302 A. D. 1753. 



the national connmerce, many could not then fee that it fhoukl reafon- 

 ably have given any jiift offence to moderate and rational chriflians. 

 Neverthelefs, this acft was repealed in the following fefllon of parlia- 

 ment ; for which repeal the reafons ufTigned were, that occafion had 

 been taken from it to raife difcontents, and to difquiet the minds of 

 many 'of his majefty's fubjects : wherefor it was now repealed to all 

 intents and purpofes. 



The following account of the trade of South-Carolina, tranfmitted 

 this year, is well worth recording, viz. 



Exports and imports of Charleftown from the 1 2th of November 

 1752 to the 12th of July 1753. 



~ Imported. 



Rum, 921 hogflieads, 30 tierces, 

 93 barrels. 



Sugar, 113 hogflieads, 5 tierces, 

 160 barrels, 65 baflcets. 



Indian corn, 63,315 bufliels. 



Negroes, 511. 



Flour, 3425 barrels. 



Salt, 9463 bufliels. 



Madeira wine, 230 hogflieads, 

 44 barrels. 

 They export from Carolina quantities of fine oranges and lemons,* 

 of various kinds, to the more northern plantations on the continent; 

 and this would be a great branch of their trade, if thofe fruits could 

 keep crofs the Ocean to Great Britain ; but it feems (after frequent 

 trials) they cannot generally effecl it. There are fundry kinds of 

 drugs produced in, and exported trom Carolina, though not mentioned 

 or particularized in this fummary account ; which, however, may be 

 fufHcient to give a tolerable idea of the increafing trade of that fine 

 province. 



A paragraph from the Dublin newfpapers, in November in this 

 year 1753, obferves, that by a late accurate furvey and computation, 

 there have been found no fewer than 4000 new houfes erected (i. e. on 

 new foundations) in that city and fuburbs fince the year 171 1, mofl:ly 

 to the fbuth and wefl: of the town. In England (adds that news writer) 

 Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchefter, Leeds, and Birmingham, have in- 

 creafed more in proportion, in the faid forty-two years. He might 

 have added Brillol, alfo greatly increafed, as aUb Glafgow, and other 

 places. This increafe, however, of Dublin, is indeed very great ; and 

 if, as it is generally remarked, there are eight perfons, one with an- 



* No oranges or lemon" are now exported from after it as the year 1757 theie were 754,218 



Carolina, which on the contrary receives thofe pounds of that article (hipped from Charles* 



fruits from the Well-India iflands. There is no town. M. 

 mention of indigo in this account ; but fo foon 



