A. D. 1760. 517 



the walls of that city, but likewife a circular diftrict of five or fix miles 

 without the city ; where there are vineyards, fcattered houlcs, &c. 



A judicious pamphlet appeared in print in the month of April this 

 year, entitled, the Interefl of Great Britain confidered, with regard to 

 her colonies, &c. tending to fliew the abfolute expediency of retaining 

 the entire country of Canada, as the only foUd faiety and fecurity of 

 our continental colonies. Without prefuming to anticipate what our 

 governors fhall determine therein in a future treaty, we fhall here only 

 tranfcribe from this very able author his account of the trade of our 

 northern colonies, compared with that of our Weft-India iflands, taken 

 from the following authentic accounts, laid before the board of trade 

 and plantations, viz. 



From 1744 to 1748, inclufive, exported 



Total 



1,484,000 



From 1754 to 1758, viz. 



1754 

 ^755 

 i75<5 



1757 

 i7=;8 



1,246,000 

 1,177,000 

 1,428,000 

 1,727,000 

 1,832,000 



Total L7, 4 1 0,000 



3,361,000 

 Difference 123,000 



685,000 

 694,000 

 733,000 

 776,000 

 877,000 



3'7^>5.ooo 

 Difference L3, 645, 000 



in hivour of our nonhcrn colonies. 



The odd fums under Lioco are omitted, as too minute in this ac- 

 count. 



Ihis author obferves, that the trade to our continental colonies in 



America is not only greater than that to our Weft-India colonies, but 



is alio annually increaling with the increafe of their people, and even 



in a greater proportion, as the people increafe in wealth, and in their 



ability of fpending. as well as in numbers. But he adds, what to us 



ajipears at leaft lomewhat improbable, that the number of our people 



in the northern colonies have been obiervcd to double in about 25 years, 



exclufive of the acceffion of ftrangers ; for which he alfo appeals to the 



accounts fent over to the board of trade. 



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