... W inslow: Christian Doctrine,........... W oodbury: Address,........................... W orking a Passage............................... Y. Young: Night Thoughts,.................... Z. Zschokke: Incidents of Social Life amid the European Alps,....... . 389 200 294 488 391 392 295 488 391 200 200 485 584 100 392 296 390 296 580 103 576 487 200 103 488 200 200 484
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