PREFACE. ;d 



' fides the fait, eng- oiled fome of the 

 " fisheries alfo." 



If a private perfon, a carrier too, with 

 no larger fortune than two horfes, fhould, 

 by his induftry and abilities, become the 

 great inftrument of eftablifhing fo confide- 

 rable a fifhery at Aftracan ; what may 

 we not expect from a well eftablifhed 

 company in this country, with the affif- 

 tance of government and wifdom of parli- 

 ament. 



Nature is favourable to us. Our fhores 

 are bold, our coafts high and eafily difco- 

 vered, and our anchor-hold is good. Our 

 weftern harbours, are preferable to thofe of 

 Holland, France, or Great Britain, and, 

 as the wind blows, above one-half of the 

 year, Wefterly, we are on the weather, 

 and the French and Dutch on the lee- 

 fliore. 



What a prodigious advantage is this ? 

 Trie wind, throughout the year, fcarce 

 ever interrupts us, while they don't enjoy 

 the benefit of it above one-half: nor are our 



harbours 



