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dred millions fterRiig, the cne to be 

 driven out of Canada, and the other to 

 lofe America by rebellion. Is it pofii- 

 ble that the rulers of ihefe two king- 

 doms, if they had an inclination to a- 

 mufe themfelves with expending iuch a 

 fum. had fo poor a genius that they 

 could not devife the means of doing it 

 at home, in the encouragement of agri- 

 culture and arts; in inclofures, naviga- 

 tions, roads, harbours, the cultivation 

 of waftes, draining marines, raifmg pa- 

 laces? &c. 



In the Duke de Choifeui's miniftry 

 we were on the point of another com- 

 mercial war, we had a greater trade to 

 India than France, and in order to ba- 

 lance it that kingdom was ready to ex- 

 pend fifty millions more. Then Spain 

 takes commercial umbrage, at our fet- 

 tling with commercial views on a rock, 

 the great produces ot which are feals 

 and penguins ; the affair could not coil: 

 lefs than five millions; but that is a tri- 

 fle in the affairs of trade — For fee, we 

 are now engaged in a frefh career of 

 b 2 com- 



