The amount collected by the London Committee of the Society of Friends was 43,026ℓ., nearly the whole of which was disbursed through the Dublin Friends’ Committee.
[A] Her Majesty also contributed £500 to the Ladies’ Clothing Fund, which was established in connection with the British Relief Association.
[48] Two United States ships of war, the “Jamestown” and “Macedonian,” were manned by volunteers, and sent to Ireland and Scotland with the following charitable supplies, for which no claim for freight was made. These two cargoes will serve as a specimen of the rest:—
“Jamestown.”
| Corn and Grain:— | cwt. | qrs. | bshl. | |
| Wheat | 4 | 0 | ||
| Barley | 3 | 4 | ||
| Oats | 2 | 4 | ||
| Rye | 9 | 2 | ||
| Peas | 30 | 0 | ||
| Beans | 279 | 3 | ||
| Indian Corn or Maize | 339 | 2 | ||
| Meal and Flour:— | ||||
| Wheatmeal or Flour | 96 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barleymeal Oatmeal | } | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| Indian Corn Meal | 4,229 | 3 | 0 | |
| Rice | 154 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bread and Biscuit | 1,048 | 3 | 21 | |
| Potatoes | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Apples, dried | 6 | |||
| Pork | 707 | 0 | 16 | |
| Hams | 291 | 3 | 4 | |
| Fish | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clothing | 10 cases, 18 barrels. | |||
“Macedonian.”
Landed in Ireland.
| Indian Corn Meal, 5,324 barrels at 196 lbs. each | 1,043,504 | pounds. |
| Rice, equal to 217 tierces at 6 cwt. each | 145,824 | ” |
| Beans, 6 tierces of 4 cwt., 66 bbls. of 196 lbs., 38 bags of 100 lbs. | 19,424 | ” |
| Peas, 53 bbls. of 196 lbs., 100 bags of 100 lbs. each. | 11,388 | ” |
| Indian Corn, 38 bags of 100 lbs. | 3,800 | ” |
| Wheat, 1 bag | 100 | ” |
| Salt Pork, 1 barrel | 200 | ” |
| Pounds | 1,224,240 | = 546-1200/2240 tons. |
| Besides 100 barrels Indian Corn Meal and 3 packages of Clothing, landed as a “private consignment to the Rev. Mr. Taylor.” | ||
| Clothing, 13 boxes, 3 bales, 3 barrels | 19 packages. | |
Landed in Scotland.
1 package clothing,
1 barrel beef,
143 barrels meal,
133 bags oats,
2 barrels beans, and
8 chests of tea.