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PREFACE Page m 



Preliminary Difcourfe to the Third Edition - 3\\ 



General View of the Britiih Empire 



Introduction JL 



Skftch of the Britijb Politics and Wars from the Revolution to 

 the fear 1784, including the Origin and Progrefs of the 

 national Debt Difmembertnent, and rapid Fall of the Em- 

 pire- Perilous Situation of Government^ and the Nation in 

 general War the CauJ'e of our ovjn DiftreJJes, and thofc 

 which we have brought upon a conjiderable Part of Mankind 4 

 Review of 'the 'Colonies and Settlements which ft ill compnfe a Part 

 of the Britijb Empire, with an Eftimate of their Exports 

 and Imports, to, and from, England, Alfo, our Exports 

 and Imports, to, and from, the revolted Colonies J 3 



Relative Situation of Great Britain and France, in Climate, 

 Sail, Extent of 'Territory, Commerce, Revenue, and other 

 Particulars. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS recommended, 

 as affording new Sources of Strength and Revenue, whereby 

 the Mother Country will be enabled to retain its Settlements, 

 and extend and protect its Commerce ... . . . . . . . 20 



Annals of Scotland - 58 



Commercial EJlabliJhments ' ' 8 1 *' 



Prefent State of Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce 8 



Of the various ClaJJesand Degrees of People in the Lowlatids y 



and their Propenjity for the manufactures of England. 86 



Scotland, the moft valuable Nurfery of Seamen in the Briti/h 



Empire, England exccptcd 89 



Scotland conjidered,as a commercial Nation, and its great im- 

 portance to England in that View. Some Propofals for a 

 more liberal Syftcm of Policy relative to Scotland, -with con- 

 jetturalEftimatcs of the beneficial Confluences which would 

 flow therefrom, to the whole JJland. > , , , . gj 



(Commercial Advantages and Privileges enjoyed by Ireland, 



compared with the prefent State of Scotland. 100 



d A View 



