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man. 13v his means, last spring, when the Eider
was.frozeri asp, the buoys were brought over land
and carried out to sea, in small craft, off Volletwyk ;
in consequence of which, above twenty ships came
to that place, before the ice bloke up in the Eider ;
and afterwards, finding the river tardy in opening,
he caused the ice to be removed from a considerable
portion of it.
At Vollerwyk, slap: can come to land almost
thioaghnut the winter; at that time they are laid
along shore, and, if they do not draw too much
water, are pretty safe during the breaking of the
ice: below Vollerwyk, the Eider does not entirely
frieze up.
The placing of the buoys is regulated by the
board of overseers of the channel at Rendsburg, as
also the appointment and regulation of the piliit
from that place to Tonningen,and the neighbouring
parts.
The town of Tonningen used formerly to levy a
conttibution, called buoy and beacon money, es-
cording to a certain regulation ; but, after the chan-
nel was opened, the King of Denmark purchased
this right from the city, for 10,000 rix-dollars.
Hence, this tax is now levied by the Officers of the
Crown, in lieu of those formerly appointed by the
city.
In the year 18434, its produce amounted to 14,000
rix-dollars.

In the same year, the whole produce of the cus-
toms was '202,000 rix-dollars ; whereas, previous to
the blockade of the Elbe, they only amounted
an-
nualiy to 20, or 30,000.
The number of ships which arrived during that
year, from foreign ports, those of Holland excepted,
was between six and seven hundred.

In 1803, the shipping belonging to Tonningen,
amounted to 'l97‘ lasts, or 595 tons. With regard
to last year, 1804, the inspeCtor of the customs
could give me no information ; but Mr. Ler.)vr told
me, that the number of vessels now belonging to
this port, it full thirty, though nor, indeed, all of
them large ships. Mr. Lezow owns nine, of which
six are ships, and two are small coating-vessels.
This gentleman, in 1601, began to construet a
considerable ship-yard. near a pair of slips, which
is called a ship-yard, by Nieniann. Lsltow has
already built obits according to his own ideas,
called the Spresdal4r, and carrying fifty lasts of
wheat. When I was at 'fonuingen, he believed her
to be at Mogador.
Twn years before:a ship-owner, named Hen-
ning Duhr, launched a small vessel, of eighty tons
burden, called the Jangfer Fraerd a, of Tonningen.
The shipyard and slips are now used for repair-
ing large ships. But, henceforward, no mire will
be built, because the price of labour is too high.
Mr. Lexow, the pelotion of 'lonningen, ha, also
built a considerable mill, for extratting rape oil.
The battery of Vollerwyk, serves as a proteCtion
from descents, enfbrces the quarantine regulations,
and, above all, defends the mouth of the Eider.
It was erected in 1601, and is the outmost battery.
Resides this, there are two.other batteries in the
neighbourhood of Tonningen, the one erefled in
1601, the other in 1803. 'Their °lake is to prevent
,
enemies' ships from entering.
The Royal warehouse, which is a very large and
massive building, on a point of land, near the har-
bour, affords many impottant advantages to trade,
as all goods, even contraband, are lodged there, as
long as may be desired, for a very small rent.
In general, however, since the blockade of the
F.lbe, the merchants are obliged to make use of
cellars, stables, and other out-houses, to store their
good;.

(To be continued )

LAST INDIES.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS.

JIDICIAL DEF•RTMCKT.

John Spencer, Esq. First Judge of the Court of Circuit and
Appeal, for the division of Broach.
James Augustus Grant, Eq. Second Judge ditto, ditto, ditto.
John Smith, Esq. Third ditto, ditto, ditto.
Thomas Day. Esti Register to the Court.
Dr. Robert Drummond, Interpreter and Translator of the
Guserattee and M.rhratta Languages to the Court.
Robert Holford, E.g. Judge and Magistrate at Kaira.
Ityram Rowles, Esq. Register to the Court of Kai,a.
Guy Lenox Pendergrast, Esq. Judge and Magistrate at
Broach.

Jobe Rouser, E. Register to the Court at Broach.
Fletcher flayes, F..q. Judge and Magistrate at Tannah, vice
Spencer.
Samuel Bourchier, E.y. Register to the Court of Sadawlut,
at Swat.