s increased since the establishment
of the independence of Monte Video, will be seen from the following
statement of the increase of British shipping from 1830 to 1842:--

BRITISH SHIPPING.

Years. Ships. Tonnage. Men.
1830 41 7480 425
1831 36 6418 387
1832 30 5577 324
1833 51 9377 541
1834 65 12339 664
1835 54 10571 573
1836 58 11121 628
1837 63 12874 708
1838 100 20800 1143
1839 103 21257 1147
1840 132 23821 1447
1841 159 34537 1788

Up to the 6th of September, 1842, 128 British vessels had arrived at
Monte Video during that year.

COMPARISON OF THE COMMERCE OF MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES.

Number of merchant vessels arrived at the Ports of Monte Video and
Buenos Ayres during the half-year ending June 30th, 1842:--

Monte Video. Buenos Ayres.
National 16 0
Brazilian 54 17
American 48 31
Chilian 1 1
British 115 47
French 52 20
Spanish 44 17
Sardinian 76 14
Portuguese 4 2
Hamburgh 14 8
Danish 17 12
Austrian 6 0
Swedish 9 8
Belgian 3 1
Bremen 3 3
Prussian 6 0
Russian 1 1
Hanoverian 1 1
Lubeck 2 0
Norwegian 3 2
Tuscan 1 1
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