HISTORY OF THE 



cd : men pofTeffed of adequate capitals, relying on 

 the aid of government, and the profpect of a perma- 

 nent demand, would chearfully embark in the bufi- 

 nefs, and purfue it with firmnefs, through all its 

 vicifitudes of profit and lofs. Upon this fuppofition 

 I conjecture that three hundred buries would, in a 

 Hiort time, ornament thefe eaftern Ihores : diffufing 

 unfpeakable benefits amongft half a million of peo- 



pie. 



Reflecting the number of boats that might at the 

 fame time be employed in the fh allow water fifhery, 

 a more pofitive calculation may be formed, not only 

 from former eftimates, but alfo from the abfolute 

 certainty of an inland fale, which would increafe 

 proportionably to the extenfion of manufactures, popu- 

 lation, and foreign trade, for which thefe coafts are moft 

 admirably adapted, in the comparative fertility of the 

 country, the abundance of coal, fait works, and har- 

 bours j the eafy communication with London, the 

 Baltic, Germany, Holland, and Flanders ; but efpe- 

 cially from the very fingular induftry of the people, 

 was that induftry permitted to expand, inftead of 

 being deprefled ; which every real friend to his 

 country moft devoutly wifhes. Suppofing therefore, 

 that all obftructions to the fifheries, and manufactures, 

 lhall be removed, the number of ftout boats may 

 very foon amount to 3000. 



Confequently, the eaftern fifheries will employ 

 300 bufies from 20 to 80 tons, navigated^ 



upon an average with 1 5 men each, for r 4500 

 the moft part, able feamen J 



3000 large boats, built after the Scarbo- ^ 



tough manner, each carrying upon an i8,cco 

 average 5 men and a boy J 



Experienced feamen, and perfons advanc- 7 

 ing in that line i 



Of obftructions, bounties, foreign markets, 



and other particulars, .which equally concern the 



fifheries 



