Trade of Great Britain with foreign countries, 1760-1797.
| Years. | Imports. | Exports of British and Foreign and Colonial Produce. |
|---|---|---|
| Official Value. | Official Value. | |
| £ | £ | |
| 1760 | 10,683,596 | 15,781,176 |
| 1761 | 10,292,541 | 16,038,913 |
| 1762 | 9,579,160 | 14,543,336 |
| 1763 | 12,568,927 | 15,578,943 |
| 1764 | 11,250,660 | 17,446,306 |
| 1765 | 11,812,144 | 15,763,868 |
| 1766 | 12,456,765 | 15,188,669 |
| 1767 | 13,097,153 | 15,090,001 |
| 1768 | 13,116,281 | 16,620,132 |
| 1769 | 13,134,091 | 15,001,282 |
| 1770 | 13,430,298 | 15,994,572 |
| 1771 | 14,208,325 | 19,018,481 |
| 1772 | 14,508,716 | 17,720,169 |
| 1773 | 12,522,643 | 16,375,431 |
| 1774 | 14,477,876 | 17,288,486 |
| 1775 | 14,815,856 | 16,326,364 |
| 1776 | 12,443,435 | 14,755,704 |
| 1777 | 12,643,831 | 13,491,006 |
| 1778 | 11,033,898 | 12,253,890 |
| 1779 | 11,435,265 | 13,530,703 |
| 1780 | 11,714,966 | 13,698,178 |
| 1781 | 12,722,862 | 11,332,296 |
| 1782 | 10,341,629 | 13,009,459 |
| 1783 | 13,122,235 | 14,681,495 |
| Years. | Imports. | Exports.—Official Value. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Value. | British Produce and Manufactures. | Foreign and Colonial Produce. | Total Exports. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| 1784 | 15,272,877 | 11,255,057 | 3,846,434 | 15,101,491 |
| 1785 | 16,279,419 | 11,081,811 | 5,035,358 | 16,117,169 |
| 1786 | 15,786,072 | 11,830,195 | 4,470,536 | 16,300,731 |
| 1787 | 17,804,025 | 12,053,900 | 4,815,889 | 16,869,789 |
| 1788 | 18,027,170 | 12,724,720 | 4,747,519 | 17,472,239 |
| 1789 | 17,821,103 | 13,779,506 | 5,561,043 | 19,340,549 |
| 1790 | 19,130,886 | 14,921,084 | 5,199,037 | 20,120,121 |
| 1791 | 19,669,783 | 16,810,019 | 5,921,977 | 22,731,996 |
| 1792 | 19,659,358 | 18,336,851 | 6,568,349 | 24,905,200 |
| 1793 | 19,255,117 | 13,892,269 | 6,496,560 | 20,388,829 |
| 1794 | 22,276,916 | 16,725,403 | 10,021,681 | 26,748,084 |
| 1795 | 22,736,889 | 16,338,213 | 10,785,126 | 27,123,339 |
| 1796 | 23,187,320 | 19,102,220 | 11,416,694 | 30,518,914 |
| 1797 | 21,013,957 | 16,903,103 | 12,013,907 | 28,917,010 |
[223] For interesting details of this period of Irish history, see ‘Life of Grattan,’ by his son, and Phillipps’s ‘Memoirs of J. Philpot Curran.’
[224] The ships which entered the ports of Scotland, during the following years are thus reported by Chalmers:—
| Foreign trade. | Coast trade. | Fisheries, &c. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| In 1769 | 48,271 | 21,615 | 10,275 |
| In 1774 | 52,225 | 26,214 | 14,903 |
| In 1784 | 50,386 | 31,542 | 10,421 |
| In 1785 | 60,356 | 36,371 | 11,252 |
The Custom House accounts, from which the above is derived, state the ships to belong to Scotland, reckoning each vessel only one voyage in each year.
[225] Vide Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations,’ by McCulloch, pp. 47, 48.
[226] Fleetwood gives the wages of a ship’s carpenter, in 1514, at 3d. per day from Candlemas to Michaelmas, and 6d. from Michaelmas to Candlemas; a master caulker had 6d. and 5d., and inferior caulkers 5d. and 4½d. per day respectively, 2d. per day being deducted for diet. A great service has been done, especially in the navy, by the diminishing the quantity of grog, and by the substitution for it of cocoa, &c.