A. D. 1733. 



above preamble bein;^ fufficient to explain to the reader the nature, &c. 

 of this part of the bufinefs of the ballaft-office of the trinity-houfe 

 corporation. 



The rice, exported from Carolina to Spain and Portugal, was now be- 

 come fo cheap in thofe two countries as to put almoft an entire flop to 

 the importation of that commodity from Venice and other parts of 

 Italy ; which gives room to hope that Carolina may foon engrofs all the 

 trade of Europe for that fine grain. Befides rice, there were exported 

 from Charlellown in South-Carolina, only within three months of this 

 year, 6073 barrels of pitch, 1985 barrels of tar, and 424 barrels of tur- 

 pentine. And in the whole year, 36,584 barrels of rice, 2802 barrels 

 of pitch, 848 ditto of turpentine, 60 tons of lignum-vitse, 20 tons of 

 brafiletto wood*, 27 tons of fallafras, 8 chefts of fkins ; befide lumber, 

 pork, beef, peas, and Indian corn. This colony is continually increaf- 

 ing by the encouragement they give to new comers, both Britifli and 

 foreigners. 



It was at this time computed, that within the compafs of one year 

 paft no lefs than 800,000 quarters of corn had been exported from 

 Great Britain to France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy ; for which was paid 

 by thofe nations (including the freight of our own fhips) at leafl; one 

 million fterling : being all clear profit to the kingdom. How much 

 therefor is the landed interefi; concerned in this particular refpedl (as 

 well as in all others) in the advancement of Britain's foreign com- 

 merce ? 



Immediately before the South-fea company had finally determined to 

 lay afide their Greenland whale-fifliery, the diredors had applied to go- 

 vernment for a bounty on the fifhery ; and though it could not then be 

 entirely brought about, yet, in the following year 1733, a bounty was 

 granted by an aft of parliament, for the farther encouragement of the 

 whale-fifhery, carried on by his majefiy's Britifh fubjedts, of acyper ton 

 on all fliips fitted out in Great Britain, of 200 tons and upwards, for 

 the whale-fifliery, and navigated according to law. [6 Geo. II, c. 2,2,1^ 

 Of this new bounty two fliips, fent out this year by private adventurers, 

 enjoyed the benefit, though not very much to the emolument of thofe 

 adventurers. 



Sundry reafons have been afllgned for Britifh fubjedls not hitherto 

 fticceeding in this fifliery, and for the greater fuccefs of the Dutch 

 therein, viz. 



I) In general, the greater frugality of the Dutch, whereby (notwith 

 ftanding this our new bounty) they are enabled to underfell us in their 

 oil and whalebone. 



II) From the manner in which the Dutch carry on this and 



* The lignum-vitx and brafilctto mufl have been imported into Carolina from the Weft- Indies. M, 



