| Veracruz. | Alvarado. | Tampico. | Total. | |
| British | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| American | 34 | 15 | 23 | 72 |
| Spanish | 30 | 0 | 9 | 39 |
| Mexican | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| French | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Swedish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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, (engaged in the coasting trade,) the remainder were all American or European; but the Balanza published by the Government, 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
