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Now, let the 1,149,000 quintals of fifh be valued only at iq/'fterling 

 per quintal (the prime coft ufually at Newfoundland), and then it is 

 worth _____ L574,5oo o o 



And to this allow 3/ flerling per quintal for freight 

 in Englifh bottoms to market, - - 172,350 o o 



And then the fifh alone is worth - 746,850 o o 



And let the 12,465 hogflieads (or 3116^ tons) of oil 

 be valued at L18 flerling per ton, - - 56,092 10 o 



As to the mud-fifh, they are generally fold in France 

 at 1000 livres for 1000 fifh ; and then, at iii flerling 

 per livre, their value is - - - 178,750 o o 



And thus it appears that one year's fifhery of the 

 French is worth _ _ _ _ L98 1,692 10 o 



Which great branch of trade in a manner depends entirely on their 

 pofleilion of the ifland of Cape-Breton, as it is impoffible to carry it on 

 without fome convenient harbour of ftrength. 



In addition to this, in regard to the woollen manufadure, every man 

 employed in this fifhery confuming in his back and bed clothes the va- 

 lue of 30/" flerling thereiniyearly, is L4i,25o flerling. Add alfo thereto 

 the canvas, cordage, hooks, lines, twine, nets, lead, nails, fpikcs, edge- 

 tools, graplins, anchors, &c. which 564 fhips ani^ fhallops muft expend 

 at fea and on fhore ; and allow all thefe to be Britifh, and that Britain 

 could keep it all to herfelf, and the value will be found of greater con- 

 fcquence than any other trade dependent on our plantations, not even 

 excepting the tobacco trade : firft, in regard to raifing feamen for the 

 navy ; fecondly, in the confumption of Britifli manufadures and pro- 

 dud ; an^l, thirdly, and above all, in a certain annual remittance of the 

 balance of this trade from Spain, Portugal, Italy, and other parts *. So 

 that, all things duely confidered, this acquifition of Cape-Breton is of it- 

 felf, and alone, a fufficient compenfation for the war. Moreover, by this 

 conquefl, France has not any one lea-port for the relief of their trading 

 fliips, either from the Eafl or from the Well Indies, open to them any- 

 where in North-America to the northward of the river Mifllfippi ; for 

 Canada is not to be looked upon as an open port to the fea, it being 

 impradicable to go thither for flielter, as being 60 or 70 leagues within 

 land through the gulf to the mouth of the river, and then a great way 

 farther up the river. And even as to Canada itl'elf, the river is now lb 

 much under our command, as well as the gulf, that all trade, and even 

 communication there, may be very cafily flopped by our lliips from 



• To all thcfc oiir author might have added the great number of people of various trades employc>) 

 in building and fitting out liic vclftls, and the advantage accruing to liie landed intereft from tlic am- 

 fumption of their provifions. ^l. 



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