At the beginning of the Revolution the cod fishery of Plymouth was active and successful, and during the previous ten years had employed an average of sixty vessels. During the war it was of course seriously depressed, but after the declaration of peace its recuperation was rapid. In 1802 it had reached its maximum of prosperity, before the embargo and the war of 1812 again crippled it. In that year there were thirty-seven vessels engaged in it, employing two hundred and sixty-six men, and landing twenty-six thousand, one hundred and seventy-five quintals of codfish, or an average of seven hundred and seven quintals for each vessel. All but six of these vessels made two trips. The following list of the vessels engaged that year with their tonnage, the names of the skippers and the fare of each may be interesting to some of my readers. Lucy, Thomas Sears, 75 tons, 800 quintals. Old Colony, George Finney, 80 tons, 850 quintals. Wm. Davis, Jr., Elkanah Finney, 90 tons, 1000 quintals. Mary, Clark Finney, 75 tons, 450 quintals. Swan, Thadeus Churchill, Jr., 60 tons, 895 quintals. Polly, Amasa Churchill, 45 tons, 800 quintals. Ceres, Wm. Brewster, 60 tons, 1,100 quintals. Washington, Amasa Brewster, 90 tons, 840 quintals. Swallow, Melzar Whiting, 50 tons, 900 quintals. Benj. Church, Nathaniel Clark, 70 tons, 350 quintals. Crusoe, Stephen Payne, 60 tons, 900 quintals. Nightingale, Ansel Holmes, 35 tons, 700 quintals. Union, Samuel Virgin, 70 tons, 850 quintals. Rose, Barnabas Dunham, 55 tons, 710 quintals. Dove, Wm. Barnes, 34 tons, 650 quintals. Seaflower, Isaac Bartlett, 60 tons, 1,000 quintals. — — — Nathaniel Sylvester, 80 tons, 800 quintals. — — — Ansel Holmes, 60 tons, 500 quintals. Phebe, John Allen, 75 tons, 700 quintals. New State, Joseph Holmes, 50 tons, 700 quintals. Drake, Barnabas Faunce, 44 tons, 550 quintals. Columbia, Truman Bartlett, 70 tons, 700 quintals. Neptune, Chandler Holmes, 55 tons, 600 quintals. Esther, Seth Robbins, 45 tons, 600 quintals. Lucy, Eben Davie, 50 tons, 600 quintals. Caroline, Ellis Holmes, 60 tons, 800 quintals. Hero, Joseph Doten, 60 tons, 600 quintals. Industry, Joseph Ryder, 60 tons, 600 quintals. Federalist, Finney Leach, 80 tons, 750 quintals. Eagle, Jabez Churchill, 30 tons, 300 quintals. Polly, Lemuel Leach, 70 tons, 700 quintals. Leader, Job Brewster, 35 tons, 660 quintals. Manson, Ellis Brewster, 105 tons, 450 quintals. Rosebud, Andrew Bartlett, 40 tons, 580 quintals. Hawk, Samuel Churchill, 60 tons, 700 quintals. Seaflower, Ansel Bartlett, 40 tons, 790 quintals. Rebecca, —— Codman, 50 tons, 700 quintals.