424 MARITIME OBSERVATIONS, 
the inhabitants of London and Paris, pay dearer for fugar 
than thofe of Vienna, a thoufand miles from the fea ; be- 
caufe their fugar cofts not only the price they pay for it 
by the pound, but all they pay in taxes to maintain the 
fleets and armies that fight for it. 
With great efteem, I am, Sir, 
Your moft obedient humble fervant, 
B. FRANKLIN. 
‘Obfervations 
