

Brltijh Trade with Turkey. 2*1 



has yet undertaken to imitate it ; but it is probable it might 

 be made in Ireland infinitely cheaper tban in Egypt: if tlm 

 was the cafe, it would be of great importance. The German 

 linens begin to be fold in confiderable quantities in Turkey ; 

 but they never will fupply the place of the Egyptian, on ac- 

 count of their quality. Vaft quantities of the above men- 

 tioned articles come from Venice and Germany, where they 

 are dearer, and of worfe quality, than thofe manufactured in 

 England. 



Were I to enter into an enumeration of all the Englifh 

 manufactures that could be fold in Turkey, and particularly 

 in the interior parts of Ana, and point out the different ports 

 to which they might be fent, the detail would be too lono- for 

 a general representation; but collectively it moil be very ob- 

 vious to every perfon acquainted but generally with the trade 

 of Turkey, that our exportations to that country mutt become 

 of great importance in a few years, were the monopoly re- 

 moved, and the agents of the manufacturers fent to travel 

 through the country, and get certain information of the ftate 

 of its trade and manufactories. 



Salt fifli, could the Newfoundland fhips, fkc. go directly 

 to Turkey as they go to Italy, would be a very important 

 branch. 



The Eaft India Company could fupply the Turkey market 

 with muflins much cheaper than they are brought by the 

 way of BafTora, of Gidda, and Suez, which trade is entirely 

 in the hands of their fervants: the trial has been fuccefsfully 

 made; but the members of the Levant Company have other 

 articles enow in which to invert their whole capitals. 

 Other nations now bring large quantities of muflins to 

 Turkey. Britifh muflins (z. e. manufactured in Britain) 

 alfo fell to confiderable profit. 



Let all this be mere fuppofition, is not the object of im- 

 portance enough to give it a fair trial? and does not common 

 fehfe fay, that a trade freed from obttacles mutt flourifh more 

 than when clogged with the mott unfupportablc fhackles, or 



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