The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-03
ENGLAND COLONIES.


the same time with New England, under the aus.
pieces of Dutch commercial company afterwards
under the patronage Of the government of Holland
The population progressed but slowly. In 1893 the
census of the colony showed population Of IL, 1877
whites and z, 10 negroes Total 1907. OF New
Jeraey-we find no early records with regard to tho
population of that colony In 1888 1t contained
1883 whites and 8, 9sl slaves. Total, Al, 1863.
In 1854 the colony Of Pennsylvania, including
tho territory now comprising the State of Della.
ware, was divided into twenty-five to wnships,
containing seven thousand inhabitants, of whom
$500 resided In Philadelphia. The mum.
Der Of emigrants to the colony that arrived
during the year ending in December, I72s,
was g. POS The population was greatly increased
from emigration, from 1854 to l776- as is shown by
the number of inhabitants in the latter year having
reached above 300, 900.
The first colony settled in Maryland in 1854, con-
sstiDg of about 200 Roman Catholics, principally
Englishmen. In 1865 the number of inhabitants in
the colony was about Ii, 600 The taxable inhab-
itants in 1874 were about $4,000; and the whole
population in 1855 was l53, consisting of g..
3l9 free white males; 9O8 free white females 1881
white ccnvicts; ana AZ, $50 mulattoes and negroes
The progress Of population in Virginia was ~
follows in l6lS 60O in 1923, $500; in 1919, 20 900;
in 1850, 10000; in 1871, SO 600 whites and 1000
negroes; in 1851 1900 taxable inhabitants; and In
1908, as, 0z3 tsxables.
Sir William Berkeley, Governor Of Virginia in 1871
states the population of the colony at 40, 900; Of
whom 1000 were slaves, and 5000 were white in.
dentured servants. The Governor states that the
importation of slaves did not exceed two or three
cargoes in seven years; but the emigration of scr.
wants to the colony he estimated at 500 annually;
the most of whom were English, . few Scotch, and
fewer Irish.
of IL, 400, indicating q white population of about
$4,000 The following given Is the estimates Of
the population Of South Carolina. In 100, whites
$500; in 1929 whites IA 900, negroes, IL, 900; in
l766, whites, 5000, negroes, sc, 900.
Georgia, the last settled of the original thirteen
colonies, commenced its career by the arrival of
James 0glethrope, with ll6 English settlers, in
1888, on the Savannah river. In 1850, the pspula
tion of the colony was estimated at 10000.
Pitkn estimates the population of the thirteen CO.
lonies in l749at 9sl 000 In l70O the population Of
the colonies, estimated by BE aman, in his "Pro.
gress of Nations was 800, 900, including 30 600
slaves The same author estimates the total popu.
lation in IT'S at 2,64O 900, Of whom 500 900 were
slaves and FREQ colored persons
The first census Of the United States showed
total poulation of 929 1877, Of whom 6y7 1897 were
slaves, and so, 4OS free negroes.
With the immense emigration to the United
States the greater part Of the time since $780, the
white population has doubled in about twenty three
years. The seventh census of the United atss,
taken in 1850, gives the folio wing aggregates -
White population OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 Cos 7so
free colored population ................. 419 l73
c&a'ss ...... lTsooy
Total. ea7