To the Gold Coast for Gold eBook

-1
German -3 -3 -/- -/-
Italian -/- -1 -- -/-
Norwegian -/- -1 -- -/-
Portuguese -/- -/- -/- -2
Russian -- -/- -/- -/-
Spanish -/- -/- -/- -/-
Swedish -/- -1 -- -/-
Totals:  2/12 1/13 1/11 -11

Pleasure Vessels

Nationality Steam Yachts
              Yachts
American — —
Argentine — —
Austrian — —
Belgian — —
Brazilian — —
British 2 4
Danish — —
Dutch — —
French — —
German — —
Italian — —
Norwegian — —
Portuguese — —
Russian — —
Spanish — —
Swedish — —

Totals:  2 4

Merchant Vessels

Nationality Steamers Ships Barques Barquantines Brigs

American — — 3 — —
Argentine 1 — — — —
Austrian — 1 2 — —
Belgian 26 — — — —
Brazilian 3 — — — —
British 439 1 9 20 9
Danish — — — — 1
Dutch 1 — — — —
French — — 3 — —
German 8 — 16 — 2
Italian — — — — —
Norwegian — — 5 1 1
Portuguese 48 — 3 — —
Russian — — 2 — —
Spanish — — 2 — —
Swedish — — 2 — —

Totals:  526 2 43 21 13

CHAPTER V.

TO TENERIFE, LA LAGUNA, AND OROTAVA.

When I left, in 1865, the western coast of the Dark Continent, its transit and traffic were monopolised by the A(frican) S(team) S(hip) Company, a monthly line established in 1852, mainly by the late Macgregor Laird.  In 1869 Messieurs Elder, Dempster, and Co., of Glasgow, started the B(ritish) and A(frican) to divide the spoils.  The junior numbers nineteen keel, including two being built.  It could easily