and her colonies, from the acquifition of the Cape of Good
Hope. The commodities imported from England into this fet-
tlement confifted in,
Woollen cloths, from the firft fort down to woollen blankets.
Manchefter goods of almoft every defcription.
Hofiery, haberdafhery, and. millinery.
Boots, ihoes, and hats.
Cutlery, iron tools, ftationary.
Bar and hoop iron.
Smiths’ coals.
Houfehold furniture.
Paint and oils.
Earthenware.
Naval ftores.
Tongues, hams, cheefe, and pickles.
From India and China were imported,
Bengal, Madras, and Surat piece goods; the coarfe ones for
the flaves.
Tea, coffee, fugar, pepper, and fpices.
Rice.
In addition to thefe the Americans were in the habit of bringing
lumber-cargoes, of deal plank, ftaves, balk, fait fiih, pitch,
turpentine, & c .; and the Danes, Swedes, and Hamburgh ihips
afforted cargoes of iron, plank, French wines, beer, gin, Seltzer
water, coffee, preferves, pickles, &c. in exchange for refreih-
2 ments,
ments, to defray the charges of repairs and other neceffaries, or
for hard money to carry to India or China.
As it is not material to ftate the exa£t amount of each kind of
goods imported, I ihall fubjoin an abftrad: account of the whole
importation into the Cape by Britiih or foreign bottoms,, from
Europe, Afia, and America, in the courfe of four years, including
the value of the prize goods brought in, and of the flaves imported
within the fame period.
Years.
Britiih goods
on Britiih
bottoms,
duty free.
India goods
on Britiih
bottoms,
5 per cent,
duty..
European
prize
goods, 5 per
cent. duty.
Indian
prize
goods,
IO per
cent. duty.
Prize
ilaves
and
others
imported
by
Britiih
merchants.
Total produce
imported
in Britiih
bottoms.
European
and American
goods
on foreign
bottoms,
10 percent,
duty.
Indian
goods on
foreign
bottoms,
*io per cerit.
Total produce
imported
in
foreign
bottoms.
1799
1800
1801
1802
Rd. Jk
674,009 e
474>7o6 c
587,023 5
532,366 4
Rd. ¡k.
104,124 0
212,446 0
290,117 0
455*397 4
Rd. Jk.
20,623 5
17,797 0
568,425 0
93*788 2
Rd. Jh.
100,487 0
45*335 0
129,642 6
130,720 6
Rd.
245,600
184,000
27 1,200
198,205
Rd. Jk.
1,144,844 3
934,284 0
<,846,408 2
1,410,478 0
Rd Jk.
118,244 0
51,258 0
>3°.394 5
142,684 6
Rd. Jk.
64,219 6
109,490 0
3,337 *
15*892 7
Rd. Jk.
182,463 i
160,748 0
139,731 7
' 5*,577 5
n 4 years 2,268,105 6 1,062,084 4 700,633 7406,185 4 899,0051<S.J36.o«4 S 448,5»i 3 192,939 7 841,521 2
Total importation, Rix doltors 5,977,535 7 Sk.
or £• »>195,5 °7 3 6 Currencyi
It will naturally be demanded how, or in what mariner, has
the colony contrived to pay this apparent enormous balance of
imports over the produce exported, efpeclally when it is known
that moft of the European articles were ford at an advance o f
from 50 to 100 per cent. 011 the invoice prices, which, indeed,
could not well be otherwife, confidering the high premium on
bills, and the fmall quantity of colonial produce to be had for
remit