TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-1877-(Continued),

Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

943,307 1,315,577 187,420 115,781 2,214,192
1,047,454 1,488,601 193,859 109,132 2,434,205
1,168,707 1,659,317 192,613 133,406 2,726,151
1,258,756 1,770,376 180,186 124,698 2,871,621
1,439,694 1,797,825 146,017 151,918 3,010,020
1,544,663 1,899,976 181,644 146,156 3,188,832
1,705,650 2,055,873 193,798 183,119 3,504,200
1,910,471 2,134,258 193,203 169,078 3,802,392
2,151,918 2,322,114 181,901 146,969 4,126,295
2,348,358 2,543,255 186,848 133,540 4,441,716
2,302,190 2,247,663 189,461 132,339 4,198,576
2,268,196 2,336,609 195,842 140,196 4,235,059
2,301,148 2,401,220 198,594 148,846 4,321,418
2,321,674 2,480,929 185,728 156,707 4,376,285
2,379,396 2,644,867 166,841 162,764 4,485,931
2,496,894 2,704,724 145,734 192,461 4,662,609
2,173,537 2,616,716 117,714 204,197 4,401,701
1,926,886 2,960,633 99,228 168,309 4,579,537
1,486,749 3,245,265 95,145 159,241 4,026,065
509,199 1,016,199 1,380 53,216 1,212,805
1,009,151 2,365,323 89,136 53,278 2,816,838
1,031,541 2,162,220 76,990 97,728 2,442,212 926,267 3,368,479
356,215 557,401 28,180 503 785,254 157,045 942,299
1,300,852 2,528,214 52,384 76,065 2,834,535 1,122,980 3,957,515
214,796 132,176
278,072 68,900 346,972
1,460,940 2,702,140 71,343 83,887 3,118,895 1,199,415 4,318,310
33,449
33,449
33,449
1,496,220 2,515,515 70,202 62,704 3,041,083 1,103,568 4,144,641
1,448,846 2,638,247 67,954 91,460 4,171,412 1,075,095 4,246,507
1,363,652 2,764,600 61,490 92,865 3,194,970 1,087,637 4,282,607
1,359,040 2,929,552 51,608 97,547 3,326,194 1,111,553 4,437,747
1,378,533 3,163,220 44,755 109,519 3,539,584 1,156,443 4,696,027
1,389,815 3,293,439 39,108 78,290 3,615,042 1,185,610 4,800,652
1,515,598 3,219,698 38,229 80,207 3,685,064 1,168,668 4,853,732
1,553,705 2,598,835 39,116 87,802 3,107,086 1,172,372 4,279,458
1,611,193 2,540,322 40,593 91,085 3,071,404 1,171,196 4,242,600

Steam Vessels built in the United States during the Year ended

Tons. Tons.

347,893 2,562,085
404,841 2,839,046
427,891 3,154,042
462,395 3,334,016
525,434 3,535,454

6.00

10.81

11.09

5.71

6.04

583,607 3,772,439

6.70

634,240 4,138,440

9.70

604,618 4,407,010

6.49

676,607 4,802,902

8.96

770,285 5,212,001

8.52

5.82

Number and Tonnage of Steam Iron Vessels built in the United States during the Year ended June 30, 1877.

SHIP-BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES, 1815-1877. Statement Showing the Number and Class of Vessels Built, and the Tonnage thereof, in the United States from 1815 to 1877, inclusive.

From the Annual Report of the Register of the Treasury.

*New measurement from 1866.

NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SHIPPING OF THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1877.

From the Annual Report of the Register of the Treasury, December, 1877.

18,081 2,580,388 4,395 1,171,196 996 81,394 1,914 409,620 25,386 4,242,599

1,604

15,548 2,098,341 2,080
929 157,653 282
324,394 923
1,110

656,316 524 43,920
79,841
201,085 472 37,474
233,954

684 146,287 18,836 2,944,865 87 14,062 1,298 251,556 192 47,207 3,191 610,160 951 202,064 2,061 436,018

18,081 2,580,388 4,395 1,171,196 996 81,394 1,914 409,620 25,386 4,242,599 NOTE.-Fractions of tons are omitted in the table.

Number and Tonnage of Vessels built in the United States during the Year ended June 30, 1877.

From the Annual Report of the Register of the Treasury, December, 1877.

STATES AND
TERRITORIES.

Sailing
Vessels.

Steam
Vessels.

Canal-
boats.

Barges.

Total.

SUMMARY.

No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons.

Total.

56

89 17,164.27 12 1,157.93
6,467.70 24 4,894.75
2,685.64 39 3,801.95 17 1,863.91
113 21,653.54

23 4,777.79 620 120,277.54 8 1,356.02 88 12,718.47 4 551.50 89 8,903.00 119 13,039.41 232 34,692.95

581 106,330.89 265 47,514.51 29 3,021.84 154 19,724.72 1,029 176,591.96

NOTE. The navy spirit ration was totally abolished July 1, 1870, and in lieu thereof the navy ration is 30 cents per day.

THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES.

From the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December, 1877.

THE navy consists of 67 steam and 23 sailing vessels, 23 iron-clads, 2 torpedo, 1 ferry, and 26 tug boats.

The active list of the navy is composed of 1 admiral, 1 vice-admiral, 11 rearadmirals, 25 commodores, 50 captains, 90 commanders, 80 lieutenant-commanders, 280 lieutenants, 100 masters, 71 ensigns, 77 midshipmen, 43 cadet-midshipmen, and 213 cadet-midshipmen on probation at the Naval Academy, all of whom are officers of the line.

Of the staff, there are 1 surgeon-general, 14 medical directors, 15 medical inspectors, 50 surgeons, 52 passed assistant-surgeons, 44 assistant-surgeons, 1 paymastergeneral, 12 pay-directors, 13 pay-inspectors, 50 paymasters, 30 passed assistant-paymasters, 20 assistant-paymasters; 1 engineer-in-chief, 69 chief-engineers, 97 passed assistant-engineers, 43 assistant-engineers, 19 cadet-engineers, and 63 cadet-engineers on probation at the Naval Academy; 24 chaplains, 12 professors of mathematics, 1 secretary for the admiral and 1 for the vice-admiral; 1 chief-constructor, 10 naval constructors, 5 assistant-constructors, and 9 civil engineers.

The warrant-officers consist of 54 boatswains, 59 gunners, 50 carpenters, 41 sailmakers, and 45 mates.

There were in the service on the 24th day of November, 1877, 7012 enlisted men and boys.

The retired list is composed of 41 rear-admirals, 26 commodores, 15 captains, 13 commanders, 14 lieutenant-commanders, 6 lieutenants, 13 masters, 5 ensigns, 2 midshipmen, 3 surgeons-general, 18 medical directors, 1 medical inspector, 2 surgeons, 2 passed assistant-surgeons, 5 assistant-surgeons, 3 paymasters-general, 5 pay-directors, 3 paymasters, 2 passed assistant-paymasters, 2 assistant-paymasters, 5 chief-engineers, 17 passed assistant-engineers, 23 assistant engineers, 1 chief-constructor, 4 naval constructors, 7 chaplains, 4 professors of mathematics, 9 boatswains, 5 gunners, 11 carpenters, and 12 sailmakers.

The active list is therefore composed of 829 officers of the line, 594 officers of the staff, and 249 warrant-officers-total, 1672 officers of all grades.

The retired list is composed of 135 officers of the line, 103 officers of the staff, 27 warrant-officers, and 4 professors of mathematics.

David D. Porter... Special Duty, Washington Penn... 1829....Aug. 15, 1870 23

VICE-ADMIRAL.

Stephen C. Rowan Port Admiral, New York. Ohio. 1826.. Aug. 15, 1870

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