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Englisii guinea that is taken by an Ame- 

 rican in England, and carried to Ame- 

 rica, is immediately worth twenty- three 

 shillings sterling : and I have taken notice, 

 since I landed at Liverpool, and havebeen 

 detained there, that the American captains 

 are very pressing for gold, on every occa- 

 sion ; to take, I suppose, into America 

 and deface : but their general plea is, 

 that they want it to buy butter, eggs, 

 fowls, &c. These politicians frequently 

 argue, thatt hey can do without England. 

 They can manufacture for themselves, 

 and then what will become of i ngland ? 

 They have once whipped the British j and 

 they will do it again (the term whipping 

 arises from their whipping the negroes). 

 Those threats arise from the condemnation 

 of American ships. I in reply say, " No, 

 you never will be able to manufacture 

 at the present you cannot manufacture 

 even a gun-flint but that England will 

 do it both cheaper and better than you 

 can yourselves. Your country will never 



