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Show ‘ """"""""~t*fivé§~. ( 53 ) (52) Southward of Cape Fitz/flew" the Charge of dou- one of the Plantations can pretend to f'urnifh all and Forble Freight being thus taken off, Spam the Neceflaries, none all the Convenienciee of mgal who ufed to bring all their Rice from the Life; and for the Superlluities, the richelt and molt fruitful mull fetch them from many and from. Levant, receive it now from our Colonies, and dil‘tant (batters. Each has its feveral Staple; each its leveral Delicacies; which by their cr n» flant Intercourfe are freely communicated from the one to the other -, but throng to thole Matte, to which large Demands, and quick Returns, or in one \Nord, Riches invite them. Trade thus. difl'iifing over the whole, the Prol‘perity of every Part, not only adjacent Provinces, but the mod: (lit ant, thole apparently molt oppofite, even the M'EIZ-l'izdics and Narth-flmerim, mutually particiw pate in the Advances they each of them male in their particular Branches of Culture and ofComn inerce. Gram-Britain herlelf enjoys, and both in Trade and in Strength feels herl'ell~ benefited by the \Nell‘are of every particular Colony. How _ much more mull the Colonies, which are as near in Atiinity, and lo much nearer in Neighboun hood, interchangeably contribute to the Advana rage oi~ each other? In this View the Indulgence thewn to Cara/inc and Georgia, with Refpeét to the lixportation at Rice, which at firll‘ Sight may leern entirely ion _ cal, iftraced thro' all its diflant Ellieéts, will apa pear to be a general Benefit: Rice being an enu~ merated Commodity could not be carried from the Place of its Growth, unlefs to tome other Bitty/2 'lantation, or to the Kingdom of Great Britain: but the Rigour of this Rell‘rietion has. been relaxed, and by 3 Geo. II. c. 28. and 27 Geo. Il. c. 18, it is allowed to be carried directly from the Plantations, to any Part of Europe lying Southward continue zoooo Barrel-s every Year. The half Sublidy upon it yields tome Revenue; the Bulki- nefs of the Commodity employs a great Quam tity of Shipping -, and the D limit-d for it has been one great Means of raifing Cam/ma to its prelent flourilhing Condition. But lurely every Keaton. that could fuggefi the granting this Permiflion with rei‘pec't to any part ot Enr‘ope, urges the Propriety of extending it to Itoreign Plantatn ons; for tho' Rice be a very dehteable Food in luch Climates, it is not abioiutely neeefiliry; the want of it may be lupplied by other kinds eof Vegetable Provilions: And the Men: ther the fore will depend upon the Cheapnels. If L16 Voyage round by Lizglcmd‘can be lave-d, and Commodity thereby altorded on .realonable of Terms, vai‘r Quantities may be dilpoled t lhor tne in tor amongtt the foreign Plantations, our time that Gzzzzrdalupe and il/Izzrlzmto_were in there ; Polll‘liion, 14,000 Barrels were conlutiied for a nter _Wil and an Application was made lal‘t eYears Contract to deliver 40.000 Barrels in tnte With, at Cayenne, which could not be complied ; Law the in unlels tome Alteration were made rs that the [item/J too are not the only Purchaie may beexpeeted -, other Nations will be dehrous from of procuring Rice lor theirT Settlements Quarter, and the Negroes in all their: the lame Mow- Settlementsiwill take off the Broken and Rice d goo burnt Rice, which will make the Cl‘lCRDCI‘, and is one VAdvantage that 3 {lg/ll inns H 2 ‘ |