No Essays r Catt or bark, from the coal trade, of 350 tons, esti- mated at about . . £2,000 Extra expenses, stores, boats, &c. . . 3,000 To be manned with sixty men at £4 per man per morth . . A240 £2,880 per annum. Wages and provisions . £8,640 for three years 8,640 13,640 Cargo included, supposed . £15,000 The expenses of this expedition are calculated for three years; but the greatest part of the amount of wages will not be wanted till the ship returns, and a great part of the expense of provisions will be saved by what is obtained in the course of the voyage, by barter or otherwise, though it is proper to make pro- vision for contingencies. 71] I5: