SHIPS built by the late PETER MESTAER, between the 16th of April, 1783, and the 31st of December, 1785, for the merchants' service, being the two years after peace with America. The St. Carlos built in 1784. 230 tons. New York trade contracted for after the peace. I have built one ship for the merchant service, since the 5th of October, 1801, contracted for in February, 1802, viz. The Pacific 307 tons. South Sea trade And I am now building a ship of 600 tons burthen on speculation, adapted for an extra Indiaman, or a West Indiaman. I am, Sir, Your obedient humble Servant, TO NAT. ATCHESON, Esq. &c. &c GENTLEMEN, In answer to your letter of the 24th instant, we have to inform you we have contracted for no other ships but those intended for the East India Company's service, since the 5th October, 1801. We are, Gentlemen, Your obedient humble Servants, PERRYS, WELLS, and GREEN 29th December, 1802. To the Committee of Ship-owners for the Port of London. GENTLEMEN, Limehouse, Dec. 29th, 1802. AGREEABLE to your request, I inform you I have not built any ships for the Merchants Service since 5th October, 1801; neither have I any ships building or contracted for at present. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient humble Servant, To the Committee of Ship-Owners for the Port of London. GENTLEMEN, In answer to yours of the 24th inst. we give annexed the number and names of the ships we have built since the 5th October 1801, with their tonnage, and the service for which they are intended; also the number of ships which we built for the Merchants Service in the first and second year after the American war, the service they were employed in, and the time of their being contracted for, and launched. We are, Gentlemen, Your most obedient Servants, FRANCIS BARNARD, Sons, and ROBERTS. Deptford, December 20, 1802. MERCHANT SHIPS launched since the last Peace in 1801. MERCHANTS SHIPS contracted for and launched in the after the American war. two years In reply to your letter of the 24th inst. I acquaint you I have not, since the year 1800, built one ship or vessel, nor is there at present any appearance of application to contract for any; and I am sorry to add, very little probability of filling our docks with ships for repair the next spring of the year. At this juncture I really do not know of any ship or vessel building in the river Thames, except ships of war, and those for the honourable East India Company Service; save one small vessel at Messrs. Brents, Greenland-Dock. I read in the Public Ledger ships offered for sale which are now building in the out-ports, which they cannot get rid of. At the conclusion of the American war many were built, and old work brisk. I am, Sir, respectfully, Rotherhithe, 31st Dec. 1802. Your obedient Servant, JOS. YOUNG. To NAT. ATCHESON, Esq. &c. &c. No. II. STATEMENT of the Depreciation in the Value of Ships since the 5th October, 1801, as reported by some of the most respectable Ship-Brokers in the City of London, and classed according to their several Opinions, as expressed in their Letters in answer to the Enquiries of the Committee of Ship-owners for the Port of London. No. III. STATEMENT of the War and Peace Prices of sundry Ships, ascertained by actual Sales in each Period. By this statement of the actual sales of the above ships, the average depreciation in their value is about £38 per cent. since the peace, and in the months of May and June, 1802, there were offered for sale within the port of London 152 ships, amounting in the aggregate to 40,190 tons. For the names and tonnage of these ships, vide Appendix to lord Sheffield's Strictures. Edition, 1806. |