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200 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
Population in 1775, exclu-
Entered, tons. Cleared, tons. sive of slaves.
New Hampshire 15,362 20,192 102,000
Massachusetts 65,271 70,284 352,000
Rhode Island 18,667 20,661 58,000
Connecticut 19,223 20,263 202,000
New York 25,539 26,653 238,000
Pennsylvania 50,901 49,654 341,000
Maryland 30,477 33,474 174,000
Virginia 44,803 45,179 300,000
North Carolina 20,963 21,490 181,000
South Carolina 29,504 32,031 93,000
Georgia 9,914 10,604 27,000
For some years before the Revolution, about eighty-five thousand hogsheads of tobacco were exported, principally from Virginia and Maryland,
then valued at a little more than four millions of dollars, and constituted
nearly one-third in value of all the exports of the British North American
colonies.1
By the voluntary act of the people in the adoption of the non-intercourse
association, this immense trade was now suspended. The ships were unemployed, the seamen were idle, and severe loss or ruin fell upon the merchants
of the province. The patriotic resolutions, however, had the salutary effect
of enabling the merchants to collect their widely scattered property from
distant parts of the world; so that the swift-sailing craft of the Chesapeake,
if no longer needed in trade, could try their hands at maritime warfare. And
soon the port of Baltimore became the central point of a great system of
privateering; a species of warfare, which, in American hands, always proved
peculiarly efficient.
The Continental Congress re-assembled on September 5, 1775, and the
Georgia delegates having taken their seats, the name of "the Thirteen United
Colonies " was given to the federation. The Maryland delegation2 took an
active part in its proceedings. On the 13th of October, the first Act of Congress for the formation of a navy was promulgated.3 War not being regularly
declared, and a reconciliation of the existing difficulties far from hopeless,
congress did not yet grant letters of marque and reprisal, as they desired to
1 Governor Johnstone, on the 25th of March, the loss of all the foreign contracts, and perhaps
1774, in the course of his remarks in the House of that beneficial trade f orever!"—American
of Commons on the Boston Port Bill, said: Archives, 4th series, i., p. 55.
" By excluding the importation of molasses, and 2 Matthew Tilghman, Thomas Johnson, Jr.,
the exportation of that spirit which is distilled Robert Groldsborough, William Paca, Samuel
at Boston, the whole Guinea trade will be Chase, Thomas Stone, and John Hall. In con-
affected, and in consequence, the sugar trade, sequence of the illness of Messrs. Hall and
that depends upon it. In extending this kind of Goldsborough, the convention, on December 9,
punishment to the other colonies, every one appointed, as additional members, Robert Alex-
must see the danger; and yet, if it can be ander, of Baltimore Town, and John Rogers, of
approved for one, the same arguments will hold Prince George's.
good to approve or reject it respecting the '"During the discussion, Samuel Chase de-
others. But let any man figure to himself the nounced the idea of building an American fleet
consequences to this country, if a similar pun- as "the maddest thing in the world."—John
ishment was applied to the colony of Virginia— Adams' Works, ii., p. 463.
£300,000 a year diminution in revenue, besides
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000229 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 200 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. Population in 1775, exclu- Entered, tons. Cleared, tons. sive of slaves. New Hampshire 15,362 20,192 102,000 Massachusetts 65,271 70,284 352,000 Rhode Island 18,667 20,661 58,000 Connecticut 19,223 20,263 202,000 New York 25,539 26,653 238,000 Pennsylvania 50,901 49,654 341,000 Maryland 30,477 33,474 174,000 Virginia 44,803 45,179 300,000 North Carolina 20,963 21,490 181,000 South Carolina 29,504 32,031 93,000 Georgia 9,914 10,604 27,000 For some years before the Revolution, about eighty-five thousand hogsheads of tobacco were exported, principally from Virginia and Maryland, then valued at a little more than four millions of dollars, and constituted nearly one-third in value of all the exports of the British North American colonies.1 By the voluntary act of the people in the adoption of the non-intercourse association, this immense trade was now suspended. The ships were unemployed, the seamen were idle, and severe loss or ruin fell upon the merchants of the province. The patriotic resolutions, however, had the salutary effect of enabling the merchants to collect their widely scattered property from distant parts of the world; so that the swift-sailing craft of the Chesapeake, if no longer needed in trade, could try their hands at maritime warfare. And soon the port of Baltimore became the central point of a great system of privateering; a species of warfare, which, in American hands, always proved peculiarly efficient. The Continental Congress re-assembled on September 5, 1775, and the Georgia delegates having taken their seats, the name of "the Thirteen United Colonies " was given to the federation. The Maryland delegation2 took an active part in its proceedings. On the 13th of October, the first Act of Congress for the formation of a navy was promulgated.3 War not being regularly declared, and a reconciliation of the existing difficulties far from hopeless, congress did not yet grant letters of marque and reprisal, as they desired to 1 Governor Johnstone, on the 25th of March, the loss of all the foreign contracts, and perhaps 1774, in the course of his remarks in the House of that beneficial trade f orever!"—American of Commons on the Boston Port Bill, said: Archives, 4th series, i., p. 55. " By excluding the importation of molasses, and 2 Matthew Tilghman, Thomas Johnson, Jr., the exportation of that spirit which is distilled Robert Groldsborough, William Paca, Samuel at Boston, the whole Guinea trade will be Chase, Thomas Stone, and John Hall. In con- affected, and in consequence, the sugar trade, sequence of the illness of Messrs. Hall and that depends upon it. In extending this kind of Goldsborough, the convention, on December 9, punishment to the other colonies, every one appointed, as additional members, Robert Alex- must see the danger; and yet, if it can be ander, of Baltimore Town, and John Rogers, of approved for one, the same arguments will hold Prince George's. good to approve or reject it respecting the '"During the discussion, Samuel Chase de- others. But let any man figure to himself the nounced the idea of building an American fleet consequences to this country, if a similar pun- as "the maddest thing in the world."—John ishment was applied to the colony of Virginia— Adams' Works, ii., p. 463. £300,000 a year diminution in revenue, besides |
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