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fault of his temperament, which the climate increafes, 

 and a confequence of his pufillanimity, which again 

 is the fruit of his interline broils. W e fhould therefore 

 go gently to work with him 3 if we would gain his 

 friend fhip, and imperceptibly infpire him with an in- 

 clination to work, as he will never fubmit to be 

 abruptly burdened. 



The only objection of any confequence, is, that the 

 revenues of the crown will be lerTened, and the ex- 

 pences which it muft neceffarily be at for .Corfica in- 

 creafed. But to this it may be anfwered, that there 

 are more fimple and eafy methods as well to leffen this 

 expence as to fupply the deficiencies arifing from this 

 abolition of the two kinds of impoft, and at the fame 

 time be a relief to the nation. It is the buflnefs of the 

 crown to think of thefe methods. 



One circumftance efpecially mull never be loft light 

 of, that the Corfican is accuflomed to live frugally, 

 that he confequently knows but few wants, and there - 

 fore has no inclination to works that would bring him 

 in more money than he has occaflon to fpend in the 

 indifpenfable neceflaries of life. Such a nation puts a 

 Hop to all the calculations of politicians. The beft 

 project at this moment would be to induce foreigners 

 to fettle in Cornea. But in this we muft go prudently 

 and ceconomic ally to work, and particularly act with 

 firmnefs towards the natives. 



To judge from the fcate of affairs in America and 

 Europe, and the vilionary ideas of the Englifh which 

 make them forget that it is a folly to la vim money and 

 troops in conquering an open country, which may as 

 eafily at any lime be loft again ; to judge from this 



conduct, 



