24 GENERAL VIEW OF 



Ireland contains above 2,000,000 



Scotland, -30 years ago, a--* 



greeable to an eflimate / 



made out by the late Dr. ( Ij 



Webfler, J 



8,300,030 



In favour of France 19,700,000 



Specie in France . 87,000,000 

 Great Britain and Ireland 20,000,000 



In favour of France 67,000,000 



The revenue and expenditure of France have been 

 gradually increafmg fince the reign of Lewis XIV. 

 and they amount at prefent to 18,000,000!. This 

 fum may found high to an Englifhman ; but was 

 France taxed proportionably to Great Britain, its 

 revenues would probably exceed 24,000,000!. 



This conjecture is founded upon the comparative 

 population of both kingdoms. If 5,000,000 of 

 people in England, raife 15,000,000!. a country 

 fbill more fertile, equally commercial, and in- 

 habited by 28,000,000 of people, could extend its 

 revenue beyond the abilities of any two nations in 

 Europe to equal. 



The great fuperiority which France enjoys, from 

 extent of territory, and fertility of foil, derives ad- 

 ditional value from her local and maritime fituation. 

 Wafhed on one fide by the Atlantic, fhe trades with 

 the northern parts of Europe, the coaft of Africa, 

 India, China, and America. Having the Mediter- 

 ranean on the fouth, fhe engrofies almofl the whole 

 trade of Italy, the ftates of Barbary, the Turkifh 

 empire in Europe and Afia, comprehending Greece, 

 Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and other parts of 



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