The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-03 00:00:00

MERCANTILE AND NAVAL TONNAGE.

There were belonging to the United States on
the Both of June, 1868 : Tons.
Registered sail vessels 1,310,344
Registered steam engines
Enrolled and licensed sail vessels 1,929,798
Enrolled and licensed steam vessels ... .. 977,916

Total 4,440,027
To which add tons remaining of old measurement
of registered sail vessels • 33,449

Total 4,473,476
The tonnage is classified as follows :
Atlantic and Gulf Coast-19,467 vessels of all
kinds 2,974,974
Pacific Coast-904 vessels
Northern Lakes-5,365 vessels 695,601
Western Rivers-2,382 vessels

28,118 vessels 4,3 [8,307
Whale Fishery.- 238 vessels
Cod and Mackerel Fishery--Enrolled vessels over
20 tons, 1,467 vessels
Licensed vessels under 20 tons, 748 vessels

2,215 vessels
Grand total " 4,473,476
TONNAGE OF AMERICAN VESSELS ENTERING FROM AND
CLEARING TO FOREIGN PORTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1868.
Countries. Entered. Cleared.
Russia on Baltic and White Seas ... 7,217 5,804
Asiatic Russia ... ... ... 1,036

Total .. 6,840
Russian North American possessions
prior to cession to United States... 3,385 3,633
Prussia - 806
Sweden and Norway ... 3,953 -
Swedish West Indies ... - 133
Denmark ... 436
Danish West. Indies... ... 11,768 18,747
Switzerland ... 2,327 995
Hamburg ... - 1,894
Bremen 30,971 31,586
Holland 4,305 5,991
Dutch West Indies... .. 9,159 5,135
Dutch Guiana 2,240 1,247
Dutch East Indies ... ... 3,873 4,988
Belgium ... 9,746 12,417
England _ _412,718 416,271
Scotland _ 9,800 , 11,236
Ireland 1,705 14,468
Gibraltar 1,413 9,943
••• ••• -
Malta 326
..• •••
Canada 1 084 943 1,094,173
Other Br. Nor. Am. poss. on Atlan. 246,332 263,881
British Am. poss on. Pacific ... 63,548 75,352
British West Indies ... 63,370 65,978
British Honduras ... 8,679 8,757
British Guiana 11,401 12,905
British possessions in Africa ... 4,277 7,108
British East Indies 29,u78 18,900
Australia 9,962 21,169

. .
France on Atlantic ... ... 61,923 114,513
France on Mediterranean ... 11,553 23,948
French North American poss. ••• 317
French West Indies ... ... 3,334 11,726
French Guiana ... ... ... 447 540
French possessions in Africa ... 3,505 2,244
Spain on Atlantic ... ... ... 11,481 19,140
Spain on Mediterranean ... ... 16,499 9,591
Canary Islands ... ... ... 285 2,741
Phillipine Islands ... ... ... 18,894 2,539
665,210 648,481
Porto Rico ... ... ... ... 47,367 44,421
Portugal ... ... ... ... 2,476 5,695
Madeira ... ... ... ... 703 1,825
Cope do Verde Islands ... ... 2,820 1,484
Azores ... ••• ••• •••
_1,176 2,505

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Italy ... ... ••• ... 26,213 19,228
Sicily ... ••• ... ••• ... 33,930 3 557
Austria ,718
Turkey in Europe ~,,
1,088 2,225
Turkey in Asia ... ~, ... 3,005 2,369
Egypt ... ... ... , 377
Liberia
.'" • • • ... 2,846 3,246
Other ports in Africa .., ... 5,357 3,382
Hayti. ... ... ... 12,9. 49 14,643
San Domingo . .
••• ... ... 3,710 360
Dioxin° ,44 749 59,332
...

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Nicaragua 37'953 34,084
Costa Rica ***
612
Guatemala ... ***
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372 41
Honduras
.„. ***
***
*'** 212
U. S. of Columbia • •••
•:287,216 316,769
Venezuela ... ••
2,764 2,417
Braz 1 55,695 50,439
Uruguay , 4,653 21,435
Buenos Ayres or Argentine Rep'c... 15,845 15,543
Chili ,„ 4,093 7,636
Peru „, 28,248 21,704
Ecuador ••• ••• 116 116
Hawaiian Islands ... 1.9,483 21,3f,C
Other Islands on Pacific 2,003 5,338
Ch ... 15,093 39,381
Japan ... 29,220 38,509
Other ports in Asia ... 728 __.
Whale fisheries 19,061 16,738

Total 3,550,550 3,717,956
Mercantile tonnage of France is 2,000,0(10 tons.
Mercantile tonnage of England is 5' 779,000 tons.
The French navy cousists.of 430 vessels,
divided as
follows : -

Steam vessels 331, with 76,130-horse pawor ; sailing
vessels, 99. . •
Of • these, launched but still unfinished, 7 steam- vessels,
710-horse power; 31 steam vessels on stocks, 13,405 horse
power.
This fleet is suhivided into new fleet and old fleet. New
fleet has 314 stetun vessels ; sailing vessels, 70 ; and is di-
vided into—
Armoured ships of every class. 5O
Wooden fighting fleet screw vessels
Steam flotilla • 9O
Transport fleet 75
Training ships for officers and gunners 2
Added this year: Four iron-plated corvettes, one iron-
plated coast-guard ship, two training ships.
This represents the real strength of the French navy
The old fleet is rapidly being transformed or going out of
the service.
The Whole tonnage of the French-navy is 469,000 tons.