STATEMENT of the number of Vessels, and the amount of Tonnage, which were built, registered, enrolled, and licensed, in each State and Territory of the United States, during the year ending on the 31st December, 1829. STATEMENT of the total number of Vessels, and the Seamen usually employed in navigating the same, which belonged to each State or Territory of the United States on the 31st December, 1829. RECAPITULATION OF THE TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR 1829. REGISTERED TONNAGE. The registered vessels employed in the foreign trade at the close of the year 1829 ENROLLED AND LICENSED TONNAGE. The enrolled vessels employed in the coasting trade at the close of the year 1829 The licensed vessels under 20 tons do do FISHING VESSELS. The registered tonnage employed other than in the whale fishery, during the year 1829 Employed in the whale fishery 592,858 50 57,284 38 As above 650,142 88 The aggregate amount of the tonnage of the United States on the 31st of December, 1829 Whereof 526,812 54 123,330 34 650,142 88 Whereof RECAPITULATION.-CONTINUED. Do do Permanent enrolled and licensed tonnage Total enrolled and licensed tonnage Licensed vessels under 20 tons employed in the coasting trade Total licensed tonnage under 20 tons do do cod fishery Of the enrolled and licensed tonnage there were employed in the coasting trade 490,468 05 Do Do do do whale fishery cod fishery steam navigation 54,036 81 tons, Of the enrolled tonnage employed in the coasting trade, amounting, as above stated, to 588,357 01 tons, there were employed in NOTE. The decrease in the Enrolled Tonnage for the year 1829, is shown as follows: NOTE.-The decrease in the Registered Tonnage for the year 1829, is shown as Amount of diminished registered tonnage, above, brought down 162,476 44 273,813 48 do licensed tonnage under 20 tons, above, bro't down 44,304 09 480,594 06 |