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in other parts for vent: and having made up their 

 gains in filver or gold they remit it to the bank in 

 London : and as in their own country t'ley itand in 

 no need of coined gold or filver, they purchafe with 

 the yearly returns of their grains fuch goods as they 

 want: and thefe they fend to Bollón on their account. 

 Thus the commerce is every where kept up; and the 

 filver and gold fpecie remain in England, The wealthy 

 inhabitants of Bofton have at the fame time two capitals; 

 one in effefts and paper-money; and the other returns 

 from the bank, where the principal reits without any 

 diminution. 



Having given this ihort account of the happy 

 ilate of thefe Engliili colonies; and the means by 

 which they are maintained, I ihall add, as a conclufion 

 of this fubjeél, that-the unfortunate Delivrance v/as not 

 the only fhip deceived by the falfe appearance of 

 Louifbourg being flill in the hands of the French.- 

 The fame fate befel the Charmonte and Heron, two 

 homeward-bound Eail-Indiamen : and who had orders 

 to touch at no other port than Louifbourg, v^here they 

 would find a fquadron of men of war, under whole 

 convoy they m.ight fafely reach Europe. 



CHAP. IX. 



Voyage from Louisbourg to Newfoundland; account 

 of that JJland, and the Codfpery: and alfo of our voyage 

 to England. 



I 



SHALL not trouble the reader with an account of 

 the diiagreeable circumilances of our captivity at 

 Louiibourg; but juilice and gratitude will not permit 

 me topafiover the humanity of Mr. Warren, com- 

 modore of the Englidi fquadron ; who, among many 

 other inftances of his kindnefs to us, befides the honour 



of 



