10 GENERAL VIEW OF 



To the annual civil eflablifhments of the provinces, 

 previous to the war in 1755 > 7jOOO 



To ditto from the peace of 1763 to the ? 



time of the ftamp aft I 37O,ooo 



To the high bounties granted by parliament to en- 

 courage American produce, as hemp, flax,, fir, and 

 pine timber, pitch, tar, turpentine, indigo, &c. fup- 

 pofed in the whole to be annually, . 200,000 

 To commercial indulgencies allowed the provin- 

 ces at the expence of the BritiQi merchants. 



To lofTes fuflained by thofe merchants from bad 

 payments, particularly fince the year 1775, when 

 America owed feveral millions. 



But thefe considerations, however important, are 

 trifling to the expence of the three Tail wars, which 

 I.ord Sheffield places to the account of America, and 

 eftimates as follows, viz. 



Thewarcommencingin 1739 ,. 31,000,000 



1755 71,000,000 



1775 ioo,ooo,oco 



j. 202,000^000 



The expence of the lafl war feems to be under- 

 rated by feveral millions. 



Relative Situation of Great Britain and France^ in Cli- 

 mate*, Soil, 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 en~ 

 ailed to retain its Settlements, and extend and proteff 

 its Commerce. 



The ifland of Great Britain is fituated between the 

 50 and 59 degree of north latitude, a climate which 

 qualities the inhabitants equally for the arts of peace 

 or -war; while the breezes from the furrounding 



ocean 



