450 
CONSTANTINOPLE. 
c hap. ranean; exchanging the produce of their own 
— v— i countries, for the rich harvests of Poland ; for 
the salt, honey, and butter of the Ukraine ; for 
the hides, tallow, hemp, furs, and metals of 
Russia and Siberia : but the whole of this ex- 
change is transacted in other ports, without any 
interference on the part of T urhey. Never was 
there a people in possession of such advantages, 
who either knew or cared so little for their 
enjoyment. Under a wise government, the 
inhabitants of Constantinople might obtain the 
riches of all the empires of the earth. Situate 
as they are, it cannot be long before other 
nations, depriving them of such important 
sources of wealth, will convert to better 
purposes the advantages they have so long 
neglected. 
