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 CHAPTER V.

ECHEANDf A S RULE MARITIME AND COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.

1826-30.

THE vessels of 1826 were forty-four in number, including a few doubtfully recorded. There were twenty-two American, eight English, five Mexican, four Russian, three of the Hawaiian Islands, and one Californian, though the latter carried the American flag.Eleven were whalers seeking supplies; one was on n scientific and exploring expedition; and the rest, so far as the records show, were engaged more or less exclusively in trade. Ten or twelve were included in the list of the preceding year, having either remained over from December to January or repeating their trip.