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There were ten of them. I will begin with the one which stood lowest on the river, and will take them in their order, going up the stream: I. A ship-yard at the foot of what is now Foster's court, off Riverside avenue. It was first used by Sprague & James, in 1817. Afterwards used by Foster & Taylor, and finally by J. T. Foster. In 1847 Isaac Hall built one vessel here. 2. Yard on Riverside avenue, opposite the end of Park street. Established in 1803 by Thatcher Magoun; afterwards uown. He does not remember the year. I will now give you the aggregate results of the shipbuilding of the town as shown by Mr. Usher's tables: builders.No. vessels. Thatcher Magoun84 C. Turner & E. Briggs3 Calvin Turner25 James Ford2 Sprague & James66 George Fuller29 E. & H. Rogers9 John Sparrell1 Samuel Lapham20 Jotham Stetson32 Curtis & Co.2 P. & J. O. Curtis6 Waterman & Ewell51 Foster & Taylor22 Paul Curtis27 James O. Curtis78 George H. Briggs1 Peter Lewis1 Henry Ew