MEXICO. 331 Veracruz. Alvarado. Tampico. Total, British . 12 3
15 American . . 34 15 23 72 Spanish . 30
9 39 Mexican , 18
18
French
. 1
1
Danish
. 1
1
2 Swedish .1
1
97
19
32
148
The tonnage at Veracruz, where alone it was registered,
amounted to 8524 tons. ^
The returns in my possession for 1824, give no similar
classification of vessels, and do not extend to Tampico.^
They merely state that one hundred and seventy-six vessels
entered the ports of Alvarado and Veracruz, in the course of
that year, the tonnage of which amounted to 18,730 tons.
Thirty-nine of these vessels (tons 2836) were Mexican, (en-
gaged in the coasting trade,) the remainder were all Ameri-
can or European ; but the Balanza published by the Go-
vernment, does not state whether the term American includes;
the island of Cuba, and whether there were any vessels from
Spain amongst the sixty-one European vessels, which are
stated to have entered the port.
It would, perhaps, be superfluous, to give an analysis of
the year 1825, during which a slow, but steady progress was
made. I shall, therefore, proceed at once to 1826, in the
course of which the following vessels appear to have entered
the Mexican ports.
From England . . . . 55
The British West Indies . . .25
Gibraltar . . . . .15
95
Carried forward . 95
