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Britain during the late American war, v/ithout the im- 

 pofition of new taxes, while Great Britain was running • 

 the hazard of crippling bbth her trade and manufac- 

 tures ; not to fpeak of poor old agriculture, Jo little 

 heeSed of late, by impofing new and heavy taxes, to an 

 unexampled amount. But France was diverting, with ill 

 faith, her revenues from the public creditors, while 

 the Britifh minifters were boldly meeting the evil of 

 war, with taxes more than fufficient to borrow the fums 

 neceflary to carry it on. 



By fimilar means, our prefent minifter has increafed 

 our pubKc credit, at the expence of the people, whofe 

 patience, if it be not interrupted or deftroyed by fome 

 violent exertion, may enable him and his fucceflbrs, to 

 fatisfy the moneyed intereft of Britain, and by the price 

 of the funds to keep up the fpirits of the people, who 

 confider thefe as the barometers of public profperity. 



France, on the other hand, by diverting the fifty- live 

 millions of annual revenue allotted to the payment of in- 

 tereft and capital of debt to carry on a war, have now a 

 deficit amounting to that fum, which has rendered a 

 revolution unavoidable. It is needlefs to talk to orators 

 about finances, but fuch ought not to imagine that de- 

 clamation will pay debts, or prevent the neceffity of 

 a change of Government, when that which exilts is found 

 unequal to the prefervation of the communi'ry. This 

 diverfion of revenue in France has proved the caufe of 

 a change, however, that I truft will difappoint the 

 croaking auguries of thole monarchical gentlemen who 

 are pleafed to dignify themfelves with the title of the old 

 whigs of England. 



(To be conthiued.) 



Whether I ;«m praifed or blamed, fays a Chinefe 

 fage, I make it of ufe to my advancement in virtue. 

 Thofc who commend me, I conceive to point out the 

 ,vay I ought to go ; tl»fe who blame mc, as telling me 

 •he dangers I have run. 



