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principal one ; Eleutheiiu, Harbour-iflancI, and Green-turtle-key. Yet 

 for extent and goodnefs of foil, Abaco isihebeft, though not yet fettled. 

 And, to fay the truth, were it not for preventing pirates from fetthng 

 there *, none of thefe ifles would be worth keeping a governor, forts, 

 and garrifons in them, confidering how many finer-fituated colonies we 

 have flill to improve. 



What our author fays of Carolina by no means comes up to what 

 we have elfewhere noted from very good authority ; to which therefor 

 we refer. 



Virginia and Maryland are mofl valuable acquifitions to Britain, as 

 well for their great ftaple commodity, tobacco, as for pitch, tar, furs, 

 deer fkins, walnut-tree planks, iron in pigs, and medicinal drugs. Both 

 together fend annually to Great Britain 60,000 hogfheads of tobacco, 

 weighing, one with another, 600 pound weight, which, at 2^d per pound, 

 comes to L375,ooo. And he thinks, the Ihipping employed to bring 

 home their tobacco muft be at lead 24,000 tons ; which, at Lio per 

 ton, is L24o,ooo, the value of the fliipping ; the greateft part thereof 

 by far being Englifh-built, continually and conftantly fitted and re- 

 paired in England. The freight, at Li : 10 per hogfhead (the loweft), 

 is Lpo.ooo ; and the petty charges and commillion, on each hogdiead 

 not lefs than Li, or L6o,ooo ; which, making together Li 50,000, we 

 undoubtedly receive from thofe two provinces upon tobacco only. The 

 net proceeds of the tobacco may be L225,ooo, on which there may be 

 about 5 per cent commiflion and petty charges, being Li 1,250. There 

 is alfo imported in the tobacco fliips from thofe two provinces, lumber f, 

 to the value of Li 5,000, two thirds whereof is clear giiin, it not colling 

 L4000 in that country, firfl: coft in goods ; and, as it is the mafter's 

 privilege, there is no freight paid for it. Skins and furs about L6000 

 value ; L4000 of which is adlual gain to England. So the whole gain 

 to England amounts to about L 180,000 annually: and moreover, the 

 whole produce of thefe two provinces is paid for in goods. 



Thofe two provinces moreover produce excellent flax ; alfo wool, 

 equal to our befl; Engliih wool ; of both which they have manufactures: 

 and what they do not manufacture themfelves, they exchange with the 

 Pennfylvanians for rum, fugar, melafles, fait, &c. This author had 

 feen two very promifmg iron works, one in Virginia, the other in 

 Maryland ; both of them clofe to water carriage, as well as to the woods. 

 So that, if they have not leave to import their iron duty-free, they muft 

 manufacture it for themfelves, which will in time leflen the exportation 

 ot our iron wares. 



• He mijjlit have added, olhcr European natlont, feveral of whom would fettle tl\erc, if not prevcnlij 

 by our hipeiior naval power, y/. 



f Boards and timber for building, cyprcfs woml, (hinglcs, ftavcs, lieading and hoops for cafVs, mj(lf« 

 and other fpars, and (hip timber, pafs in America under tlie gcncial name o( /umlfr. A. 



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